Florida Georgia Line stayed number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending Jan. 18 with “Stay,” while Luke Bryan reclaimed the top of the Top Country Albums chart with “Crash My Party.”
On the songs chart, Bryan was second with “Drink a Beer,” David Nail third with “Whatever She’s Got,” Bryan also in fourth with “That’s My Kind of Night” and Cole Swindell fifth with “Chillin’ It.”
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According to a report on steamboatsprings-realestate.com, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Willie Robertson (from Duck Dynastsy), and baseball players Adam, Jeff and Andy LaRoche are opening a chophouse in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The restaurant, E3 Chophouse, located on the banks of the Yampa River near premiere skiing and mountain biking destinations, is said to have a “great menu with reasonable prices.”
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Miranda Lambert is Team Shakira’s newest recruit, even though she’s married to Shakira’s nemesis, Blake Shelton. Lambert will be on the sidelines to advise the pop star when the show kicks off its new season on Feb. 24. “I think he’s kinda nervous about this whole situation,” Lambert told Access Hollywood, in an interview about switching sides. “That’s good. You gotta keep them on their toes.”
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Platinum-selling artist, Bubba Sparxxx, and Curb Records’ recording artist, country star Rodney Atkins, have collaborated to release “Right,” a country song depicting real-life troubles of ‘getting it right’ featured on Sparxxx’s latest album, “Pain Management.”
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is releasing a deluxe edition of Vince Gill and Paul Franklin‘s ‘Bakersfield.’ The album, which hits Cracker Barrel stores on Jan. 27, is a tribute to the Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard and features 14 covers of the iconic country artists, with four of those tracks being exclusive to the deluxe edition.
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Big & Rich have announced that they have formed their own record label, leaving Warner Brothers after four studio albums. The duo will put out their next album later this year.
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If you’re a fan of Carrie Underwood, you know how much she loves animals. The superstar not only loves her two pups, Ace and Penny, she also dedicates her time and donates money to help shelter animals find homes.Underwood proved she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty, especially when it comes to benefiting shelter dogs. The “See You Again” singer took to Twitter, Instagram, and Vine on Wednesday to share photos and a short video from a shelter where she recently volunteered. And somehow, she got a little bit of dog poop on her shirt! Check out her Vine post by clicking on her name!
Carrie Underwood
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Travis Tritt is set to narrate the upcoming film ”As Dreamers Do,” which documents the early life of Walt Disney. The casting announcement was made on the “As Dreamers Do” Facebook page late last month.
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Country Music Hall of Fame group Alabama has signed a new management deal with Tony Conway’s Ontourage Management. Band members Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, and Teddy Gentry stated: “We have known Tony Conway for 30 years, and his reputation and major accomplishments in the music industry made this a natural fit. We want to continue our journey, and we feel Tony can help us accomplish that.”
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