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Sabrina Carpenter released a new rendition of her 2024 song “Please Please Please” for the new deluxe edition of her “Short n’ Sweet” album, which dropped on Valentine’s Day.The singer, 25, teamed up with Dolly Parton, 79, to release a country version of “Please Please Please.”The duet saw the musicians in a vintage-inspired music video that appeared to have a not-so-subtle nod to Carpenter’s ex-boyfriend, Barry Keoghan.Keoghan, 32, was featured in the original music video for “Please Please Please” during the course of their relationship. In the video, the real-life lovers become a couple after he is released from jail.

his rightful throne the road.George Strait just announced he’s striking out on a brief five-concert tour this summer with co-headliner Chris Stapleton.That includes a stop at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium on Saturday, June 14 for the 72-year-old hitmaker.Before that, he’ll also bring his deep back catalog — and 2024 album “Cowboys and Dreamers” — to Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, May 10.“I keep trying to slow down a bit but you keep calling me back,” Strait said in a statement. “I can’t wait to see you for a few more again this year.”At four of the five shows, Strait and Stapleton will be joined by special guest Parker McCollum; Little Big Town is slated to open for the honky tonk pair at their final gig of the year, which takes place at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Saturday, July 19.In addition to the quick jaunt, Chris Stapleton is also headlining his annual ‘All-American Roadshow’ this summer with big names like Marcus King and The War and Treaty.Midway through Stapleton’s trek, he’ll swoop into Albany’s MVP Arena on Friday, June 20, Belmont Park’s UBS Arena on Wednesday, July 23 and NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26.Fans can purchase tickets for all George Strait shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the summer tour is Friday, Feb.

‘Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour’ a second time.That means she’ll now headline a whopping five (!) shows at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Thursday, May 22, Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25, Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29.In addition to the recently-added MetLife gig, the 35-time Grammy winner also added a fifth concert at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, which goes down Friday, May 9.Prior to this second extension, due to overwhelming demand, Beyoncé announced a third gig at Chicago’s Soldier Field (May 18), fifth and sixth nights at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (June 14, 16), a third encore performance at Paris’ Stade de France (June 22) and a third show at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium (July 13) to close the run.As of now, she has 29 ‘Cowboy Carter’ concerts lined up from April through July. Although we don’t know if more dates will be announced, it should be noted that 2023’s ‘Renaissance Tour,’ her last international jaunt, spanned 56 shows over six months.Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Beyoncé shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’ is Friday, Feb.

A post shared by Lainey Wilson (@laineywilson)The romantic moment happened outside on a tan brick patio surrounded by roses, candles and photographs of the couple throughout their four years of dating.A separate black and white photograph showed the happy duo kissing as Wilson showed off her large diamond.‘I don’t care what shape it is, but I want to be walkin’ with a limp,” Wilson joked during a “Country Heat Weekly” podcast episode in August 2024.The couple met in Nashville through mutual friends in 2021.Wilson and Hodges made their red-carpet debut at the ACM Awards in May 2023Even though they didn’t make their red-carpet debut until the ACM Awards in May 2023, their romance wasn’t a secret to industry folks in Nashville.An insider told The Post that Hodges was frequently seen backstage at Wilson’s concerts “before they went public.”The 9-time CMA Award winner from Baskin, La. previously said she didn’t write love songs because she was never with anyone who inspired her to create romantic music.But that all changed when the “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” singer met her now-fiancé, according to a 2023 interview with American Songwriter.“It was clear that they made each other so happy,” the insider told The Post.

Hardy was announced as one of Morgan Wallen’s four ‘One Night At A Time Tour’ opening acts.A little over two years later, he’s headlining an arena tour of his own.From May through September, Hardy will drop into huge venues all over the country on his ‘Jim Bob World Tour’ along with special guests Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., McCoy Moore and Sikarus on select dates.To close the nationwide run, the 34-year-old country rocker — whose written music for Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett and Wallen, of course — hits New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Sept. 24.Before that, he’ll be at Syracuse’s Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater on Thursday, Sept.

ended her concert and postponed several tour dates, many jumped to the assumption that she could be pregnant with her boyfriend Chase Stokes’ baby. However, the country star quickly nipped the rumor in the bud.The “Miss Me More” singer, 31, took to TikTok to address the baby speculation.In the video, Ballerini shared a comment from a fan reading, “Maybe pregnant?!” to which the noticeably ill star wearing eye patches responded, “Or, maybe its the flu.”Wearing a black puffer jacket and a trucker hat with her blond locks tied back, the congested Grammy-nominated musician stepped away from the camera and added, “Cool,” seemingly disappointed at the fan’s assumption.The “Cowboys Cry Too” singer shocked concertgoers when she pulled the plug on her show at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, Feb.

