Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day and it pays: “Forbes” says Luke Bryan is country’s top earner

ABC/Craig SjodinWho’s made the most money in country music over the past year? According to Forbes’ 2018 list of “The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities,” the answer is Luke Bryan. The “Sunrise, Sunburn, Suns...

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Brett Eldredge “smokes out” Chicago, with a record-setting performance in his home state

Warner Music NashvilleIllinois native Brett Eldredge set a one-day attendance record this past Saturday, as he returned to the Windy City Smokeout in Chicago. “I played the very first Windy City Smokeout five years ago and I knew coming...

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Island Strong: Kenny Chesney & the No Shoes Nation shotski that survived Hurricane Irma

Blue Chair Bay/Columbia Nashville If you're not familiar with a shotski -- basically a ski with several shot glasses attached to it -- all you need do to get a look at one is check out the cover of Kenny Chesney's Live in No Shoes Nation album. The ...

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Kathy Mattea scored four number-ones at the height of her popularity: "Goin' Gone," "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses," "Come from the Heart," and "Burnin' Old Memories." Though sh...

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“Coming Home”: How Keith Urban’s conspiring to give the late Merle Haggard his first #1 since the 80s

ABC/Mark Levine If Keith Urban's top-five hit "Coming Home" makes it to the top of the chart, it'll be the first #1 for the late Merle Haggard since 1987's "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star." The latest single from Graffiti U was inspired by Merle's 1968 cl...

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock The new album from two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Kathy Mattea arrives September 7. Though the Kickstarter campaign for the independent record Pretty Bird is already fully funded, you ca...

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