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Lindsay Ell reveals how Keith Urban set the bar on the kind of entertainer she aims to be

ABC/Image Group LALindsay Ell is currently one spot away from country’s top twenty with “What Happens in a Small Town,” her duet with Brantley Gilbert. But that isn’t her only superstar collaboration. Last year, Lindsay teamed with Keith Urban on “Horses,” for his Graffiti U album. “If you were to tell ten-year-old little Lindsay that she was gonna have a song with Keith Urban,” she …

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Once Jon Pardi’s done working the “Night Shift,” he promises a new album that’s “rowdy” and “upbeat”

ABC/Mark LevineAs Jon Pardi‘s latest hit, “Night Shift,” nears the top of the chart, he’s also busy readying his third album, the follow-up to 2016’s California Sunrise. “It’s gonna be rowdy,” Jon tells ABC Radio. “It’s gonna be upbeat.” “There’s some great songs on it,” Jon adds. “And all the things that we recorded are [by] great songwriters. [There’s] …

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Take Me There: How you can watch the Gospel Music Association honor Rascal Flatts

ABC/Image Group LAWednesday night in Nashville, Rascal Flatts is set to be honored by the Gospel Music Association for their charitable work. Specifically, Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney have raised millions of dollars for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt through the years, with the Pediatric Surgery Center now bearing the band’s name. The GMA Honors & …

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Brett Young loses his voice on Kelsea Ballerini’s Miss Me More Tour

ABC/Image Group LABrett Young is recuperating, after being forced to cut his show short while opening for Kelsea Ballerini this weekend on the Miss Me More Tour.  The singer’s voice gave out, as the California native explained on Instagram. “I just walked off stage here in Iowa,” a gravelly-voiced Brett said in a short video. “It was the most …

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Chris Young takes his “Raised on Country” anthem across the pond, kicking off his tour in the U.K.

RCA NashvilleChris Young’s Raised on Country World Tour is now officially underway, after a sold-out show Sunday night in Manchester, England. “The Manchester crowd definitely came to party,” Chris commented afterwards. “The audience was unbelievable last night.” This was Chris’s first time headlining Manchester, though he’s toured the United Kingdom four times in the past …

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Doubling down is paying off: Eric Church has the #1 tour in any genre, according to “Pollstar”

ABC/Image Group LAEric Church’s Double Down Tour is doing so well that his attendance is outpacing big-name pop and rock acts like Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, and Cher. This week, Eric tops both Pollstar’s LIVE75 and Global Concert Pulse rankings, having sold an average of 14,000 tickets per night during recent stops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dallas, Texas; and Cleveland, Ohio. This …

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Jason Aldean gets “a little crazier,” selling out the first two shows on his Ride All Night Tour

ABC/Image Group LAACM Artist of the Decade Jason Aldean kicked off his new Ride All Night Tour this weekend with two sold-out shows at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.  Kane Brown, Carly Pearce and Dee Jay Silver are joining him on the trek. “It was great to get back out on the road with Kane and Silver, and Carly fit …

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George Strait starts filling in his calendar for 2020

MCA NashvilleGeorge Strait is already filling up his tour schedule for 2020.  The Country Music Hall of Famer will play two dates in the Midwest early next year, starting January 24 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. The next night, he’ll do a show at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri with legendary Texas band Asleep …

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Runaway June will do ANYTHING to get Carrie Underwood’s legs — and they’re willing to work out to prove it

BBRRunaway June now has the first weekend of Carrie Underwood‘s all-girl Cry Pretty Tour 360 under their belt. But having seen her elaborate Storyteller trek in 2016 — which was in the round just like this one — they admit they weren’t quite sure what to expect. “Is it gonna be spinning while we’re on it? Do …

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Chase Rice has his “Eyes on You,” and it’s taken him all the way to number one

ABC/Image Group LA Chase Rice is starting the week with the first number-one song of his career, as “Eyes on You” takes its place at the top of the chart. The North Carolina native recalls he sensed from the very beginning there was something special about the romantic tune. “It’s a very infectious melody,” he …

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