Billy Dukes

George Strait has released 40 albums on MCA Nashville, but that total will reach at least 45 before he's done. On Wednesday night (Aug. 28), his label CEO announced that the legend has signed a contract to record five more albums, even though he's retiring from the road after next year.

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It's been a domestic sort of year for the men of Love and Theft. Stephen Barker Liles announced Wednesday (Aug. 28) that he and his fiancee are expecting their first baby later this year. In March, bandmate Eric Gunderson welcomed his first child.

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Nashville Metro Police arrested a man on Tuesday (Aug. 27) and charged him with arson, saying he tried to set the Ryman Auditorium on fire. Jeffrey Parsley allegedly admitted to trying to light newspapers in an attempt to burn the back door of country music's most hallowed venue.

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Cassadee Pope has shared another song from her upcoming 'Frame by Frame' album. 'The Voice' winner has released '11' to iTunes. It's the story of her parents' divorce, and Pope tells it like she's reading pages from her diary.

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Lady Antebellum have announced their early 2014 touring plans. The Take Me Downtown Tour with Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves will continue through April, but the way the group broke the news is what fans are talking about today. Charles Kelley called on celebrities to help him with the announcement, but something about Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and company seems off...

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A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man was struck by a car and killed as he was leaving a Jason Aldean concert on Sunday (Aug. 25). Police say Michael Sanders of Dunmore, Pa. was leaving the show at Montage Mountain when he was hit by an Jeep.

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It's a common complaint from country stars: Time on the road means less time at home with spouses and kids. And then when they are home, the kids spend all day in school and then work through their extra-curricular routines before it's off to bed they go. Tracy Lawrence says switching to homeschooling his youngest children helps keep them close by.

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While country stars' reviews of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards were mixed, artists were nearly unanimous in critiquing Miley Cyrus' performance with Robin Thicke on Sunday night (Aug. 25).

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Jake Owen's hand injury is just the latest in a growing list of his injuries occurring during recreational activity that some may label as extreme. Before his block party celebration to commemorate his fourth straight No. 1 single, Owen said he doesn't plan to reign in his adventuresome ways, no matter who asks him to.

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The most important thing a new artist can do is quickly distinguish themselves, and Brothers Osborne do that on their debut single 'Let's Go There.' While not a great lyric, their vocal sound and the bluesy arrangement make this a track to keep coming back to.

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Ashley Monroe and Hunter Hayes took over New York City's Webster Hall earlier this summer, and a recently-released video of her song 'You Got Me' shows the singer-songwriter has no problem keeping the headliner's younger fans entertained.

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Grammy Award winner Linda Ronstadt, best known for her pop and rock hits in the '70s and '80s, also turned out several hit country singles and one unforgettable country album before announcing the end of her career this week. The 67-year-old has Parkinson's disease.

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