Why Keith Urban Will Be Flying Solo at the Grammys

ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban and Nicole Kidman were arm-in-arm at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, but that won’t be the case at the Grammys next month. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, better known as the BAFTAs, happen to be that same day, and Nicole is nominated for her work in Lion. “Rarely …

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Big & Rich Travel to “California” for New Single

Big & Rich RecordsBig & Rich are going all the way to “California” for their new song. The track named for the Golden State will be the lead single from the duo’s sixth studio album, Did It for the Party, which is set to come out during the third quarter of this year. “California” will be released …

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A Guy with a #1: Blake Shelton Hangs On to the Top Spot

Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton has made it to #1 and he’s not letting go, as “A Guy with a Girl” begins its third week atop Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The third single from If I’m Honest also clocks its second week leading the Mediabase tally.    “I could not be happier that we’re celebrating this song at #1 for …

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Daredevil Tucker Beathard Books National TV Debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

BMLGTucker Beathard is set to make his national TV debut Tuesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He’ll do his new single, “Momma and Jesus,” which is the follow-up to his breakthrough top-five debut, “Rock On.” You can catch his performance Tuesday at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC. In the meantime, you can check out Tucker’s daredevil nature …

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How Lauren Alaina and Meghan Trainor Came to Take the “Road Less Traveled” Together

Mercury NashvilleAt some point, American Idol alum Lauren Alaina calculated that exactly five years, three months and 16 days passed between the release of her debut album and its follow-up. Now that Road Less Traveled is finally out, the Georgia native is enjoying the biggest hit of her career so far with the project’s title track, thanks in part to Best …

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Too Much Heaven: Keith Urban and Little Big Town Set to Sing the Hits of the Bee Gees

ABC RadioMove over, John Travolta! Here comes Keith Urban and Little Big Town. While Keith and LBT won’t likely be decked out in all of Tony Manero’s disco glory, they are both on board to perform during Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees. The show marking the 40th anniversary of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack will …

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Josh Turner Explores the “Deep South” on His New Record

MCA NashvilleWith his top-25 hit “Hometown Girl” now climbing the chart, Josh Turner is ready to expand on that theme with his new album, which will be called Deep South. The South Carolina native’s 11-track collection continues to explore his roots and reflect the folks around him — what he calls, “hardworking people who find …

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Thomas Rhett to Be the “Star of the Show” at the World's Richest Thoroughbred Race on Saturday

ABC/Image Group LAIt’ll be a pretty fancy Saturday for Thomas Rhett this weekend. The “Star of the Show” singer will indeed be the star of the show at the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, as he headlines what’s known as the world’s richest Thoroughbred horse race.  The horses California Chrome and Arrogate are expected to square …

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Luke Bryan Gives Gwen and Blake His Seal of Approval

Getty Images via ABC Even fans who expected to see Blake Shelton at Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa getaway vacation last weekend in the Caribbean were likely surprised when his significant other, Gwen Stefani, joined him onstage in Riviera Maya, Mexico. But the woman who rose to fame as the lead singer of No Doubt seems to have the Luke Bryan …

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Tim & Faith's New Duet Is Here, with More Music from “The Shack” on the Way from Lady A, Dierks, Dan + Shay and Brett Eldredge

AtlanticThe biggest stars in country music fuel the soundtrack to Tim McGraw’s new movie, The Shack. Dan + Shay, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Brett Eldredge, and of course Tim and Faith Hill, have all recorded new music for the film. This marks the first time Tim and Faith have both written and recorded a song …

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