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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Take Manhattan For the Premiere of “The Shack”
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After More Than 90 Years, the Grand Ole Opry Is Still the Best Show in Town
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Chuck Wicks Has Fractured Skull and Vertebrae After Car Wreck—But His Outlook Is Promising & Hopes to Be Released From Hospital Today
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Grammy Award Winner Lori McKenna Performs Her Own Heart-Tugging Version of “Humble and Kind” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
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