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It’s a boy! Congratulations to Dan+Shay’s Shay Mooney and Hannah Billingsley on the arrival of their first child. The couple gave birth to Asher James Mooney today (Jan. 24) and took to Instagram to share the news with friends and fans. “It’s hard to describe the love you feel for the first time when you…

“Something’s Going On” With Trace Adkins’ New Album and Tour

If you’ve been counting, it’s been four years since Trace Adkins released his last studio album, Love Will. The “You’re Gonna Miss This” singer is back at it with a brand new album, Something’s Going On, due to drop on March 31. Trace, who has sold over 11 million albums to date, also has something…

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There may have been rain in the forecast for New York this morning (Jan. 24), but Michael Ray brought the sunshine with him when he performed his current single, “Think A Little Less” on the Today Show. Michael flashed his pearly white grin toward hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, as they asked Michael…

Drake White Announces First Headlining Tour

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See What Kip Moore Does After Finding a Giant Spider in His Room

It may not be a snake in the toilet bowl—as Brett Eldredge found when he woke up one morning while on vacation—but Kip Moore found an equally disturbing giant-sized spider in his room. We can’t figure out what it is with country stars and creepy crawly things, but they make for good videos on Instagram.…

Watch Tucker Beathard Act Like a Jackass in New Video for “Momma and Jesus”

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Watch Kane Brown Make His Late-Night TV Debut With “Thunder in the Rain”

After wetting his feet on the morning and daytime television circuit in December with appearances on Today and Ellen, Kane Brown made his late-night television debut last night (Jan. 23) on Late Night With Seth Meyers. The 23-year-old Georgia native performed “Thunder in the Rain,” a tune from his self-title debut album that he co-penned…

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