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- Reba McEntire Marks 51 Years Since Her First Recording Contract
- Ella Langley Leads the 2026 CMA Awards With Nine Nominations
- Craig Morgan Honors Toby Keith With “American Soldier” for Veterans Day
- Carly Pearce Makes Her Film Debut in Anne Wilson’s My Jesus
- Arizona Country Music Honors Its Best: Kristen Merlin, Nathan Dean & More Win 2026 AZDCMA Awards
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On November 11, 1975, Reba McEntire signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records. Fifty-one years later, that beginning offers a chance to look beyond the familiar hits and television roles to the Oklahoma singer who built a career one recording, one stage and one audience at a time.
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NASHVILLE — Ella Langley heads into the November 18, 2026 CMA Awards with a leading nine nominations, putting her songs, album and performances at the center of the 60th-anniversary ceremony. Her ballot spans seven categories, with two entries apiece for Single and Song of the Year. For fans, the question is how much of that recognition will become wins.
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VETERANS DAY FEATURE — Craig Morgan is honoring his late friend Toby Keith with a new recording of “American Soldier” on My Country, released November 6, 2026. For Veterans Day, the performance brings together Morgan’s own military service, Keith’s commitment to American troops and a song that places the person behind the uniform at its center.
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NASHVILLE — Carly Pearce is making her film debut with a special appearance in My Jesus, the upcoming Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company feature inspired by Anne Wilson’s life and music. The announcement brings a familiar country voice into a story about faith, loss and finding the courage to sing.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona's country music community came together Sunday, November 8, for the 2026 Arizona Desert Country Music Association (AZDCMA) Awards, celebrating the artists, musicians, bands, venues and industry supporters helping keep country music thriving across the Grand Canyon State.
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