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Carly Pearce’s puppy love: The show she played for Johnny and June

Carly Pearce (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Carly Pearce’s Monday benefit at City Winery raised $45,000 for Nashville’s Pet Community Center. Ashley Cooke opened the show and returned during Carly’s set to sing Ashley McBryde’s part on “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” Carly’s stripped-down performance included music from her upcoming album, including “Dream Come True” and her …

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‘All My Exes’: Lauren Alaina’s hit duet was inspired by a fight on Broadway

Lauren Alaina & Chase Matthew’s “All My Exes” (Big Loud) Lauren Alaina currently has her biggest hit on the radio since 2021’s “Getting Over Him” with Jon Pardi.  If there’s any downside to her new duet with Chase Matthew, it’s that the song Lauren co-wrote was, in fact, ripped from the pages of her own …

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Nashville notes: Ray Stevens’ fall + Craig Campbell’s cornhole competition

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he’s “fully mobile and in good spirits,” though he has to wear a neck brace for a month. His latest album, Favorites Old & New, comes out …

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‘Where We Go’: Thomas Rhett and Marshmello name-check Conway Twitty in new collab

Thomas Rhett (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) With just six words, Marshmello solved the mystery that Thomas Rhett started last week with a “teaser” that was simply a video of him eating marshmallows out of the bag with an instrumental music bed behind it. “Where We Go available everywhere Friday,” the DJ/producer said in a joint post on both …

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Two months after its peak, ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is back for fifth week at #1

Ella Langley (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is proving to have staying power the size of the state it mentions, as the track returns to #1 on Billboard‘s all-genre Hot 100. This is the fifth nonconsecutive week the song has reigned at #1 on the chart, dating back to its first in mid-February. The …

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Country music will make a Country Splash in Cabo Labor Day weekend

Country Splash (Courtesy Country Splash) Riley Green, Jon Pardi, Tucker Wetmore and Diplo will headline Country Splash Sept. 4-6 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The first country music festival ever to be held on the beach in Cabo will feature nightly shows, sunset acoustic performances and artist-led wellness experiences like Diplo’s beach yoga, plus a Saturday …

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Justin Moore’s #1 across the board with ‘Time’s Ticking’

Justin Moore’s ‘This Is My Dirt’ (Blue Highway Records) Justin Moore manages to top both major Country Airplay charts this week, as “Time’s Ticking” rises to #1 on the Mediabase tally, as well as the previously reported Billboard ranking. “It’s beyond exciting, and humbling, to celebrate our 14th number 1 with ‘Time’s Ticking,’” Justin says. …

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Miranda Lambert, LBT and Kacey Musgraves join 61st ACMs, with noms coming Thursday

The 61st ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music) Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Kacey Musgraves have been added to the performance lineup as the 61st ACM Awards return to the traditional Sunday time slot on May 17.  Kacey will do a song from her upcoming sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, which drops May 1. …

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Ella Langley picked ‘Dandelion’ very deliberately

Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records) Ella Langley not only chose the title of her second album very deliberately, she decided on Dandelion long ago. “I’m so excited for these new songs,” she tells ABC Audio. “We’ve been working so hard on it. … I’ve known the title for this record, I mean, over a year …

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Nashville notes: Charley Crockett’s Age of the Ram + Corey Kent’s ‘Wannabe’

Charley Crockett’s 20-song Age of the Ram is out now. It’s the culmination of his three-album Sagebrush Trilogy. The latest song from newcomer Emily Ann Roberts, titled “My Future,” will arrive on Friday.  Corey Kent’s set to drop his new track, “Wannabe,” on April 17, but you can preview it now on TikTok.  Copyright © 2026, …

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