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Happy Birthday to living legend Alan Jackson & to Big Loud’s Maggie Abrams
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By far, my favorite country music memory of 2018 was experiencing Stagecoach for the first time (thanks Rob Beckham for making that happen). Hard to believe it’s already time to get ready for the 13th Annual Stagecoach Festival going down in Indio, CA from April 26th-28th with a killer line-up featuring Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, and Jason Aldean headlining what has become affectionately known as “country Coachella.” Joining them are some of my favorite performers including Cole Swindell, Kane Brown, Scotty McCreery, Russell Dickerson, Devin Dawson, Tyler Rich, Brandon Lay, Luke Combs, LANCO, Travis Denning, Old Dominion, Lauren Alaina, Jordan Davis, Danielle Bradbery, Mitchell Tenpenny, Jimmie Allen, Adam Hambrick and Abby Anderson. There are also some great acts you wouldn’t necessarily expect performing including Bret Michaels, Joe Diffie, and Tom Jones! To me, Stagecoach is the biggest country music party of the year and I cannot wait to experience it again in 2019! Festival passes go on sale this Friday at 11 a.m. PDT with General Admission passes for all three days starting at just $349!
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- Don’t miss Jimmie Allen return to the Today Show with Hoda & Kathy Lee
- The 2018 CMT Artists of the Year will air on tonight on CMT at 8/7c
- Morgan Evans will perform his #1 hit “Kiss Somebody” on tomorrow’s edition of the TODAY Show
- Shawn Mendes & Zac Brown Band team up for the next episode of CMT Crossroads premiering on October 24th
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WITH YOUR HAIR-OF-THE-DOG
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On October 26th, rising country star Levi Hummon will release his latest EP, Patient, via Iconic Records. The 6-track EP features some of Hummon’s most personal songs to date, including his recent single “Change My Life,” which has been steadily making its mark in the country community. Other songs featured on the EP include the title track, “I Still Do,” “Earthquake” and “Songs We Sang.”
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ON MORRIS HIGHAM’S JUKEBOX
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Just added to the Morning Hangover “Latest” playlist on Spotify: Luke Bryan’s “What Makes You Country,” Justin Moore’s “The One’s That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” Pistol Annies “Got My Name Changed Back” & Old Dominion’s “Make It Sweet”
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Keep up with @MorningHangover on Instagram and watch our #InstaStories tonight from Jimmie Allen’s show in Northern Virginia!
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MORRIS HIGHAM’S TAILGATE WATCH
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The reigning ACM Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion has revealed the dates for the first leg of their 2019 “Make It Sweet” arena tour. They’ll be joined by special guests including Jordan Davis, Morgan Evans, and Mitchell Tenpenny at select dates. The initial leg kicks off on January 18th in Chicago, at Allstate Arena & hits major markets across the country including DC, Georgia, North & South Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin, Arizona, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, and wraps on April 27th at San Jose Events Center in CA. Get ticket information here. The band will be releasing the details for forthcoming legs in the near future!
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Martina McBride is giving Food Network viewers a glimpse of how she entertains at home, sharing her recipes and cooking tips that make her the queen of the kitchen on the new series Martina’s Table, premiering on Sunday, November 18th at noon
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#WCW Stagecoach 2018 with my girls Kelly, Danielle, Polkie, Katie, TT & Melly … cannot wait to do it all again next year!
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Speedy recovery to Tim McGraw who has 2 stress fractures from too much spear-fishin’ and beach volleyball!
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Don’t miss an all-star tribute to country music legend and 2018 “Artist of a Lifetime” Award recipient, Loretta Lynn, featuring Sheryl Crow, Dierks Bentley and Martina McBride tonight LIVE from Nashville at the 9th annual “2018 CMT Artists of the Year” special. Some of music’s biggest stars are set to present at the event, including Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Smokey Robinson, singer-songwriter Elle King, Hillary Scott, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, along with a special introduction by platinum-selling artist, Trisha Yearwood. They all join previously announced presenter Sissy Spacek.
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Jay DeMarcus, bassist, vocalist, pianist, producer and songwriter for the superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts announced a new book deal with Zondervan. Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakable Hope is set to release April 30, 2019. With no shortage of humor, heart, and off-the-cuff candor, Shotgun Angels gives readers a backstage pass to the unlikely journey that led DeMarcus from small-town Ohio to some of the world’s largest stages.
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Lindsay Ell had one of those days in Los Angeles recently that is something you’d see out of soap opera/ABC-primetime drama … her day started by getting stuck in an elevator for the first time…of course the minute she entered said-elevator, her phone died. Luckily, she was able to pass the time with Raquel and Eric who were elevator-mates before they were saved by the maintenance crew…if that wasn’t enough, what happened that night is just ridiculous…her rental car got broken and more than $5k worth of equipment was stolen including her backpack, computer, files of songs that weren’t backed up. Luckily, she didn’t lose her passport since she was headed across-the-pond to London less than 48 hours later. She’s there as we speak and crushed it last night at Borderline!
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olddominionmusic: “Backstage at @theellenshow – waitin’ for our turn. Had a blast playing #makeitsweet and announcing our performance at @stagecoach”
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(l-r): Leslie Fram, SVP, Music & Talent, CMT; John Hamlin, EP, Switched On Entertainment; Margaret Comeaux, VP, Music & Event Production, CMT; Shawn Mendes; Kevin Kay, President, Paramount Network/CMT/TV Land; Zac Brown;Frank Tanki, GM, CMT and TV Land Photo credit for both photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images
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Check out some of the best up-and-coming emerging talents in country music on the Morning Hangover’s “Discover” Spotify Playlist including new music from Parmalee, Jerrod Niemann & Bastian Baker
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