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Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockRunaway June's Hannah Mulholland married longtime boyfriend Ian Jay this weekend in California. Tim McGraw will headline the Coastal Country Jam Saturday, April 6 in Huntington Beach, California. If you missed Kacey M...

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Sad songs say so much: Maren Morris explains her very different vision for “Rich”

ABC/Mark LevineYou'd probably never guess from listening to it, but Maren Morris originally envisioned her bouncy, upbeat hit "Rich" as a sad song. "'Rich' initially was intended to be sort of a heartbreaking moment on the record," she explains. "And...

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“American Idol” and the CMA Awards give one aspiring artist the chance to skip the audition and go straight to Hollywood

ABC/Craig SjodinThanks to the CMA Awards, you can skip the traditional American Idol audition and go straight to Hollywood. This week, ABC launches the American Idol CMA Contest, which goes through Sunday, October 14. To enter, all you have to do is p...

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Carrie times two: Carrie Underwood books “Jimmy Kimmel” after her AMA performance

ABC/Image Group LAYou can get a double dose of Carrie Underwood Tuesday night on ABC. Not only is Carrie set to perform on the American Music Awards on October 9, she’ll also sing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! later that same night. The AMAs kick off at ...

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“We Owned the Night”: Lady A and Darius Rucker wrap the Summer Plays On trek

Reid Long After a fun-filled summer on the road, the Summer Plays On Tour has officially played out. Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker wrapped up their co-headlining trek this weekend with a string of dates on the East Coast with opener Russell Dickers...

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Watch now: Dierks Bentley braves the rattlesnakes for his “Burning Man” video with Brothers Osborne

ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley and his tour mates Brothers Osborne traveled to California’s Salton Sea to shoot the new video for their top twenty hit, “Burning Man.” “This song is a personal reflection and it was important to...

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Thomas Rhett, Kelsea, Kane, FGL and Carrie set to take the stage at the American Music Awards

Dick Clark ProductionsTaylor Swift will kick off the 2018 American Music Awards Tuesday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. But you’ll want to be sure to stick around, because plenty of her friends from Nashville are coming up later...

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With CMA nods and comparisons to Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs is feeling no pressure about his second album

ABC/Randy HolmesLuke Combs' This One's for You is the fastest-selling debut album to go platinum since Chris Stapleton's Traveller record.  Next month, Luke and Chris will go head to head for the Male Vocalist at the CMA Awards, but Luke says be...

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockIn 1975, Freddy Fender went to #1 on both the country and pop charts with this song. Can you name Fender's very first chart topper? ANSWER: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls." Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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