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02/02/2016 06:25 PM
Blake Shelton Nabs Nomination at Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards
Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift are among the nominees for Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards, the ultimate fan celebration of the best of everything kids love in pop culture. Announced Tuesday (Feb. 2), the nominees reflect the entertainment that audiences see, play, listen to and read in droves, from movies like Star Wars: The Force...
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02/02/2016 06:21 PM
Nashville Mayor Says Bring Grammy Awards to Music City
The Nashville chapter of the Recording Academy toasted its Grammy nominees for 2016 Monday night (Feb. 1) at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza and heard Nashville Mayor Megan Barry call for the national Grammy awards show to return to Music City. If that happened, it would be a historic return, indeed, since the Grammy ceremonies were broadcast...
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02/02/2016 05:31 PM
Details About Luke Bryan Crashing a Wedding
When Luke Bryan was sound-checking last week for his Crash My Playa show in Mexico, singing one of his tender love songs, there was an actual love story going on at the exact same time. Jake and Allysha — a couple from Wadena, Minnesota — were saying their wedding vows as Bryan’s “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”...
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02/02/2016 02:27 PM
The Six Degrees of Vince Gill
Go get a cup of coffee. Because this is going to take a while. There’s a new website that shows you how connected Vince Gill is to everyone in the music world — in all styles. And I can’t stop typing names into the search bar. It’s that cool. “You may be surprised at just...
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02/02/2016 01:58 PM
EmiSunshine Asks, Tanya Tucker Tells All
Tanya Tucker is 57. EmiSunshine is 11. But that 46-year age gap is completely irrelevant when it comes to country music. In the latest episode of her Americana Corner video series, EmiSunshine gets to ask Tucker all about her own experience with being a child star when she released “Delta Dawn” at only 13. The...
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02/02/2016 12:31 PM
Luke Bryan’s “Home Alone Tonight” Erupts as No. 1 Song
After a six-week residence at the top of Billboard’s country airplay chart, Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man” surrenders that eminence to Luke Bryan’s “Home Alone Tonight” featuring Karen Fairchild. That song assumes the crown after a 14-week climb. Albumwise, Chris Stapleton’s Traveller continues to reign, as it has for months past. According to Nielsen...
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02/01/2016 05:22 PM
Miranda Lambert Spends Weekend Writing
Late Sunday night (Jan. 31), Miranda Lambert told everyone what she’d been up to all weekend: music. Even though gossip magazines love to think that her life is full of drama, drama and more drama, Lambert’s life is really more about just being a songwriter. So that’s what she does. And this weekend, she did...
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02/01/2016 01:59 PM
Jana Kramer, Husband Welcome Baby Girl
Welcome to the world, Jolie Rae Caussin. “Words can’t even begin to describe how much happiness I’m feeling right now,” Jana Kramer told People magazine about how she feels now that her baby is here. “Holding my healthy and beautiful baby girl in my arms is something that’s truly indescribable. Michael (Caussin) and I are...
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02/01/2016 01:46 PM
Carrie Underwood’s Son Takes First Steps in Florida
On Saturday night (Jan. 30) in Florida, Carrie Underwood kicked off her much-anticiapted Storyteller tour. And it sounds like it was worth the wait. She played 22 songs/stories, which lasted nearly two hours on a stage in the very heart of the floor at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. But she didn’t spend all her...
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02/01/2016 09:18 AM
ACM Awards Nominations Announced
With five nominations each, Eric Church and Chris Stapleton are the top contenders at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The nominations were revealed Monday morning (Feb. 1). Church is nominated in five categories, including his first for entertainer of the year. He’s also up for male vocalist, album of the year (Mr....
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02/01/2016 09:02 AM
Radio Nominees Revealed for ACM Awards
CMT After MidNite host Cody Alan is among the nominees for national on-air personality of the year at the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards. Nominees for the national honor were just one category of the ACM’s annual radio awards announced Monday (Feb. 1). The list coincides with the artist nominations 51st annual ACM Awards...
