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Mickey Guyton and Brandi Carlile are on the bill for the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute Concert, which will honor Joni Mitchell. The annual gala is set for January 29 in Los Angeles. Brandi also
Miranda Lambert wasn’t a big fan of Christmas albums until she heard pop star Sia’s record

Hunter Berry/CMA Pistol Annies band mates Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe have been wanting to make a holiday record for some time, but apparently, the third member of the trio, Miranda Lambert, was the hold-out. Miranda simply
Walker Hayes is repping the country genre on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2022

ABC Walker Hayes will be ringing in the new year in style on the West Coast: He’s joined the LA party segment of of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022, which will air
“Never Say Never” to new music from Cole Swindell: He says he’s “wrapping up album 4” this week

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Georgia Music Foundation New music from Cole Swindell is on the way soon, according to a hint from the singer on social media. It all started on Thursday morning, when one of Cole’s
Luke Bryan’s about to be a great-uncle: His niece, Jordan, is expecting a baby boy

ABC He’s a singer, American Idol judge, and now, he’s great-uncle Luke: Country superstar Luke Bryan is celebrating the exciting news that his niece, Jordan, is pregnant with a baby boy. Jordan and her husband Clint shared
Ariana Grande hilariously fails at being a “Country Boy” with a spoof on Blake Shelton’s music video

Sure, you’ve seen the music video for Blake Shelton’s latest single, “Come Back as a Country Boy,” but did you know that Ariana Grande originally auditioned for a part in that video? Well, not really, but Blake’s
Josh Turner’s 'King Size Manger' isn’t your average Christmas album

David McClister Josh Turner put out his first-ever holiday album, King Size Manger, in 2021, but the singer says it’s not quite a traditional Christmas record. On the contrary, he incorporated some major stylistic switch-ups. “[I] was