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George Strait has been playing fewer concerts over the last several years, so any new show announcements are a cause for celebration for country music fans.
Friday, King George announced two shows he'll be playing this fall - adding concerts on November 17-18 at Dickie's Arena in Ft. Worth, Texas to his very limited tour schedule.
Newcomer Caitlyn Smith will have the honor of opening both shows.
Source: The Boot

Shania Twain and rapper Megan Thee Stallion hit it off during the 2023 CMT awards
Stallion presented Twain with the Equal Play Award, and Twain expressed admiration for Stallion, calling her a "great talent" and her "new bestie"
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Twain expressed interest in collaborating with Stallion
Twain commended the rapper, saying that they "gel very well" and that she loves Stallion's "whole mind"
Source: In Style

He's been giving glimpses into his new music over the last several months - and now Morgan Evans is putting those songs he's released with a few more on a new EP
Titled "Life Upside Down," the set drops April 21
A previously unheard track from the EP, "On My Own Again," dropped this week
Source: Taste Of Country

We told you last week that Old Dominion was forced to reschedule several dates after lead singer Matthew Ramsey wrecked his ATV and shattered his pelvis
Yesterday the singer took to the band's Instagram to explain that, while he is recovering a week later, he's not ready to scale the steps of the bus - and several more dates have had to be rescheduled
Added note: he's using a walker to get around - a walker his band has dubbed "Walker Hayes"
Source: Old Dominion/Instagram

Darius Rucker, before he was a country star, was a rock star with his band Hootie & The Blowfish
After huge success in the mid 90's, the band slowed down, recording and playing live sporadically - and when that happened, Darius decided it was time to pursue a country career
When asked recently what triggered the lane change, Darius recalled "we had a meeting and we said we weren’t going to tour anymore like that, so I knew it was time to go to Nashville and see if I could do it"
Source: FoxNews

US Weekly caught up with Dustin Lynch on the red carpet at the CMT Music Awards and hit him up with a few questions
One that got an interesting response: what's your go-to karaoke song?
The country singer claims that he can nail both Eminem and Dr. Dre's parts of "Forgot About Dre" - but he's winded by the end of the song
Source: Us Weekly

This year will mark the 13th time husband and wife Vince Gill and Amy Grant celebrated the holidays with a series of Christmas shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
The pair just announced their 2023 dates - a series of twelve shows starting on December 13
Opening acts will be announced at a later date, but tickets are on sale now at Ryman.com
Source: The Boot

Carly Pearce has country stars she's fans of - Garth Brooks, for one - but it's interesting to note that she also gives props to performers coming up behind her
In an interview with Taste Of Country, Carly admitted her favorite song on the radio now is "Tennessee Orange" by newcomer Megan Moroney
Carly goes so far as to tap the young singer for a quick rise: "I think she's gonna be a big fat star!"
Source: Taste Of Country

Cody Johnson is fast establishing himself as a country talent to be reckoned with - and this latest news is just going to cement that status
In an interview with CMT, Cody revealed that his upcoming album has a duet with him and country royalty - Carrie Underwood!
No idea how long we'll have to wait to hear it, as no release date has been announced for his upcoming project
Source: WhiskeyRiff

Brantley Gilbert has a YouTube channel - and in his latest video he takes fans on a tour of his Georgia property
At one point, he pulls up creekside to describe how he and some friends saw movement in the water and tried to get a picture - before realizing it was a gator - and it was just feet away
Brantley admits he doesn't know much about gators - and felt he was close to being "alligator bait"
Source: Brantley Gilbert/YouTube

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