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How to stream Sunday’s Band Together Texas show with Miranda Lambert + Parker McCollum

Essential Broadcast Media If you can’t make it to Austin for Sunday’s Band Together Texas concert, you’ll be able to stream it online. Organizers Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum will share it on their YouTube and Facebook pages, and it’ll be available on nugs.net.  The Aug. 17 benefit at Moody Center will feature performances by …

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Kenny Chesney lays down his pen, as ‘Heart Life Music’ is done

Kenny Chesney’s ‘Heart Life Music’ (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) After devoting “a huge chunk of my last year” to working on his book with co-writer Holly Gleason, Kenny Chesney‘s volume titled Heart Life Music is finished.  “What they don’t tell you is how much goes into polishing, how many times you’ll read …

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Tucker Wetmore, Chris Lane & more make music to help Wags & Walks

Tucker Wetmore (Disney/Scott Kirkland) Tucker Wetmore, Chris Lane, Tiera Kennedy and Fancy Hagood are set to play the upcoming Wags & Walks Benefit Concert in Nashville. The show will take place Oct. 7 at SkyDeck on Broadway.  The previous benefit raised more than $300,000 to help rescued animals and find them forever homes. After six …

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Ella Langley’s coming off the road for the rest of August

Ella Langley (Disney/Larry McCormack) Ella Langley is taking some time off to focus on her health.  “The past several weeks have been tough,” she revealed in an Instagram post Monday morning. “I’ve been fighting sickness and feeling more run down than ever. After a lot of thought, I’ve made the hard decision to take a …

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‘A Grand Ole Opry Christmas’ comes to Hallmark Channel this year

Brad Paisley (Francis Specker/CBS) Production will start later in August on A Grand Ole Opry Christmas, which is set to air on Hallmark Channel this holiday season. Nikki DeLoach and Kristoffer Polaha will star in the film, described as a “magical trip across time.” Brad Paisley is set to write original music and perform in the …

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The Aussie candy Keith Urban can’t wait to taste when he gets back home

Disney/Larry McCormack Keith Urban returns to his homeland this week, kicking off a 10-show stint Down Under Aug. 13 in Newcastle. And just like any hometown boy, he’s hungry for the things he can only find in his native Australia. But what’s his favorite? “Awwwww, God, everything!” he reacts. “Everything in Australia is so good …

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Nashville notes: Loveless’ ‘Sleepless’ on vinyl + Drake White’s ‘Smile’

Patty Loveless‘ Grammy-nominated Sleepless Nights covers album is now available on vinyl for the first time since its 2008 release. A Record Store Day Denim Blue version of the 16-track collection will follow on Aug. 15.  Currently on the Damn Country Music Tour with Riley Green, Drake White has just released the new track “Nuthin’ …

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Cole Swindell’s daughter born Thursday

Cole Swindell & wife Courtney Little Swindell (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI) Cole Swindell‘s baby girl has arrived.  “Rainey Gail Swindell 8.7.25 our greatest blessing,” he posted on Instagram, adding a heart emoji along with a photo of the baby wearing a white onesie and a white hat. Rainey is Cole’s middle name, and also …

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Ty Herndon’s ‘A Man Holdin’ On’ + Ashley McBryde’s ‘A Woman Lettin’ Go’

Club44 Records Ashley McBryde duets with Ty Herndon on a new version of his 1998 hit “A Man Holdin’ On (To a Woman Lettin’ Go).” “This song has always been one of the most emotional songs in my catalog,” he says. “To revisit it with someone as fearless and gifted as Ashley was both humbling …

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Not so ‘Ordinary’: Check out the Lollapalooza collab between Luke Combs + Alex Warren

Luke Combs at Lollapalooza (Joshua Applegate/WireImage) You can now hear an extraordinary part of Luke Combs‘ Lollapalooza set, as he and pop star Alex Warren team up to release their live version of the smash hit, “Ordinary.”  The singer/songwriter surprised the crowd by joining Luke during his Thursday, July 31 performance at the festival in …

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