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Nashville notes: Ray Stevens’ fall + Craig Campbell’s cornhole competition

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he's "fully mobile and in good spirits," though he has to wear a neck brace for... Read More.

‘Where We Go’: Thomas Rhett and Marshmello name-check Conway Twitty in new collab

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

With just six words, Marshmello solved the mystery that Thomas Rhett started last week with a "teaser" that was simply a video of him eating marshmallows out of the bag with an instrumental music bed behind it."Where We Go available... Read More.

Country music will make a Country Splash in Cabo Labor Day weekend

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

Riley Green, Jon Pardi, Tucker Wetmore and Diplo will headline Country Splash Sept. 4-6 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.The first country music festival ever to be held on the beach in Cabo will feature nightly shows, sunset acoustic performances and artist-led wellness experiences like... Read More.

Two months after its peak, ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is back for fifth week at #1

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" is proving to have staying power the size of the state it mentions, as the track returns to #1 on Billboard's all-genre Hot 100.This is the fifth nonconsecutive week the song has reigned at #1 on... Read More.

Justin Moore’s #1 across the board with ‘Time’s Ticking’

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

Justin Moore manages to top both major Country Airplay charts this week, as "Time's Ticking" rises to #1 on the Mediabase tally, as well as the previously reported Billboard ranking."It's beyond exciting, and humbling, to celebrate our 14th number 1... Read More.

Miranda Lambert, LBT and Kacey Musgraves join 61st ACMs, with noms coming Thursday

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Kacey Musgraves have been added to the performance lineup as the 61st ACM Awards return to the traditional Sunday time slot on May 17. Kacey will do a song from her upcoming sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere,... Read More.

Ella Langley picked ‘Dandelion’ very deliberately

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

Ella Langley not only chose the title of her second album very deliberately, she decided on Dandelion long ago."I'm so excited for these new songs," she tells ABC Audio. "We've been working so hard on it. ... I've known the title for this record,... Read More.

Nashville notes: Charley Crockett’s Age of the Ram + Corey Kent’s ‘Wannabe’

Monday, April 6 by ABC News

Charley Crockett's 20-song Age of the Ram is out now. It's the culmination of his three-album Sagebrush Trilogy.The latest song from newcomer Emily Ann Roberts, titled "My Future," will arrive on Friday. Corey Kent's set to drop his new track,... Read More.

Hear Cody Johnson step into the ‘Footlights’ with Merle Haggard

Monday, April 6 by ABC News

Cody Johnson's paying tribute to Merle Haggard on what would've been his 79th birthday. It's also the 10th anniversary of his passing. The reigning CMA male vocalist of the year recorded his own version of the legend's self-penned "Footlights," which opens his 1979 album,... Read More.

‘Beautiful Things’: Megan Moroney will ‘Be Unforgettable’ in new cosmetics campaign

Monday, April 6 by ABC News

Megan Moroney is the newest face of Revlon's "Be Unforgettable" campaign, the esteemed cosmetics brand announced on Monday. "This campaign represents a truth I believe in," Megan says in a news release. "Beauty is only one part of what makes someone unforgettable.""There's power in... Read More.

Country

Nashville notes: Ray Stevens’ fall + Craig Campbell’s cornhole competition

‘Where We Go’: Thomas Rhett and Marshmello name-check Conway Twitty in new collab

Country music will make a Country Splash in Cabo Labor Day weekend

Two months after its peak, ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is back for fifth week at #1

Justin Moore’s #1 across the board with ‘Time’s Ticking’

Miranda Lambert, LBT and Kacey Musgraves join 61st ACMs, with noms coming Thursday

Ella Langley picked ‘Dandelion’ very deliberately

Nashville notes: Charley Crockett’s Age of the Ram + Corey Kent’s ‘Wannabe’

Hear Cody Johnson step into the ‘Footlights’ with Merle Haggard

‘Beautiful Things’: Megan Moroney will ‘Be Unforgettable’ in new cosmetics campaign

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