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Listen now: Old Dominion’s ready for a “Midnight Mess Around”

RCA Nashville The last time we heard from Old Dominion, they announced “My heart is a bar and I’m closing it down.” But now, the CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year is up for a “Midnight Mess Around.” The sexy new song is the fifth preview track from OD’s upcoming album, following “My Heart …

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Blanco Brown’s debut album ‘Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs’ coming October 11

BBR Music GroupIt’s a big day for “The Git Up” artist Blanco Brown. The singer, who calls his brand of music, “TrailerTrap,” has debuted the official video for “The Git Up” and also announced that his debut album Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs, will be out October 11.  The album was inspired by Blanco’s experiences of …

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After pushing Craig Morgan to #1 on iTunes, Blake Shelton predicts Craig’s song will top the radio chart, too

ABC/Mark LevineMore than a day after Blake Shelton helped push Craig Morgan’s “The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost” to #1 on the iTunes country chart, it’s still hanging on at the top. What’s even more surprising is that it’s fluctuating between one and two on the all-genre ranking as well. Craig wrote the emotional song after the loss …

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“Those Memories of You”: Dolly and Emmylou celebrate Linda Ronstadt in “The Sound of My Voice” documentary

Greenwich Entertainment The new documentary, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, looks at the life and career of the celebrated singer before Parkinson’s disease forced her retirement. It features new interviews with Ronstadt herself and her famous friends and collaborators Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, and more. Co-directed by Rob Epstein …

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HARDY’s got a hit, a “Hixtape,” a CMA nod, and a dilemma about what to keep and what to give away

Big Loud Records Right now, HARDY‘s enjoying his first top twenty-five hit as an artist with “Rednecker,” while also savoring his CMA nomination for writing “God’s Country” for Blake Shelton. He spent the summer on Florida Georgia Line‘s Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour, and somehow found time to make his superstar-packed Hixtape Vol. 1, …

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Miranda Lambert “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” with her Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars tour mates

ABC/Mark LevineMiranda Lambert not only kicks off her all-girl, all-star Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour on Friday — she’s also put together a little something extra for her fans. On Friday, September 13, she’ll release a new cover of the 1976 pop hit “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” that also features her tour mates Maren …

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“The Git Up” video premieres Friday, as Blanco Brown reveals the inspiration behind his “joyful” hit

Edgar Evan Moore IVYou’ve followed the instructions. You’ve done the dance.  But now, the official video for Blanco Brown’s viral hit “The Git Up” premieres Friday at 6 a.m. on MTV, CMT, BET, and on a billboard in New York’s Times Square.  Not bad for a track that Blanco says he created just to make people smile. “I just …

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Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris and more join Sheryl Crow for new “CMT Crossroads”

CMT Sheryl Crow’s collaborative Threads record is a perfect set up for a new edition of CMT Crossroads, and on September 27, that’s exactly what will happen. The country-friendly rocker shot the new episode of the CMT series even before Threads came out late last month. Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell join her in her home studio in Music City, while Emmylou Harris’ part was …

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“What You See Is What You Get” on Luke Combs’ second album

River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleYou can expect more of Luke Combs’ plain-spoken, everyman appeal on his sophomore album, judging from its title: It’s called What You See Is What You Get. While Luke hasn’t revealed the track listing for the album, which arrives November 8, we do know it’ll have seventeen tracks, including all five songs from his The …

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Carly Pearce collaborates with Luke Combs and Lee Brice on “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” coming September 27

ABC/Image Group LACarly Pearce’s new single is a duet with Lee Brice, and she co-wrote it with hitmaker Luke Combs. Carly played a snippet of “I Hope You’re Happy Now” in a Facebook Live session with fans on Thursday. “It’s all on me/It’s my mistake/I said ‘I don’t love you’ a little too late,” she sings. “But I guess …

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