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The Academy of Country Music has announced the return of its annual ACM Party for a Cause benefiting ACM Lifting Lives. The charity event is debuting for the first time ever in Nashville, Tennessee. ACM Party for a Cause will feature live performances by Lee Brice, Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton, Sam Hunt, Old Dominion and…

Country crooner Blake Shelton and wife Gwen Stefani performed a relatively small, intimate show at the Ole Red Bar in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, on Thursday, July 15. The newly wedded couple, who got married this July after nearly 6 years of dating, performed a mini-set for their audience, which included the song “Happy Anywhere” from Shelton’s…

Dolly Parton’s 2020 Christmas movie, Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square, has earned two Emmy nominations. The film, which was released on Netflix, was directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen and produced by Magnolia Hill Productions and Parton’s Sandollar Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. In addition to being up for the Outstanding Choreography…

Three young men have died and two others are in critical condition in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning on the campgrounds at Michigan’s Faster Horses Festival. The victims, in their 20s, were found dead inside a travel trailer parked at the campgrounds of the country music festival on Saturday. “Another tragedy at Faster Horses,” the Lenawee…

Dustin Lynch released two new tracks “Pasadena” and “Not Every Cowboy” on Friday (July 16), marking his first music since the release of his fourth album, Tullahoma, which came out in early 2020. In “Not Every Cowboy,” Lynch tries to convince his love interest that he is different from a typical cowboy, assuring her that…

Country singer-songwriter Cody Johnson has released two new tracks from his forthcoming album. Titled “God Bless the Boy (Cori’s Song)” and “Stronger,” the new songs deal with intensely personal themes relating to family, with the former being an ode to Cori, one of the singer’s two young daughters. “I hope his daddy is teaching him…

Ashley Monroe has shared a stunning cover of Bryan Adams’ 1991 hit “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You.” Monroe shared the cover after recently revealing that she has been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. She teamed up with rising country songstress Brittney Spencer and producer Tyler Cain on guitar for the heartfelt…

Country superstar Tanya Tucker has been forced to cancel her concerts for the rest of July after she underwent emergency hip surgery due to a fracture. In a statement posted to social media, Tucker wrote to her fans, “Hey loves. My hip has been giving me hell for a while now and the docs discovered…

CMT has announced that a star-packed special celebrating the life and legacy of country music titan Charley Pride will air on CMT on August 25. Country stars Garth Brooks and Luke Combs are among the artists paying tribute to Pride during the 90-minute special, titled “CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride.” Other performers who will take the…

Dan + Shay have announced that their brand new album Good Things will be released on August 13. The country mega-stars also shared the title track and an accompanying music video, directed by their frequent collaborator Patrick Tracy. The hit-making duo performed “Good Things” and more songs live as they headlined NBC’s Citi Music Series…