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Brad Paisley Surprises Elementary School Kids with Impromptu Concert

ABC/Image Group LABrad Paisley put a little extra “Mud on the Tires” on Friday by adding an extra stop to his Country Nation College Tour.  The students and teachers at Nebraska’s Field Club Elementary posted a video posted on YouTube earlier this month asking Paisley to visit their school as part of his Country Nation College Tour, according …

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CMA Adds More Star Power to Its 50th Anniversary Awards

CMAKelsea Ballerini, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and Kacey Musgraves join the growing list of performers who’ll help the CMA Awards celebrate its golden anniversary early next month. The superstars join Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Maren Morris, and Keith Urban, who are already …

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Trisha Yearwood Uncovers the Connection Between Charlie Daniels and Elvis

Randee St. Nicholas“I feel like a Little Leaguer that found himself at bat in the World Series and knocked it out of the park!” That was Charlie Daniels’ explanation of his mood Sunday, as he was inducted into the 2016 class of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Jamey Johnson and Trace Adkins paid tribute …

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Randy Travis Stuns the Crowd by Singing at His Induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame

Randy Travis sings “Amazing Grace” as wife Mary Davis looks on; Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame & MuseumRandy Travis stunned the audience at his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame Sunday night in Nashville by singing a chorus of “Amazing Grace.” Rendered unable to walk or speak by a …

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Cassadee Pope Set to Sing the National Anthem Before "Sunday Night Football"

BMLGCassadee Pope will sing “The Star Spangled Banner” before the Houston Texans take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football this weekend. You can catch Cassadee’s performance at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC. This also happens to be the yearly Pink Ribbon Match-Up that kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Currently out on the …

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Hunter Hayes Takes a Piece of the CMA Awards to Phoenix, Arizona

AtlanticExcitement about this year’s 50th Annual CMA Awards is spreading all the way from Nashville to Phoenix. Monday, October 24, Hunter Hayes will open a special exhibit at Arizona’s Musical Instrument Museum that pays tribute to the nominees and winners in the CMA Musician of the Year category. The display will include instruments on loan from Country …

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Little Big Town, Meghan Trainer, Arsenio Hall and More Set for "CMT Artists of the Year"

CMTThe stars are lining up for CMT’s Artists of the Year special October 20 in Nashville. Kelsea Ballerini will join Best New Artist Grammy winner Meghan Trainor and R&B troubadour Jill Scott to pay tribute to Artist of a Lifetime honoree Shania Twain. Kelsea’s Greatest Hits co-host Arsenio Hall will also appear, likely to give the “Peter Pan” hitmaker the Breakout Award. Olympic Gold Medalists Aly Raisman and Madison Kocian have …

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Miranda Lambert Launching Highway Vagabond Tour in January

Sony Music NashvilleMiranda Lambert is hitting the road in support of her upcoming double album, The Weight of These Wings. Miranda’s Highway Vagabond tour, with special guests Old Dominion and Aubrie Sellers — who’s Lee Ann Womack’s daughter — will kick off January 26 in Evansville, Indiana.  So far, dates and cities are confirmed, but …

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Cole Swindell Is Off to the Races

Warner Music Nashville Cole Swindell is off to the races, in more ways than one. The “Middle of a Memory” hitmaker is set to kick off this weekend’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City. Cole will wave the green flag Sunday at 1:30 CT to start the fifth race in the Chase …

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Chris Young Partners with Toys for Tots to Play Santa This Season

RCA Records NashvilleNot only is Chris Young releasing his first holiday album this year, he’s also teaming up with Toys for Tots to play Santa this season. The “Sober Saturday Night” singer will collect presents for the 69-year-old charity run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve on his I’m Comin’ Over dates from November 17 through December …

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