A “Millionaire” in more ways that one: Chris Stapleton collects more sales awards

ABC/Image Group LA On the heels of winning Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Chris Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 1 has now been certified platinum for sales of a million copies.  The second volume recorded at Nashvi...

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Move over, “Blue Tacoma”: It’s a Chevy Blazer that made Russell Dickerson’s dreams come true

ABC/Randy HolmesWhen Russell Dickerson arrived at the party Monday in Nashville to celebrate his first #1, "Yours," he was driving the reward he bought himself to mark the occasion: a vintage SUV. "I've just always loved the Blazer," he explains. "An...

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockFormer San Quentin inmate Merle Haggard scored his first #1 in 1967, with this biographical song that was written by the parents of 1971 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Lynn Anderson. Can you name it? ANSWER: "I'm a Lonesome Fugiti...

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“Woman, Amen”: Dierks Bentley credits his wife Cassidy for “helping me be the man that I am”

ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley penned his latest top ten hit, "Woman, Amen," with Josh Kerr, one of the co-writers behind his 2014 #1, "Drunk on a Plane." "Josh... brought that idea to me," Dierks recalls, "And I heard it, and I just thought, 'I don...

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockEric Church is set to play the Ohana Festival September 28-30 in Dana Point, California. Eddie Vedder, Mumford & Sons, Beck, and Norah Jones are also part of the diverse lineup.  Newcomer Ryan Kinder heads ou...

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Blake Shelton steps into the circle for two special Opry shows during CMA Fest

© Grand Ole Opry/Photo by Chris Hollo For the second year in a row, Blake Shelton will play the Grand Ole Opry on the Thursday night of CMA Fest. Luke Combs, Josh Turner and Country Music Hall-of-Famers the Oak Ridge Boys and Charley Pride will jo...

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Kenny Chesney maps out a spiritual path on “Songs for the Saints,” due July 27

ABC/Image Group LAKenny Chesney’s new album, Songs for the Saints, is coming July 27. Having just launched his Trip Around the Sun trek a couple weekends ago, the new project reflects what’s been going on in the world since Kenny took a b...

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Even winter weather can’t keep Kenny Chesney from setting records on his Trip Around the Sun

Allister AnnEven though there was snow on the ground and the temperature was in the thirties, nearly 44,000 fans still turned out to see Kenny Chesney this weekend in Wisconsin. The crowd at Miller Stadium in Milwaukee is a personal record for the supe...

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Thanks, “Babe”: Taylor Swift sends flowers to Train’s Pat Monahan for co-writing Sugarland’s latest hit

Big MachineAbout five years ago, Taylor Swift and Pat Monahan, the lead singer of rock band Train, co-wrote a song called "Babe," which was never released.  This past fall, Taylor offered the song to Sugarland, for their comeback album Bigger.&nbs...

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