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It's official -- Taylor Swift is a billionaire.Forbes magazine made the declaration on Tuesday by placing her on its annual list of billionaires, with an estimated worth of $1.1 billion. Taylor raked in $1 billion on her Eras tour, with another $200 million in merch sales on top of that. The magazine estimates that the second leg of the tour could earn another billion dollars.There are an estimated 2,781 billionaires in the world. Congrats go out to Jordan Davis and…
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Before he even wraps his Outskirts tour dates, Sam Hunt has announced dates for his Locked Up tour. The summer run kicks off June 28th in Bend, Oregon and includes dates in Canada. Joining him for the 20 city tour are Russell Dickerson and George Birge in the U.S. and Dalton Dover in Canada.The guys will be at Blossom on July 19th. The popularity of '90s country continues, so Terri Clark got some of her friends to join her for her new album, Take Two.The eight-song collection features collaborations with Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Ashley…
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Congratulations go out to Chayce Beckham. It's officially official- the former American Idol winner tops the Mediabase country singles chart this week with "23," giving him his first number-one as a country artist. If you missed out on Dylan Scott's 2022 album Livin' My Best Life, now is your chance to pick up the ramped up collection with several bonus tunes.Dylan just dropped Livin' My Best Life (Still), and among the new songs is the collaboration with Dylan Marlowe "Boys Back Home"
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Tanya Tucker is the next country artist to get a Nashville bar. She is taking over the second floor of Nudie's Honky Tonk and turning it into Tanya Tucker's Tequila Cantina. The venue will feature cantina-inspired cocktails and a new food menu.Tanya Tucker's Tequila Cantina opens on May 2nd, and though they are referring to it as a pop-up, there are no indications that it is temporary. Justin Moore just pressed his greatest hits into a red…
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Yesterday, Sam Hunt announced he will be releasing new music on April 5th in the form of his forthcoming EP, Locked Up.The four-song collection features three tunes co-written by Sam, including "Outskirts" and "Locked Up," which he'll perform on the upcoming CMT Awards. CMT has added another handful of performers to the CMT Awards.Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer join previously announced artists like Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Keith Urban and Trisha Yearwood. Even more performers are expected to be announced in the coming days. The CMT Awards air live from Austin,…
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Trisha Yearwood will receive the inaugural June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award at the upcoming CMT Awards. The award was created to recognize an artist, duo or group, or industry veteran who demonstrates an exceptional dedication to community and their fellow artists. The CMT Awards air live from Austin,Texas on April 7th on CBS. Keith Urban is joining The Voice as this season's Mega Mentor. Keith served as a judge on The Voice Australia in 2011, 2020 and 2022. He was also a judge on American Idol for…
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Congratulations go out to Hardy who rack up his third Mediabase number-one single this week with "Truck Bed." It came up from the number-two spot to grab the top of the chart. The third installment of Hardy's popular Hix Tapes is coming on Friday and this one pays homage to the legendary Joe Diffie.In an Instagram post, Hardy explains that this is the biggest HixTape yet. He and 30 collaborators got together to cover some of Joe's biggest hits, and the collection…
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Even though her debut album just came out last May, Megan Moroney is teasing new music hard on her socials.She is set to tour with Kenny Chesney all summer and will be at Blossom on June 6th. Miranda Lambert and her MuttNation Foundation were presented with a check for $140,000 in Vegas recently. Since her Vegas residency began, one-dollar from every ticket sold has been saved for MuttNation, which helps animal shelters across the country…
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Due to an overwhelming response, Carly Pearce has added a date to her 2025 London show in her run through the U.K. She has also upgraded to larger venues in some cities. She is currently on tour with Tim McGraw in the U.S. Reba's new show keeps getting bigger. Melissa Peterman will join her as-yet-untitled new comedy series on NBC. If you recall, Melissa was also on Reba back in the day as Barbra Jean Booker-Hart, the dental hygienist…
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The first round of performers has been announced for the CMT Awards.So far, Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Sam Hunt will be taking the stage. And it seems likely that host Kelsea Ballerini will also perform during the event as well.The CMT Awards air live from Austin, Texas April 7th on CBS. And speaking of Kelsea, we've seen hints of new music her social media but details have been unknown. Recently, she said while she's still holding back on specifics,…
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Willie Nelson will release his new studio album, The Border, on May 31st. The collection features ten newly recorded studio performances from Willie, his guitar Trigger and his studio musicians. We’re just two weeks away from the release of Kenny Chesney's next album Born. We’re still a month out from the launch of the Sun Goes Down tour with Kenny, Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker. Kenny and Megan will be at Blossom on June 6th.
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Congratulations go out to Thomas Rhett, and Morgan Wallen. The pair top the Mediabase country singles chart this week with "Mamaw's House" jumping up from number-four to number one. Chris Stapleton returns to New York on April 13th for his third appearance on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest. Ryan Gosling will host.
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Ernest announced that he is putting out a new album called Nashville, Tennessee on April 12th. But he is not making us wait for the new music as he released 5 new song yesterday, including his collaboration with Jelly Roll, "I Went to College / I Went to Jail." Dolly Parton has just added a line of home and kitchenware to her brand, including a guitar-shaped mini skillet and cast iron cookware embossed with her image.Dolly's new line will be available…
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