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Meghan Linsey Issues Statement After Kneeling During National Anthem Performance

Meghan Linsey Issues Statement After Kneeling During National Anthem Performance

Meghan Linsey performed the national anthem before the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks took the field in Nashville yesterday (Sept. 24). As Meghan hit the anthem’s final note, she chose to kneel down. Both the Titans and Seahawks remained in their locker rooms while the anthem was performed. You can watch Meghan’s performance below. ICYMI:…MORE

Dustin Lynch’s “Small Town Boy” Goes Where No Country Song Has Gone in 2017

Dustin Lynch’s “Small Town Boy” Goes Where No Country Song Has Gone in 2017

Dustin Lynch’s “Small Town Boy” is No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for the fourth consecutive week, a feat no other country song has accomplished in 2017. Four songs had three-week reigns atop the Airplay chart in 2017—including Blake Shelton’s “A Guy With a Girl,” Jon Pardi’s “Dirt on My Boots,” Sam Hunt’s “Body…MORE

Luke Combs’ Secret to Success? The Internet & College Kids Played a Big Part

Luke Combs’ Secret to Success? The Internet & College Kids Played a Big Part

Luke Combs hit the top of the charts with his debut single, “Hurricane,” and now he’s hoping his second weather-related single, “When It Rains It Pours,” will do the same. Written by Luke, Ray Fulcher and Jordan Walker, the fun-loving single is currently No. 8 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after 14 weeks. With two…MORE

Shania Twain Talks New Album, Past Health Problems, Finding Love & More in “Sunday Morning” Profile [Watch]

Shania Twain Talks New Album, Past Health Problems, Finding Love & More in “Sunday Morning” Profile [Watch]

The best-selling female artist in the history of country music—Shania Twain—will release her fifth studio album, Now, on Sept. 29. Now, which is Shania’s first album since 2002’s Up!, will be offered as both a 12-track standard album and 16-track deluxe album. “The new music is more celebratory, more inspirational, more about coming from somewhere…MORE

Scotty McCreery Has “Bucket-List Night” Performing Surprise Opening Gig for Garth Brooks

Scotty McCreery Has “Bucket-List Night” Performing Surprise Opening Gig for Garth Brooks

Scotty McCreery fulfilled a lifelong dream with a surprise performance before Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood’s sold-out show at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sept. 22. Scotty treated the 13,000 fans to an unannounced 30-minute set that included “See You Tonight,” “Five More Minutes” and more. “It was a really…MORE

Loretta Lynn Confirms First Post-Stroke Public Appearance at Upcoming Festival

Loretta Lynn Confirms First Post-Stroke Public Appearance at Upcoming Festival

Five months after suffering a stroke, Loretta Lynn, 85, has confirmed that her first public appearance will be at the Tennessee Motorcycle and Music Revival, which takes place Sept. 28–Oct.1. “I’m gonna be there . . . I’m gonna ride in on a motorcycle, [of] course I’m not gonna be driving,” said Loretta with a…MORE

Dylan Scott Announces Holiday EP, “Merry Christmas”

Dylan Scott Announces Holiday EP, “Merry Christmas”

After releasing his self-titled debut album and scoring a No. 1 hit with his breakout single, “My Girl,” Dylan Scott had a lot of reasons to celebrate this summer. He’s keeping the celebration going this fall with the release of his new holiday EP, Merry Christmas, which is slated to drop on Oct. 13. The…MORE