Dasha on how her “scorned woman” sentiments fueled “Austin”

Disney/Randy Holmes Sometimes you enter a songwriting room completely open to ideas and topics to write about. And sometimes you walk in after a breakup, feeling contemptuous about an old flame who did you wrong. That was what happened to Dasha on the day she wrote her debut single, “Austin.” “I was in a session in …

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Nashville notes: Shenandoah’s tour + Mickey Guyton’s “Make It Me”

Mickey Guyton is set to release a new song, “Make It Me,” on June 7. “I wrote #MakeItMe with @tylerhubbard and @coreycrowder and it’s a bop! It feels like summer, it makes you want to dance, and most of all… it makes me think of my husband,” Mickey shares on Instagram alongside a snippet of the track. “Make It Me” is …

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Jackson Dean, Conner Smith, Midland + more headed to CMA Fest pop-up event

ABC Big Machine Label Group is holding a pop-up event at Lainey Wilson‘s Bell Bottoms Up bar during CMA Fest. Happening June 6-8, the showcase will offer fans opportunities to meet and greet the label’s artists and enjoy acoustic performances. The star-studded lineup includes Brett Young, Jackson Dean, Midland, Conner Smith, Brantley Gilbert and up-and-comers Mae Estes, Greyland James, Noah …

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Ashley McBryde, Jelly, Reba celebrate Wynonna’s birthday

ABC Happy birthday to Wynonna Judd! The “No One Else on Earth” singer turned 60 on Thursday, and she threw a party ahead of her special day. At the get-together were Wynonna’s loved ones and fellow country singers Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll, Reba McEntire and Terri Clark. Ashley took to Instagram recently to share a group photo from the party, which …

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Alan Jackson is headed back on tour

Disney/Frank Micelotta Get ready to saddle up for a “Good Time” with Alan Jackson. The country icon has announced the return of his Last Call: One More for the Road Tour.  The run kicks off August 2 in Boston and will hit Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth and more, before concluding in Milwaukee on May 17, …

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Carly Pearce opens up about heart condition, plans to alter onstage perfomances

Trae Patton/NBC Carly Pearce took to Instagram on Thursday to open up to fans about a heart condition she’s been diagnosed with. “Hey y’all, I have always been transparent and honest about every part of my life, so I feel like this deserves the same honesty. You guys know that I’ve been dealing with some …

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Luke Bryan teases new track, “Mind of a Country Boy”

ABC Mind of a Country Boy Tour is the name of Luke Bryan‘s upcoming tour, and we now know what it’s named after — the title of an unreleased song. Luke took to social media recently to share an acoustic teaser of “Mind of a Country Boy” and ask fans if he should drop it. “What …

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Darius Rucker loved being honest in his memoir, even if his late mom would have objected to it

ABC Darius Rucker always knew he’d get candid in his memoir one day. So when the time came to write Life’s Too Short, he did exactly that. “I always said that if I ever wrote the book, I was going to be [as] honest as I could be. And, you know, there’s some stuff that’s over the top. But, …

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Nashville notes: Dylan Scott’s “Owe You One” + Niko Moon’s song tease

Dylan Scott has shared that he’s releasing a new song, “Owe You One,” on June 21. You can hear a preview of it now on social platform X and presave it to enjoy the full track as soon as it drops. “Good Time” singer Niko Moon has teased a summery unreleased tune, “These Are the Days.” …

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Get ready for all things Dolly at CMA Fest

Miller Mobley/NBC Dolly Parton fans: you’re in for a treat with all things Dolly at this year’s CMA Fest. The “9 to 5” star will kick things off June 6 with a special, in-person conversation with ET‘s Rachel Smith onstage at Fan Fair X in Nashville. Unable to be in the audience? Fret not. The interview will livestream on TalkShopLive, …

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