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Trae Patton, NBC via Getty Images / Mike Coppola, Getty Images The 20th Annual Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman concert series will kick off Thursday, June 20 with a performance by Vince Gill.

Vince Gill has joined forces with one of the most celebrated instrumentalists in Nashville to pay homage to the musical influence of Bakersfield, Calif. on an upcoming album. The new disc sees Gill joining forces with steel guitarist Paul Franklin for a set of covers of songs made famous by Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, who pioneered the classic Bakersfield Sound.

Vince Gill announced earlier this year he was working on several new projects, including a bluegrass album. While he has numerous other musical endeavors on the horizon, the country legend, who has frequently paired with other artists to perform duets, is releasing an entire CD featuring himself performing with one of his all-time favorite musicians, steel guitar player Paul Franklin.

Rick Diamond, Getty Images When you've got a concert event titled "Rebels and Renegades: the Outlaws Are IN," you'd expect such iconic artists as Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver and Kris Kristofferson to take the stage.

Frederick Breedon, Getty Images People seem to quibble quite a bit about what constitutes country music, but no matter your definition, it was represented in Nashville Tuesday night (April 16).

The 4th Annual We're All for the Hall concert, which happens tonight (April 16) at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, has already raised more than $1.5 million for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Frederick Breedon, Getty Images Stars will shine in Nashville tonight (April 16) to help fund a country music landmark. The 4th annual We're All For the Hall concert, which raises money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, will dazzle fans at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

Amazon Pop/contemporary Christian superstar Amy Grant is set to release How Mercy Looks From Here, her first album of all-new material in a decade, on May 14.

The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web. Pirate flags were waving from the upper sections of Tampa's Raymond James Stadium this weekend as Kenny Chesney kicked off his 2013 No Shoes Nation tour. The superstar entertainer's fans began tailgating early as part of Kenny's Beach Party outside the venue, then settled in for the two-plus-hour show, which had them almost as exci

At this point in her young career, Ashley Monroe is perhaps best known as one-third of the critically-acclaimed trio Pistol Annies (with Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley), but the east Tennessee native has also collaborated with a wide array of singers, songwriters and musicians, including Jack White, Ronnie Dunn and the band Train...