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Mary J. Blige, Brad Paisley & NE-YO (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images | Catherine Powell/Getty Images | Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Brad Paisley, Mary J. Blige and NE-YO will headline a celebration in Times Square on Friday to count down to the Fourth of July and America's 250th anniversary.The superstars will perform at the Giving 4th Broadcast Benefit Show hosted by Jim Gaffigan on July 3, according to America250, the nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead […]

Tyler Hubbard (Apple Music) Apple Music's cueing up a second volume of Nashville Sessions: Toby Keith Covered, this time with live performances by Tyler Hubbard, Jackson Dean, Kameron Marlowe and Emily Ann Roberts. "I love that he not only was an incredible songwriter himself," Tyler says, "but poured into the Nashville songwriting community and the writers around him and the people. I think he understood the value of a song and the value […]

Brian Kelley's "Jimmy Buffett Summer" (Nashville South Records) Brian Kelley's officially declaring it a "Jimmy Buffett Summer" with his new song, the first he's ever co-written with his wife, Brittney Kelley.  “Brittney and I have built a whole lot of life together, and this song feels like another little piece of our story,” he says. “She’s always been my muse, but writing with her brought a different kind of spark — it […]

Kenny Chesney's 'Silver Sands Marina' (HEY NOW Records) The title track of Kenny Chesney's upcoming 21st album, Silver Sands Marina, isn't some mythical getaway — it's a family-owned business in New Hampshire and it's probably about to get a whole lot busier. “When you hear the song, it’s so perfectly drawn, you almost can’t believe it’s real,” he says. “But, of course, it is a real place – located on Lake Winnipesaukee – […]