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Millport Country Music Festival

Millport Country Music Festival to return for their 26th outing as a festival on August 21-22

Millport Country Music Festival will be returning once again and will take form as a two-day festival for 2020, with it taking place on August 21-22. The festival, which has seriously helped grow country music within Scotland, was previously a three-day festival, but will be aiming to maintain the quality of previous years and condense …

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ACM Awards 2020

Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris lead the way with five nominations each for ACM Awards 2020

The nominees for the ACM Awards 2020 have been released, with Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris both set for a busy night with five nominations each. Rhett has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for ‘Center Point Road’ and Video of the Year for Remember You …

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Country in the Afternoon

Country in the Afternoon to return in May for third edition, with Blake O'Connor and John Gurney headlining

Country in the Afternoon will be returning to the Half Moon in Putney for a third time between May 16-17, with Blake O’Connor and John Gurney headlining. Tickets are on sale for the Saturday here and the Sunday here. The first Country in the Afternoon premiered in 2019 and was a huge hit, to the …

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The Rising

The Rising share their studio version country cover of 2004 Girls Aloud hit 'Love Machine'

The Rising have released a studio version of their cover of Love Machine by Girls Aloud, which represents the first phase of a new strategy from the trio. You can listen to the song here. Made up of Chantelle McAteer and Chris Logan, the band are now operating predominantly as a duo and their new strategy …

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Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson to release new solo album 'First Rose of Spring' on April 24

Just a year after his last release, Willie Nelson will be putting out a new album on April 24, which will be titled ‘First Rose of Spring’. You can pre-order the album here. Last summer, iconic star Nelson released ‘Ride Me Back Home’, of which the title track won Best Country Solo Performance at the …

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Haley & Michaels

Haley & Michaels release hit single 'Drinking About You' in the UK ahead of C2C 2020

Nashville based duo Haley & Michaels have released their first UK radio single in the shape of fan favourite Drinking About You. You can listen to the song here. The song was co-written with Jeff Cohen (Sugarland, The Shires) and Zach Abend (Chris Lane, Filmore) and had gained a fair bit of traction in the US …

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O&O

O&O unveil brand new electric guitar driven single in the shape of 'Dancing on the Floor'

Fast rising duo O&O have released another new single in the shape of Dancing on the Floor, which has arrived a couple of months after their last release. You can listen to the track here. Dancing on the Floor arrives hot on the heels of the last song that the duo – made up of Obadiah Jones …

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Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire returns to Universal Music Group Nashville after 11-year absence

Iconic country music star Reba McEntire has returned to Universal Music Group Nashville after an 11-year stint away from the label. McEntire‘s hugely successful first 32 years as an artist were on UMG Nashville labels Mercury and then MCA Records, where she experienced 33 Number One singles and sold over 56 million albums. In 2009, …

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Kate Kelly

Nashville based artist Kate Kelly shifts her musical direction on new single 'Quiet as a Mouse'

Upcoming Nashville based artist Kate Kelly has released her latest track Quiet as a Mouse, which sees her venture down a different musical path. You can watch the video below. [wpdevart_youtube]TnMJAR9odkE[/wpdevart_youtube] Kelly, whose previous releases in the ‘New Heartbeat EP’ and her debut album ‘The Wonder of it All’ were very much influenced by soul …

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