Instagram Stories on Friday, despite her brother Trace Cyrus hinting at an estrangement between the siblings and the country superstar.“So proud of my Dad’s INCREDIBLE new single LOST with my good, old friend [Sam Tinnesz] and [Tommee Profitt],” Noah wrote with two red heart emojis.Noah’s support seemingly showed she is not at odds with her father, unlike what her older brother alluded to.The Post reached out to Noah’s rep for comment.Along with Noah, Billy Ray, 63, shares kids Miley, 32, and Braison, 30, with ex-wife Tish Cyrus. He also adopted the manager’s two children, Brandi, 37, and Trace, 35, from her first relationship and is dad to Christopher Cody, 32, with ex Kristin Luckey.The artist released the new song “Lost” with Tinnesz and Profitt the same day after announcing the release of a new album produced by his son Braison in January.“This is art imitating life, imitating art,” Billy Ray said in a statement to People.

blindsided?Country music singer Kelsea Ballerini was forced to abruptly end Thursday night’s show after just five songs into her setlist.The “Cowboys Cry Too” hitmaker, 31, pulled the plug on her gig at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. — saying she was too sick to continue with the performance.After the 5-time Grammy nominee sang a handful of songs, a member of the crew went on stage and broke the unfortunate news to fans.“This is a conversation I did not want to have tonight,” the unnamed crew member announced to a sea of fans.

upset about losing the Grammy Award for Best Country Album to Beyoncé. “It’s a sensationalistic false narrative meant to pit two talented female artists against each other,” a rep for Musgraves, 36, told E! News in a statement on Monday.“There was simply no scowl or expression made,” the rep added.The Post has reached out to Musgraves’ rep for comment.During Sunday’s show, some viewers accused the “Deeper Well” singer of looking “pissed” when Beyoncé, 43, beat her in the award category.While Bey was stunned over the outcome and accepted the award from Taylor Swift, the camera panned to reactions from attendees in the audience, including Musgraves, who clapped with a serious look on her face.“Kacey Musgraves is pissed that Beyonce beat her for best country album, look at her face expression,” a Grammys viewer wrote on X (formerly Twitter).“Kacey Musgraves is MAAAAAAD,” a different fan said.Musgraves’ “Deeper Well,” Post Malone’s “F-1 Trillion,” Chris Stapleton’s “Higher” and Lainey Wilson’s “Whirlwind” all lost the Best Country Album award to Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter.”Bey also won Grammys for Album of the Year, for the first time in her career, and for Best Country Duo/Group Performance alongside Miley Cyrus for their duet “II Most Wanted.”Musgraves shared her feelings about Beyoncé and other artists transitioning into country music in an interview last year.

Beyoncé isn’t the only iconic country artist to announce a nationwide tour today.Willie Nelson just shared he’s heading out on his tenth ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour all over North America this summer as well.At all shows, the 91-year-old country crooner will be joined by co-headliner Bob Dylan for the second consecutive summer. Last year, the long-running legends joined forces along with Robert Plant. This time around, Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and a host of others are slated to provide support for the lo-fi pair on select dates.In total, five artists — Nelson, Dylan and three other special guests — are on the bill for nearly every gig (except four shows with just four performers) on the 34-show run.“What an amazing lineup to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” Nelson said in a press release.

Beyoncé has officially announced the dates for her 2025 ‘Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour’ after postponing the news due to the L.A. wildfires last month.From April 28 through July 11, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer will perform at stadiums all over North America.That includes not one, not two, not three but four (!) gigs at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Thursday, May 22, Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 28.“She coming,” the Houston native shared on Instagram.These upcoming shows won’t serve as the live debut for every track from “Cowboy Carter,” which was released on March 29, 2024.

