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Rob Mayes

Rob Mayes releases original song in 'Building Us' as well as cover of Lewis Capaldi's 'Someone You Loved'

Rob Mayes has made his first notable foray of 2020 with the release of Building Us and a cover of Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved. You can watch an audio video of Building Us below. [wpdevart_youtube]lmNxZRLtA-4[/wpdevart_youtube] Mayes has been very busy in the country music world releasing a raft of singles and Building Us – which was written with …

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Ida Mae

Ida Mae announce UK and Ireland headline tour commencing on April 21, including date at Bush Hall

Upcoming Americana duo Ida Mae will be heading out on a six-date tour in April, including a headline slot at Bush Hall in London. Tickets go on sale on January 31 at 10am here. The pair – made up of husband and wife Chris and Stephanie –have had success with their debut album ‘Chasing Lights’, …

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Tanya Tucker

Tanya Tucker takes home Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Album

Some 47 years after her first nomination, Tanya Tucker has finally won a Grammy Award as she took home both Best Country Song and Best Country Album. Tucker’s luck with the Grammys has largely been unfortunate, with the iconic country artist having been nominated 10 times without success over the years, but that has now …

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Brandy Clark

Brandy Clark to release her third solo studio album 'Your Life is a Record' on March 3

Brandy Clark will release her third solo album, titled ‘Your Life is a Record’, on March 3, which will be her first album in almost four years. You can pre-order it here. Clark’s last record, ‘Big Day in a Small Town’ was released in June 2016 and people can already get a taster for the …

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Gene Watson

Gene Watson becomes the latest artist to be invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry

Some 55 years after making his first appearance there, Gene Watson was formally asked to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry on January 17. The 76-year-old – who was introduced by Vince Gill that night as “one of the greatest country singers that’s walked the earth” – performed Sometimes I Get Lucky and Forget  and Nothing …

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Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini announces that her third album will be titled 'kelsea' and is out on March 20

Kelsea Ballerini has revealed that her third solo album will be titled ‘kelsea’ and that it will be released on March 20. The album will be available to pre-order and pre-save on January 24 via her website. The album will be Ballerini’s first since she released ‘Unapologetically’ in 2017 and will feature 2019 single homecoming queen?, …

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CMT

CMT to have equal parity for female artists when it comes to broadcasting music videos, effective immediately

Country Music Television (CMT) will be making sure female artists get equal airtime for music videos on their channel, effective immediately. This means that when it comes to showing music videos on their channel, there will be a direct 50/50 split between male and female artists in order to ensure equality. Previously on CMT, the balance …

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ACM Awards

ACM Awards to bin off New Vocal Duo and New Vocal Group categories for 2020 awards

The ACM Awards will be two categories lighter for 2020 as they are dropping both the New Vocal Duo and New Vocal Group awards. It’ll be the first time in five years that the categories won’t be included in the showpiece event, which is partially due to the fact that artists are struggling to meet …

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Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan announces new album 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' and extensive US tour

Luke Bryan has revealed that he’s releasing a new album in ‘Born Here, Live Here, Die Here’, which will be released on April 24. The record will be the Georgia born’s artist first since 2017’s ‘What Makes You Country’ and in addition to announcing the album, the singer has also dropped an extensive tour in …

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