14 h. ago The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are here. Newcomer Ella Langley leads the nominees

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards celebrate their 60th anniversary Thursday night. And by the looks of it, they’re not planning on slowing down any time soon. There’s a lot to celebrate. Sixteen-time ACM Award winner Reba McEntire will once again host. Keith Urban will be awarded the coveted ACM […]

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14 h. ago The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards kick off with fiery medley from LeAnn Rimes, Reba McEntire

NEW YORK (AP) — The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre. Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee,” followed by Clint Black with Glen […]

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41 h. ago Former Albertan country star to lead Stampede Grandstand show

Carolyn Dawn Johnson is returning to her Alberta roots as the headliner at this summer’s Stampede Grandstand Show. Born in Grande Prairie, Johnson has won 17 Canadian Country Music Awards and toured with stars like Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney. She moved to Nashville in the early 1990s. “Returning home to […]

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42 h. ago The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards are Thursday. Here’s who’s performing and presenting

NEW YORK — Excuse me, you look like you might want to see the next generation of country music acts clean up at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. Fans of the genre have long committed Ella Langley and Riley Green’s throwback duet, “You Look Like You Love Me” to memory, and soon, they’ll […]

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3 d. ago Terri Clark and Paul Brandt coming to Calgary for Homecoming Tour 2.0

Canadian country music legends Terri Clark and Paul Brandt are coming to Calgary as part of an encore run of their successful 2023 Homecoming Tour. Homecoming Tour 2.0 will be an intimate, stripped-down concert experience spanning generations of hits, Live Nation said in the concert announcement. In addition to music, Clark and Brandt will blend […]

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8 d. ago Canadian rockers Nickelback headlining U.S. ‘patriot’ music festival tour

'There’s something special about connecting with fans in these communities, and we’re ready to bring our best and truly rock the country,' Nickelback bassist Michael Kroeger said.

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2 w. ago Tennessee board recommends governor pardon country star Jelly Roll

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Board of Parole on Tuesday recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal record and what it has taken to overcome it. The board’s action leaves the final decision on a pardon up to Gov. Bill Lee. The rapper-turned-country […]

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