Get ready for the “Golden Hour”: Kacey Musgraves unleashes new music on Friday

ABC/Randy HolmesIt looks like Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour will dawn on Friday. The “Merry Go ‘Round” hitmaker has promised two new songs on February 23, with Texas Monthly reporting the full album is due sometime in March. “On this project, I feel like I’m leading more with my heart than with my brain,” Kacey says of the record, which contains half-a-dozen love …

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Imagination Library of Congress? Dolly books a date in D.C.

ABC/Lou RoccoOn Tuesday, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will hand out its 100 millionth book. But instead of dropping it in the mail as usual, Dolly will donate it to the Library of Congress. You can watch the live ceremony from Washington, D.C. starting at 10 a.m. ET on February 27 via Facebook. Dolly’s expected to read to …

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Maren Morris does some “Dirty Dancing” at her Nashville bachelorette party

ABC/Mark LevineOn Wednesday, Maren Morris marked her first #1 as a solo artist with a celebration at The Crying Wolf in East Nashville. Just a couple days before the party for “I Could Use a Love Song,” Maren was the guest of honor at another rite of passage:  her bachelorette party leading up to her wedding with …

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Mount Vernon C-store victim of short change scam

The Davison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in finding a scam artist. The Sheriff’s Office Facebook page reports that on Tuesday, a person entered Westy’s One-Stop in Mount Vernon and began talking with the clerk. At the end of the conversation the suspect left the store and it was discovered the business …

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Jon Pardi and Miranda Lambert are Livin’ Like Hippies, and flirting — with the idea of a duet, that is

ABC/Image Group LA These days, Jon Pardi is Livin’ Like Hippies, on the tour of the same name with Miranda Lambert. Even before the two hit the road together, the pair was already discussing the prospect of recording a duet. “We keep talking about it…” Jon reveals. “I think she’s in. I don’t know… When we first started …

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Troy Gentry’s widow sues the maker of the helicopter involved in Montgomery Gentry singer’s fatal crash

ABC/Image Group LA Troy Gentry’s widow, Angie, is suing the maker of the helicopter that crashed September 8, taking the Montgomery Gentry’s singer’s life, according to People. The suit, filed in Pennsylvania, alleges that Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Sikorsky Global Helicopters and Keystone Helicopter Corp. knew the Model 269 Schweitzer helicopter had “dangerous defects,” and lacked “modern crashworthy features” …

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Love ’em or hate ’em, thanks to Maren and Kelsea, “Love Songs” are here to stay

Black River EntertainmentMaren Morris may have recently hit #1 with “I Could Use a Love Song,” but it sounds like Kelsea Ballerini may not feel exactly the same way.  Kelsea’s follow-up to her chart-topping “Legends” will be the track “I Hate Love Songs,” a song she first played on the Opry. “I will never forget introducing ‘I Hate …

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Brett Young’s fans are begging for “Mercy” — and he’s giving it to them

Big MachineBrett Young is giving his fans what they want, with the fourth — and likely final — release from his self-titled debut album. “‘Mercy’ is the new single because of the amazing fan response,” the California native says. “It’s the feeling you get when someone breaks your heart but won’t let you move on. ‘Mercy’ …

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“Break Up in the End” is the beginning of Cole Swindell’s new album

Warner Bros.We’ll get our first listen to music from Cole Swindell’s third album on Friday, as the Georgia native releases his new song, “Break Up in the End.” “This is one of those songs from the first time I heard it I knew it was special,” Cole said on social media, as he revealed the single’s cover. …

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Chris Janson’s Opry induction set for March 20

Photo by Chris Hollo for the Grand Ole OpryChris Janson will officially become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry during a ceremony set to take place March 20. The “Fix a Drink” hitmaker found out when he’ll be inducted on Tuesday night, during his first performance on the Opry since he was first invited …

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