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POLL: Which Country Star Will Win Big at the 2020 Grammy Awards?
Tell us who you think will be the biggest winner at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
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Blake Shelton Knows He's Not the Sexiest Man Alive: 'They Screwed Up'
The singer jokes about his 2017 honor.
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Kelsea Ballerini's 'LA' is a Love/Hate Letter to Los Angeles [Listen]
The new song shows off the good and bad sides of Los Angeles.
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Keith Urban Expands 2020 Las Vegas Residency With New Dates
He isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
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Dierks Bentley’s “Hot Country Knights” Just Got Real
Hot Country Knights have released their first song called "Pick Her Up" with Travis Tritt guesting on the track, and granted, it's a little silly and will have some mistaking it as some twangy version of Bro-Country because a pickup truck is mentioned. But taking the song in stride with the spirit behind Hot Country Knights, it's kind of badass.
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Mitchell Tenpenny 'Can't Go to Church' in New Song, But Not Because He's Lost His Faith [LISTEN]
Mitchell Tenpenny avoids church -- in order to avoid a painful familiar face -- in his latest song.
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WATCH: 5 Times Stevie Nicks Proved She's a Country Girl at Heart
Nicks grew up familiar with country as she adored her grandfather, AJ Nicks, who was an aspiring country and Western singer-songwriter.
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Recording Academy Diversity Task Force Urges Changes After Deborah Dugan's Shocking Allegations
The situation is sending shock waves through the music industry.
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POLL: Which 2020 Grammy Awards Country Performance Are You Most Excited to See?
Tell us which 2020 Grammy Awards country performance you're most excited for!
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Tyler Farr's 'Only Truck in Town' Is His First Jason Aldean-Produced Song [LISTEN]
The new song is the first taste of a forthcoming record, which Jason Aldean is producing.
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How to Watch the 2020 Grammy Awards
Yep, you can watch this year's Grammys online.
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Recordings By Patsy Cline, Ralph Stanley + More Added to Grammy Hall of Fame
Songs by Patsy Cline, Ralph Stanley and other country icons are among the 2020 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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Kelsea Ballerini: New Song 'LA' Is 'the Most Vulnerable Thing I've Publicly Shared' [LISTEN]
Ballerini gets vulnerable on her new song "LA."
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Hot Country Knights Drop Debut Video, “Pick Her Up,” Starring ’90s Knockout [Watch]
The Hot Country Knights—a band fronted by an incognito Dierks Bentley—dropped a new video for their debut single, “Pick Her Up.” The Hot Country Knights are comprised of Dierks’ road band, performing ’90s-esque country tunes while donning aliases, mullet wigs and over-the-top attire from the era.
In addition to featuring Travis Tritt, the Wes Edwards-directed video stars ’90s knockout Kelly Kapowski, Valerie Malone, Tiffani Amber Thiessen.
“Travis Tritt is our longtime spirit animal and we have spent many a long night in the back of the van dreaming of working with or maybe even for Tiffani,” says HCK frontman Doug Douglason. “When UMG finally came around and signed us, they were two of our demands for the music video.”
The Hot Country Knights feature lead singer Douglas “Doug” Douglason, lead bass player Trevor Travis, lead guitarist Marty Ray “Rayro” Roburn, fiddle player Terotej “Terry” Dvoraczekynski, steel guitarist Barry Van Ricky and percussionist Monte Montgomery.
Penned by Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers and Dierks Bentley, “Pick Her Up” will impact country radio on Feb. 3. In January, the band signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group Nashville, which is Dierks’ longtime label partner.
Watch the new video below.
photo by Janet Gough, AFF-USA.com
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Story Behind the Song: Tanya Tucker, 'Bring My Flowers Now'
"But we always want it to be perfect. And it's never gonna be perfect. In fact, if you were perfect, nobody would like you, right?"
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Chase Rice Confronted His Depression to Get to 'The Album Part I'
"When you’re 22 and lose your dad and don’t deal with it, there’s only one thing coming your way and that’s disaster," he says.
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Recording Academy Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Demands Change Amid CEO Controversy
The Recording Academy Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion has issued a scathing statement about “our shock and dismay at the allegations surrounding the Recording Academy and its leadership," insisting that trustees consider the 18 "systematic changes" the task force suggested back in December.
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Hot Country Knights Dispense Dating Advice in 'Pick Her Up' Music Video [WATCH]
We spy a VERY familiar face in this music video (and no, we're not talking about Dierks Bentley)!
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