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Alan Jackson Blames Personal ‘Rough Spots’ and Pandemic For 6 Years Between Albums

When Alan Jackson‘s highly-anticipated Where Have You Gone.album is released on Friday, May 14, the record will mark the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s first new project in six years. Jackson’s last album, Angels and Alcohol, was released in 2015, although no one is more surprised than Jackson that the gap has been so long. “It wasn’t intentional,”…

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Thomas Rhett’s Wife Lauren Akins Launches ‘Live in Love’ Podcast

Thomas Rhett’s wife, Lauren Akins, is launching an eight-episode podcast, Live in Love, beginning on Tuesday, May 11. The new podcast coincides with the paperback release of Akins’ memoir, Live in Love, which was originally released last year. In Live in Love, Akins is brutally honest about both the highs and lows of her marriage to Rhett. Although the transparency…

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Kelsea Ballerini ‘Can’t Help But Fangirl’ While Working With Kenny Chesney

They might both be successful country music artists, but Kelsea Ballerini will always be a big, big fan of Kenny Chesney, especially now. Chesney joins Ballerini on her current single, “Half of My Hometown,” a full-circle moment for the 27-year-old. “Part of me just goes, I want to be so present that I don’t want a fangirl. And then…

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Old Dominion’s Matt Ramsey Suffers Collapsed Lung, Broken Rib in Fall

Old Dominion‘s Matt Ramsey is on the mend after suffering some serious injuries from falling off a ladder. Ramsey shared a photo of himself recovering in the hospital, along with a cautionary tale of how his injuries could have been prevented. “How many OD members does it take to change a lightbulb?” Ramsey tweeted. “Well, after a broken rib,…

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Dan + Shay to Resume Touring in 2021 With Rescheduled The (Arena) Tour

Dan + Shay were among the first country music acts to announce they were canceling their entire tour at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and now they will be among the first to resume touring. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney have announced that they will continue their The (Arena) Tour in September, with two new cities included in…

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Hunter Metts Vows to Continue Making Music After Leaving ‘American Idol’

Hunter Metts made it into the Top 7 before being eliminated from American Idol on Sunday, May 8. The Franklin, Tennessee native spoke out on social media after his time on the show ended, vowing to continue making music even though he was eliminated from the reality TV talent show. “I had the time of my life,” Metts posted…

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Dierks Bentley Has ‘Zero Reservations’ About Touring This Year

Dierks Bentley will soon kick off his High Times & Hangover Tour, playing five back-to-back nights of shows in clubs, before launching his Beers on Me Tour in August, playing amphitheaters all over the country. The 2021 tour makes Bentley part of a small, but growing, list of artists who are stepping back into the touring world, as the…

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Miranda Lambert Is ‘Very Involved’ in Upcoming Casa Rosa Restaurant

Miranda Lambert is once again charting new territory, but this time with a restaurant, not her music. The 37-year-old will open Casa Rosa, a restaurant and bar in downtown Nashville, joining the ranks of artists like Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, John Rich and more. “It’s a very big deal to me to represent the female vision of a restaurant/bar…

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Garth Brooks Surprises Steve Wariner at the Grand Ole Opry: WATCH

Steve Wariner celebrated his 25th anniversary of being a member of the Grand Ole Opry over the weekend in a big way. After performing songs like a cover of the Beatles’ “All My Lovin’” and his own “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” Wariner was surprised when Garth Brooks walked out on stage to help celebrate the milestone anniversary….

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