ABC/Paula LoboIf you thought it was big news that both Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood and their spouses are expecting babies, wait’ll you hear what’s next! Hillary revealed on social media Friday that she and her husband, Lady A drummer Chris Tyrell, are expecting twins. “God has answered our family’s countless prayers!” Hillary tweeted, along with a video of the …

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BMLG Brett Young is giving his fans the chance to get to know him a little better, as he embarks on his Caliville Tour this fall. “Caliville” is the word the California native uses to describe his sound. “I am so excited to get to go out on my first ever headlining tour this year,” Brett …

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BMLGThomas Rhett’s Life Changes album won’t be out until September 8, but if you pre-order the project, you can download several tunes ahead of time. One of those is the song that TR’s wife Lauren says is her favorite, “Sixteen.” “That song is the epitome of just, the grass is always greener,” Thomas tells ABC Radio. “We’ve all been …

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Kevin Mazur/WireImageThe five children of Country Music Hall of Famer Johnny Cash took to Facebook to release a statement involving a protester wearing a T-shirt bearing Cash’s name over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. At the white nationalist rally last Saturday in Charlottesville, a 32-year-old counterprotester named Heather Heyer died when a man drove his …

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ABC RadioRascal Flatts celebrated their seventeenth #1 Thursday with a party at BMI, on Nashville’s Music Row. “Yours If You Want It” was the perfect song to introduce their latest album, Back to Us, according to Joe Don Rooney. “I think everything Rascal Flatts is about is inside that song,” Joe Don says. “It’s an uptempo song, it’s …

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ColumbiaThe Dixie Chicks haven’t made a new record since 2006’s Grammy-winning Taking the Long Way, but next month, they’ll be back with new music. While it’s not a studio album, DCX MMXVI captures the trio’s successful 2016/2017 tour live, complete with at least six covers they’ve never recorded before:  —Sinead O’Connor’s 1990 hit written by Prince, “Nothing Compares 2 U” –Singer/songwriter Patty …

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ABC/Randy HolmesLady Antebellum have a lot going on right now with their Heart Break album and You Look Good world tour.  Well, their lives are about to get even more complicated: two members are expecting additions to their families. “#BabyBellum round 2!” the group tweeted. “Thrilled to announce the Haywoods are welcoming a girl this …

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ABC/Image Group LA You can add Chris Stapleton and Alan Jackson to the list of superstars you’ll see on the 11th Annual ACM Honors when the two-hour special airs next month on CBS. Chris and Alan join already-announced performers Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Thomas Rhett, Hillary Scott, George Strait, Vince Gill and Toby Keith. Kelsea, Toby and King George are among the evening’s honorees as well. …

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ABC/Mark LevineWith two new daughters, a major tour, and his next album on the way, Thomas Rhett is adding one more thing to his already busy schedule:  he’ll be one of the celebrity judges at this year’s Miss America competition. TR will find himself evaluating contestants’ lifestyle and fitness, evening wear, talent, interview skills and on-stage questions …

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ABC/Ida Mae AstuteIt seems likely we could hear new music from Luke Bryan as early as next Wednesday. Ads in the country music trades this week feature a new picture of a rather serious-looking Luke, along with the caption, “Luke Bryan August 23rd,” which is next Wednesday’s date. The four-time Entertainer of the Year hasn’t had a …

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