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Taylor Swift has decided not to submit the re-recorded version of her Fearless album for Grammy awards consideration in 2022. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) will also not be submitted for CMA Awards consideration. “After careful consideration, Taylor Swift will not be submitting Fearless (Taylor’s Version) in any category at this year’s upcoming Grammy and CMA Awards,”…

Country superstar Jason Aldean has earned his 23rd No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart after “Blame It on You” topped the list. “Blame It on You” rose from 4th spot to the top position in its 36th week, earning 32.7 million audience impressions, up 9%, according to MRC Data. The song was written by…

Bluegrass and country star Alison Krauss is set to be inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame. In addition to Krauss, Lynn Morris and The Stoneman Family will also be inducted to the Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on September 30 during the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards at the Duke Energy…

Country duo Dan + Shay are set to celebrate the release of their next album Good Things with an outdoor concert in Nashville on August 13. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney will perform at Centennial Park’s Great Lawn on the evening of August 13, the same day Good Things drops. “NASHVILLE! it’s been over a…

Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid festival will return live onstage in September with performances by an all-star lineup that includes Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson & Family, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds and Margo Price. The September 25 event will also feature Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The…

The iHeartCountry Festival is returning to Austin, Texas this fall, bringing together some of the biggest names in country music for live performances. Blake Shelton, Toby Keith, Little Big Town, Jake Owen, Lee Brice, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell and Chase Rice will take the stage at the Frank Erwin Center on October 30. The event,…

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…