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  • CHRISTMAS 2019: Travis Denning

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    Travis Denning grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia with his parents and sister. One of the family’s Christmas traditions was to open presents on Christmas Eve, which actually gives them more time to spend together.

    “My favorite Christmas tradition is we always open presents the night before and used to, I always thought it was ‘cause me and my sister ragged on my parents until they let us. But now the older I get, and to me it really does make a difference. I wake up on Christmas Day and think about what it really means instead,” says Travis. “My parents always do a big breakfast; mimosas on Christmas morning. It’s just such a great family affair, and I just think ultimately in opening presents on Christmas Eve versus Christmas Day, we get to spend time reflecting on what it really means.”

    What Christmas means to Travis goes beyond exchanging gifts. “The older I got, as cliché as it sounds, I mean it really isn’t about the gifts. It’s more about drinking some whiskey with dad while the little nephew or whatever open presents or my little cousins,” he says. “It turns into sentimental things and what matters. For me one year, that was a shotgun and then it was a, just a Stranger Things coffee mug that my mom got me, which I drink [out of] every morning. Those things that are just more like, ‘Hey-I thought about you and I put a lot of you in this gift,’ you know, and that’s what I love about it.”

    Travis will be enjoying his Christmas this year, especially with a nearly Top 25 song with “After a Few,” as well as with his family, including his nephew Jameson and the very real possibility of becoming an uncle twice more as his sister is pregnant with twin girls.

    Audio / TRAVIS DENNING TALKS ABOUT HIS CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS.

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    Travis Denning (Christmas tradition) OC: …it really means. :41
    “My favorite Christmas tradition is we always open presents the night before and used to, I always thought it was ‘cause me and my sister ragged on my parents until they let us. But now the older I get, and to me it really does make a difference. I wake up on Christmas Day and think about what it really means instead. Now I think about it all the times anyways. I think about the birth of my Savior, and it’s like it just makes Christmas morning awesome. My parents always do a big breakfast – mimosas on Christmas morning. It’s just such a great family affair, and I just think ultimately in opening presents on Christmas Eve versus Christmas Day, we get to spend time reflecting on what it really means.”

    Audio / TRAVIS DENNING EXPLAINS WHAT HE LOVES ABOUT CHRISTMAS.

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    Travis Denning (Christmas) OC: …love about it. :47
    “You know, my parents, they took it very seriously. I mean, we had four Christmas trees up in the house all over the place. The older I got, as cliché as it sounds, I mean it really isn’t about the gifts. It’s more about drinking some whiskey with dad while the little nephew or whatever open presents or my little cousins. It turns into sentimental things and what matters. For me one year, that was a shotgun and then it was a, just a Stranger Things coffee mug that my mom got me, which I drink [out of] every morning. Those things that are just more like, ‘Hey-I thought about you and I put a lot of you in this gift,’ you know, and that’s what I love about it.”

    Audio / TRAVIS DENNING SAYS HE LOVES “JINGLE BELL ROCK” AND “ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE,” AS WELL AS KACEY MUSGRAVES’ A VERY KACEY CHRISTMAS.

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    Travis Denning (Christmas songs) OC: …Christmas music. :21
    “I love hearing singers that I love sing Christmas music. That’s what makes it for me. I mean, I’ll sing ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ on karaoke in the middle of August. I love that song that much, and ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?’ I love it. I’ve listened to Kacey Musgraves’ Christmas record a thousand times. It’s so good. So, yeah, I’m very pro-Christmas music.”

    Audio / LINER Travis Denning (Happy Holidays)

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  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD PICKS UP TWO AMA AWARDS.

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    Carrie Underwood

    Carrie Underwood, who looked stunning in a purple, glittery gown on Sunday night’s (November 24th) American Music Awards, took home not one, but two awards for Favorite Female Artist – Country and Favorite Country Album for Cry Pretty.

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    “Tonight was a dream! Thank you, fans, for voting…and for the love and support that you CONSTANTLY give! @amas I also want to say what an honor it was to be nominated with @kelseaballerini @marenmorris @danandshay and @kanebrown_music ! You guys are the best! Annnnnnd @shaniatwain is the Queen!!! ❤️❤️❤️ #AMAs!”

