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Nashville News: Thursday, 8/11 Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Linehas been on his hiatus from social media for a month, and he isn't ready to go back to posting on his personal accounts just yet. He says "It's just kind of a cleanse if you will. Someone said that earlier. I think it's a cool analogy. I was spending a lot of time on it and I said, man, I need to have a little reality check. It was healthy for me personally. For how long, I don't really know." Tyler says he does help out with the Florida Georgia Line account. Lady Antebellum have been tapped to host and perform at the 10th annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 30th. Also performing will be Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Maren Morris, Cole Swindell and Keith Urban. Those being honored include Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Eddie Rabbitt,Tanya Tucker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Jimmy Webb, Little Big Town and The Statler Brothers. Jason Aldean will accept the ACM's Triple Crown Award for winning the New Male Vocalist, Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year award throughout his career. The show will be taped on August 30th and air on September 9th on CBS.
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Nashville News: Friday, 8/5 John Rich plans to open two Redneck Riviera bars by the end of the year. One will be on Lower Broadway in Nashville and the other will be next to Bally's in Las Vegas. The two locations will feature food, music and a Heroes Bar, which will be staffed by veterans and offer a first free drink to veteran patrons. The Redneck Riviera brand includes a line of clothing and boots for both men and women. Country newcomer William Michael Morgan is slated to debut his first major label album, Vinyl, early this fall. The project will feature his current single, “I Met a Girl,” which recently broke into the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart and continues to climb. That track was penned by Sam Hunt, though William’s rendition has roots deeper in the traditional country sound. Vinyl is set for release on Sept. 30.
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Nashville News: Thursday, 7/28 Everyone is talking about "Vice.” It is Miranda's first single off her forthcoming sixth album and the first song she has released since her divorce from Blake Shelton. Miranda co-wrote the song withJosh Osborne and Shane McAnally, who also co-wrote Dierks Bentley's latest single, "Different for Girls.” Miranda wraps up Kenny Chesney's Spread the Love tour next month. She was also just named one of Forbes's highest-earning country artists, raking in $18 million in 2016. She is also on her Keeper of the Flame tour while working on her forthcoming album. She will be at Blossom tonight with Kip Moore and Brothers Osborne! Still the King is officially coming back for season 2 on CMT. The show features Billy Ray Cyrus as Vernon Brown, AKA “Burnin’ Vernon,” a scandal-ridden washed up one-hit wonder who is kicked out of country music, only to emerge 20 years later as the second best Elvis impersonator. It is CMT’s highest rated original series to date.
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Nashville News: Friday, 7/22 Carrie Underwood doesn't post many pictures of her son in which you can see his face -- most pictures are usually taken from behind. But in a new post onInstagram, you can almost see him full-on. Little Isaiahlooks like he's getting ready to work out with mom. Carrie captioned the photo: "He soaks in the sunshine ...and I realize that he is mine... I don't deserve such sweetness!" Sam Hunt is elaborating a bit more about the kind of woman in his new song “Make You Miss Me.” He said in a recent interview, “This sentiment came out of knowing a girl — and girls in general — who tend to be very into something one minute and over it the next. And not really ever having been in a relationship with a guy, because she was over before it could get started.”So this song is from the man’s perspective and how he is not going to let that happen. He said, “He’s gonna be memorable. It’s implied that he wants to make her miss him the way that he misses her when she’s not with him.” Sam wrote the tune with Josh Osborne andOld Dominion’s Matt Ramsey. It’s the fifth single from his debut studio album, Montevallo.
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Nashville News: Friday, 7/15 Miranda Lambert has confirmed the title of her new single, “Vice.” Rumors are rampant that the single will see official release on Monday, and there has been some speculation that her upcoming sixth studio album will be titled Records I Never Heard, but neither Miranda nor her label have confirmed any of those reports. She has said that she has beenhard at work on new musicthat she hopes to release by mid-summer. Craig Morgan's son Jerry will be laid to rest on Saturday in Nashville -- and a big honor has been created in his name. To celebrate his life, family and friends set up a scholarship fund that will honor Jerry's energy, athleticism and love of life. Scholarships will support student athletes at Dickson County High School -- especially those with dyslexia.
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Nashville News: Thursday, 7/7 Kenny Chesney is pushing back the release of his new album, Some Town Somewhere, to October 28th. It was originally scheduled to come out on Friday. Kenny wants the album to be perfect -- and that means adding a woman's voice to "Setting the World on Fire." So he called his new friend, the pop star Pink. Kenny says, “Pink's voice holds so many feelings all at the same time: joy, desire, a bit of toughness, a little hurt. She’s an incredible singer and has this great tone that shines but has a little wear to it, but doesn’t sound beat up." He says adding her to the song brought the track to a whole new level. Miranda Lambert has closed her bed and breakfast in Oklahoma. A notice posted on The Ladysmith'swebsite says it is closed and has new management. There is no indication when it will reopen. She previously shuttered her Pink Pistol Boutique, which is in the same town. Blake Sheltonbought the property on which the boutique was located and says he has plans for it. The Pink Pistol store Miranda owns in Lindale, Texas is in the process of expanding. Blake filed for divorce from Miranda one year ago Wednesday.
