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• Chris Stapleton Shares His Take On Tom Petty's 'I Should Have Known It'
  Chris Stapleton recently shared his take on Tom Petty's "I Should Have Known It," from the forthcoming Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, due June 21 via Big Machine Records. The cover version is accompanied by an audio-video that features vintage photos of Petty. The new track follows the recent release of […]
• Taylor Swift Scores 14th No. 1 On Billboard 200 With 'The Tortured Poets Department'
  Taylor Swift has scored her 14th No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, making its debut on top of the chart dated May 4. The surprise double album launches with 2.61 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the April 19-25 tracking week, according to Luminate. […]
• Toby Keith To Posthumously Receive Honorary Degree From University Of Oklahoma
  The University Of Oklahoma will posthumously honor late country star Toby Keith by awarding him an honorary degree. The University said it is honoring the singer, songwriter, entertainer and successful businessman, "whose generosity enhanced the university and state of Oklahoma for decades." Born and raised in Oklahoma, Keith was inducted into the New York-based all-genre […]