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Trisha Yearwood’s “I’ll Carry You Home” video is a montage of personal childhood home movies

Gwendolyn RecordsTrisha Yearwood showcases the personal meaning behind her heart-tugging new ballad, “I’ll Carry You Home,” in the song’s music video. The clip takes a look back at the singer’s own family home movies from her childhood.  Trisha offers a look into her first few years at home in Georgia, surrounded by her parents, friends …

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Ashley McBryde, Luke Combs and more lead the pack of nominees for 2020 CMT Music Awards

Courtesy of CMTAshley McBryde, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt are the most-nominated artists at the 2020 CMT Music Awards, which unveiled its nominees this week. Other nominated artists include Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Old Dominion and more. The Chicks received their first CMT nomination since …

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“Happy half year, Bub”: Maren Morris celebrates six-month-old son in sweet post

ABC/Image Group LAIt’s been six whole months since Maren Morris and her husband, fellow artist Ryan Hurd, welcomed their baby boy, Hayes, the couple’s first child. Since then, the singer has been open about the ups and downs of new parenthood, sharing her story with postpartum depression and responding to the mommy-shamers who’ve critiqued her …

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Dolly Parton wrote one of her biggest hits during “waiting-around time” on the set of ‘9 to 5’

ABC/Image Group LAThe old saying goes that “idle hands are the Devil’s workshop,” but in Dolly Parton’s case, idle hands sometimes result in a massive hit. In the singer’s new book, Dolly Parton, Storyteller: My Life in Lyrics, she remembers how she wrote her 1980 hit “9 to 5,” while on the set of the …

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Scotty McCreery carves out quality time with his lady in “You Time,” his smitten new single

Triple TigersScotty McCreery returns this week with his brand-new single, “You Time.” The song follows a busy couple as they put their demanding work schedules aside for a few hours in order to enjoy each other’s company. That’s a real-life problem for Scotty, whose wife Gabi is a pediatric nurse. Between her hectic work life …

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No ‘Heartache Medication’ required: Jon Pardi’s wedding rescheduled for November

ABC/Image Group LA After proposing to his longtime girlfriend onstage during his show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last October, Jon Pardi and Summer Duncan planned to get married in Montana in May.  But like so many other things in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed all that. Now, Jon reveals he and Summer are only a couple months away from …

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A TV show based on Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” is in development

ABC/Mark LevineBlake Shelton‘s hit song “God’s Country” is in the process of being adapted into a TV show for NBC, according to Deadline.  The show’s plot will reportedly center around a Midwestern farming family dealing with the death of the patriarch in a suspicious car accident, after which his children learn a life-altering secret.  Blake is …

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Laine Hardy to perform virtual show to raise money for the Red Cross

Robby KleinLaine Hardy is hosting a livestream concert to benefit the American Red Cross. The American Idol winner is using his musical talents to give back to those affected by Hurricane Sally and Hurricane Laura, the latter of which brought devastating damage to Laine’s home state of Louisiana.   During the livestream event on Monday, September 28, Laine will perform such songs …

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Dolly Parton releases career-spanning DVD set, ‘Dolly: The Ultimate Collection’

ABC/Image Group LADolly Parton fans can now relive many of the star’s storied career moments with the new DVD set, Dolly: The Ultimate Collection — Deluxe Edition.  Dolly’s performances, interviews and shows spanning more than 60 years are captured across 19 DVDs and 35 hours of footage.  Included in the collection are more than 20 episodes of Dolly’s variety show that …

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Raise a glass: Michael Ray releasing new single, “Whiskey and Rain”

Warner Music NashvilleMichael Ray is releasing a new single this week.  The Florida native is set to drop “Whiskey and Rain” on Friday, his first single since 2019’s “Her World or Mine.” Co-written by Josh Thompson and Jesse Frasure, the song speaks to someone drowning their sorrows in a glass of something strong, with such lyrics as, “splash of …

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