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Nashville News: Friday, 7/1 Kelsea Ballerini has already cut six songs for the follow-up to her debut album, The First Time. And seeing as she’s done a lot of living over the last few years, songwriting has become a whole different experience. She is older now and it is more authentic. There’s no word yet on when Kelsea's new album will come out. Chris Young announced via Facebook Live that he is working on a Christmas album. He broke the news direct from the studio with his producer and co-writer and two friends dressed as Santa Claus and an elf. He said, “I am so excited. You guys know Christmas is one of my favorite times of year. I have so many Christmas songs I want to do, it was hard to narrow it down to this album.” Chris has not yet revealed a release date for his Christmas project, but he’s clearly in the holiday spirit.
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Nashville News: Thursday, 6/23 Brett Eldredge has released the video for his new single, "Wanna Be That Song." He filmed the clip at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Brett plays a '40s baseball star in the clip. He tells People, "I wanted to do a storyline that captures those big moments in your life that you never forget -- that shape you into who you are. I remember as a kid saying, 'One day I'm going to go onstage and sing in front of thousands of people,' back when I was singing in front of 10. This video is another version of what I envisioned -- and home plate brings it full circle." Kellie Pickler parted ways with her record label Black River Entertainment. She signed with them back in 2012. Kellie was a top 6 finalist on American Idol and the season 16 winner of Dancing With the Stars in 2013. She currently stars with her husband, Kyle Jacobs on the CMT reality series “I Love Kelly Pickler” and she is working on a View like show in Nashville produced by Faith Hill.
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Nashville News: Thursday, 6/16 Reba McEntire seems to be enjoying the single life. She's been travelling and working with her team -- who are coming up with some fresh, new ideas for her career -- as well as spending time with family and friends. She just returned from a vacation in the Canadian Rockies. Reba and Brooks and Dunnhead back to Vegas for more shows this fall. Drake White will release his long-anticipated debut album on Dot Records later this summer. Titled Spark, the 12-track album will be available Aug. 19 and includes his current single, “Livin’ the Dream.” Drake says, “Since we began this journey — working on the album — I knew I wanted the title to be Spark. The idea of starting a fire from a tiny spark has always been so intriguing to me. That’s the way I have always lived my life; starting with a small plan and then it becomes this dream I didn’t even know to dream.” Drake wrote 10 of the album’s 12 tracks.
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Nashville News: Friday, 6/10 Steven Tyler's long-awaited country album is almost here. We're All Somebody From Somewhere will be released on July 15th. He says, “Country music is the new rock and roll. It’s not just about porches, dogs and kicking your boots up. It's a whole lot more. It's about being real. And nothing is more real than understanding We’re All Just Somebody From Somewhere.” Lots of country singers received gold status recently for their singles selling over 500,000 copies and downloads. Gold single honors went to Tim McGraw for “Humble and Kind,” Dierks Bentley for “Somewhere on a Beach,” Jon Pardi for “Head Over Boots,” Florida Georgia Line for “Confession,” and Thomas Rhett for “Die A Happy Man.”
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Nashville News: Friday, 6/3 Kacey Musgraves is celebrating Christmas in June! She turned to Instagram to give an early holiday announcement. She posted, “It might be June but we’re getting festive! Be expecting a very special Christmas record for all you little elves comin’ out just in time to stuff your stockings. Put it on your lists! That’s all for now!” A huge congratulations is in order for country duoWaterloo Revival, as they announced recently that they have signed with Show Dog Nashville. Waterloo Revival were previously signed to Big Machine Records. They join Show Dog Nashville acts including Toby Keith. Toby said, “I heard their music and thought man, they would be great on Show Dog. I haven’t signed any bands in a long time and they inspired me to start doing that again.”
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Nashville News: Thursday, 5/26 Miranda Lambert is closing her Pink Pistol boutique in Oklahoma and moving the entire operation to her hometown of Lindale, Texas, where she opened a store a few years ago. She says, “It feels full circle to have everything under one 'roof' basically where it all began in my hometown of Lindale. Sometimes you need to close a chapter to build on a new beginning or go back home." The Lindale location will move to a bigger space and should be open around Labor Day. Carrie Underwood looks real good on the cover of Us Weekly’s Best Bodies issue. Inside, she reveals the secret to her famous legs. She says, “I like squats, lunges. If I go for a jog and I meet up with a good hill, I will lunge up the hill.” Carrie says she feels better now at 33 than she did when she was 20 because she takes better care of herself. She is once again set to co-host the CMA Awards with Brad Paisley for the 9th time on November 2nd.
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Nashville News: Friday, 5/20 Blake Shelton withThe Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett have all landed performance spots on theCMT Music Awards. Also performing will be special guests Brett Eldredgeand Maren Morris. The show will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on June 8th. Less than a year after his divorce form his his wife Lacey, Jake Owen thought he'd be putting together an album of break-up songs. Instead, he's singing about love on his new album, American Love. He says, “I started down that path and then I realized that, for me, making music is about feeling as good as the listeners that get to hear it. I have to make an album that I enjoy singing every night.” Though it wasn't intentional, the 11 songs on the album represent love in all of its forms. Chris Stapleton makes an appearance on American Love, which comes out July 29th.
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