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This summer Billy Ray Cyrus had an inescapable pop-culture hit. This week, his new country single can barely get arrested. When “Chevys and Fords” was shipped to radio for airplay consideration (“going for adds” in country-radio parlance), only six stations who report to monitoring service Mediabase put it into rotation. …

Luke Combs pours them back with abandon on his new song “1, 2 Many,” which features on the North Carolina singer’s upcoming album, What You See Is What You Get, out November 8th. Combs began performing “1, 2 Many” while on tour this year, often noting the song was indebted …

In September 1989, Wellsville, Kansas, native Chely Wright made the first of many appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, a venue that would become an important touchstone in her career. But after coming out as a lesbian in 2010, Wright, now 48, went more than nine years without an invitation …

Dolly Parton‘s surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival on Saturday night wasn’t just an emotional moment for the crowd, but the artists too. Prior to Parton taking the stage, she gathered the visibly moved Highwomen — the new group of Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Natalie Hemby, and Maren Morris …

The music, friendship, and hardships of country greats Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn are examined in the trailer for the new film Patsy & Loretta, which premieres on Lifetime October 19th. Megan Hilty (The Good Wife, 9 to 5: The Musical) stars as Cline, who preceded Lynn (played by Jessie …

Keith Urban famously abandoned his six string for live performances of the 2015 single “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” singing the melody while he picked out the song’s strutting bass groove. The 2018 CMA Entertainer of the Year is holding down the low end yet again in the new …

The passage of time was a heavy presence in singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters’ breakout single “Ten Year Town,” in which she reflected on the sweat equity and lack of guarantees when chasing a musical career. In another Whitters’ song, “The Days,” time is still a central figure, but in this case …

Luke Bryan will once again bring his live show to small farming communities. The country music star and American Idol judge for the past two seasons has announced dates and towns for his 2019 Farm Tour. The annual fall run will play six cities, kicking off September 26th in Marshall, …

The CMT Music Awards have expanded their talent lineup with a number of collaborations. Brandi Carlile, who co-produced Tanya Tucker‘s upcoming album While I’m Livin‘, will team up with the “Delta Dawn” country veteran for a performance. Brett Young and Boyz II Men will reprise their CMT Crossroads mash-up. Sheryl …

Brooks & Dunn will re-create songs off their new album Reboot for a taping of CMT Crossroads. Taping June 4th on an outdoor stage in downtown Nashville during CMA Fest week, the episode will premiere on the cable network later in the month. The Reboot project, released in April, pairs …