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The Academy of Country Music® announced today the nominations for the 55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®, honoring the biggest names and emerging talent in the Country Music industry. Reigning ACM® Entertainer of the Year and 15-time ACM Award®-winner Keith Urban will host the show for the first time. The 55th ACM Awards® will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 5 (live 8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on-demand across digital platforms on the CBS All Access subscription service.

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As PLATINUM-selling duo Maddie & Tae are “riding a gust of momentum” (PEOPLE) following an explosive 2019 unveiling new music that is “drenched in raw, vulnerable emotion” (American Songwriter), the pair continues to fill-in pages of their expansive journey, revealing details today of their highly-anticipated full-length sophomore album The Way It Feels (Mercury Nashville), set to be released on April 10. Produced by Jimmy Robbins and Derek Wells, the album is available for pre-save NOW.  

Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S., announced “The Night Before,” a RADIO.COM event. The 5th annual concert, hosted by KISS Country 99.9 (WKIS-FM), will star multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band at BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL on February 1, 2020, the eve of the world's biggest sporting event. Opening for the band is singer-songwriter Carly Pearce, one of the hottest rising stars on the country music scene.  For more information, including tickets, please visit RADIO.COM/thenightbefore.

The Country Music Association has revealed the recipients of the 11th annual CMA Triple Play Awards, an honor presented to songwriters who pen three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period based on the Country Aircheck, Billboard Country Airplay and Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

To commemorate the final season of The Ranch, Netflix has partnered with Curb Records for the release of The Ranch (A Netflix Original Series Official Soundtrack). 

Lee Brice is coming to Hershey Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at 8 p.m.

Multi-PLATINUM singer-songwriter KIP MOORE has announced two huge headline shows, bringing his electric live set to Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday 17 March and Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday 18 March. Kip Moore will also headline Australia's premiere country music festival CMC Rocks QLD 2020, taking place in Willowbank from 20-22 March.

Yesterday evening, the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) hosted its annual Gold & Platinum Gala at City Winery Nashville. The NMPA Gold & Platinum Program honors the songwriters of RIAA-certified singles and over 65 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum honorees including Lee Brice, Hunter Hayes, Cam, Nicolle Galyon, Rhett Akins, and Liz Rose were awarded.

Country singer/songwriter Jillian Cardarelli releases the irresistible new single, “I NEVER DO THIS,” the first title off her highly-anticipated, upcoming EP. The song is co-written by Cardarelli and Adam Wood (Curb | Word Music Publishing) and tells the story of a woman's unexpected reinvention after a heartbreak. “I NEVER DO THIS” is available now on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora and more; with the music video premiering on CMT.com next Friday, Sept. 20th.

 Rising country trio, TEMECULA ROAD took to Instagram last night to share the exciting reaction video of them hearing the news that they will be making their Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, November 1 at the first weekend of the show's annual winter run of Opry At The Ryman in downtown Nashville.

Country trio Temecula Road is partnering with CMT for the exclusive video premiere of their latest release, “Never Knew I Needed You.”  Fans can check out the newly named CMT Discovery Artist's clip, directed by Dustin Haney and filmed in their new hometown of Nashville, on the network's CMT Music channel and CMT.com, and vote for the video to air in CMT Music's 12 Pack Countdown show.

Hallmark Channel and PEDIGREE Foundation will team up for a television special to help the millions of shelter and rescue dogs across the country find loving homes. The event will bring together country artists Lee Brice, Hunter Hayes and Easton Corbin for The Love of Dogs Benefit Concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame CMA Theater on Thursday, October 10 at 7:30pm.

Country trio Temecula Road released a brand new song, 'Never Knew I Needed You,' today on all digital platforms. The vibey new track, written by the trio's Dawson Anderson, along with Ben Goldsmith and Lindsay Rimes and produced by Andrew DeRoberts (Devin Dawson, Kip Moore, Eli Young Band, Jillian Jacqueline), is their second new song of the summer, a follow-up to 'Fades' which hit No. 3 on Radio Disney Country's Top 50 Chart. A story behind the song 'Never Knew I Needed You' video clip premiered today via Taste of Country.

Matt Kennon continues to hear story after story from listeners, industry and radio about his latest single as the emotional and raw lyrics of  “Love Is Stronger,” have touched the hearts of listeners.

Lisa Matassa, known in the 80s as hitmaking freestyle dance star Lysa Lynn, returned to her roots of Country music in the mid 2010's and recorded an album of solo material as well as an album of duets with legendary country music artists such as Eddy Raven, The Bellamy Brothers, Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Marty Raybon of Shenandoah and more. Having shared the stage with Dierks Bentley, Leann Rimes, Eric Church, Ronnie Dunn and most recently Lee Brice, Matassa continues to write songs and finds joy in the process of making music.

Happy birthday, America! In honor of this special day, BroadwayWorld brings you a guide to this year's Fourth of July television specials, featuring performances by Laura Osnes, Carole King with the Broadway cast of Beautiful starring Vanessa Carlton, Vanessa Williams and more! As always, we will be bringing you video of the appearances as soon as they become available.

Matt Kennon released his emotional and raw single, a?oeLove Is Strongera?? to radio earlier this month and today announced exclusive representation with Matthew Stevens, President of Stevens Management Group (SMG-Nashville).

Joining the all-star line-up for the 39th annual edition of PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH, the country's longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition, are Broadway star and two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (BANDSTAND) plus Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and R&B legendsThe O'Jays.  Osnes, whose distinguished Broadway career includes starring roles in CINDERELLA, BONNIE & CLYDE and ANYTHING GOES, will perform a medley of patriotic songs accompanied by the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own."  The O'Jays, the legendary trio behind such classics as "I Love Music" and "Use Ta Be My Girl," will perform their Grammy Hall of Fame inducted Billboard Hot 100 # 1 hit song "Love Train."  This April, the O'Jays debuted "The Last Word," their first studio album in 15 years, and what the band has announced will be their final album.

With a bold voice and sultry track, country-pop artist Jordyn Stoddard released her melody-driven, self-penned “Bad Baby” TODAY. Produced by two-time Toronto Independent Music Award-winning Johnny Simmen, and co-written by Peyton Porter, “Bad Baby” is available on iTunes HERE, Spotify HERE and all other digital platforms HERE.