ABC RadioShortly before the taking the stage for his Wednesday night show at Music City’s Exit/In, newcomer Jordan Davis found out his breakthrough single, “Singles You Up,” has been certified gold. The Louisiana native’s record label, MCA Nashville, surprised him with an official plaque at a pre-party at nearby Corner Bar. “Singles You Up” is currently one spot …

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ABC/Image Group LASeason four winner Carrie Underwood is staying on top of the new season of American Idol, and she’s rooting for a contestant from her Oklahoma hometown.  “Finally getting to catch up on this week’s American Idol!!!” she tweeted late Wednesday night. “Love to see some more [love] for Checotah with [Kenedee Rittenhouse],” she added. “Good luck in Hollywood, girl!!!” …

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Sony Music NashvilleDolly Parton created one of the most sung-about love triangles in modern musical history, as she begged the fictional “Jolene,” “please don’t take my man.” Now, with her latest single, Cam imagines that “Jolene” didn’t know she was dealing with a married man, and goes to his wife, whom she calls “Diane,” to …

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BBR Music GroupIf Jason Aldean‘s social media profile has expanded lately, the two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year admits he’s probably not the one who can take the credit for it.  It seems the credit should go to Jason’s nearly-four-month-old son Memphis, who by most accounts is the singer’s “mini-me.” “Man, it’s crazy, the people …

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Country Music Association When CMA Fest takes over downtown Nashville June 7-10, it’ll bring with it four nights of the biggest names in country music, onstage at Nissan Stadium. You’ll need to buy a ticket for those concerts — which feature everyone from Luke Bryan to Carrie Underwood to Chris Stapleton — but if it’s …

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ABC/Image Group LA Kelsea Ballerini only planned one international stop on her headlining Unapologetically Tour, but it was a sell-out:  She played Sydney’s Metro Theatre Tuesday in Australia. Kelsea’s Australian-born husband, Morgan Evans, was by her side for the trip, as she unveiled her new single, “I Hate Love Songs,” on Australia’s 2018 CMC Music …

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CMAThe lineup is out for this year’s CMA Fest, with the June 7-10 gathering in downtown Nashville promising to be one country fans won’t want to miss. The Country Music Association has lined up hundreds of artists who’ll play eleven different stages all around Music City. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, and Brett …

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Perry Farrell/WME Entertainment/C3 PresentsJust like his number-one song says, “When It Rains It Pours.”  Wednesday, we learned Luke Combs will not only play the main stage at CMA Music Fest this summer, he’s also the sole country act booked for Chicago’s prestigious Lollapalooza festival. The annual four-day gathering in the Windy City typically focuses on rock, pop, …

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ABC/Image Group LA Miranda Lambert will release “Keeper of the Flame” as the fourth single from her sixth studio album next month. Shortly after she put out The Weight of These Wings in 2016, she also named her tour after the tune. When it initially came out, the double album was available with a deluxe, hardbound book, although …

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Triple TigersScotty McCreery recently made his very first trip to the top of the country singles chart, and now he’s getting the heavy metal to match. “Received my GOLD certification plaque for my #1 hit ‘Five More Minutes’ the other night,” the American Idol winner tweeted, along with a photo taken backstage at his Monday show at New York …

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