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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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Mission accomplished & more: Blake Shelton helps Craig Morgan hit #1 on iTunes’ all-genre ranking

ABC/Mark LevineIt’s mission accomplished for Blake Shelton: As of Thursday morning, he’s not only managed to propel Craig Morgan’s new song to the top of the country iTunes chart, but to the top of the all-genre ranking as well. “The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost” is now number one on iTunes’ overall Top Songs tally, outranking …

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Jimmie Allen explains why his breakthrough hit “[Made] Him Want To” pick up the pace

ABC/Image Group LAIt’s been almost a year since Jimmie Allen scored his first number one last November with his debut, “Best Shot.” But the Delaware native’s now enjoying the top-25 success of his follow-up single. “‘Make Me Want To’ is really just about a song about someone having feelings, catching ’em fast and not being ashamed to say [so],” Jimmie …

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“Let It Roll”: Midland can’t wait for Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ “Country Music” documentary

PBSWith their retro sound and throwback looks, it’s no surprise Midland is plenty excited about Sunday’s premiere of the much-anticipated Country Music documentary by noted filmmaker Ken Burns. “I think the first person that we heard about it from was Garth Brooks,” Jess Carson recalls. “We went over and did a thing with him in his studio and he was talking about it.” …

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