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• Reba McEntire was asked who should replace Blake Shelton on "The Voice”
• McEntire revealed that it couldn’t be her - she turned down the job 12 years ago when the show was just coming out
• McEntire said that filling Shelton’s shoes will be tough for whoever takes over
• McEntire & Shelton will have a new rivalry, however, with competing restaurants, in the meantime
• Source: Entertainment Tonight

• Chris Stapleton announced 20 new shows for his “All-American Road Show” tour
• The tour includes guests Charley Crockett, Marcus King, and The War and Treaty
• The tour kicks off on April 26th in El Paso, Texas and ends four months later August 25th in Alpharetta Georgia
• Tickets go on sale to the general public February 10th, but his fan club members can purchase tickets on February 7th
• Source: Country Now

• Kelly Clarkson drank wine with Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover on “Access”
• The hosts brought up an old story about Blake Shelton saying Clarkson gets a little sloppy with wine
• Shelton said that Clarkson wore a white shirt and by the end of the night “It looked like she had gotten into a car accident with a wine bottle”
• Source: NBC

• Maggie Baugh has provided a few more details on her music video for “Story To Tell”
• Baugh says it reflects her journey from early childhood to present-day
• She hopes that the video will remind viewers to live in the moment
• Source: CMT

• Zach Bryan announced that his next album is delayed
• The album was supposed to come out February, but he is now going to let “life play out”
• Fans on Twitter voiced their support for the singer
• Source: Taste Of Country

• The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has addressed a growing critique from some of its members.
• Recently people have taken issue with non-rockers being inducted, specifically Dolly Parton in the 2022 class.
• But the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has issued a statement defending R&B and country as part of rock’s roots.
• Source: Ultimate Classic Rock

• Luke Combs provided a behind the scenes look at the making of his new album “Gettin’ Old”
• His new album “Gettin’ Old” and his previous album “Growin’ Up” have interconnecting art
• The singer showed the evolution of the album art from stick-figure sketch to final images in a video on Twitter
• The singer congratulated fans as well who figured out the two albums go together literally
• Source: Taste Of Country

• Garth Brooks has weighed in on the current Ticketmaster drama
• The country singer wrote an open letter to Congress defending Ticketmaster against allegations of unfair business practices
• Brooks says the real problem is scalpers
• Brooks says that its reasonable the site would freeze up if a tour has a ton of demand
• Brooks also said that he supports dynamic pricing, though he admits it can be hard on some fans
• Source: Ticket News

Tyler Hubbard took to social media to thank his fans for supporting his new self-titled record.

• Morgan Wallen announced a new album last night
• The album will feature 36 songs, and is due out March 3rd
• The album include collaborations with Erich Church, HARDY, Ernest, & Ashlyne Wallen
• Three new songs came out an midnight: “Last Night,” “Everything I Love”, and “I Wrote the Book”
• Source: Taste Of Country

• Nate Smith Grabs First #1 On Country Charts
• Jon Pardi Is Making A Christmas Album
• Miranda Lambert Celebrates 4-Year Marriage Anniversary

• Jelly Roll went to the prison he previously served time in this weekend to perform for inmates
• Jelly Roll said that its “important that we give back”, and played his hits including “Son Of A Sinner”
• Jelly Roll went to the prison with Brantley Gilbert & Struggle Jennings
• Jelly Roll has previously said he’ll be donating $250,000 to the detention center he previously served time in as well
• Source: Taste Of Country

• Kelsea Ballerini & Chase Stokes were caught kissing at the airport
• The duo was spotted earlier this week around Nashville as well
• The couple have previously dodged questions about their romance, but don’t look to be hiding anymore
• Ballerini & Stokes first drew attention when they were spotted at a college football game
• Source: TMZ

• Zach Bryan has broken the record for most weeks spent at #1 on the Country Songwriters Chart
• Bryan now has 32 weeks total on the chart, beating out Ashley Gorley who has 31 weeks
• Bryan has spent 24 weeks in a row at top of the chart
• Bryan has four songs on the chart, including his #1 hit "Something in the Orange"
• Source: Billboard

• Chase Rice debuted a new single “Bench Seat” this weekend
• The single is about mental health, addiction, and how a dog saved his friend's life
• The song is written from the dog’s perspective
• Rice put out an 8 minute long music video as well to tell the full story
• Source: Country Now

• Ashley Cooke has covered Tyler Hubbard’s “5’9”
• She changed the lyrics, including the height to “6’2”
• Cook shared the re-mix on her TikTok
• Source: CMT

• Scott McCreery & Megan Moroney have joined Brooks & Dunn’s 2023 tour
• Both artists shared their excitement on social media
• McCreery called it a “dream come true”
• Tickets go on sale Friday
• Source: Country Now

• Luke Bryan wrapped up his “Crash My Playa” music fest with special guest Lionel Richie
• The pair sang a bunch Richie hits, from "Brick House" to "All Night Long”
• Bryan said singing with Richie was a “bucket list moment”
• Source: CMT

• The GRAMMY Awards have announced the first batch of performers for the upcoming 2023 GRAMMYs - and they came out of the gate full-speed
• Lizzo, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Steve Lacy, Luke Combs, Sam Smith and Kim Petras will play the awards show with more artists to be announced
• The 65th Annual GRAMMYs will air February 5 on CBS
• Source: Pitchfork