We round up your weekly country music news and uncover the moments that you might have missed from the previous week. This country music news will also be available on the podcast tomorrow on Spotify and on iTunes.
1.The ACM Nominations Are In
This year the ACMs will be held again in Las Vegas on April 5th, hosted for the first time by Keith Urban. With five nominations each, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion and producer Dan Huff lead the charge.
See our full list of nominations and reaction to the announcement here.
2. Thomas Rhett’s wife Lauren Akins announces book tour
3. O&O release new ‘Dancing on the Floor’ music video
4. Luke Combs shares teaser of new song ‘Love You Anyway‘
5. Luke Combs is now a vegan after losing a bet
The singer lost a bet with his keyboard player, Neil Tankersley, that if the Carolina Panthers lost to the Atlanta Falcons, he would have to go vegan for 90 days. Spoiler Alert: They lost.
6. Sam Hunt’s ‘Kinfolk’ becomes his 6th Country Airplay No. 1 and reveals new album tracklisting
7. Maren Morris announces 2020 RSVP tour and teases 2021 European Tour
8. Hailey Whitters releases debut album ‘The Dream‘
9. The Secret Sisters release new album
10. Two Ways Home release debut album
11. Sugarland release new live EP, ‘Bigger, Louder, Live’
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Brett Young and Astrid S, ‘I Do,’ cool calm and collected – the stunning collaboration we didn’t see coming
Hailey Whitters, ‘All The Cool Girls,’ What a debut album. Whitters elevates her status to legendary.
Keith Urban, ‘God Whispered My Name,’ more boring than usual Urban tracks, still an easy listen.
Kelsea Ballerini, ‘Hole in the Bottle,’ Ballerini’s most country song yet? Interesting but something doesn’t stick.
Two Ways Home, ‘Conquer the World,’ one of the stand-out tracks from a stellar debut album.
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