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Nelly’s Heartland is his first full country project, but it was a decade-and-a-half in the making
Records/ColumbiaOn Friday, rapper Nelly did something he’s been hoping to do for about 16 or 17 years: He released a country-flavored album. That’s his new project Heartland...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

Ashley McBryde brings Eric Church to the stage for an unforgettable surprise at her sold-out show in Nashville
Katie Kay’sAshley McBryde is currently one night into her three-night headlining stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and on Thursday night, she kicked those shows off with a bang, ...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

Jimmie Allen is “Big in a Small Town” with his theme song for Netflix’s ‘Titletown High’
BBR Music GroupJimmie Allen is savoring the simple life in his new song, “Big in a Small Town,” a laid-back and easygoing track that arrived on Friday. In its lyrics, the singer sings...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

Ryan Hurd sets his sights on his 15-track debut album, ‘Pelago‘
Sony Music NashvilleAfter years of being one of Nashville’s most in-demand country songwriters and a steadily rising artist in his own right, Ryan Hurd has announced the release of his...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

‘The Comeback’: Zac Brown Band announce a new album, celebrating success stories and human resilience
Warner Music Nashville/Home Grown MusicZac Brown Band will return this fall with a new, 15-song album that’s all about the resilience of the human spirit. Called The Comeback, the proj...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

Kacey Musgraves drops second song off ‘star-crossed,’ shares plans to play the MTV VMAs
Adrienne RaquelKacey Musgraves continues to roll out new music this week, unveiling another new song off her recently-announced star-crossed album. That song is “justified,”...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

Country star trivia
Thirty-one years ago today, Garth Brooks released his second studio album, which would become one of his most career-defining projects ever. The track list included enduring hits like &ldquo...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

Michael Ray got his 'Higher Education' "in the middle of this rock and fiddle thing"
Warner Music NashvilleMichael Ray's Higher Education falls somewhere between classic country and Southern rock. Its track list still includes self-penned cuts like the autobiograp...
Stephen Hubbard Aug 27, 2021

Nashville notes
In case you missed it, Chris Stapleton stopped by Late Night with Seth Myers this week to perform his version of Guy Clark’s “Worry B Gone.” The song is incl...
Carena Liptak Aug 27, 2021

Tim McGraw shares lessons learned on marriage, sobriety and parenthood: "Love is a 360 degree thing"
Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesTim McGraw shares a list of his biggest life lessons and humblest moments in a new Esquire interview, including the rock-bottom day when he turned to his wife a...
Carena Liptak Aug 26, 2021
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