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It “Feels Like a Party” when the “Brothers” of LOCASH start creating their own album cover

Broken Bow If the front of LOCASH‘s new Brothers album looks a little blurry to you, there’s no need to be worried about your eyes: it’s exactly as intended. “It’s a little glitchy on purpose,” Preston Brust tells ABC Radio. “I like that, yep. We were talking about using the glitch effect on the picture …

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“Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” the video for Eli Young Band’s “Love Ain’t” will move you

The Valory Music Co. This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits comes out Friday, featuring a new single that lives up to the album’s title.  “Love Ain’t” — which is nearing the top ten — is Eli Young Band‘s biggest song since 2014’s “Dust.” Lead singer Mike Eli says the track combines a tune the …

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Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan and more to pay tribute to Keith Whitley at special Hall of Fame concert

Waring Abbott/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesGarth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Dylan Scott and many more will pay tribute to the late Keith Whitley during a special concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 9, the thirtieth anniversary of the revered singer’s death. Keith’s widow Lorrie Morgan and the pair’s son, Jesse Keith Whitley, will both host and perform, with Lorrie’s …

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Dan + Shay must be “Speechless,” as pop superstar Shawn Mendes invites them to tour Australia this fall

Brian Ziff; ABC/Image Group LAJust one more way Dan + Shay’s star is on the rise: The Grammy-winning duo is headed Down Under this fall to open for pop superstar Shawn Mendes. They’ll open six dates starting October 23 in Perth, Australia on Shawn’s trek that’s simply known as The Tour. It’s not the first time the …

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You’re one tweet away from hearing George Strait “Sing One with Willie”

MCA NashvilleGeorge Strait’s new album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, won’t be out until Friday, but if you’re willing to do a little tweeting, you can hear a preview of his new duet with Willie Nelson. All you have to do is retweet King George’s recent post to unlock a thirty-second clip of his collaboration with the legend. “I just …

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Dolly reveals she, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are “pretty far down the road” working on the “9 to 5” sequel

ABC/Lou RoccoDolly Parton says she, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin are making progress on the sequel to their 1980 smash, 9 to 5. “Well, it’s actually pretty far down the road,” she tells the Knoxville News Sentinel. “They got the first rewrite, and we’ve made some changes … so now we’re into the second rewrite, so it’s just a matter of getting …

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The “Truth” is, Reba thinks “bro country” is on the way out

Big MachineReba McEntire has described her new album, Stronger Than the Truth, as a return to the kind of old-school, traditional country she loves.  Now, in a new interview, the Country Music Hall of Famer says she hopes that’s exactly where the genre is headed: back to its roots, and away from the much-criticized — and also …

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Old Dominion plans to “Make It Sweet” by giving fans new music as it’s ready

ABC/Image Group LAOld Dominion‘s latest hit, “Make It Sweet,” is just one spot away from country’s top five this week, though we still don’t know exactly when the new album from the CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year will arrive. In the meantime, lead singer Matthew Ramsey says the five-man band plans to keep the new tunes …

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Garth Brooks’ Stadium Tour will get Mile High in Denver this June

ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks’ newest stop on his Stadium Tour will be Saturday, June 8 at the home of the Denver Broncos in Colorado. Tickets for the show at Mile High Stadium will go on sale Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. MT. Just this past Saturday, Garth played to a sold-out crowd at State …

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Luke Combs is taking his record-setting success in stride: “I’m a lucky dude”

ABC/Image Group LAIt’s a pretty good time to be Luke Combs. The North Carolina natively is currently spending his fifth week at the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Beautiful Crazy,” the fastest-rising single of his career so far. The last time another artist accomplished that feat was in January of 2016, when Thomas Rhett spent six weeks …

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