Sam Hunt’s 2017 musical experiment is off to a sound start. In January, Sam told Nash Country Daily that he was going to break the mold by releasing songs as he finishes them—sans an album. “As I write these songs, I don’t want to sit on them for as long as it takes me to……
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Kane Brown Gets Engaged to Katelyn Jae
Kane Brown is off the market. During his show on April 18 in Philadelphia, the 23-year-old told the crowd that he asked girlfriend Katelyn Jae to be his wife. “It’s hard to do this job—you know, there’s girls involved—you’ve got to stay out of trouble, it’s really hard,” said Kane in a Twitter video posted……
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Who’s New: Kaylee Rutland
Age: 21 Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas Lives: Nashville Single: “Pick Me Up” Twitter: @KayleeRutland Website: kayleerutland.com Influences: Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire INSIDE SCOOP Kaylee Rutland got her musical start in a children’s choir at her local church at the tender age of 8 years old. From that moment, the young singer was hooked.……
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Josh Turner is back on top. Six years after earning his previous No. 1 single with 2010’s “All Over Me,” Josh has reached the top of the Mediabase chart with “Hometown Girl.” Written by Marc Beeson and Daniel Tashian, “Hometown Girl” is the second single from Josh’s sixth studio album, Deep South, which dropped on……
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