    Right after announcing she won for Favorite Country Album, the presenters – told her she ALSO won for Favorite Female Country Artist. During her emotional acceptance speech, she thanked God, her husband, Mike Fisher, and two sons, Isaiah and Jacob, as well as her record label, manager Ann and most importantly, her fans.

    “Thank you so much,” she said. “Thank you, God for the talents you give to people and the gifts you give people and not just what you give to the people who are up to tonight but for every single person. We all have gifts and hopefully we use them to make the world a better place.

    “Thank you, Mike, Isaiah, Jacob – my boys – going out on the road with us this year. It was hard, but it was amazing. You guys are my whole world, so I love you so much.”

    “Thank you to the fans. Thank you so much,” she continued. “You guys support each and every one of us. You’re the ones that show up to the shows. You’re the ones that stream the music, buy the music. You guys love on us so well. Thank you so much for that. And I want to thank the AMAs for making this awards’ show fan-voted, because they’re the ones that matter. They’re the ones that count. They’re the ones that allow us to do what we do.”

    Carrie recently released her latest single and music video for “Drinking Alone,” and she has some downtime to spend with family with her only date on the books for the annual Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California on April 25th, 2020.

    Audio / Carrie Underwood explains why she named her new album, Cry Pretty.

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    Carrie Underwood (Cry Pretty album title) 1 OC: …out of my head. :41
    “I felt like that song was as good a representation as I was going to get as an example of what was to come on the rest of the album. So, it’s really hard to sum up the album in one theme or one sound, but I felt like that song, it was like okay, it’s different. I don’t know, we decided to break some rules, and I felt like that was a really good representation of that. I could see everything visually. I could just kind of see the album cover in my head and all the things we could do with it as far as pictures and video and tour and stuff like that, once it just popped into my head that this should be the title I kind of couldn’t get that out of my head.“

  • LITTLE BIG TOWN RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SUGAR COAT” FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM, NIGHTFALL.

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    Little Big Town just released the music video for the song, “Sugar Coat,” which will be featured on their forthcoming album, Nightfall.

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    They said on their socials, “Watching this come to life has been extraordinary. Thank you, @katebosworth  @isaiahstratton Alexa King & Stephen Kinigopoulos for making this video with us. “Sugar Coat” is out now. strm.to/SugarCoat

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    @ksrhoadsThe “Sugar Coat” official music video will also world premiere Friday morning at 10am CST/11am EST and stars acclaimed actress and producer Kate Bosworth (The Long Road Home, 21, Superman Returns, Blue Crush) in a breathtaking performance.  The video also showcases actor Isaiah Stratton (Homeland) as the lead male.

    “I play a woman who is in a complicated marriage,” says Bosworth. “She is often lonely and unfulfilled – realizing that she is not getting what she needs from a partner, devastated by the choices that her husband is making. As she slowly discovers what is happening, while it’s a sad moment, it is ultimately a resilient one. She finds her strength, her fortitude, and ultimately herself. It was an honor to bring this song to life with a band that I love.”

    The video was shot outside of Nashville and was directed by brother-sister duo, Stephen and Alexa Kinigopoulos (Running Bear) who set the stage in the early 1960s. The story gives a look into the all too familiar comfort of putting on a pretty face in times of duress, and beautifully captures the tale of a betrayed housewife that takes viewers not only through a music video but what also feels like a short film.

    Nightfall is set for release January 17th following an album release show at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in NYC on January 16th.

  • CHRIS STAPLETON ANNOUNCES NEW ROAD SHOW TOUR DATES FOR 2020.

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    Chris Stapleton

    Chris Stapleton just announced dates and opening acts for his 2020 All American Road Show Tour. The trek, which will feature Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson & Family, Sheryl Crow, Yola and the Marcus King Band on select dates, is set to kick off March 11th in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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    Dates in Corpus Christi, Biloxi and Birmingham go on sale Friday, December 6th. Austin and Columbus are on sale Friday, December 13th.

    Prior to the tour kick-off, he’ll join Keith Urban and his friends for the All for the Hall benefit at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena February 10th.

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  • KACEY MUSGRAVES APPEARS AND PERFORMS ON TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON.

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    Kacey Musgraves appeared and performed on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She sang a new holiday song she recently wrote called “Glittery.”

