ABC RadioJake Owen’s headed “Down to the Honkytonk” for his new single. The Florida native has previously revealed that his Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour takes its name from the tune, but unless you’ve seen Jake perform it live, you haven’t been able to hear it until now. “I got friends in low places/yeah life …

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Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMTIf you love Brett Eldredge, you may want to go ahead and clear some space on your DVR. The Illinois native kicks off a string of high-profile TV appearances Wednesday, as he performs his top-five hit, “The Long Way,” on ABC’s annual CMA Fest special. The three-hour prime spectacle starts at 8 p.m. ET. …

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CMABrett Young continues his string of number ones this week, as “Mercy” arrives at the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The song is Brett’s fourth chart topper and the fourth release from his self-titled debut album, meaning every single he’s put out so far has gone to #1. “We knew pretty early that ‘Mercy’ had to …

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ABC Radio Keith Urban had plenty of reasons to celebrate on Monday.  Not only was a #1 party already planned to celebrate his hit “The Fighter,” he also learned his latest single, “Coming Home,” had ascended to the top of the chart. “Coming Home” was both inspired by Merle Haggard’s 1968 classic “Mama Tried” and …

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ABC/Mark Levine Wednesday night in prime time, Kelsea Ballerini returns to host ABC’s annual CMA Fest special with Thomas Rhett, for the second year in a row. The “I Hate Love Songs” hitmaker isn’t too proud to admit she and TR learned a few things from their first year leading the show. “It’s funny. This …

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EMI Nashville As Eric Church’s new single, “Desperate Man,” continues its rapid climb in country’s top 25, the North Carolina native is previewing new tunes from his forthcoming album of the same name. Eric first shared the new track “Some of It” with his fan club, the Church Choir, before posting a short clip on his socials a …

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CMACarly Pearce’s country music dreams continue to come true: The Taylor Mill, Kentucky native played for a hometown crowd on Sunday night. It was a full circle moment when Rascal Flatts’ Back to Us Tour pulled into Riverbend Music Center, not far from the part of Northern Kentucky where the “Every Little Thing” hitmaker was raised. …

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Blue Chair/Warner Bros. NashvilleAs expected, Kenny Chesney’s new record, Songs for the Saints, debuts at #1 this week on the country albums chart. Kenny’s first release for his new label, Warner Nashville, sold more than 77,000 equivalent album units in its first week.  The album entered the all-genre Billboard 200 tally at #2. The superstar from East Tennessee is …

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CMABrothers Osborne has added a string of headlining dates in the States this fall, expanding their already-scheduled tours of Canada and the United Kingdom. The Wild Feathers and Lucie Silvas — who happens to be Mrs. John Osborne — will join them on select dates. On Wednesday night, you can see T.J. and John sing their current top-30 hit, “Shoot Me Straight,” on this …

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Big Loud Jake Owen will keep his Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour on the road into the fall, with David Lee Murphy and Morgan Wallen joining him on the new dates. “I really do believe that life’s whatcha make it,” Jake says. “That’s actually a line from my new single ‘Down to the Honkytonk.’ I’m so pumped to announce that …

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