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Kelly Clarkson covered Olivia Rodrigo’s single “Vampire” for “Kellyoke” during the Halloween episode of the “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Tuesday (October 31). “The way you sold me for parts as you sunk your teeth into me/Bloodsucker, dream crusher/ Bleeding me dry, like a damn vampire,” Clarkson, dressed as a blood-sucking vampire, sang with a…

Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” has retained its No. 1 rank on the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song, from Swift’s 2019 studio album Lover, topped the chart dated November 4. “Cruel Summer” marks Swift’s tenth leader on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. She had been performing “Cruel Summer” in the opening sets of…

Six-time Grammy Award winner Amy Grant has joined Cory Asbury for a new version of “These Are Days,” a song from Asbury’s fifth album, Pioneer. Asbury, Ethan Hulse and Paul Mabury co-wrote “These Are the Days.” The new version of the song finds Grant turning in a restrained performance, adding harmonies to Asbury’s vocals. Grant…

Wynonna Judd has been named Mega Mentor for Season 24 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Wynonna will join superstar coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani to mentor the artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds. McEntire has invited Wynonna to be this year’s Team Reba Mega Mentor during the Knockout…

Country superstars Eric Church, Hardy and Jelly Roll have been confirmed as headliners for Pepsi’s Rock The South 2024 music festival. The three-day event is scheduled to take place at York Farms in Cullman, Alabama, from July 18-20, 2024. Other artists announced for the event include Oliver Anthony, Parker McCollum, Warren Zeiders, Big & Rich…

Close on the heels of releasing the 1989 (Taylor’s Version) record, Taylor Swift dropped “Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version),” featuring a re-recorded Kendrick Lamar verse. “Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version)” features on the newly released deluxe edition of 1989. “Watching Kendrick Lamar create and record his verses on the ‘Bad Blood’ remix was one of the most…

Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band recently shared a cover of The Who’s “Baba O’Riley.” The song was recorded live in 2016 at Boston’s Fenway Park. “Baba O’Riley” is the latest single from Zac Brown Band’s first ever live-covers album, From the Road, Vol. 1: Covers, due out November 10th. The track follows their previously released…

Country music trio Lady A recently released a melancholy new track, “A Love Song.” Dann Huff produced “A Love Song,” which was co-written by Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, Sam Ellis and Allison Veltz Cruz. “A Love Song” is about a couple who are at a crossroads of their relationship, looking for a simple and loving…

The Country Music Association has revealed a second, star-studded round of performers for this year’s CMA Awards. Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, HARDY, Alan Jackson, Cody Johnson, Post Malone, Mac McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Morgan Wallen, The War And Treaty and Zac Brown Band will all take the stage at…

Taylor Swift’s re-recorded 1989 album has re-written Spotify history by becoming the most-streamed record in a day, and more importantly, achieved the feat in its first 24 hours of release. Spotify announced on Saturday (Oct. 28) that the 21-track 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which arrived on October 27th, is officially the most-streamed album in a single…