Parker McCollum Is The Latest Addition To Apple Music’s ‘Up Next’ Artist Program

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MCA NASHVILLE’s PARKER McCOLLUM is the latest addition to APPLE MUSIC’s “Up Next” artist program, an initiative aimed to showcase rising artists. Each month, APPLE MUSIC’s editorial team selects a rising artist to promote on the platform. The artist program includes an APPLE MUSIC short film, an interview with one of the APPLE MUSIC RADIO hosts, a performance on ABC’s “JIMMY KIMMEL Live!” and more to introduce and raise awareness about the up-and-coming artist to APPLE MUSIC listeners.

Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Blake Shelton And More Set To Perform On The 55th Annual CMA Awards

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Eric Church announcement of not one, not TWO , BUT THREE albums to be released in April in what seems to be quickly becoming a creative trend on the heels of a near-year-long-lockdown during the pandemic.

ERIC CHURCH, DAN + SHAY and BLAKE SHELTON are among the first round of artists announced as performers for the 55th Annual CMA AWARDS, set for WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th at NASHVILLE’s BRIDGESTONE ARENA. JIMMIE ALLEN, BROTHERS OSBORNE, MICKEY GUYTON, ASHLEY McBRYDE and CARLY PEARCE are also slated to perform on the show, which will air live on ABC from 7-10p (CT).

Breland To Host Debut Episode Of ‘Spotify: Discover This’ Podcast

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Country artist BRELAND is the guest host for the debut episode of the new “SPOTIFY: Discover This” podcast, “Expanding the Sound of Country Music.” Joining him in the conversation are fellow Country artists SHANIA TWAIN, LAUREN ALAINA and LILY ROSE, as well as BRITTANY SPENCER, SPOTIFY’S Head of Artist and Label Partnerships in NASHVILLE. The four discuss a variety of topics surrounding Country music’s past, present and future, including the significance of ’90s Country music today and much more on the episode.

Tune In Alert: Amy Grant on The Kelly Clarkson Show Oct 18th

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Tune In Alert: Amy Grant on The Kelly Clarkson Show Oct 18th

Six-time GRAMMY-winner AMY GRANT will perform her 90s smash, “Good For Me” on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW today, Monday, October 18th. The track was the fourth consecutive Top Five Adult Contemporary single and Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 single.  THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW is produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios, and is the highest rated talk show to debut in seven years. To find out where to watch, visit https://www.kellyclarksonshow.com/exclusives/where-to-watch.

Jimmie Allen Welcomes Third Child

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Jimmie Allen and Wife Alexis

Congratulations to country star Jimmie Allen on the arrival of his third child, Zara James Allen over the weekend. Zara and mamma Alexis are doing well, and the we wish them the very best going forward in life. It is the second child for the couple, who welcomed daughter NAOMI BETTIE in 2019. ALLEN also has a seven-year-old son, AADYN, from a previous relationship.

Luke Bryan To Host ‘The 55th Annual CMA Awards’

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Country superstar LUKE BRYAN has been tapped to host “The 55th Annual CMA AWARDS,” marking his first time hosting the show. Set for WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th at NASHVILLE’s BRIDGESTONE ARENA, the show will air live on ABC from 7-10p (CT). BRYAN takes over for 2020 hosts REBA McENTIRE and DARIUS RUCKER. Continue reading Luke Bryan To Host ‘The 55th Annual CMA Awards’→

Ryan Hurd tells Apple Music about his debut album ‘Pelago,’ going from songwriter to recording artist, and more on Today’s Country Radio

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Ryan Hurd tells Apple Music about songwriting and debut album ‘Pelago'

Ryan Hurd joins Kelleigh Bannen on Today’s Country Radio to discuss his journey of going from a Nashville songwriter to recording artist, and, ultimately, releasing his debut album ‘Pelago.’ They also chat about the origin of his massive hit “Chasing After You” featuring his wife, Maren Morris.

Weekend Listening: Jason Boland and the Stragglers – The Light Saw Me – Title Track from New Album

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Jason Boland and the Stragglers - The Light Saw Me - Title Track from New Album

Renowned singer-songwriter Jason Boland announced his eccentric sci-fi concept album The Light Saw Me, released December 3 via Thirty Tigers. Produced by GRAMMY award-winner, Shooter Jennings, it blends country influences from across the cosmos. Crunchy guitars, psychedelic pedal steel and roaring fiddles soundtrack his vivid sci-fi storytelling. Boland recounts the tale of a cowboy living in Texas in the late 1890s who is abducted by aliens and thrust into the future by a century, returning in the 1990s with no perception that any time has passed, searching for his wife who is no longer of this world. Boland debuted title track and video for “The Light Saw Me,” which he premiered via FLOOD MAGAZINE who praised the new record and whilst referencing the movie Cowboys & Aliens,  stated, “While the title track from Jason Boland’s newly unveiled LP with The Stragglers may share the general premise of this over-the-top sci-fi blockbuster, in a way he kind of flips the idea on its head.”

Weekend Listening: Reba to Renew her “Living & Learning” Podcast for Second Season on Spotify!

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Reba's Living & Learning podcast on Spotify

Spotify announced that THE Reba McEntire is returning for the second season of her podcast Living & Learning with Reba McEntire on 10/25! Hosted by the beloved country music icon, Living & Learning with Reba McEntire is inspired and informed by the way Reba approaches life: with an insatiable curiosity, dedication to expanding her knowledge, and reliance on her own lived experience. Each week, Reba will tackle numerous topics through informative and intriguing conversations with a variety of celebrity guests.