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Go Country 105

Tyler Hubbard's excited to slow down with family this Christmas

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After hitting the road hard this year with his Strong World Tour, Tyler Hubbard‘s looking forward to slowing down, clocking in rest and making new memories with his family this Christmas.

“This year for Christmas, we're going to just stay home in Nashville, which I'm really excited about. This year's been busy. It's been a lot of travel, a lot of movement, and so you really value time at home,” Tyler shares in a press interview.

“I’m real excited just to be at the house with the family and lay low, relax a little bit, make some memories, and it's going to be a great Christmas,” he adds.

Tyler’s “Park” is currently approaching the top 40 of the country charts. You can find it on his latest album, Strong, out now.

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Go Country 105

Chase Rice readies to Go Down Singin' with you

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Chase Rice has announced his Go Down Singin’ International Tour 2025.

Named after his latest studio album, the trek will begin in March with five shows in Australia before the first U.S. date on April 3 in New York. Chase will then hit Boston, Fort Worth, St. Louis, Gulf Shores, Myrtle Beach and more before wrapping Aug. 22 in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada.

Charlie Worsham, Lori McKenna, Pony Bradshaw and Bella Mackenzie are part of the rotating bill of openers.

“I love touring, I love seeing the country and gettin to take my music to other countries. I'll keep doin it as long as y'all want to keep hearing my music. This tour will be a lot of the Cowboys and Go Down Singin' records,” Chase shares on Instagram.

“This is just the front half of it but I can't wait to see everybody next year,” he adds. “Gonna add in some acoustic stuff from albums I have comin out next year too, let's get it.”

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time at chaserice.com.

Go Down Singin’ arrived in September and was preceded by 2023’s I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell. Chase’s latest 25-track acoustic record, Fireside Sessions, dropped in October.

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Go Country 105

Look, Chase Matthew's 'Dancing in the Rain'

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Chase Matthew is emotionally conflicted in his new track, “Dancing in the Rain.”

Chase sings in the ballad, “Are we gonna be crying in the storm or dancing in the rain?/ Going up in smoke or sparking up a flame/ Is it on the way to hell or heaven for a change?/ Are we making love or making a mistake?/ So tell me, what’s it gonna be tonight?” 

Sonically, “Dancing in the Rain” boasts a genre-blending sound that melds Chase’s country vocal with pop and lo-fi beats and soft bass lines.

Chase is currently making his way up the country charts with “Darlin’,” the follow-up to his debut single, “Love You Again.”

Chase’s headlining 2025 World Tour kicks off Dec. 14 in Ridgefield, Washington, and wraps April 25 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After that he’ll open for Keith Urban on Keith’s High And Alive World Tour.

For Chase’s full tour schedule and tickets, visit chasematthew.com.



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Go Country 105

Shaboozey makes 'SNL' debut with 'A Bar Song' + 'Good News'

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Shaboozey has hit another career milestone: performing on Saturday Night Live.

“That bucket list keeps getting shorter and shorter. Performing @nbcsnl surrounded by friends and family was a dream come true,” Shaboozey shared on Instagram after his debut on Saturday, Dec. 7. “Can't wait to be back again. What a hell of a year it's been!”

Shaboozey performed his chart-topping hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and latest release, “Good News.” He also joined Gladiator II actor Paul Mescal and SNL‘s Chloe Fineman for the show’s promos.

Shaboozey’s currently climbing up the country charts with his new single, “Highway.”

On Jan. 18, Shaboozey will make his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Opry House in Nashville. You can find tickets at opry.com.




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Go Country 105

Keith Urban plots High And Alive World Tour: 'Lots of hits, new songs'

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Keith Urban is hitting the road next year for his High And Alive World Tour.

It kicks off May 22 in Orange Beach, Alabama, and will hit Charleston, Cincinnati, Denver, Chicago, Fort Worth and more before wrapping up Oct. 17 in Nashville.

Keith will also return to Australia in August for shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and more.

Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen and Karley Scott Collins will open for the U.S. dates, while the shows Down Under will only feature Chase as the opener.

Keith announced his tour via a video skit where each opener gets in his car as he’s about to drive away, all asking if they can join him on tour. 

“Playing live is what I live to do. Looking out from a stage and seeing people singing, forgetting about all the stress in their lives, cutting loose, and feeling ALIVE – that's what it's about for me,” Keith shares in a press statement.

“Lots of hits, new songs, things we won't even think about until we're onstage – and loads of guitar,” he adds. “We're gonna make this tour the best night of your life!”

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time at keithurban.com.

Keith’s “Messed Up as Me” is currently in the top 10 of the country charts.

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News Daypop

President-elect Trump calls for “immediate ceasefire” in Russia-Ukraine war

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On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the war between Russia and Ukraine, writing in a post on social media, “there should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin,” and calling the war between Russia and Ukraine one that “should never have started, and could go on forever.”

Trump has repeatedly pledged that he would end the war between Russia and Ukraine immediately upon returning to the White House. He met with world leaders while in Paris on Saturday to attend the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron. It was Trump’s first in-person conversation with Zelenskyy since he won the presidential election in November.

Trump said in the post on Truth Social that “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!”

Additionally, in a television interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press,” Trump also said he would be open to reducing military aid to Ukraine and pulling the United States out of NATO. When asked if he were actively working to end the nearly 3-year-old Ukraine war, Trump said, “I am,” but would not say if he had spoken to Putin since winning election in November. “I don’t want to say anything about that, because I don’t want to do anything that could impede the negotiation.”

