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Watch Keith Urban, Luke Combs, Lady A, Mickey Guyton & more in two CBS Grammy specials

CBS The Grammys are coming up on Feb. 1, but before we find out the 2025 winners, CBS is giving viewers a look back at winners past with two Grammy specials, airing Friday and Sunday. Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs, hosted by Mickey Guyton and Gayle King, focuses on past winners of the Song of …

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The Year in Music 2024: Dasha moves into the house that ‘Austin’ built

In 2024, a newcomer named Dasha metaphorically took both the country and pop worlds to “Austin.”  “I believed in the song so much, but obviously it had like 3,000 streams, and now we’re sitting at a billion overall, which is insane,” she remarked on the one-year anniversary of the track’s release in November. And while …

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A real-life ho-ho-hoedown: Beyoncé slays Christmas Day halftime show with Post Malone, Shaboozey + more

Julian Dakdouk Beyoncé, or should we say Cowboy Carter, took the stage at NRG Stadium on Christmas Day performing the halftime show at the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game, live on Netflix. The 32-time Grammy-winning artist began the performance by singing “16 Carriages” while riding a white horse into the stadium. She was joined by the four …

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The Year in Music 2024: With a ‘World on Fire,’ Nate Smith couldn’t be more grateful

“World on Fire” spent 10 weeks at #1 in 2024, leaving Nate Smith in utter disbelief.  “It went to like two weeks #1,” he recalls. “I’m like, ‘Wow, that’s insane. Oh my gosh. Two weeks.’ Then it went three, then went four, then it went five. It went to seven weeks, and my team surprised …

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Gifts Stop Workin’: Dasha reflects on Christmas presents past and present

Peter Kramer/NBC via Getty Images One of this year’s breakout stars was Dasha, whose song “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” was a major hit on country radio. Now that her touring is finished for the year, the singer can focus on the holidays, and on her new house, which she began moving into in November. But she …

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How Dan + Shay really feel about having a Christmas album out

Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Releasing a holiday record has been a long time coming for Dan + Shay. Their first Christmas song, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” arrived in 2013. And since then, they’ve dropped several standalone tracks, including “It’s Officially Christmas,” the spirited title track of their 21-track double album. “This has been 10 years in the making …

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Koe Wetzel + Jessie Murph ride their ‘High Road to #1

Claire Schmitt Christmas came early for Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph. The genre-bending newcomers scored their first #1 on the country charts with “High Road.”  “#1 on Country Radio.. [rock on emoji] @jessiemurphhh,” Koe shares with fans on Instagram. George Birge, who earned his second #1 with “Cowboy Songs” earlier this month, commented, “TX boys on top, congrats bubba.” Jessie also …

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Newlywed Cole Swindell eyes first-year married ornament + family time for Christmas

ABC It may be Cole Swindell‘s first Christmas as a married man, but he’s not feeling the pressure of coming up with plans and traditions. After all, this isn’t his first holiday with his wife Courtney. “[I] have spent every one of them with her since we started dating. I mean, from, we were pretty newly dating when I …

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Nashville Notes: Drake Milligan’s ‘Christmas Cookies’ + Ryan Larkins’ surprise Gospel Takes

Drake Milligan‘s saddled-up, holiday style. The America’s Got Talent alum covered George Strait‘s “Christmas Cookies” and Elvis Presley‘s “Blue Christmas” as part of his Living Room Sessions series, and you can watch the performance videos now on YouTube. Ryan Larkins has surprised-dropped a new album, The Gospel Takes. Spanning 10 tracks, the project features Ryan’s acoustic covers …

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Remember when Randy Travis narrated Annabelle’s Wish? Parker McCollum does

Disney/Tanner Yeager Parker’s McCollum‘s got three favorite movies, and one of them’s a 1997 animated film featuring Randy Travis. “Favorite Christmas movie – this is gonna sound kind of goofy, but one of them is definitely Annabelle’s Wish, because Randy Travis narrates it,” Parker shares in a recent interview. “I used to watch that when I …

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