Trisha Yearwood previews upcoming album with “Put It in a Song”

Hubert Vestil/Getty Images New Trisha Yearwood music has arrived. The “Walkaway Joe” singer has released “Put It in a Song,” the first preview of her forthcoming follow-up to 2019’s Every Girl. Trisha penned the reflective track alongside songwriters Erin Enderlin and Jim “Moose” Brown. “There’s comfort in a melody/ And my heart just keeps on telling …

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Little Big Town plots Take Me Home Tour with Sugarland

Taylor Hill/WireImages Little Big Town has announced their headlining Take Me Home Tour. The fall trek kicks off October 24 in Greenville, South Carolina, and will hit New York, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia and more, before wrapping at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on December 13.  Joining them are Grammy-winning duo Sugarland and up-and-coming trio The Castellows. The news arrives hot …

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Lainey thanks fans for CMT Music Awards win: “I can always count on my wild horses”

Rick Kern/Getty Images for CMT After “Watermelon Moonshine” won Female Video of the Year at Sunday’s CMT Music Awards, Lainey Wilson hopped on Instagram to share a heartfelt message to fans. “Country music is alive and well at the #CMTawards. Thank you to everyone who voted for Watermelon Moonshine to win Female Video of the Year. …

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Miranda Lambert adds new spring + summer tour dates

ABC Following her Velvet Rodeo Vegas residency wrap, Miranda Lambert has added new spring and summer tour dates. “I’ve been touring since I was 19 years old, so it was nice to step away from the road for a bit and settle into Vegas,” Miranda tells the press. “That gave us time to miss touring though, …

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Morgan Wallen arrested on felony charges in downtown Nashville

Disney/Frank Micelotta Morgan Wallen was arrested on felony charges after he allegedly threw a chair from the roof of a bar in downtown Nashville, ABC-TV affiliate WKRN reports. According to arrest documents, officers were standing in front of Eric Church’s Chief’s bar in the 200 block of Broadway around 10:53 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 …

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Backstage at the 2024 CMT Music Awards: Carly Pearce’s hot take, Warren Zeiders fights tears, and Jelly Rolls on

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for CMT For the second year in a row, Jelly Roll made a major impact at the CMT Music Awards, taking home three trophies, including the big one for Music Video of the Year for “Need a Favor.” Backstage, he reminisced about not knowing anyone in the room in 2023, fast-forwarding to …

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CMT Music Awards 2024: Jelly Roll wins big with three trophies

Jay Conlon/CBS The CMT Music Awards aired live from Austin, Texas, on Sunday, with Jelly Roll the night’s big winner. He took home three awards, including Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year for “Need a Favor,” marking the second year in a row he’s nabbed Male Video of the Year. Another repeat winner …

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2024 CMT Music Awards: The winners

Brynn Osborn/CBS The 2024 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, aired live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on CBS Sunday. Here are the winners: Video of the YearJelly Roll, “Need a Favor” Female Video of the YearLainey Wilson, “Watermelon Moonshine” Male Video of the YearJelly Roll, “Need A Favor” Duo/Group Video of the …

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Nashville notes: Colt Ford’s in ICU + Walker Hayes’ “Same Drunk”

Billboard has reported that country rapper Colt Ford “suffered a heart attack on Thursday night (April 4) following a show at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in Gilbert, Arizona.” He’s now in the ICU, and his team has provided no further updates as of Friday afternoon. Walker Hayes has dropped a new track, “Same Drunk,” and revealed …

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Kelsea Ballerini talks hosting the CMT Music Awards: “I get to be really hyperinvolved”

Courtesy of CMT Kelsea Ballerini may be a singer/songwriter first, but she also enjoys hosting. “I love hosting because I get to be really hyperinvolved,” Kelsea tells the press ahead of hosting Sunday’s CMT Music Awards. “Whether it comes to the jokes that we open the show with or how we get to present some …

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