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New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash will return on CBS in December.  CBS said in on social media that the New Year’s Eve special will air Dec. 31 at 8-10 p.m. EDT and 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. on CBS. The special will also stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Nashville’s Big Bash will feature performances by country music stars including Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Zac Brown Band. Additional performers and details about the special will be announced at a later date.

This year’s event will be a five-hour celebration featuring nearly 50 performances across Nashville, including the mainstage at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The broadcast will feature the traditional countdown at midnight EDT and culminate with the Nashville Music Note Drop and fireworks at midnight CDT.

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The lineup of performers for the 2023 Americana Honors and Awards has been revealed, featuring Brandi Carlile, Lucinda Williams, Allison Russell, the Indigo Girls, Chris Isaak and Lukas Nelson. Other artists set to perform include Adia Victoria, the McCrary Sisters, James McMurtry, Sierra Farrell, the War and Treaty, Morgan Wade, Neal Francis and Phosphorescent.

The 21st Annual Americana Honors and Awards will take place Sept. 14 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.  The live show kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET. A condensed version will air as a special later on two networks: Cable Network will show it Nov. 23 at 10 p.m. ET, and PBS will broadcast it in 2023.

The recently announced lifetime achievement honorees include Isaak, the Indigo Girls, the Fairfield Four, Don Williams and Al Bell. For the annual award nominations, Carlile, Russell and Yola lead with three each, while Adia Victoria and the duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are up for two apiece.

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LeAnn Rimes has announced a six-date holiday tour dubbed “Joy: The Holiday Tour”. The trek kicks off December 2nd and runs through December 18th, spanning five cities across the country. The holiday run includes a previously announced show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Rimes is currently on her The Story…So Far Tour with dates currently scheduled through September.

“Joy: The Holiday Tour” will see LeAnn perform festive songs of the season, mixed with her greatest hits and new releases off her forthcoming project, god’s work (due out Sept. 16th). “god’s work” features appearances from Mickey Guyton, Ziggy Marley, Aloe Blacc, Ben Harper, Ledisi, Sheila E., and more.

Tickets are on sale now for Joy: The Holiday Tour at leannrimes.com.

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Kane Brown has announced dates for his U.S. leg of the Drunk or Dreaming Tour.  The trek, which features special guests Dustin Lynch, Gabby Barrett and Locash on select dates, will kick off in Grand Rapids, MI on March 16, 2023, and will visit 23 cities throughout the United States before wrapping up in Greenwood Village, CO at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Brown is preparing to embark on the international leg of his Drunk or Dreaming Tour, which will kick off on September 17 in Melbourne, VIC at Margaret Court Arena and will continue through Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, and Europe, before wrapping up in Stockholm on January 31. The international trek marks Brown’s first time touring in Australia and New Zealand, and features special guests Restless Road, Jessie James Decker, Blanco Brown and Chris Lane on select dates.

Tickets for the U.S. leg of Brown’s Drunk or Dreaming Tour go on-sale to the general public Friday, September 9, at 10am local time. Register now at kanebrownmusic.com for pre-sale that begins Tuesday, September 6 at 10am local time. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, September 6 at 12pm local time until Thursday, September 8 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete pre-sale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

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Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion have released their new collaboration, “Beer With My Friends.” The release of the song comes shortly after the final two nights of Chesney’s Here And Now Tour, which featured Old Dominion as a special guest.  Chesney had invited members of OD to join him on stage throughout his tour, saying of the group: “There are people you meet and just click. Matt (Ramsey) and Brad (Tursi) have been singing ‘Save It for a Rainy Day’ with me on all these tours, and that’s always – every single night – one of the highlights of the show for me. You can feel the energy, so I started thinking we better catch that while we can.”

‘Beer With My Friends,” co-written by David Lee Murphy, Shy Carter, and Bryan Simpson, shares the feel-good vibes and energy that Chesney and Old Dominion are known for.  Chesney said of the track:  “We’ve all been there. It doesn’t matter if it’s four years or yesterday, there’s nothing like hitting that local bar with your friends. That’s what this whole tour has felt like – every city, every face, every song – as we’ve taken it back out to No Shoes Nation. It’s so much more than a show or a concert, it’s really letting go – and I wanted to capture that in a song. ‘Beer With My Friends’ is all of it.”

