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“Late Nights and Longnecks” and kittens: Justin Moore’s daughters catch him in a lie

The Valory Music Co. Justin Moore’s daughters Ella and Kennedy are now the proud owners of two kittens — even if their dad did have a pretty good excuse initially for why they couldn’t get one. “He says he’s allergic to cats, but he’s just lying to us,” seven-year-old Kennedy tells People in an adorable video clip. “It worked for years, until they …

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FGL, Chris Young, Lee Brice and more pitch in to help Musicians on Call

ABC/Image Group LA How’d you like to land club-level seats to November’s CMA Awards — and help out a good cause at the same time? That’s just one of the star-studded opportunities that are now up for grabs in Musicians on Call’s annual online auction. Proceeds go to help Musicians on Call continue their mission …

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Midland “Lets It Roll” in new “Studio Tapes” documentary

Big Machine Midland’s giving fans the most extensive preview yet of their upcoming sophomore album in a new YouTube video titled Let It Roll (The Studio Tapes). The five-minute mini-documentary takes you behind-the-scenes in the recording studio as Cameron Duddy, Jess Carson, and Mark Wystrach discuss their second record, along with songwriters Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally. The trio describes Let It Roll as both a “continuation …

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Keith Urban cues up the Human Jukebox this afternoon on Facebook

ABC/Mark Levine When Keith Urban calls himself the “the Human Jukebox,” he’s not kidding! This afternoon, the CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year will be back to take your requests live on Facebook. You’ll need to hurry though: the Aussie superstar plans to go live at 2:15 p.m. ET. Keith did his first Human Jukebox session on Facebook a …

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Make plans with Kip Moore #ThursdayAtMidnight

ABC/Image Group LA There’s something new on the way from Kip Moore, and even though we don’t know exactly what it is, we do know when it will arrive. Over the past 24 hours, Kip’s posted a series of tweets, all with the hashtag #ThursdayAtMidnight. In a brief video, the “More Girls Like You” hitmaker also teases he …

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Jimmy Kimmel and Brad Paisley welcome new US citizens to America

ABC/Richard CartwrightAmerica’s the Land of Opportunity, as the old saying goes.  Now thanks to Jimmy Kimmel and Brad Paisley, it’s also in a new song. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! invited Paisley on his show Tuesday night to sing about the various opportunities available in America to a new group of naturalized citizens. Kimmel noted that …

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Keith Urban remembers when success was “just around the corner”: “They just kept moving the corner”

ABC/Mark Levine Keith Urban is arguably at the pinnacle of his career so far, as the reigning Entertainer of the Year for both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. But Keith hasn’t forgotten what it was like to be a struggling artist. The Aussie superstar recalls that even then, it seemed …

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Newcomer Travis Denning admits he started so young, he’d sometimes drive his parents home “After a Few”

ABC/Image Group LA Newcomer Travis Denning scored his first hit with “David Ashley Parker from Powder Springs,” a song about the name on his fake ID. Now, his follow-up single is just beginning its journey in the top forty, and “After a Few” also considers what happens when you have a drink or two. If it seems like a theme for …

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“This One’s for…” the record books: Luke Combs’ debut is country’s longest-running #1 album by a male artist

River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleThanks to This One’s for You, Luke Combs now holds the record for the most weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart by any male artist in history. Currently in its 44th week at the top, Luke’s debut album passes Randy Travis’s Always & Forever, which started a 43-week run in 1987. Only one record has …

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Scotty McCreery maps out his first headlining dates in the U.K. and Germany this fall

ABC/Image Group LA Scotty McCreery is headed to Europe this fall to play his first headlining shows in the United Kingdom and Germany. “I’ve received numerous e-mails and social media messages from fans asking me to perform in the U.K. and Germany,” the North Carolina native says. “I am happy to finally announce that I’m coming …

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