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Dolly Parton’s “A Holly Dolly Christmas” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums Chart

Dolly Parton’s “A Holly Dolly Christmas” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums Chart

Dolly Parton’s new holiday album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart this week. The new release, which is Dolly’s first holiday album since 1990’s Home for Christmas, moved 27,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The 12-song collection features several holiday standards, including “Mary,…MORE

Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Drop Creative New Lyric Video for “Happy Anywhere” [Watch]

Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Drop Creative New Lyric Video for “Happy Anywhere” [Watch]

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani released a creative new lyric video for their single, “Happy Anywhere.” Penned by Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne and Matt Jenkins, “Happy Anywhere” is currently Top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. “As I’ve said, ‘Happy Anywhere’ feels like the perfect song for right now,” Blake said. “I’m proud to…MORE

Watch Lindsay Ell’s Stylish New Video for “Want Me Back”

Watch Lindsay Ell’s Stylish New Video for “Want Me Back”

Lindsay Ell dropped a new video for “wAnt me back,” the lead single from her recent concept album, heart theory (Aug. 14). The new tune was penned by Lindsay, Kane Brown, Matt McGinn and Lindsay Rimes. Produced by Dann Huff, heart theory is comprised of 12 tracks that journey through each stage of grief: shock,…MORE

Virtual Tin Pan South Festival to Feature Carly Pearce, Jimmie Allen, Wade Bowen, Lori McKenna & More

Virtual Tin Pan South Festival to Feature Carly Pearce, Jimmie Allen, Wade Bowen, Lori McKenna & More

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) revealed the lineup for this year’s virtual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Oct. 19–24. The five-day event will feature more than 20 pre-recorded performances from 70-plus singer/songwriters, including Josh Osborne, Lori McKenna, Shane McAnally, Carly Pearce, Liz Rose, Jimmie Allen, John Paul White, Trevor Rosen, Matthew Ramsey, Ernest,…MORE

Jack White Replaces Morgan Wallen as Musical Guest on “Saturday Night Live”

Jack White Replaces Morgan Wallen as Musical Guest on “Saturday Night Live”

Saturday Night Live has turned to Nashville resident Jack White to replace Morgan Wallen as the musical guest on Oct. 10. Jack has performed as the musical guest on SNL three times (2002, 2012, 2018). Morgan was bounced from the show on Oct. 7 after multiple videos surfaced of him ignoring social distancing protocols while…MORE

Watch Little Big Town’s 4-Song Set on “Tiny Desk” Concert Series

Watch Little Big Town’s 4-Song Set on “Tiny Desk” Concert Series

Little Big Town was featured on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concert series. The series normally features musicians performing at a desk in the NPR Music office, but due to the ongoing pandemic, the series has proceeded with at-home performances. LBT’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman and Philip Sweet performed a four-song set—“Nightfall,” “Wine, Beer,…MORE

Kane Brown & Sarah Hyland to Host CMT Music Awards

Kane Brown & Sarah Hyland to Host CMT Music Awards

CMT announced its first set of hosts for the 2020 CMT Music Awards on Oct. 21: Kane Brown and actress Sarah Hyland, who is best known for playing Haley on Modern Family. Two additional hosts will be announced soon. “The CMT Music Awards have always been about bringing the fans and their favorite artists together…MORE

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Driver’s Den

Driver’s Den

Miranda Lambert fans in Atlanta got more than they bargained for at her concert on Saturday night (Jan. 20), when the singer and her band burst into a high-energy cover of the Joe Walsh classic “Rocky Mountain Way.” Lambert struts the stage and does the heavy song justice with a high-octane vocal performance, but the…