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Country superstar Miranda Lambert has been inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Lambert joins a class of women who embody the adventurous, self-reliant spirit of the old American frontier. The National Cowgirl Hall of Fame is meant to honor and celebrate women “whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience and independence that helped shape the West, and fosters an appreciation” for those ideals. Miranda Lambert was being honored for her fundraising and pet-adoption efforts through her non-profit, MuttNation, and she’s joined by fellow inductees Pop Chalee, Lari Dee Guy, Lavonna “Shorty” Koger and Kathryn Kusner are the other women recognized this year, along with Patsy Montana Award recipient Christina Voros and Sergeant Reckless Award recipient Lucca K458.

Scotty McCreery’s hit single from 2017, “Five More Minutes,” will lend its name to a Hallmark Christmas movie. “Five More Minutes” comes off the track list of McCreery’s 2018 album, Seasons Change, and the song was his first-ever No. 1 hit single

After co-headlining an acoustic tour with Jamey Johnson earlier this year, Randy Houser will kick off 2022 with a brand new 26-city tour, beginning Jan. 21 and wrapping at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in mid-March. Rising singer-songwriter Ella Langley will be joining Houser on the road; she has previously opened for Johnson as well as country artists like Riley Green, Montgomery Gentry and Parker McCollum. In a statement, Houser said about the tour: “I’ve been spending a lot of time in the studio recording some songs and it’s time we play some of these live.”

The 55th Annual CMA Awards announced on social media the first round of performers for this year’s show.

Dierks Bentley revealed details behind the second leg of his 2022 ‘Beers On Me’ tour. Following the first half of the tour, Bentley will embark on the winter run beginning Jan. 6th in London, ON. The 21-city tour will feature special guests including Jordan Davis, Tenille Arts and Lainey Wilson. Bentley also dropped the official video for the single Beers On Me featuring Bentley, Hardy and Breland.