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Dallas & Brenda Nashville Notes Thur May 11-Florida Georgia Line to open FGL House/Jason Aldean more than an Asphalt Cowboy/Granger Smith has a surprise/Brett Eldredge to release “Brett Eldredge”

“Asphalt Cowboy” is now more than just a song on Jason Aldean’s self-titled debut album from 2005: It’s the title of his upcoming exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Jason Aldean: Asphalt Cowboy” will open May 26 and run through November 5, and it promises plenty of rare memorabilia from the two-time ACM Entertainer of the ... Read More »

Dallas & Brenda Nashville Notes Wed May 10-Carrie Underwood gets a new gig/American Idol is coming back/CMT Music Awards nominations/

With the news that American Idol will return to TV on ABC next season, there’s no one who’s more pleased to see the show come back than its 2011 champion, Scotty McCreery. “I mean, nobody’s gonna support that show more than me, and there’s a bunch of us out there that will,” the North Carolina native asserts. “I grew up ... Read More »

Dallas & Brenda Nashville Notes Tue May 9-Chris Stapleton joins Jimmy Fallon to spoof ZZ Top/#BunintheOven for Jason Aldean & wife/Darius ready to go undercover

Chris Stapleton was the musical guest on Monday’s The Tonight Show, and demonstrated his comedy chops, joining host Jimmy Fallon and one of Jimmy’s other guests, Kevin Bacon for the segment, “First Drafts of Rock.” The recurring sketch pretends to take a look at original versions of classic rock tunes — in this case, ZZ Top‘s 1983 song “Legs.” Fallon and Stapleton ... Read More »

WATCH: Dallas & Brenda Happy News: one armed eighth grade baseball player having a great season

Eighth-grader Luke Terry is enjoying a great season playing baseball for Cornersville Middle School in Lewisburg, Tennessee. He’s the team’s catcher and he bats third in the lineup. And Luke is a team leader … despite having only one arm. When Luke was 19 months old, he contracted a disease that cost him his arm and almost cost him his life. ... Read More »

Dallas & Brenda Nashville Notes Mon May 8- Luke Bryan w/friends Carrie Underwood/Cole Swindell-Gary Allan is back & more

For Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” is a lot more than the title of a #1 song and the inspiration for his latest tour: it’s one of his guiding philosophies when it comes to raising his kids. “I have to watch it because I put hunting and fishing in front of their school,” Luke tells The Tennessean. ... Read More »

Nashville Notes Fri May 5-Zac Brown has “Roots”/2 country stars on Family Feud/Trace Adkins stars in a new movie

Zac Brown Band’s new song “Roots” not only kicks off their new album, Welcome Home, it also gives fans a crash course in the life of the band. The new lyric video for “Roots” starts with ZBB’s 2010 win for Best New Artist at the Grammys, and then goes on to trace the trajectory of the band from their frequent ... Read More »