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Dan + Shay pledge $100,000 to Tennessee tornado relief efforts

ABC/Image Group LADays after a deadly tornado ripped through Tennessee, killing at least 25 people on Tuesday, celebrities with ties to the Volunteer State have come forward to help with relief efforts.  On Thursday, country act Dan + Shay pledged $100,000 of their own money to assist with the aftermath. The donation arrives a day before their first …

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Dan + Shay launch The (Arena) Tour with sold-out hometown shows and a donation to tornado relief efforts

ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay will kick off their lengthy The (Arena) Tour on Friday, and they’re starting things off with a pair of sold-out hometown shows at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.  It’s an exciting start for the superstar duo, who have been taking both pop and country radio by storm with their new hit, “10,000 Hours,” …

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Kane Brown kicks off north American tour dates with back-to-back sold-out shows

1220 Entertainment Kane Brown just wrapped a run of European dates on his 2020 Worldwide Beautiful Tour, and now the country star is coming back to the U.S. in style. He kicked off the stateside leg of his tour with back-to-back sold-out stands in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Allentown, Pennsylvania on Feb. 29 and March …

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‘Heartache Medication’ continues to be good medicine for Jon Pardi

1220 EntertainmentJon Pardi will head to this year’s ACM Awards in Las Vegas with not one, but two Album of the Year nods — as both artist and co-producer — for his 2019 project, Heartache Medication. Leading up to the ACMs, though, Jon and his latest album continue to rake in accolades and pass milestones. This week, the singer …

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Garth Brooks played a medley of his own favorite songwriters’ hits at the Gershwin Prize ceremony

ABC RadioGarth Brooks received the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in an awards ceremony on Wednesday, but the country hitmaker wasn’t content to delver a token performanceon. Instead, he played a lengthy performance that also included a medley of his own favorite songwriters’ hits.  The mashup contained snippets of Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Billy Joel’s …

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Miranda Lambert honors first responders across the country on her Wildcard tour

ABC AudioAfter being inspired by a morning show host who regularly pays tribute to first responders on the air, Miranda Lambert was inspired to do something similar for her current Wildcard tour.  As the trek moved from city to city, the singer invited fans to nominate first responders in their communities via their local radio stations. A select number …

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Beer’s Better Cold: Travis Denning plans his debut EP

Mercury NashvilleRising artist Travis Denning has announced his first-ever EP, a six-song project called Beer’s Better Cold. The EP will come out on May 15. Beer’s Better Cold will include Denning’s current top-fifteen single, “After a Few,” as well as other previously released cuts like “Tank of Gas and a Radio Song” and “ABBY.” Beer’s Better Cold will also feature some …

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Carrie Underwood’s a Post Malone fan — and she even met his mom

ABC/Image Group LARap icon Post Malone played a sold-out show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night, and he clearly had some famous fans in Music City. The hip-hop star tipped his hat to country music during his performance when he took the stage sporting a Tim McGraw t-shirt. That gesture wasn’t lost on Tim, who gave Posty a shout-out …

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Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and his wife are expecting baby number three

ABC/Randy HolmesSurprise! Florida Georgia Line band mate Tyler Hubbard and his wife, Hayley, are expecting their third child. The singer shared the good news on Instagram, with help from a pair of adorable snapshots of his two kids.  “‘Little brother, mommy and daddy are having another!’” Tyler wrote in the caption of the picture, in which big sister Olivia appears to be whispering in …

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“Girl” with a sense of humor: The unforgettable way Ashley McBryde describes her success

ABC/Image Group LASince the release of her major label debut, Girl Going Nowhere, in March of 2018, Ashley McBryde‘s amassed a ton of critical acclaim, and a boatload of major awards.  This past November, the Country Music Association named her its New Artist of the Year, after the Academy of Country Music proclaiming her 2019’s New Female …

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