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Check out the first round of performers at the 2023 CMT Music Awards

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The first round of performers for the 2023 CMT Music Awards has been revealed.

Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Keith Urban, co-host Kelsea Ballerini and Lainey Wilson are slated to perform, alongside earlier-announced superstars Carrie Underwood, co-host Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn Brown. 

Additional performers and presenters will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

The 2023 CMT Music Awards air live on CBS on April 2 at 8 p.m. ET. Livestreaming and on-demand streaming is also available on Paramount+.

View the full list of nominees and vote for your favorite artists now at the 2023 CMT Music Awards voting page.

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Cody Johnson is “thankful” to have chased his dream to the Country Music Hall of Fame

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“‘Til You Can’t” hitmaker Cody Johnson is nothing but grateful for his latest inclusion in the new American Currents: State of the Music exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

In an Instagram video shared by the museum, Cody reflects, “I’d been wanting to play country music since I was a little kid. I’ve worked hard my entire life to try to have a music career, and there’s been so many people who have helped me along the way. A lot of these people are still riding for the brand with me out here and helping me pursue my dream of country music.”

“The love that I have for country music and its fans is unlike anything else,” he continues. “It’s what keeps me driven, it’s what makes me keep on doing what I’m doing. I want to say how thankful I am because this is a great honor.”

More information about the American Currents: State of the Music exhibition is available at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s website. The presentation will be on display at the Nashville-based museum until February 2024.

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Keith Urban's epic Las Vegas Residency just got extended

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Keith Urban has just announced the extension of his ongoing Las Vegas Residency.

Held at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Keith’s headlining run now has dates through November. “We're gonna keep this party going, Vegas !!!!” Keith wrote on Instagram.

The added-on 2023 dates are November 1, November 3, November 4, November 10, November 11, November 15, November 17 and November 18. 

Fans can expect an electrifying show from the global music superstar, with hits such as “Somebody Like You,” “Blue Ain't Your Color” and “Wasted Time” brought to life on the Vegas stage.

A limited number of tickets for Keith’s earlier-announced dates are still available. These include shows in March, June and July. For a full list of dates and to purchase tickets, go to Ticketmaster.

Tickets for the eight new dates go on sale Saturday, March 18.

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Adam Levine weighs in on Blake Shelton leaving 'The Voice'

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Adam Levine has three words in response to Blake Shelton leaving The Voice — “It's about time!”

That’s what the Maroon 5 singer joked to Entertainment Tonight when they caught him outside of the legendary Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, March 12.

Levine, 43, and Shelton, 46, were judges on The Voice together for 16 seasons, before Levine left the show in 2019. The country singer would go on to judge seven more season’s before announcing he would be leaving the singing competition show after season 23. 

“I’ve been wrestling with this for a while and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step away from The Voice after next season,” Shelton said in an Instagram post. 

“This show has changed my life in every way for the better and it will always feel like home to me,” he continued. “It’s been a hell of a ride over these 12 years of chair turns and I want to thank everyone at The Voice from NBC, every producer, the writers, musicians, crew and catering people, you are the best. It takes a lot of work, passion, and adult beverages (Ha!) to pull off a live show twice a week.”

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White House approves controversial ConocoPhillips Alaska oil drilling project

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The Biden administration gave the green light to ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil drilling project on the North Slope of Alaska on Monday, while moving to reduce the overall footprint of the project. According to the Interior Department, the multibillion dollar project will be located inside the National Petroleum Reserve, about 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and could produce nearly 600 million barrels of crude oil over the next 30 year. The White House denied two of five drill sites and called on Conoco Phillips — Alaska’s largest crude oil producer — to give up rights to 68,000 acres worth of leases in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that it acquired in the 1990s.

The Department of the Interior noted in announcing the approval that it reduced the scope of the plan by denying two of the five drill sites proposed by ConocoPhillips. The department estimated that the project could produce nearly a quarter of a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

The oil industry and Alaskan lawmakers had urged the president to approve the project for its energy production potential and its ability to create jobs. Ryan Lance, ConocoPhillips chairman and chief executive officer, in a news release that “This was the right decision for Alaska and our nation.” Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said in a statement that she could almost “feel Alaska’s future brightening” after the administration’s announcement. ConocoPhillips estimated that the project would create up to 2,500 construction jobs and 300 long-term jobs.

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After bank closures, Pres. Biden assures that deposits are safe, management will be fired

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On Monday, President Biden assured Americans that the U.S. banking system remained strong , and that swift action to protect deposits of two closed banks should head off fears of additional failures of financial institutions. Biden ‘s White House briefing came after many feared that the closures of California’s Silicon Valley Bank (which handled the funds of many tech startups) and New York Signature Bank could lead to a wave of other bank collapses.