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01/31/2016 12:42 PM
ACM Nominations Will Be Unveiled Monday
Dierks Bentley, who will co-host the awards show with Luke Bryan, will announce the contenders for entertainer of the year, male vocalist, female vocalist, vocal duo, vocal group and album of the year during the news program’s 8 a.m. ET hour. At 8:50 a.m. ET, Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O’Dell will announce the ACM’s nominees...
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01/30/2016 07:39 PM
Redneck Island: The Battle Begins – What You Didn’t See
Thursdays season premiere of Redneck Island was a roller coaster of emotion. We were excited to meet the twelve new contestants, and possible more excited to see our favorites from last season return to be their teammates. The “Slip ‘N Dip” challenge was crazy, but Tessa and Shane came out on top. Cowboy and Deidre,...
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01/29/2016 06:13 PM
Randy Houser’s Skills Exceed His Own Expectations
There’s something about hearing a No. 1 song from just a man and his guitar. Something so, so special. And I had that chance on Thursday night (Jan. 28) on a farm outside of Chicago with Randy Houser and a handful of guests. Man, can Houser sing. That alone made his “Like a Cowboy” song...
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01/29/2016 06:01 PM
Music from Redneck Island: S5E1 – The Battle Begins
Redneck Island: Season 5, Episode 1 – The Battle Begins Dorothy – “Raise Hell” Don’t miss new episodes of Redneck Island: Battle at the Lake this Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. And for exclusive news and video, photo galleries and more, head over to CMT.com, the CMT app, the official Redneck Island Facebook page and...
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01/29/2016 05:47 PM
Who Is That Singing With Jordan Rager?
Jordan Rager might be on to something. The country newcomer has a debut single hitting radio stations in a couple of weeks, and in a sea of songs about the South, he has found a way to stand out: Bring in Jason Aldean. Rager has been singing since he was about 15 — his mom...
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01/29/2016 12:53 PM
Merle Haggard Fighting Pneumonia, Cancels Two Weekend Concerts
Merle Haggard has canceled two concerts this weekend in New Mexico as a result of a continuing battle with double pneumonia. His son posted a message via social media regarding the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s condition. Clear up something. Dad isn't sick again, he's just still recovering from pneumonia. Takes awhile to get...
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01/29/2016 11:51 AM
Loretta Lynn Profiled in Upcoming PBS Documentary
Get ready to see Loretta Lynn like you’ve never seen her before. According to People magazine, the trailblazing singer will be profiled in American Masters — Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl, an upcoming PBS documentary coming out, filled with home movies and performances, along with interviews with famous friends and fans like Miranda Lambert,...
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01/28/2016 02:04 PM
Julianne Hough: Obsessed With Shania Twain
They say you never forget your first. For Julianne Hough, hers was country music. Specifically, Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” That’s the first song Hough ever obsessed about, she says in a little video on Twitter to promote her upcoming performance in the Grease: Live! airing Sunday night (Jan. 31) on the...
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01/28/2016 01:38 PM
Kacey Musgraves: “It’s a Long Story”
At a recent Kacey Musgraves show in Texas, she got serious for a second about the struggles she had to overcome when she first moved to Nashville. Namely, a friend who stole all her things, including her underwear. “It’s a long story,” she warned the crowd. But then she told it anyway. “When I first...
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01/28/2016 12:24 PM
Carrie Underwood’s Mobile Gym
Carrie Underwood’s upcoming tour just got pumped up in a big way. The singer’s “new tour toy” is a mobile gym so incredible you’ll want to quit your life and hit the road with her. Underwood shared a photo on Instagram with the caption “now I can work out anywhere,” adding that her new motto...
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01/28/2016 12:17 AM
Party Down South: A Little Bit With Lil’ Bit
Lil' Bit, the small but feisty blonde of Party Down South season 1 and 2, has been out of the reality show game for a bit, but that doesn't mean she hasn't been up to a lot.
01/27/2016 03:44 PM
Redneck Island: 8 Reasons We’re Pumped for Season 5
With only one day left to wait, we are counting down the minutes and counting up the reasons why we’re excited for the new season of Redneck Island. That’s all for now, y’all! Don’t miss the premiere of Redneck Island: Battle at the Lake this Thursday (Jan. 28) at 10 p.m. ET/PT. And for exclusive...
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