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  • BROTHERS OSBORNE RELEASE NEW SINGLE, ‘SHOOT ME STRAIGHT.’

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    Brothers Osborne are getting ready to hit the airwaves with “Shoot Me Straight,” the follow-up to their recent hit “It Ain’t My Fault.” It’s the first single from their new album, and you’ll be able to download and stream the song beginning Friday (January 5th).

     

    While “Shoot Me Straight” is a good representation of what’s to come from the new record, the reigning CMA and ACM Duo of the Year also feels the song bridges their debut album Pawn Shop with their forthcoming collection.

    “We thought this lead single off of our new record would be a really great representation of just kind of what’s to come on this new record, but also was kind of a good little second story to ‘It Ain’t My Fault,’” says TJ Osborne. The song really being about the double entendre of just the saying, ‘shoot me straight,’ ‘give it to me straight,’ but also make it burn like a shot of whiskey and shoot me straight. It’s one of the songs that kind of ties the last record into this one.”

    The guys received their third GRAMMY nomination in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category for their Top 10 rowdy hit “It Ain’t My Fault.”

    Audio / Brothers Osborne’s TJ Osborne talks about the duo’s new single, “Shoot Me Straight.”

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    Brothers Osborne (Shoot Me Straight) OC: …into this one. :31
    “We thought this lead single off of our new record would be a really great representation of just kind of what’s to come on this new record, but also was kind of a good little second story to ‘It Ain’t My Fault.’ The song really being about the double entendre of just the saying, ‘shoot me straight,’ ‘give it to me straight,’ but also make it burn like a shot of whiskey and shoot me straight. It’s one of the songs that kind of ties the last record into this one.”

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  • LAUREN ALAINA HELPS RING IN THE NEW YEAR IN THE BIG APPLE.

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    Lauren Alaina rang in the New Year in Times Square in New York City by performing on the Planet Fitness stage. She sang her No. 1 hit, “The Road Less Traveled,” along with her second No. 1 song, “What Ifs,” minus pal Kane Brown, and she wrapped up her performance with Katy Perry’s “Firework.”

    Lauren is making her way up the country charts with her latest single, “Doin’ Fine.”

     

    Video / Lauren Alaina performing in Times Square on New Year's Eve 2017

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  • KEITH URBAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO SOME OF THE MUSICIANS WE LOST IN 2017.

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    During his New Year’s Eve headlining performance in Nashville, Keith Urban paid tribute to some of the legendary musicians we lost in 2017. He performed an extended medley of songs beginning with Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” honoring lead singer Chris Cornell who committed suicide last Spring. He followed it with songs from Gregg Allman, Don Williams, Glen Campbell, Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry and AC/DC’s Malcolm Young. He wrapped up the medley with Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’,” and during the middle of the song, he brought out wife Nicole Kidman and their two daughters, Sunday and Faith, who danced their way across the stage.

    Keith is climbing up the country charts with his song, “Female.”

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  • KEITH URBAN BUNDLES UP FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE REHEARSAL.

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    Keith Urban posted a photo on Twitter as he bundled up for rehearsals for his New Year’s Eve performance at Nashville’s Bicentennial Mall.

    If you’re in Music City as the calendar switches from 2017 to 2018, make sure to try to keep warm. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory from 10pm on New Year’s Eve to 9am on Monday morning. Very cold wind chills are expected and will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. The wind chills will range from 5 degrees above zero to 5 below zero.

     

     

     

  • KEITH URBAN CELEBRATES HIS FANS IN A COOL WAY.

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  • SAM HUNT CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS BY GIVING BACK.

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    Sam Hunt posted to his Instagram some photos and video of him and his wife Hannah over the holidays.

    He writes, “While I was in Nashville trying to get things going with music, Hannah was providing medical care to Hondurans during the 2009 coup. She was working in Syrian refugee camps and delivering Kurd babies in northern Iraq during the 2014 elections. She spent time in Israel where she helped with a feeding program and worked with Holocaust survivors.

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    This photo was taken by @igotnostrings in the Marshall Islands- where she was a part of a team providing basic health care to people on the island of Lib.

    Her heart for humanity is one of the things I admire most about her but she’s put her ambitions on hold to be with me for the past year and a half. This winter, thanks to the people who’ve supported me and my music, I’m able to go with her and be a part of her dreams as they’ve become mine. If you’ve ever bought a record or come to a show, God bless you for giving us this opportunity🙏”

     

     

     

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  • LADY ANTEBELLUM’S DAVE HAYWOOD AND WIFE KELLI WELCOME DAUGHTER LILLIE RENEE.

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    Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood received the best Christmas present. He and his wife Kelli welcomed their second child on Friday (December 22nd). Daughter Lillie Renee Haywood was born in Nashville at 11:14am, weighing in at 7 lbs., 6 oz., and measuring 19 inches long. Lillie joins big brother, 3-year-old Cash.