Biden said all customers can “rest assured” that they will be able to access their funds and protected, adding that the move will allow companies to make payroll, pay bills and stay open for business. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation normally insures deposits of up to $250,000 but the administration’s action will give that safety net to all depositors.  Said Biden: “Because of the actions of that, because of the action our regulators have already taken, every American should feel confident that their deposits will be there if and when they need them.” The president also said that fees from the deposit assurances will come from fees paid by the banking industry into the federal insurance fund and not taxpayers, and that those running failed banks will lose their jobs when they come under the control of the feds: “The management of these banks will be fired. If the bank is taken over by the FDIC, the people running the bank should not work there anymore.”

Biden said that an investigation will follow to find out what went wrong at these institutions: “There are important questions as to how these banks got into these circumstances in the first place. We must get a full accounting into what happened,” adding those responsible “will be held accountable. No one is above the law.”

Silicon Valley Bank, a tech startup lender, became the first major bank to fail in more than two years. Regulators then shut down New York’s Signature Bank on Sunday, on the heels of closing Silicon Valley Bank on Friday.

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That don't impress her much: Shania Twain has yet to meet Brad Pitt

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It’s been almost 25 years since Shania Twain released her iconic song “That Don’t Impress Me Much.” In the song, she namedrops the dashing Brad Pitt, but has she met him yet?

Unfortunately not.

In the YouTube series Chicken Shop Date, host Amelia Dimoldenberg asked Shania if she’s ever met a rocket scientist, to which she replies, “No. I wrote about Brad Pitt. I never met Brad Pitt.”

Shocked, Amelia asked, “Have you still never met Brad Pitt?”

“No. I think he’s avoiding me, honestly,” Shania answered. 

“That Don’t Impress Me Much” was featured on Shania’s third studio album, Come Over. Released in 1997, the album spawned other hit singles, including “You’re Still the One,” “From This Moment On” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman.”

Shania’s latest album, Queen of Me, dropped last month.

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Carrie Underwood surprises with new song ‘Out Of That Truck’

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Carrie Underwood celebrated her 40th birthday last week by dropping the surprise new song, “Out Of That Truck,” which she co-wrote with David Garcia and Lydia Vaughn.

Carrie says of the song on social media: “It’s not an aggressive song at all, so it’s like, we didn’t wanna push it there, but just wanted it to move and have some energy. I have an affinity for guitars, so it was just kind of one of those wanting it to take you somewhere and sing along with it. It’s just kind of a cool vibe, kind of looking at doing a country truck song in a different kind of way, just wanted it to be moving and kind of a bit of a tempo song.”

“Out Of That Truck” is Carrie’s first new music since the release of her 2022 album, Denim & Rhinestones, which includes her current single, “Hate My Heart.”

Listen to “Out Of That Truck” – here.

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Morgan Wallen earns second No. 1 on Billboard 200 with ‘One Night At A Time’

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Morgan Wallen’s new album“One Thing at a Time” is No. 1 on the albums chart. earning the biggest opening week numbers of 2023 for any album, as well as the fifth-largest streaming week ever.

Comprised of 36 tracks, “One Thing at a Time” was released March 3 and opened with the equivalent of 501,000 sales in the U.S. — the largest debut since Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” debited last October with 1.5 million units.  Before the album’s official release, Wallen dropped a total of nine singles from the album, the first being “Don’t Think Jesus” in April of 2022 and the most recent being the set “Last Night,” “Everything I Love,” and “I Wrote The Book”.

“One Thing at a Time” is Wallen’s third studio album and the follow-up to 2021’s record-breaking “Dangerous: The Double Album,” which topped the Billboard Top 200 chart its first 10 weeks. Dangerous has spent 110 non consecutive weeks in the top 10, surpassing The Sound of Music soundtrack at 109 weeks.

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Keke Palmer shares trailer for new documentary “Big Boss”

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Keke Palmer shared the trailer for the upcoming documentary she directed, titled “Big Boss.” Palmer shared the trailer in an Instagram post, writing that the documentary is a “musical narrative that chronicles my experience in the music industry. Said Palmer: “I can’t wait for you guys to watch the film and hear the album.”  The documentary is set for release along with an accompanying album later this month.

The trailer for “Big Boss” features clips of Palmer as a child during her journey pursuing a career in music, TV and film. Palmer told British Vogue in July 2022 that the documentary is her directorial debut, and described the album as “a collection of different vibes.

Palmer has yet to announce an official release date, but “Big Boss” is set to drop sometime in March. Take a look at the trailer – here.

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