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    She enjoyed her first late-night talk show interview by discussing Dolly Parton, singing with Willie Nelson on the CMA Awards, an adorable clip of her 9-year-old self singing “Rainbow Connection” and becoming a triple threat with her Amazon Prime Christmas special.

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  • LUKE BRYAN AND THE REST OF THE AMERICAN IDOL CAST RETURNS TO ABC EARLY NEXT YEAR.

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    In August of this year, ABC announced the return of American Idol for an all-new season. Returning to the singing competition show as judges are our own Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. It was just announced today the new season will premiere February 16th via Twitter.

    Luke, who recently picked up the ACM Award for Album of the Year for Crash My Party, is making his way up the country charts with “What She Wants Tonight.”

  • ERIC CHURCH, BROTHERS OSBORNE, LITTLE BIG TOWN, VINCE GILL AND CHRIS STAPLETON SCORE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS.

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    Brothers Osborne / Chris Stapleton / Eric Church / Little Big Town

    Eric Church scores two nominations at this year’s GRAMMY Awards, including Best Country Album for Desperate Man and Best Country Song for his recent No. 1 smash, “Some Of It.”

    Brothers Osborne scored Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” while Little Big Town receives a nod in the same category for “The Daughters.”

    Vince Gill is up for Best American Roots Song for “I Don’t Wanna Ride the Rails No More,” and Chris Stapleton is nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media for “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” for Toy Story 4.

    The 62nd GRAMMY Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles January 26th at 8pm ET on CBS.

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    “Brand New Man,” Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs
    “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” Brothers Osborne
    “Speechless,” Dan + Shay
    “The Daughters,” Little Big Town
    “Common,” Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile

    Best Country Song
    “Bring My Flowers Now,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
    “Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
    “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
    “Some of It,” Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
    “Speechless,” Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)

    Best Country Album
    Desperate Man, Eric Church
    Stronger Than the Truth, Reba McEntire
    Interstate Gospel, Pistol Annies
    Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett
    While I’m Livin’, Tanya Tucker

    Best American Roots Song
    “Black Myself,” Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
    “Call My Name,” Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
    “Crossing to Jerusalem,” Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
    “Faraway Look,” Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
    “I Don’t Wanna Ride the Rails No More,” Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)

    Best Song Written for Visual Media
    “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy,” From: Toy Story 4 (Chris Stapleton)
    “Girl in the Movies,” From: Dumplin’
    “I’ll Never Love Again” (Film Version), From: A Star Is Born
    “Sprit,” From: The Lion King
    “Suspirium,” From: Suspiria

    Audio / Eric Church talks about being creative in the studio for his new album, Desperate Man.

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    Eric Church (creative process in the studio) OC: …the creativity. :57
    “It was an interesting creative process. This record was made in the studio, from writing to completion, then any record we have ever made. It was really there, ‘cause I wrote songs there, we change things there. I played parts there, I never played, never thought of. I think maybe it was the first album in our career that there was more creative energy in the studio than any other, because it was written, made, conceived, it was all there. I mean, on ‘The Snake,’ for example, that background part was myself, Jeff Hyde and Joanna, and we tried to sound the old blues kind of sound. We were doing that creatively in the studio, and it made a really interesting thing. A lot of people will say, ‘Who sang that? who is that?’ Well it was us! We were feeling the creativity.”

    Audio / BROTHERS OSBORNE’S TJ OSBORNE TALKS ABOUT THE SONG “I DON’T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU).

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    Brothers Osborne (I Don’t Remember Me (Before You) 1:05
    “There was a bit of the song that was a little on the nose. I don’t – it started the first tag (sings) which was an idea Shane had. He showed up that day and goes ‘I don’t remember my life before I had my babies.’ He said, ‘I literally can’t think of who I was. I don’t remember who I was before [my] husband Michael.’ And we thought man, that is a really interesting thing. An incredible idea. I’m sure it’s been done to some extent, but I can’t really recall that subject being said that way. And so, we were all about it. We loved the idea and the concept, but when Jay [Joyce] heard it, he goes, ‘Man, I think it would be really cool to save the ‘before you’ till the end of the song and I instantly was like, ‘Man, I think that’s a killer idea.’ John and I were all about it. And so, it ends now (sings) it kind of goes in a turn around. You don’t know what the hell I’m talking about. ‘I don’t remember me,’ you keep hearing this, and then at the end is the reveal ‘I don’t remember me before you,’ which I think is great. It also made it problematic [for] the title of the song.”

