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Tenille Townes Announces Charity Concert in Nashville

Tenille Townes will perform a special Giving Tuesday Concert at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on December 1 in partnership with Big Hearts For Big Kids and Hands On Nashville. The full-band show will provide an opportunity for fans to give back, with proceeds from each ticket helping to fund care packages for those without permanent housing. Tickets for the reserved seated show are now on-sale here. Townes is […]

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2020 CMT Music Awards – Winners & Highlights

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Award Winners VIDEO OF THE YEAR Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone” FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone” MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR Luke Bryan – “One Margarita” GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR Old Dominion – “One Man Band” DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go

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Parker McCollum Releases Latest EP, Hollywood Gold

New Music / Rebecca O'Connor

Parker McCollum released his latest EP Hollywood Gold today. McCollum talked about his EP in a recent press conference and we’re excited to share his insights on the new music. Derived from a deep bond with his grandfather, the name specifically relates to his grandfather’s horse from decades ago. “My grandad was one of the

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Paige King Johnson Releases Latest Single “Just Like You”

Interviews, New Music / Rebecca O'Connor

Paige King Johnson released her latest single “Just Like You” today. We’re excited to share the song with you, as well as an exclusive video of her performing the song. Johnson wanted to write a love song with a twist, so she asked her college friend Regan Rousseau, her go-to for love songs, to write

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David Adam Byrnes, New Country Artist to Watch, sits on wooden porch while wearing a red flannel shirt, blue jeans, and a white hat.

Exclusive Premiere – David Adam Byrnes’ “Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud Music”

Interviews, New Music / Rebecca O'Connor

We’re excited to premiere David Adam Byrnes’ latest song, “Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, And Loud Music” off his upcoming album Neon Town. The album will drop this Friday and has a true country sound that fans will appreciate. Deemed “too country for Nashville,” a lot of the songs were actually written while he lived there

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Travis Tritt is Back

Artist News / Jamie Tjornehoj

Updated September 25, 2020. Travis Tritt just dropped “Ghost Town Nation,” the first single from his upcoming album, expected to be released sometime next year. The new album will be his first original album release in over thirteen years. Several of Tritt’s albums are certified platinum or higher and he has amassed 30 million plus

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Amanda Kate Releases Latest Single “Buzzin'”

Artist News, Interviews, New Music / Rebecca O'Connor

We first interviewed Amanda Kate in late 2019 and even selected her for our list of 20 Artists to Watch in 2020. We’re thrilled to announce that she released her latest single “Buzzin’” today and has some exciting projects in the works. Since we last talked, Kate released two videos with an incredibly positive response.

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CMT Music Awards 2020

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The CMT Music Awards will air on Wednesday, October 21 at 8PM ET/7PM CT on CMT with a six-network simulcast across MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land. They’ve announced the nominees and fans have a chance to vote for their favorite artists at vote.cmt.com. The nominees for the “2020 CMT Music

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Luke Combs to Release New Album on October 23.

Artist News, New Music / Rebecca O'Connor

Luke Combs will release his deluxe album, What You See Ain’t Always What You Get on October 23, 2020. The extended edition will feature all 18 songs from What You See Is What You Get as well as five new tracks including “Without You,” a new collaboration with Amanda Shires. See below for complete track list. Combs continues to

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Chris Stapleton to Release New Album – Starting Over

Artist News, New Music / Country Evolution

Chris Stapleton just released the video for “Starting Over,” the title track of his highly-anticipated album, dropping November 13. Stapleton announced the tracklist (below) along with a tour for 2021. The tour features some iconic guest stars, like George Strait and Willie Nelson. STARTING OVER TRACKLIST Starting Over Devil Always Made Me Think Twice Cold When

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