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Nashville notes: Jo Dee Messina’s 2024 tour + Kassi Ashton’s “Genie in a Bottle”

Jo Dee Messina has announced the second leg of her Heads Carolina, Tails California Tour. The 2024 trek kicks off February 3 in Key West, Florida, and includes a stop at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. For a full list of dates and tickets, visit jodeemessina.com. Kassi Ashton has dropped her fan-requested country cover of Christina Aguilera‘s “Genie in a Bottle.” “The cover was born …

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Blake Shelton announces Ole Red Las Vegas

Trae Patton/NBC Blake Shelton has announced that he’s opening his sixth and largest Ole Red bar in Las Vegas. “This is gonna be the place to be!!!!!!!! @OleRed,” Blake shares on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We’re in the thick of things down here, dead center,” the country star tells People during an interview on the Las Vegas strip where Ole …

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Lee Brice plots 2024 tour

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Lee Brice is hitting the road in 2024 for his Me & My Guitar tour. The trek kicks off February 1 in Beaver Creek, Colorado, with stops in Kansas City, Missouri; Nashville; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and more. Lee will wrap things up in Ivins, Utah, on March 30.  Tickets go on sale …

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Gabby Barrett shares sophomore album details

Catherine Powell/Getty Images Gabby Barrett has shared exciting news about her sophomore album. The forthcoming record is titled Chapter & Verse and is set for arrival on February 2. The announcement arrived November 4 on social media, alongside a blurred-out photo of the album cover. “Chapter & Verse New album out 2.2.24 [white heart],” Gabby captioned her Instagram post. Gabby is …

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Miranda Lambert + Jon Randall launch new label imprint, Big Loud Texas

ABC Miranda Lambert and hit songwriter/producer Jon Randall have teamed up with Big Loud Records to launch a new label imprint, Big Loud Texas. Miranda and Jon will be directly involved in the signing and development of artists on their label’s roster, with Jon also serving as president of A&R and producer. “As a teenager chasing my dreams in the honky-tonks of …

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Keith Urban, Lady A, Darius Rucker + more to present at 57th CMA Awards

ABC/Connie Chornuk The Country Music Association has revealed its star-studded list of presenters for the 2023 CMA Awards. Keith Urban, Lady A, Darius Rucker, Parker McCollum, Chris Young, Brian Kelley, Jordan Davis, Hailey Whitters, Martina McBride, Bill Anderson, Sara Evans and Craig Morgan will present at Country Music’s Biggest Night.  Also joining them are Paula Abdul; Grammy-nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze; Tony Award-nominated actor Kevin Cahoon; 2023 World Series MVP Corey Seager; and The …

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Michael Ray drops “Spirits and Demons” video

Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Heartbreak comes to life in Michael Ray and Meghan Patrick‘s “Spirits and Demons” music video. Directed by Sean Hagwell, the visualizer captures Michael and Meghan delivering their aching post-breakup sentiments surrounded by empty glasses, alluding to how alcohol can’t ever mend a broken heart. “There’s great contrast in the video between my individual shots and Meghan’s shots,” shares Michael. “It shows how people …

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Lainey Wilson talks full-circle moment with CMA nominations + Entertainer of the Year nod

ABC Lainey Wilson was once a young, wide-eyed girl dreaming of being part of the historic CMA Awards. Fast-forward to 2023, she now leads this year’s nominations with nine nods, including one for the coveted Entertainer of the Year. “Watching the CMA Awards was a big deal in my house as a child. We would sit around the TV, we knew …

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Inductee Willie Nelson performs, Carrie Underwood salutes George Michael

Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser For the second year in a row, country music was acknowledged in a big way at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held this year in Brooklyn, New York, and now available for streaming on Disney+. Willie Nelson was ushered into the Hall by his friend and fellow Farm Aid …

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Nashville notes: New tunes from Drake Milligan, Travis Denning + Griffen Palmer

Drake Milligan has dropped a full-length version of his latest track, “I Got a Problem.” The extended rendition features a slow piano intro that spotlights Drake’s rich baritone before he soars on the romantic ode.  Travis Denning‘s “Going Places” is out now. “Lyrically, I wanted to paint a picture of a storyline of two people that ran together then blew apart into …

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