‘Burn My Boat’: That’s how Kenny Chesney starts ‘Silver Sands Marina’

Kenny Chesney’s ‘Silver Sands Marina’ (HEY NOW Records) “Burn My Boat”: That’s what Kenny Chesney’s ready to do when he drops the song that’s the first track on Silver Sands Marina on Friday.  “This was always the first song,” he says. “No matter how many sequences… ‘Burn My Boat’ was the exact thing I wanted …

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Chris Young and Trace Adkins step into the ring for Opry’s Face the Fight Night

Face the Fight Night at the Opry (Grand Ole Opry) Chris Young and Trace Adkins will headline Face the Fight Night at the Opry on Sept. 9, ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.  Breland, RaeLynn, veteran Scotty Hasting and the U.S. Army Chorus are among the artists who’ll join the two Opry …

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It ‘Ain’t a Bad Life’ if you’re on ‘Ransom Canyon’

Jordan Davis & Thomas Rhett on ‘Ransom Canyon’ (Netfllix) If you’re a fan of country music and Ransom Canyon, there’s a treat in store for you: Thomas Rhett and Jordan Davis appear in the new season of the Netflix hit.  You can catch the pair performing “Ain’t a Bad Life” at a music festival in season …

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Megan Moroney, Dylan Scott, Trisha Yearwood and more to perform at 19th ACM Honors

The 19th ACM Honors (Academy of Country Music) Megan Moroney, Trisha Yearwood, Dierks Bentley, Dylan Scott, Gavin Adcock, Margo Price, Avery Anna, Carter Faith, Big Kenny, Mark Collie and Kaitlin Butts are all set to perform at the 19th ACM Honors, alongside hosts Carly Pearce and Parker McCollum. Dolly Parton will be given the ACM …

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Challenge accepted: What Show-Me State native Chris Janson did in Missouri

Chris Janson’s ‘Wild Horses’ (Harpeth 60 Records/Warner Music Nashville) Nine thousand fans turned out to see Chris Janson play Missouri’s Jefferson County Fair on July 24, the biggest crowd in the gathering’s 30-year history.  The Show-Me State native is from Perryville, which is about 60 miles away.  “What a wild and awesome weekend on tour!” …

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Kenny Chesney ‘Shot a Car Into Space’ for Silver Sands Marina

Kenny Chesney’s ‘Silver Sands Marina’ (HEY NOW Records) Eleven songs have pulled into port at Silver Sands Marina, and Kenny Chesney’s ready to give you a preview.  “Some of these songs are unlike anything people have heard, or haven’t heard in a long time,” he says. “Some of them go deep, some of them will …

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Don’t mess with ‘Texas’: Ella Langley marks 15 weeks at #1

Ella Langley performs on the ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Another day, another chart record for Ella Langley and her smash hit “Choosin’ Texas,” which has just notched its 15th week on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has now surpassed Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love …

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The ‘Wagon Wheel’ turns more than a billion times on Spotify

Darius Rucker & Ketch Secor (Josh Pruitt/Ivywild Visuals) Darius Rucker found out he’s a member of the Spotify Billions Club just before going onstage Saturday at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre.  He and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor were presented a plaque signifying that “Wagon Wheel” has passed that many streams on the service, before singing it …

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LOCASH’s new EP paves the way for new radio single, ‘Talkin Bout’

LOCASH’s ‘Let the Country Music Play’ (Galaxy Label Group) LOCASH will Let the Country Music Play with their new EP of the same name that arrives Aug. 7. The five-song set features the title track, their collab with Parmalee that takes Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” and recasts it in the world of Music …

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After a decade, Brett Eldredge still has a ‘Glow’ on tour

Brett Eldredge’s ‘Glow: 10 Year Anniversary Tour’ (Q Prime) Brett Eldredge will mark a decade since his first holiday album with an anniversary tour.  The 12-stop Glow: 10 Year Anniversary Tour kicks off Friday, Nov. 27, with three dates at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and wrap with two shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre starting Dec. 18.  “I …

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