Bey, 43, winning Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards went viral on social media for all the wrong reasons.Fans on X (formerly Twitter) accused Musgraves, 36, of being “pissed” that she lost the award category to Beyoncé.During the show, Beyoncé herself was shocked when her name and album, “Cowboy Carter,” were called out by category presenter Taylor Swift. Bey’s daughter, 13-year-old Blue Ivy, had to remind the superstar to get up and head toward the stage.As Beyoncé hurried to accept the award, the camera cut to the reactions from attendees in the audience, including Musgraves, who clapped with a serious look on her face.Musgraves’ “Deeper Well” was one of the losing nominees, alongside Post Malone’s “F-1 Trillion,” Chris Stapleton’s “Higher” and Lainey Wilson’s “Whirlwind.”“Is Kacey Musgraves mad that Beyoncé won? She sure looks it,” one fan wrote on X during the award show.“Kacey musgraves is looking pissed after losing to beyonce icl it tickled me a lil,” another fan wrote.A third viewer tweeted, “Kacey Musgraves is pissed that Beyonce beat her for best country album, look at her face expression.”“Kacey Musgraves is MAAAAAAD,” a different fan said.“WHY KACEY MUSGRAVES GOT ON A STANK LOOK?” someone else wrote.Another Grammys viewer tweeted, “Kacey Musgraves and Lainey Wilson worked their ass off to make it big in the Country Music industry; a feat that is incredibly hard for women.

disastrous performance at one of President Donald Trump’s inaugural balls, which was closely followed by a public message of concern from his son.

walk the red carpet ahead of the star-studded event, she popped up in the audience ahead of the win for her 2024 record “Cowboy Carter.”Taylor Swift honored Beyoncé with the coveted award, making her the first Black woman to ever win in the category.She beat out Post Malone’s “F-1 Trillion,” Kacey Musgraves’ “Deeper Well,” Chris Stapleton’s “Higher” and Lainey Wilson’s “Whirlwind.”When Swift, 35, read Queen Bey’s name aloud, the 32-time Grammy winner made a sudden movement before freezing in her chair.Wearing a gorgeous hip-hugging champagne-colored dress, a blonde Beyoncé looked to the left and right before making eye contact with her daughter, Blue Ivy, 13, who instructed her mother to head toward the stage.Fans caught the hilarious moment and immediately took to social media to laugh about the interaction.“Blue Ivy Carter, first born daughter and Chief Executive Director of Family Operations, was like, “GET UP AND GO GET YOUR AWARD MOM!” one person joked on X, formerly Twitter.“Not BlueIvy being like “girl just getup” to THEE BEYONCÉ #GRAMMYs,” echoed a second viewer. “Blue ivy looking at her mom like ‘what the f–k are you so shocked about’ is so funny to me,” wrote a third.Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z, was also sitting with his wife and daughter in the audience.The “16 Carriages” singer expressed her utter shock over the win once she finally made it to the stage for her acceptance speech.“Wow, I really was not expecting this.

Lainey Wilson just announced she’s going to hit arenas, amphitheaters and pavilions all over the U.S. and Canada on her 2025 ‘Whirlwind Tour’ with special guests Muscadine Bloodline, Ernest, Zach Meadows, Lauren Watkins, Drake Milligan and more on select dates.That includes a stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, Oct.

TMZ. Police pulled Hunt over in Henderson County, Tennessee, and took him to jail before releasing him the same day on a $1,500 bond.An interlock device is also known as a car breathalyzer.

is “genuinely worried” about the country singer following his performance at President Trump’s Liberty Ball, his ex-wife spoke to Page Six. “What’s being seen in public now reflects much of what I experienced in private during our relationship,” Firerose told the outlet Thursday.

Morgan Wallen officially has summer plans.The popular country star just announced his 2025 ‘I’m The Problem Tour’ that will send him to stadiums all over North America from June through September.He’s not going it alone either.On select dates, Wallen will be joined by big-name special guests Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Koe Wetzel, Gavin Adcock, Ella Langley and more.As of now, the “Last Night” crooner doesn’t have a New York or New Jersey date on his itinerary. Based on our findings, the closest he’ll get to the Tri-state is when he hits Foxborough, MA’s Gillette Stadium on Friday, Aug.

performance at Donald Trump’s inaugural ball went sideways, he announced the release of a new album produced by his son Braison.“This is art imitating life, imitating art,” Billy Ray, 63, said in a statement to People on Friday. “It starts and ends with art. Braison is very talented and [2025] is his year.

Carrie Underwood’s a capella performance of “America the Beautiful” during Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.“First of all, it’s a hard song to do anyway, and when you’re supposed to be singing to a track and that’s what gives you pitch reference for the song,” Aldean, 47, shared on Tuesday’s “Fox & Friends.”“To not have that, for her to just kinda say, ‘All right, listen, we’ll go.’ That’s a big move and that’s a pro move on her part, so I thought it was great.”During the ceremony, Underwood, 41, sang the patriotic anthem but experienced technical difficulties and was told to perform without music.The “American Idol” alum stood there ready to go with a microphone in hand when she was abruptly informed of technical issues by a man wearing a headset. “Just sing?” she asked him.