Hey Maine: Here’s Some Country News

Brett Eldredge‘s announced via Instagram that he’s got a holiday album in the works. He’s in studio recording his new album with a full brass band.

On Aug. 7, 2012, Randy Travis was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. Just over four years later, a Texas state appeals court has ruled that the police dashcam footage from the incident must be made public. A number of media outlets have made Public Information Act requests for the footage. In May of 2013, Travis requested that all information pertaining to his arrest including the dashcam video to cut out images of Travis, who was naked at the time of his arrest, below the waist — be kept private. On Thursday (Aug. 18), a three-judge panel of the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, ordered that the video be released.

Chris Young has amassed eight career No. 1 singles, with “Think of You” marking his eighth chart-topper and his sixth No. 1 as a songwriter. On Tuesday the singer celebrated the success of the song with his co-writers Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge, duet partner Cassadee Pope at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn.

Blake Shelton will team up with Luke Bryan once again, but instead of on an awards show stage in Las Vegas, it'll be on a beach in a very exotic location.  It’s the 2017 Crash My Playa event in Riviera Maya, Mexico to be held Jan. 19-22 in Mexico. Bryan will headline two of the four nights, Shelton will headline one night and more performers will be announced soon.

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