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“Single Saturday Night”: Cole Swindell toasts nights to remember in his feel-good new track

Robby Klein By CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News It’s been a while since Cole Swindell fans got a taste of new music from the “Love You Too Late” star, but now he’s back with the uptempo and summer-ready “Single Saturday Night.” The irrepressible anthem tells the story of a guy thinking back on his last night out as …

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“I Don’t Know About You,” but Chris Lane misses playing live, so he’s re-living special onstage moments

ABC/John Fleenor By CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Chris Lane may not be able to tour right now, but that doesn’t mean he can’t think back to pre-pandemic good times: The singer has shared another live video from the sold-out Chicago stop on his headlining Big, Big Plans Tour.  This time around, it’s “I Don’t Know About …

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Trisha Yearwood and Ashley McBryde cook up some good conversation on ‘Trisha’s Southern Kitchen’

The Food NetworkBy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Ashley McBryde is the featured guest on Saturday’s episode of Trisha’s Southern Kitchen with Trisha Yearwood, and the pair grill up some perfect-for-summer dishes and sizzling conversation during the show.  On the menu is a charred tomato and scallion salad, grilled potatoes, a Porterhouse steak with horseradish sauce, and raspberry chocolate rice …

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Florida Georgia Line pops the top on their new ‘6-Pack EP’ this weekend

BMLG Records By CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News As we roll into Memorial Day weekend, Florida Georgia Line has the perfect “sampler pack” of love songs, party songs, and songs of unity and togetherness. The superstar duo’s new EP, 6-Pack, arrives today. The six-song collection features their current single, “I Love My Country,” which is currently rising up the …

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Justin Moore reflects on “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” as America observes Memorial Day

The Valory Music Co.By STEPHEN HUBBARD, ABC News Since both of Justin Moore‘s grandfathers served in the military, it’s only fitting the Arkansas native would write a thoughtful song like “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home.” Justin sang it at last year’s National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., before it topped the country chart …

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Florida Georgia Line and more to unite for all-star national anthem performance during Indy 500 special

Katie Kauss By CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Sheryl Crow, Thomas Rhett and a slew of other country artists will unite for an epic, remote rendition of the national anthem during the broadcast of NBC’s Indy 500 Special: Back Home Again this weekend.  Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Brett Young, Carly Pearce and Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band are also among the long list …

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“Class of Bootleggers”: Luke Combs curated a special playlist for the graduating class of 2020

ABC/Image Group LA By CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News For the graduates of 2020, celebrations look a whole lot different now that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for friends and family to mark the milestone in person. But Luke Combs is one of a number of artists coming together to make the experience special with a new, …

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“You’re gonna be totally lost”: Chase Rice opens up about grief and depression in a letter to his younger self

ABC/Image Group LA  By CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Chase Rice opens up one of the most painful chapters of his past in a new “Letter to My Younger Self” essay for The Player’s Tribune.  The letter details the downward spiral that Chase experienced after his dad’s untimely death, chronicling the ups and downs of his journey and …

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Faster Horses Festival reschedules for 2021, keeping headliners Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean

ABC/Image Group LABy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Due to health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Faster Horses Festival has been rescheduled to July 16-18, 2021.  The event, which is the ACM’s reigning Festival of the Year, will return to its Brooklyn, Michigan grounds next year with originally-scheduled headlining acts Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Jason …

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Garth Brooks bumps his Charlotte stadium stop to October 2020

ABC/Randy HolmesBy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Garth Brooks has announced that his upcoming show in Charlotte, North Carolina will be postponed. Previously scheduled for June 13, the concert is now set to take place on October 10.  When tickets for Garth’s Charlotte show originally went on sale back in December, the Bank …

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