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD RELEASES THE VIDEO FOR HER LATEST SINGLE, “DRINKING ALONE.”

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    Carrie Underwood has released video for her latest single, “Drinking Alone.” Set in a sultry, underground nightclub, the clip, which was directed by Randee St. Nicholas, follows the song where two strangers nursing heartbreaks are drawn together, but don’t go home together. Wearing garb similar to her Cry Pretty Tour 360 and CMA Awards performance outfits, Carrie looks so stunningly beautiful you almost don’t notice anything else in the video, especially the first time around.

    Carrie co-wrote the song with her producer David Garcia and Brett James, and it’s the follow-up to her previous No. 1 smash “Southbound,” and she’s happy the song didn’t end up as a typical rebound relationship song.

    “I feel like the title could have gone to a very like sad emotional place, but me being me, I still wanted to have that strong kind of character in there. So, I love the fact that this is a breakup song,” says Carrie. “‘I’m here at the bar drinking my pain away. You and me can hang out. Why should we both be lamenting over lost love separately? We’re both here doing the same thing. Let’s just do that together.’ I love that the character, I was like I don’t want her like going home with him. I don’t want any of that. I just want it to be like, ‘Okay we’ll just hang out. We’ll drink. We’ll maybe share a corner booth kiss.’ But it’s just more about that night and that moment and that Band-Aid and then going your separate ways. ‘Like this isn’t a thing. I’m not looking to start a new relationship. I’m out of this one. Let’s just let whatever this is be what this is right now.’”

    Carrie is nominated for two American Music Awards — Female Artist of the Year and Country Album of the Year for Cry Pretty. This year’s American Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Sunday (November 24th) at 8pm ET on ABC.

    Audio / Carrie Underwood talks about “Drinking Alone,” which she co-wrote with Brett James and David Garcia.

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    Carrie Underwood (Drinking Alone) OC: …right now. 1:07
    “I had the title, and we just kind of started what does this mean. This is another one that I feel like the title could have gone to a very like sad emotional place, but me being me I still wanted to have that strong kind of character in there. So, I love the fact that this is a breakup song. ‘I’m here at the bar drinking my pain away. You and me can hang out. Why should we both be lamenting over lost love separately? We’re both here doing the same thing. Let’s just do that together.’ I love that the character, I was like I don’t want her like going home with him. I don’t want any of that. I just want it to be like, ‘Okay we’ll just hang out. We’ll drink. We’ll maybe share a corner booth kiss.’ But it’s just more about that night and that moment and that Band-Aid and then going your separate ways. ‘Like this isn’t a thing. I’m not looking to start a new relationship. I’m out of this one. Let’s just let whatever this is be what this is right now.’”

  • LITTLE BIG TOWN’S NIGHTFALL PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE FRIDAY; “SUGAR COAT” VIDEO STARRING KATE BOSWORTH TO WORLD PREMIERE FRIDAY MORNING.

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    Little Big Town’s upcoming ninth studio album Nightfall will be available for pre-order this Friday. With the preorder, fans will automatically get “Sugar Coat” a powerful and gripping song from the album penned by “Girl Crush” writer Lori McKenna along with Josh Kerr and Jordyn Shellart. Grammy-nominated “The Daughters” and current single “Over Drinking” will also be instantly accessible to fans with the pre-order.

    The “Sugar Coat” official music video will also world premiere Friday morning at 10am CST/11am EST and stars acclaimed actress and producer Kate Bosworth (The Long Road Home, 21, Superman Returns, Blue Crush) in a breathtaking performance.  The video also showcases actor Isaiah Stratton (Homeland) as the lead male.

     

    “I play a woman who is in a complicated marriage,” says Bosworth. “She is often lonely and unfulfilled – realizing that she is not getting what she needs from a partner, devastated by the choices that her husband is making. As she slowly discovers what is happening, while it’s a sad moment, it is ultimately a resilient one. She finds her strength, her fortitude, and ultimately herself. It was an honor to bring this song to life with a band that I love.”

    The video was shot outside of Nashville and was directed by brother-sister duo, Stephen and Alexa Kinigopoulos (Running Bear) who set the stage in the early 1960s. The story gives a look into the all too familiar comfort of putting on a pretty face in times of duress, and beautifully captures the tale of a betrayed housewife that takes viewers not only through a music video but what also feels like a short film.

