Carrie Underwood’s fall required “extensive reconstruction” around her mouth and lips, according to “People”

UMGWe’re learning more about the serious fall that left Carrie Underwood with a broken wrist and close to fifty stitches on her face, thanks to a new People article. The accident happened last November when Carrie was taking her dogs out at night. She tripped, missing one of the steps outside her home, but didn’t let …

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“I Want to Love You Baby”: Inside the wedding of Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd

ABC/Image Group LAMaren Morris is celebrating her one-month anniversary with Ryan Hurd by giving us an inside look at their wedding day. “One month ago, I married my best friend and we threw a kicka** wedding,” she tweeted, along with a one-minute video of the festivities. “Hope y’all enjoy.” The recap includes the best look …

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Lee Ann Womack previews her CMA Fest set at MusiCares benefit in downtown Nashville

ABC Radio“Okay, so y’all like it COUNTRY!” Lee Ann Womack joked with the crowd, as she played the MusiCares benefit Tuesday night at AJ’s Good Time Bar in downtown Nashville. The 2001 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year proved her vocal chops are still second-to-none in an intimate set that featured hits like “A Little …

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Drake White delivers “Pieces” of his sophomore album May 4

BMLG RecordsDrake White’s follow-up to his debut album, Spark, will be the new EP Pieces, which comes out digitally May 4. The Alabama native co-wrote two of the project’s five tracks, “Happy Place” and “The Best Is Yet to Come.” “I love writing that’s very simple, but it’s like, ‘Oh, I know exactly what you’re …

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“Criminal”: Why Lindsay Ell’s music video made her feel like she was starring in “The Walking Dead”

ABC/Image Group LALindsay Ell has her first top-20 hit in the U.S. right now with “Criminal,” and appropriately, for the music video, she turned to a life of crime. “It was a very busy day,” she says of the shoot. “I stole a car, committed a crime, got put into prison, broke out of jail …

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“One Number Away”: How Luke Combs turned singing a demo into his third top-ten hit

River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleLuke Combs wrote his latest top-ten hit, “One Number Away,” shortly after relocating to Music City from North Carolina. His bandleader Rob Williford unknowingly set things in motion, by introducing him to co-writers Sammy Mitchell and Steven Battey. “I had just moved to town,” Luke recalls, “and Rob kind of introduced me …

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Does Miranda Lambert have a new man in her life?

ABC/Image Group LAMiranda Lambert is now in a relationship with the lead singer of the Turnpike Troubadours, Evan Felker, according to reports in both Us Weekly and In Touch. The band joined Miranda earlier this year on her Livin’ Like Hippies Tour, and will head out with her again this summer on the Bandwagon trek with …

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Shania signs up to host the Canadian Country Music Awards, as she kicks off her tour next week

Mercury NashvilleCountry/pop superstar Shania Twain will host this fall’s Canadian Country Music Association Awards in her homeland. The September 9 ceremony will take place at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton. “It’s such a pivotal moment in country music,” Shania says in a statement. “As the industry evolves, we’re seeing a new generation of deeply talented artists …

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“Weed, Whiskey and…Cheech & Chong?” Brothers Osborne’s once-in-a-lifetime backstage meet-up

ABC/Image Group LAPort Saint Joe, the new album from Brothers Osborne, is getting high praise from everyone from Miranda Lambert to Cheech & Chong…pun intended. On Monday night, TJ and John Osborne played The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and came face to face with two of pop culture’s most notorious stoners: Cheech Marin and …

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Nicole Kidman explores the “Parallel Line” in surprise performance with Keith Urban

ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban fans who turned out Monday night for a special Spotify preview of his new album got an extra surprise. Keith’s Oscar-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, joined him onstage to sing a few background vocals. Nicole contributes BGVs to Keith’s most recent hit, “Female,” but this time, she also chimed in on “Parallel …

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