Zelenskyy himself said Sunday that he had a “good meeting” with Trump, and told the president-elect that Ukraine needs “a just and enduring peace” that “Russians will not be able to destroy in a few years, as they have done repeatedly in the past.” The Ukrainian president said in a post on social media that the war “cannot simply end with a piece of paper and a few signatures,” urging that a ceasefire “without guarantees can be reignited at any moment.” Zelenskyy argued that Putin “can only be stopped by strength — the strength of world leaders who can become leaders of peace. We count on America and the entire world to help stop Putin. The only things he fears are America and global unity.”

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President Assad flees Syria after rebels capture Damascus

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Rebel forces invaded Syria and captured Damascus on Sunday, bring a decades-long reign by the Assad family to an end.   President Bashar Assad fled the country and relinquished the presidency, with Russian state media reporting that Assad fled to Moscow.

Hassan Abdul-Ghani, senior commander of the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, claimed victory for the rebel forces that had stormed across Syria, entering Damascus overnight. Syrian state television aired a video statement by a group of men saying that President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all detainees in jails have been set free (per AP News.)

The statement read: “We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad. To the displaced people around the world, Free Syria awaits you.” Syrians were shown celebrating across Damascus in videos airing across social media, with crowds honked horns and waving flags. Photos and video showed people toppling statues of Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted President Bashar Al-Assad, in cities across Syria.

Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said in a video statement the government was ready to “extend its hand” to the opposition and turn its functions over to a transitional government:  “I am in my house and I have not left, and this is because of my belonging to this country,” adding that he would go to his office to continue work in the morning and called on Syrian citizens not to deface public property. He said the government is ready to cooperate with “any leadership chosen by the Syrian people.”

According to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement: “As a result of negotiations between Bashar Assad and a number of participants in the armed conflict on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, he decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer power peacefully.”

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump posted on social media that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria; while the White House said the U.S. had no intention of intervening. President Biden said in a statement: “At long last, the Assad regime has fallen. It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country, but it’s also a moment of risk and uncertainty as we all turn to the question of what comes next. We will engage with all Syrian groups, including within the process led by the United Nations, to establish a transition away from the Assad regime, toward independent, sovereign and independent … Syria with a new constitution, new government that serves all Syrians.”

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Go Country 105

How a real-life moment inspired Dan + Shay's 'Bigger Houses'

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Gratitude and living in the present are part of how Dan + Shay live their lives, just as their latest single, “Bigger Houses,” suggests.

“[‘Bigger Houses’ is] such a special song. That song is about gratitude and appreciating the people you have around you and not always chasing after what’s next,” the duo’s Dan Smyers tells ABC Audio.

“Obviously, we’re competitive. We want to keep going, keep raising the bar for ourselves. But I think, you know, just honestly, we spent a lot of years where cool things were happening [and] we didn’t appreciate it. Winning our first Grammy, we kind of were like, ‘We got to win our second Grammy,'” he recounts. “You didn’t stop to smell the roses, per se.”

“That song is just about that, man. Appreciating the people we have in our lives,” says Dan.

In “Bigger Houses,” Dan + Shay sing, “The thing about happiness I’ve found, is it don’t live in bigger houses.” That line’s not just a lyric – it’s a sentiment that they firmly believe in.

“Just because you make that money, get a bigger house, ain’t going to make you any happier, you know? So appreciate what you have in the moment right now,” shares Dan. 

“Bigger Houses” is now in the top 10 and ascending the country charts.

On the holiday music front, Dan + Shay’s debut festive record, It’s Officially Christmas: The Double Album, is out now wherever you listen to music.

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Listen to Shaboozey’s latest single ‘Good News’

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Shaboozey unveiled his new single “Good News”, his first new original track since the release of his gold-certified album “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going.”

The popular artist was nominated for the first time at the upcoming 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, earning six 2025 GRAMMY Award nods in the categories of Best New Artist, Song of the Year for “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Best Country Solo Performance for “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Best Country Song for “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Best Melodic Rap Performance for Beyonce’s “SPAGHETTII” (also featuring Linda Martell), and Best Remixed Recording for “A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]” with David Guetta. These nominations are the first GRAMMY nods for Shaboozey.

Shaboozey’s 6x platinum-certified, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is the biggest track of 2024, holding the record for the longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 track ever by a solo artist at 17 weeks. The song has amassed over a billion streams and landed in the Top 10 in several countries, topping Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay Chart, and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts.

Shaboozey also made history as the first artist ever to have a single hit No. 1 across all four charts: Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay; and is the first-ever black male artist to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Songs Charts.

Take a listen to ‘Good News’ from Shaboozey – HERE.

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Country Daypop

Listen to Shaboozey’s latest single ‘Good News’

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Shaboozey unveiled his new single “Good News”, his first new original track since the release of his gold-certified album “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going.”

The popular artist was nominated for the first time at the upcoming 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, earning six 2025 GRAMMY Award nods in the categories of Best New Artist, Song of the Year for “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Best Country Solo Performance for “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Best Country Song for “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Best Melodic Rap Performance for Beyonce’s “SPAGHETTII” (also featuring Linda Martell), and Best Remixed Recording for “A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]” with David Guetta. These nominations are the first GRAMMY nods for Shaboozey.

Shaboozey’s 6x platinum-certified, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is the biggest track of 2024, holding the record for the longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 track ever by a solo artist at 17 weeks. The song has amassed over a billion streams and landed in the Top 10 in several countries, topping Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay Chart, and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts.

Shaboozey also made history as the first artist ever to have a single hit No. 1 across all four charts: Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay; and is the first-ever black male artist to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Songs Charts.

Take a listen to ‘Good News’ from Shaboozey – HERE.

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