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“Burning Man” confessions: The comedic way Dierks Bentley’s mom puts him in his place

ABC/Image Group LA When Dierks Bentley and Brothers Osborne got together Monday at Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint in downtown Nashville, it wasn’t just to celebrate their #1 hit collaboration, “Burning Man.” It was also their first chance to say thanks for their Music Event of the Year win at last week’s ACMs, since the award was …

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Kane Brown’s newest “Experiment” will be fatherhood

ABC/Image Group LAKane Brown and his wife Katelyn Jae are expecting a little one. “It’s been so hard keeping this a secret!!!!! But the KB’S ARE GONNA BE PARENTS!!!” Kane shared on Instagram, along with a picture of the baby’s sonogram.  “KB3… IM GONNA BE A DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” he added. Kane and Katelyn tied the knot this past October in …

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Kelsea Ballerini’s selling out, as she prepares to become the Opry’s youngest member

ABC/Mark LevineKelsea Ballerini’s having a week she won’t soon forget. Last Thursday, she kicked off her first headlining tour in Salisbury, Maryland with the first of three back-to-back sold-out shows. The Miss Me More trek continued on to Reading and Erie, Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, where Kelsea, Brett Young, and newcomer Brandon Ratcliff played to capacity crowds …

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Watch now: Jason Aldean walks down memory lane in “Rearview Town” video

Broken BowJason Aldean takes a trip down memory lane in his new video for “Rearview Town.” The visual version of Jason’s single features a new performance of the song superimposed against an ever-changing array of images and video. In the beginning, you see Jason as a child, pretending to hold a microphone and sing, and swinging …

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Nineties hitmaker Hal Ketchum sidelined by Alzheimer’s

Beth Gwinn/RedfernsThere’s sad news about nineties hitmaker Hal Ketchum:  His wife Andrea announced over the weekend he’s no longer able to tour or perform because he’s dealing with Alzheimer’s.   “Unfortunately, Hal is suffering from Alzheimer’s/ Dementia,” his wife posted on his Facebook page. “He has been battling this for some time now, but because of his love for his …

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“There Was This Girl” becomes Riley Green’s first #1

Big MachineThis week, Riley Green’s first single becomes his first number one, as “There Was This Girl” ascends to the top of the country chart. “Just want to take a minute and thank everyone for the last year of my life,” he posted on Instagramafter getting the news. “To go from framing houses back home to having …

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Brooks & Dunn notch another record as “Reboot” rises to #1

Arista NashvilleBrooks & Dunn now have another number one on their hands, as their Reboot album debuts at the top of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart this week. Not only is it the first time the duo has topped the chart since 2009, it also gives them their tenth top-10 record on the all-genre Billboard 200 — the most of any …

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“On My Way to You”: How Cody Johnson almost missed his chance to open for George Strait at Gillette Stadium

ABC/Image Group LA On August 17, Cody Johnson will mark a major career milestone, as he opens for Blake Shelton and George Strait at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.  But the “On My Way to You” hitmaker reveals it almost didn’t happen. “It was kind of a purgatory moment for about a …

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‘American Idol’s’ top 14 sing for your vote in a night filled with show-stoppers and surprises

Uché performs on “American Idol”; ABC/Eric McCandlessOn Sunday night’s American Idol, the top 14 sang for America’s vote for the first time in the competition. Each of the contestants performed a song of their choice — and every single one of them received varying degrees of glowing reviews from judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and …

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Chase Rice opens up about his journey from “not good enough” to the top five: “Music is my life right now.”

Broken Bow Before the release of 2017’s Lambs & Lions, Chase Rice made a major career change: he left Sony to sign with Broken Bow. It’s a risk that paid off for the North Carolina native, as his latest single, “Eyes on You,” is now a top-five hit. “I’m actually good friends with a lot …

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