Give us a minute, and we’ll give you five things you need to know in country music. It’s your new fix for all the latest headlines in one place. Here’s what you need to know for Tuesday (May 14):
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Hayes Carll and Allison Moorer Say “I Do”
Best wishes go out to Hayes Carll and Allison Moorer who were married on Sunday (May 12). The happy couple announced they tied the knot through social media Monday (May 13).
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Grand Ole Opry at Bonnaroo
The Grand Ole Opry has been a super jam since it started, making it the perfect addition to the all-genre Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. #GOOattheROO is back for year two with June 13 performances by Old Crow Medicine Show, Steve Earle & the Dukes, Morgan Evans, Ashley McBryde, Ashley Monroe, Wendy Moten, Ricky Skaggs, Riders in the Sky, Molly Tuttle and the Opry Square Dancers. Other country and Americana acts performing at the event include Brandi Carlile, Charlie Worsham, Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, John Prine and Trampled By Turtles. Ticket packages are on sale now through the festival’s website.
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Pilgrimage Reveals Daily Lineups
Day one headliners for the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival running Sept. 21-22 in Franklin, Tenn. are the Killers, Keith Urban, Leon Bridges and The Head & the Heart. The day two headliners are Foo Fighters, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Live and Jenny Lewis. Single day passes go on sale Friday (May 17) at 10 a.m. CT.
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Girls Just Wanna Weekend 2020 Sells Out
No shocking news here. Carlile’s second annual Girls Just Wanna Weekend concert vacation in Riviera Maya, Mexico sold out in one day. The 2020 lineup boasts Sheryl Crow, Lake Street Dive, Patty Griffin, Lucius, Wanda Sykes, KT Tunstall, Jade Bird, Amanda Shires, Yola, Ruby Amanfu, Natalie Hemby and Katie Herzig.
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Keith Urban Collaborates with Foy Vance, and Eric Church Co-writes His New Single
Embedded from www.youtube.com.Urban released two new pieces of music Tuesday (May 14); the first being a performance with Foy Vance on “Burden,” an original from Vance’s 2016 album, The Wild Swan. The second is his new single “We Were,” a song co-written by Ryan Tyndell, Jeff Hyde and Eric Church. “I like the idea that life just happens,” Urban says of the song’s message. “At some point, whether in the moment or not, you just gotta go with it.”