    The couple announced the birth on social media. Dave says, “We’d like to welcome our beautiful Christmas gift Lillie Renee Haywood. Born today at 11:14am, at 7 lbs 6 oz, 19 in. She is named after both of her grandmothers. Kelli and Lillie are happy and healthy, and Cash is already a great big brother. God is good!” -dave

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    Lady Antebellum is making their way up the country charts with their latest song, “Heart Break.”

  • KEITH URBAN RELEASES THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR ‘FEMALE.’

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    Keith Urban has released the lyric video for his latest song, “Female.”

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  • LUKE BRYAN THRILLED TO HONOR HIS FRIEND AND HERO LIONEL RICHIE.

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    Luke Bryan is set to honor his friend and idol Lionel Richie during the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors next week. The two are also co-workers now as both have been tapped as judges for ABC’s American Idol reboot premiering in March 2018.

    The Georgia native says it’s one of the biggest honors he’s ever had to pay tribute to Lionel on the Kennedy Center Honors. “Nobody, in my opinion is more deserving than Lionel when you look at his whole body of work as a singer-songwriter, as a band member, as an individual artist, as what he was able to do with charitable stuff through his years,” says Luke. “I mean Lionel has always been himself and he embodies certainly what the Kennedy Center Honors is looking for, and the fact that I can stand there on that stage and sing songs from my childhood and my life to one of my heroes in that setting is something I will never forget. One of the biggest honors of my life, and I’m so proud to be a part of it. It’s just going to be an amazingly special moment for me and something that I can look back and go, ‘Wow! How was I in the room on that one?’”

    Luke sings a two-song medley of Lionel’s huge hit “Penny Lover” and The Commodores’ “Sail On.” He then joins Stevie Wonder and Leona Lewis on the singalong “All Night Long” for the show’s finale.

    Catch Luke, Lionel, as well as the other honorees Gloria Estefan, Rapper/actor LL Cool J, iconic TV producer Norman Lear and dancer/choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, during the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors airing Tuesday (December 26th) beginning at 9pm ET on CBS.

    Audio / Luke Bryan talks about honoring his friend and idol Lionel Richie during this year’s Kennedy Center Honors.

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    Luke Bryan talks about honoring his friend and idol Lionel Richie during this year’s Kennedy Center Honors.

    Luke Bryan (Kennedy Center Honors) OC: …that one? 1:22
    “One of the biggest honors in our society, I’ve always felt like, have been the Kennedy Center Honors. I’ve watched that show for years and when you look at the people in the past that have been honored, it’s people that have done so much for the arts and culture and music and songs. Now my buddy Lionel Richie, his time has come to be honored. Nobody, in my opinion is more deserving than Lionel when you look at his whole body of work as a singer-songwriter, as a band member, as an individual artist as what he was able to do with charitable stuff through his years. I mean Lionel has always been himself and he embodies certainly what the Kennedy Center Honors is looking for, and the fact that I can stand there on that stage and sing songs from my childhood and my life to one of my heroes in that setting is something I will never forget. One of the biggest honors of my life, and I’m so proud to be a part of it. It’s just going to be an amazingly special moment for me and something that I can look back and go, ‘Wow! How was I in the room on that one?’”

     

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  • NEW YEAR’S EVE 2017

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    What are some of your favorite stars doing to welcome in the New Year? Some of them are working to help fans celebrate. Several artists have taken the time off around the holidays and will hit it hard when they return to the road in January. Some artists have resolutions and some are very helpful with their own hangover cures for those who imbibe too much on New Year’s Eve.

    Keith Urban is set to headline Music City on New Year’s Eve for the second year in a row. He’ll perform against the backdrop of the State Capitol Building as part of the Jack Daniels Music City Midnight Bash. Maren Morris, Cheap Trick, Carly Pearce, Johnny P, Larkin Poe and the Fisk Jubilee Singers are also on the bill.

    Canaan Smith will perform on New Year’s Eve in Nashville as part of Team USA’s WinterFest at the Walk of Fame Park at 3:30p.

    Audio / Brothers Osborne talk about how people spend the last moments of the year, and the first moments of the new year.

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    Brothers Osborne (New Year) OC: (TJ) …next month. :44
    JOHN: “I think it’s kind of funny how we spend literally the last moment and the very first moment of every year being extremely intoxicated, extremely, because you don’t want to wait until like 12:30 to get your buzz on. You’ve got to do it before midnight, and then once midnight happens, you’re like, ‘Omigod! Now it’s time to celebrate even more.’ Debauchery is the literally bookending your entire year.” TJ: “I love how everyone starts the year off with diets and then we end the year with like excessive amounts of food. And then you get to the end of the year, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m going to start a diet on the 1st, so I’m going to eat everything that’s in front of me.’ I love it.” JOHN: “And come February 1st, ‘what diet?’” [laughs] TJ: “What diet? I’ll start it next month.” [laughs]

    Audio / John Osborne of Brothers Osborne says a little hair of the dog is definitely the cure for a hangover.

