Luke Combs once hated country music for a decade growing up, so now he wants to destigmatize country for other haters out there.

He said, “Though the genre might not be for everyone, some parts of the genre could be for anyone.”

https://americansongwriter.com/luke-combs-embarks-on-summer-slate-of-shows-with-plans-to-embrace-people-who-want-to-destigmatize-country-music/

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The Grammys has introduced a new category for next year: Best Traditional Country Album.

And the current category, called Best Country Album, will now be called Best Contemporary Country Album.

Some folks think they did this in response to the backlash for Beyoncé winning last year.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grammys-add-a-new-country-category-one-year-after-beyonc%C3%A9s-win_n_684affdde4b0e1ed9ed4229d

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Sometimes when John Daly is drunk, he will call Zach Top and wish him well.

Zach said John will say, ‘Hey son what are you doing?’

And I say, ‘We’re just about to get on stage . . .” and he says, ‘I just want to let you know your dad loves you, and I’ll talk to you later.”

https://x.com/BussinWTB/status/1933209504461828583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1933209504461828583%7Ctwgr%5E40b73ac70d092c37385e407ed55eeaeef16fdcb2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisebrother.com%2Ftcs%2Fstory%2F189562

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Rhett Akins received the Non-Performing Songwriter Icon Award by the National Music Publishers’ Association, and his son, Thomas Rhett, was in the house to honor him with a song they wrote together.

@billboard #RhettAkins accepts the @NMPA Non-Performing Songwriter award after his son, @Thomas Rhett, paid tribute to him at the org’s Annual Meeting in NYC. #speech #nmpa #thomasrhett #countrymusic #songwriter ♬ original sound – billboard