Take a listen to “Beer With My Friends” – here.

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Mickey Guyton is sharing her first new song since the release of her 2021 debut album Remember Her Name last September. The song, “Somethin’ Bout You,” was co-written by Guyton, David Garcia, and Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard. (Garcia and Hubbard co-produced the track too.)

Guyton wrote on social media: “This summer I took the time to unplug, focus on new music, and to really enjoy what life is all about. What I found was so much love. I had such an amazing time writing this with Tyler Hubbard and David Garcia. This song just has a fun vibe and is about being enamored with everything about your partner. I just LOVE love and hope that when you listen to it, it reminds you of the special someone.”

Take a listen to Somethin’ Bout You  –here.

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Kip Moore has released his new video for “If I Was Your Lover,” with fellow country artist Morgan Wade as his co-star. Moore and Wade shot the video with Moore’s frequent collaborator, PJ Brown.

Moore co-wrote the song with Matt Bubel three months into lockdown, while talking about the pandemic and their fears over what would happen to the music industry. Says Moore: “He [Bubel] came over with just that opening track, and it felt so eerie, and there was so much angst and tension to me in that track. All he had was the keyboard and the drum track. I just asked if I could live with it. When I first heard it, the whole melody fell out of my mouth.”

Take a look at the video for If I Was Your Lover – here.

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Dolly Parton announced on social media that her upcoming deluxe album A Holly Dolly Christmas is set for release in October. In anticipation of the album, Parton released one of the tracks, “A Smoky Mountain Christmas,” which you can listen to here.

Parton announced: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A Holly Dolly Christmas Ultimate Deluxe is coming October 14th, and to celebrate, I’m sharing my previously unreleased track ‘A Smoky Mountain Christmas’ today!  Go give it a listen and head to my story to pre-order now. ”

Parton has previously released holiday classics like “Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Mary, Did You Know?,” “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” and more.  A Holly Dolly Christmas also featured collaborations including “All I Want For Christmas Is You” with Jimmy Fallon, and “Christmas Is,” featuring Miley Cyrus.

Pre-order the deluxe edition of A Holly Dolly Christmas – here.

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Kelsea Ballerini and her husband Morgan Evans are divorcing after nearly five years of marriage. Ballerini took to social media on Monday, Aug. 29 to share the news with fans.

Ballerini, 28, wrote: “Friends, I’ve always tried my best to share my life with you in a real and vulnerable way, while also protecting layers of my personal life as they unfold. This is now public record so I wanted you to hear from me directly that I am going through a divorce. It’s hard to find the words here…but I feel extremely grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and hopeful for the next seasons. With very active schedules coming up, please be mindful that we are both fragile, actively healing, and showing up the best we can.”

Evans, 37, broke his silence on Monday afternoon via his Instagram Story: “I am very sad to confirm that after almost 5 years of marriage, Kelsea and I are parting ways. I wish it were otherwise but sadly it is not.”

According to PEOPLE, Ballerini filed for divorce from Evans on Friday, Aug. 26. A source also told the outlet that the couple “have been working on their marriage for a very long time.” Ballerini and Evans met in March of 2016 while co-hosting the CMC Awards in Australia. and were engaged by December 2016. The couple tied the knot a year and a half later in an intimate beachside ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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Margo Price has shared her new song “Been to the Mountain,” the follow-up to 2020’s That’s How Rumors Get Started. Price also shared the official music video for Been To The Mountain, which you can view – here.

Price said in a statement: “’Been to the Mountain’ is part one of an introspective trip into our subconscious. It is the perfect continuation of my search for freedom in my art and freedom in the modern age. I have a lot of high hopes for this next chapter and truly believe this is the most exciting music I’ve ever made in the studio with my band.”

Price has also launched the new podcast ‘Runaway Horses’, exclusively on Sonos Radio. Her first guest is Emmylou Harris, with subsequent guests including Amythyst Kiah, Swamp Dogg, and Bob Weir. Additionally, Price’s memoir Maybe We’ll Make It will be released on Oct. 4th.

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