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    Brothers Osborne (hangover cure) OC: …of the year. :07
    “Usually drinking more. I mean, a little hair of the dog never hurt anybody. Plus, it’s the first of the year.”

     

    Audio / Canaan Smith says there’s really no cure for a hangover.

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    Canaan Smith (no hangover cure) OC: …long, you know? :32
    “There is no hangover cure. The older I get I’m like, ‘Oh God! What am I thinking?’ It’s terrible. Hangovers are awful. Tequila’s the worst. I try to stay away from Tequila, because it hurts me bad. I used to be a whiskey guy. I still am every now and then, but of late, I’m domestic, American beer, just something light and tasty. Shots are my worst enemy. When I start working shots into the picture, that’s when I know I’m gonna hurt the next morning. I just try to keep it the same, whether it’s whiskey or beer or whatever, I just stick with that same drink the whole night long, you know?”

    Audio / Dierks Bentley says there’s not really a cure for a hangover.

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    Dierks (NYE) OC: …for that. :10
    “I think January first is universally accepted as a dog. So I mean, a little hair of the dog, I guess. But just…water and stay on the couch, I guess. There’s no real sure-fire cure for that.”

    Audio / Eric Church has a couple of hangover cures for those times (especially on New Year’s Eve) when you might imbibe a little too much.

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    Eric Church (hangover cure) OC: …every time. :17
    “The best hangover cure – I’ve got two. One is 5-hour Energy [bottles], because of all the B-vitamins that are in it. You can start pounding those, and it’s either gonna work, or it’s gonna keep you up and prolong your misery. But the other one I have is just take two Advil and a beer in the morning. Hair of the dog, man – that works every time.”

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    Jon Pardi (hangover cure) OC: …deal with it. :20
    “My hangover cure is Bloody Marys, but be careful – because once you have a couple, don’t go to beer, because if you go to beer, you’re gonna start drinking again and you’ll end up a morning drunk. OR if you want to go the non-alcoholic route, there’s nothing you can do for hangovers. [laughs] You just go deal with it.”

    Audio / Kacey Musgraves, who is expected to release her new album sometime in 2018, has her own hangover cure.

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    Kacey Musgraves (hangover cure) OC: …water. Yup! :32
    “Coconut water is a major help with hangovers and also, a lot of times we go and eat Vietnamese fuh. It’s a soup, and it’s got this awesome broth. You can get different things in it or whatever, but for some reason, it’s just like…it’s almost like a chicken noodle soup kind of an idea, you know, but it’s good. That’s good for hangovers too. That, sleep, Tylenol, coconut water and just water, in general. And when you’re drinking, have your alcohol, drink a little bit of water, drink some more alcohol, drink some water. Yup!”

    Audio / Keith Urban talks about the emotions he feels on New Year’s Eve.

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    Keith Urban (New Year’s emotions) OC: …of time. :35
    “Yeah, I go for every emotion on New Year’s Eve, every emotion – regret, remorse, melancholy, joy, hope, sadness, gratitude, calm, anxiety. [laughs] There’s a lot in that night for a lot of people. I’ve always been a big, I love New Year’s…Nic’s not a big New Year’s Eve person. I love New Year’s Eve. The counting down is important to me and I find it huge, that demarcation of time.”

    Audio / Kip Moore gives advice on how to avoid a hangover on New Year’s Eve.

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    Kip Moore (avoiding hangovers on NYE) OC: …yourself. :03
    “Pace yourself on New Year’s – that’s the remedy. Pace yourself.”

    Audio / Luke Bryan’s favorite New Year’s Eve has to be when he and his now wife Caroline reunited.

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    Luke Bryan (New Years-best) OC: …great night. :17
    “My best New Year’s Eve is definitely when my wife and I started back dating. We started back dating right before Christmas, and we went on a trip down to Florida and met some friends. And her birthday is New Year’s Eve. We celebrated it that night. It was just a great night.”

    Audio / Luke Bryan takes a look back at his busy 2017, including releasing his brand new album, What Makes You Country.

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    Luke Bryan (looking back on 2017) OC: …about it. :40
    “I look back on the year, and certainly it’s been a crazy busy year, but I don’t know any other way on doing this business other than it being really, really crazy and really, really busy. I try to sit down and write music and write songs and then I’m constantly listening through what the city of Nashville and what all the wonderful songwriters there are churning out. So, yeah, listening and writing and then we go into the studio and try to make some music happen. So, we’ve been going in periodically through the year in getting this album done, and it’s finally, finally here and I’m pretty excited about it.”