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  • Garth Brooks is getting back to his Roots in Washington, DC
    Garth Brooks' Blame It All on My Roots Tour (Courtesy Garth Brooks/Ticketmaster)Garth Brooks will bring his Blame It All on My Roots Arena Tour to the nation's capital as its fourth stop. The superstar is set to play Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19.All...Read more
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  • Shaboozey crashes California couple's wedding photo
    Shaboozey (Disney/Larry McCormack)Imagine you're taking wedding photos by a river when Shaboozey floats by.That's what happened to a California couple taking photos on their big day in Mammoth Lakes, California.In a video shared on Monday by Southern California wedding planner K. Rose Events, a couple -- who have chosen to...Read more
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  • What's 'happening' to Russell Dickerson? Families, a home reno and s'mores
    Russell Dickerson performs on ABC's ‘CMA Fest presented by SoFi' (Disney/Connie Chornuk)Russell Dickerson's currently out on his Russellmania tour, but he says since the success of his smash hit "Happen to Me," he's noticed something different about his audiences: They're multi-generational."That is the most beautiful thing," he tells ABC Audio....Read more
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  • Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are Ride or Die: Sugarland hits the road
    Sugarland's Ride or Die Tour (Courtesy Sugarland)Two years after going on the Take Me Home Tour with Little Big Town, Sugarland's getting back together to hit the road again. Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will kick off the 26-city Ride or Die Tour Oct. 1 in St. Augustine, Florida, to celebrate...Read more
    Published 23 hours ago
  • 'Don't Come Lookin'' 'cause Jackson Dean's probably on his honeymoon
    Jackson Dean (Disney/Tanner Yeager)Jackson Dean is officially off the market. The "Don't Come Lookin'" hitmaker announced his recent wedding to longtime girlfriend Shannon Miscoll with an Instagram post that simply says, "my wife."It's accompanied by eight photos of the bride and groom, she in an off-the-shoulder gown with a train and...Read more
    Published 1 day ago
  • Taylor Swift to become youngest inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Taylor Swift attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala on June 11, 2026 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Just a few months after she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Taylor Swift will receive the same honor from the Nashville Songwriters Hall...Read more
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  • Lainey Wilson's headed for Congress (the one in Mississippi)
    Lainey Wilson (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Lainey Wilson will play for Congress as her last concert of 2026 — sort of. The reigning CMA entertainer of the year will travel to Philadelphia, Mississippi, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to raise money for Marty Stuart's Congress of Country Music museum and performing arts center. She'll do shows...Read more
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  • Jason Aldean Double[s] Down on heavy metal
    Jason Aldean & Luke Bryan's Double Down Tour 2026 (Live Nation)When Jason Aldean arrives in San Diego Sunday to play his latest Double Down arena show with Luke Bryan, he'll be carrying a big load of metaphorical metal. That's because the RIAA has just cemented another round of sales certifications, beginning...Read more
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  • Koe Wetzel's 'The Night Champion' heads to Sin City
    Koe Wetzel's 'The Night Champion' (Columbia Records)Koe Wetzel's ready to bring The Night Champion to Wranger National Finals Rodeo week in Las Vegas. The "High Road" hitmaker will celebrate his latest album with a special show Friday, Dec. 11, at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Presales kick off Tuesday, before...Read more
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  • 20 years after 'Not Ready to Make Nice,' The Chicks keep 'Taking the Long Way'
    The Chicks' 'Taking the Long Way: 20th Anniversary Edition' (Legacy Recordings)Two decades after the release of their fourth studio album, The Chicks are still Taking the Long Way, both on tour and via vinyl.Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer will kick off their Taking the Long Way 20th Anniversary...Read more
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  • Miranda Lambert puts 'Crisco' on the dance floor at Billy Bob's
    Miranda Lambert's 'Crisco' Release Show (Courtesy Billy Bob's Texas/Miranda Lambert)Miranda Lambert's taking her country disco album to the dance floor of the world's largest honky-tonk.“When I was in the studio recording Crisco, I kept picturing the rhinestone saddle at Billy Bob’s,” Miranda says.  “It’s the perfect visual for a country disco...Read more
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  • Morgan Wallen sets another record at #1, but he 'Had Some Help'
    Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen's "I Can't Love You Anymore" (SAWGOD/Columbia Records)Country powerhouses Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen top the country chart once again, as "I Can't Love You Anymore" rises to #1 on Billboard Country Airplay in only its 15th week. This is Ella's fifth #1 and Morgan's 22nd, following "Don't...Read more
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  • Gavin Adcock's showcasing the 'Workin' Man' at the end of the week
    Gavin Adcock's 'The Day I Hang It Up' (Warner Records Nashville)Gavin Adcock's got a song for the "Workin' Man" — and a video, too. It's something the "Wannabe" hitmaker knows well, since he was raised on a cattle farm in Watkinsville, Georgia.“This song is for working people. The kind of people who...Read more
    Published 5 days ago
  • Catch me 'OUTSIDE': Parker McCollum's 'Live from the Hill Country'
    Parker McCollum's 'Live from the Hill Country' (MCA) Parker McCollum is Live from the Hill Country with three new versions of tracks from his self-titled ACM album of the year.Previously exclusive to Spotify and known as LIVE OUTSIDE, the songs were recorded in late spring of 2025 at H-5 Ranch in...Read more
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  • Brett Young goes back to the beginning to revisit his breakthrough
    'Brett Young (Platinum Edition)' (Blue Highway Records)More than 10 years after the April 2016 release of his breakthrough hit, "Sleep Without You," Brett Young's back with the Platinum Edition of his self-titled debut album. Released in February 2017, the original 12-track record also features his hits "In Case You Didn't Know,"...Read more
    Published 5 days ago

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