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  • Brad Paisley adds to his 'Tacklebox' with help from Miranda Lambert
    Brad Paisley & Miranda Lambert's "Someone Else's Arms" (MCA) It's been a month since Brad Paisley launched his new Tacklebox project, and it's time for an update: His latest addition, "Someone Else's Arms," is out now and features Miranda Lambert.He's added six tracks so far, drawing from his vast catalog of...Read more
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  • A 'Lucky' Chris Young unveils his deluxe album on his birthday
    Chris Young's 'I Didn't Come Here to Leave (Deluxe)' (Black River) I Didn't Come Here to Leave is a strong statement to make when you've changed record labels 20 years into your career. That's the title of Chris Young's first album for Kelsea Ballerini's label, Black River, after leaving his...Read more
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  • Here's your sneak peek at the 2026 CMA Fest special
    CMA Fest 2026 (Country Music Association/ABC) The 2026 premiere of ABC's annual CMA special is less than two weeks away, and the Country Music Association just revealed which artists made the cut. The three-hour show airs Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET and takes up the entirety of primetime.Riley Green and...Read more
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  • Warren Zeiders has a vision for the 'Days of [His] Life'
    Warren Zeiders' "Days of My Life" (Warner Records) Warren Zeiders is focused on manifesting his vision for the future in his new song, "Days of My Life.""I’ve written a lot of songs from a place of heartache and sadness, but when it came to this one, I wanted to write...Read more
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  • LOCASH & Parmalee 'Escape' and 'Let the Country Music Play'
    LOCASH & Parmalee's "Let the Country Music Play" (Galaxy Label Group)LOCASH and Parmalee are throwing their hats in the ring for the song of summer with a reimagining of Rupert Holmes' "Escape (The Piña Colada Song).”Now titled "Let the Country Music Play," the track pays tribute to Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson,...Read more
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  • It may be Last Call for touring, but Alan Jackson's museum & distillery is coming soon
    Alan Jackson (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Alan Jackson's Silverbelly Whiskey Distillery and Museum will open June 25 in downtown Nashville, just days before his June 27 touring finale at Nissan Stadium. Located at 121 3rd Ave. South, the museum will focus on "The Music, The Stories, The Legacy" and follow Alan on his journey from Newman,...Read more
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  • How 'Guitar Man' Keith Urban wound up in a 'Flow State'
    Keith Urban's 'Flow State' (MCA)Keith Urban didn't set out to make an oldies cover album as the follow-up to 2024's High. But once he fixed his sights on a new spot to make music, it seemed out of his hands. "I have a yacht rock playlist and I found myself walking around,...Read more
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  • Nashville notes: Ricky Skaggs' 'Prayer' + Redferrin's debut
    Ricky Skaggs' first new music in a decade arrives June 26 with his new track, "Say a Prayer." He joins Dierks Bentley on select dates on the Off the Map Summer Tour starting Friday.The debut album from Redferrin, Been There Done That, drops Friday. It features 13 songs, including "Palm...Read more
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  • Stella Lefty's leading everybody to 'Boston'
    Vincent Mason & Stella Lefty (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)There's a brand-new voice on country radio, and she just happens to be Vincent Mason's girlfriend. Stella Lefty is nobody's arm candy, however, with plenty of country — and pop — cred of her own. Her breakout single, "Boston," is a top-30 hit on...Read more
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  • 'Three Generations': Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire get together for 'Elle'
    Miranda Lambert & Reba McEntire in December 2014 (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for dcp)What happens when Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire get together for a gab session?You can find out in the newest installment of Elle's Three Generations, available as both a short article and a 20-minute video. The three...Read more
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  • Grab your tissues for Cole Swindell's 'You Should Be Here' sequel
    Cole Swindell's "Girl Dad" (Warner Records Nashville) Cole Swindell's bringing his heartbreak and his happiness together in his new song, "Girl Dad." "If my Dad could see me now I’d like to think he’d be proud of where I am in life," he posted on Instagram. "Especially these last few years. If...Read more
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  • Dolly's Parton's Cup of Ambition isn't just a metaphor anymore
    Dolly Parton (Courtesy Dolly Parton)Dolly Parton single-handedly taught the world that "a cup of ambition" is code for coffee. Now, the phrase from her 1980 crossover hit, "9 to 5," is officially becoming java as Dolly launches her own brand with Baton Rogue's Community Coffee. “I've spent a lifetime workin’ 9 to 5,...Read more
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  • One down, 15 to go: Post Malone and Jelly Roll are back on the road
    Post Malone and Jelly Roll Present: The BIG A** Stadium Tour Part 2 (Live Nation)Post Malone's BIG A** Stadium Tour Part 2 is bound for Indianapolis on Friday, after he set the trek in motion Tuesday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.Following a starting set by Carter Faith,...Read more
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  • Ella Langley & Miranda Lambert clicked by 'Choosin' Texas'
    Miranda Lambert & Ella Langley (David Becker/Getty Images)Could "Choosin' Texas" be the most unstoppable country song of all time? The hit co-written by Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert topped both the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and Country Airplay way back on Valentine's Day. Since then, it's gone on to spend 10 nonconsecutive...Read more
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  • Nashville notes: Craig Campbell's cornhole record + Tenille Arts' 'Lonely Weekend'
    The 12th annual Craig Campbell Celebrity Cornhole Challenge during CMA Fest raised more than $35,000 for The Kenny Campbell Foundation. This year boasts both the most money raised for colorectal cancer so far and the biggest number of stars.The new track from "Somebody Like That" hitmaker Tenille Arts, "Lonely Weekend," comes...Read more
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