    Nightfall is set for release January 17th following an album release show at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in NYC on January 16th.

     
    NIGHTFALL TRACK LIST:
    1.  Next To You (Hillary Reynolds, Michael Jade, Trevor Jarvis)
    2.  Nightfall (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Fancy Hagood)
    3.  Forever And A Night (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Foy Vance)
    4.  Throw Your Love Away (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, Lori McKenna)
    5.  Over Drinking (Carey Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Steph Jones, Hillary Lindsey)
    6.  Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
    7.  Questions (Karen Fairchild, Jon Green, Sara Haze)
    8.  The Daughters (Karen Fairchild, Sean McConnell, Ashley Ray)
    9.  River Of Stars (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
    10.  Sugar Coat (Josh Kerr, Jordyn Shellhart, Lori McKenna)
    11.  Problem Child (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
    12.  Bluebird (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
    13.  Trouble With Forever (Jason Saenz, Marc Beeson, Sara Haze)

  • LAUREN ALAINA WALTZES INTO THE FINALS ON ABC’S DANCING WITH THE STARS (BROWN BAG).

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    Lauren Alaina and her partner Gleb Savchenko delivered two entirely different dances – the Paso Doble (Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger”) and the Viennese Waltz (Tim McGraw’s “Humble & Kind”). She and Gleb, who earned 27 out of 30 for both dances) are safe to move to the finals on Monday, November 25th.

    Make sure to tune in to Dancing With the Stars on Monday (November 25th) at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC to watch Lauren and her partner Gleb AND don’t forget to ADD (or convert) her new single, “Getting Good.”

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    CUT 1: LINER Lauren Alaina (Tune Into DWTS)
    “Hey y’all, it’s Lauren Alaina. Don’t forget to tune in to Dancing With the Stars on ABC on Monday.”

    CUT 2: Lauren Alaina (I’m good. How are you)
    “I’m good. How are you?”

    CUT 3: Lauren Alaina talks about learning the two dances – the Paso Doble and the Viennese Waltz – for this week’s show. She feels it was her best night of the competition.

    Lauren Alaina (two dances)
    OC: …dances, I think. :52

    CUT 4: Lauren Alaina says one of her favorite things from her experience on Dancing With the Stars has been the wardrobe department, who have helped make her more confident in wearing her costumes on the show.

    Lauren Alaina (so proud)
    OC: …so proud. :59

    CUT 5: Lauren Alaina talks about the emotional ended of this week’s show.

     Lauren Alaina (Ally and the end of this week’s show)
    OC: …of this show, so…  2:25

    CUT 6: Lauren Alaina is looking forward to the finals of the show next week, and she says she will do her best to win the show.

    Lauren Alaina (next week)
    OC: …do my best. :52

    CUT 7: Lauren Alaina (Thank you guys)
    “Thank you, guys. Have a good day.”

     

    Audio / CUT 1: LINER Lauren Alaina (Tune Into DWTS)

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    “Hey y’all, it’s Lauren Alaina. Don’t forget to tune in to Dancing With the Stars on ABC on Monday.”

    Audio / CUT 2: Lauren Alaina (I’m good. How are you)

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    “I am so good. How are you?”

    Audio / CUT 3: Lauren Alaina talks about learning the two dances – the Paso Doble and the Viennese Waltz – for this week’s show. She feels it was her best night of the competition.

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    Lauren Alaina (two dances)
    OC: …dances, I think. :52

    Audio / CUT 4: Lauren Alaina says one of her favorite things from her experience on Dancing With the Stars has been the wardrobe department, who have helped make her more confident in wearing her costumes on the show.

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    Lauren Alaina (so proud)
    OC: …so proud. :59

    Audio / CUT 5: Lauren Alaina talks about the emotional ended of this week’s show.

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    Lauren Alaina (Ally and the end of this week’s show)
    OC: …of this show, so…  2:25

    Audio / CUT 6: Lauren Alaina is looking forward to the finals of the show next week, and she says she will do her best to win the show.

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    Lauren Alaina (next week)
    OC: …do my best. :52

    Audio / CUT 7: Lauren Alaina (Thank you guys)

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    “Thank you, guys. Have a good day.”