MIranda Lambert Has a New Man In Her Life

Miranda Lambert has a new man in her life. She's been dating blue-eyed soul singer Anderson East for about a month.

A source close to Miranda tells Us Weekly, “They are really enjoying each other’s company and are spending New Year’s together.” A friend of his says, “She couldn’t have picked a better dude to have fun with.”

 Before Thanksgiving, Miranda was on hand to watch Anderson open for Jason Isbell in Charleston, South Carolina and Instagrammed a picture of him onstage. Anderson released his debut album, Delilah, on July 10th.

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Charles Kelley Took to Instagram to Tease Upcoming Miranda Collaboration

An Instagram photo from Charles Kelley hints that a collaboration with Miranda Lambert might make his new album. The picture is a shot of a mixing board with one of the channels labeled “Miranda.”  There are several collaborations on the new Charles album already. “The Driver” features Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay, and a cover of Tom Petty’s “Southern Accents” features Stevie Nicks.

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Chris Stapleton Opens Up About Next Album

Chris Stapleton is opening up about the follow-up to his Grammy-nominated album, Traveller.  He recently told Rolling Stone that he feels responsible to keep the authenticity of his debut country album.

“I really wanted to get back to when I moved to town I played music and I wrote music out the pure just love of doing that and I wanted to do things I thought were good and worth hearing and things I would want to by personally.”

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Congrats to Cam for her First #1 Single with 'Burning House'

Cam’s "Burning House" closes out the year on top of the charts. Cam says the song was inspired by a dream she had after a bad breakup.  Her full-length debut album, Untamed, enters the country album chart at number-two.

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Brantley Gilbert Donates $10.5 Million to Toys For Tots

Brantley Gilbert going above and beyond for the Holidays!
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Brantley Gilbert reschedules European shows

Brantley Gilbert has rescheduled four European shows, starting May 5th.  The Blackout Tour kicked off in November with concerts in Amsterdam, Hamburg and Munich. But Brantley canceled the remaining 2015 European dates following the terrorist attacks in Paris.

The Raging Idiots and Country Superstars Take Over the Ryman to Benefit St. Jude - Hear it Tomorrow at 9 on 94.9 The Bull

Tomorrow night at 9pm,  hear the two-hour Million Dollar Show at the Ryman to benefit St. Jude. Your host Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots will be performing along with several of your favorite country superstars, including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Chris Janson, Eric Paslay, and more. Listen to it on 94.9 the Bull in Atlanta or online at 949thebull.com/listen.

David Nail and his wife welcome TWINS!

Congratulations to new parents David and Catherine Nail, who welcomed twins over the weekend.  Baby boy Lawson Brent and girl Lillian Catherine made their world debut on Saturday morning. Both mom and the babies are happy and healthy.  Lawson and Lillian are little Christmas miracles for the couple, who have struggled with infertility for years.

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Chris Stapleton Is the Country Frontrunner at the Grammy Awards

After his impressive sweep at last month's CMA Awards, Chris Stapleton is the country frontrunner for the 2016 Grammy Awards.

Chris leads the country Grammy nominees with four nods. He grabbed nominations in the prestigious all-genre Album of the Year, Best Country Album and Best Solo Country Performance.   He's also nominated as a songwriter for Best Country Song for "Traveller."

Lindsay Ell Releases Video for 'By The Way'

Lindsay Ell's new video for her new single 'By The Way' is now out. Don't forget you can see her perform at the Bull's Georgia Country Christmas this Saturday (Dec 12th) at Will Bill's. Get tickets here.

Georgia Country Christmas Just A Week Away

This Saturday (Dec 12th), 94.9 the Bull presents the 3rd annual Georgia Country Christmas. This year's show features Granger Smith, Earl Dibbles Jr., A Thousand Horses, and Lindsay Ell!

Where to get tickets:

Buy your tickets here.

Or,

Win one of 20 pairs of tickets just for giving your opinion on the music we play.

Join this week's Bull Music Advisory Panel here for your chance to win.

Little Big Town Mourning Family Loss

The Little Big Town family is in mourning.  Jimi Westbrook lost his sister, Joyce to cancer this past Sunday.  As a result, he and wife Karen Fairchild did not attend last night’s CMT Artists of the Year ceremony where their band was being honored.   Karen said that the group's hiatus earlier this year -- for Jimi's vocal surgery -- allowed them to spend time in Alabama with Joyce while she underwent treatment. Funeral services were held yesterday.

CMA Country Christmas Airs Tonight

Jennifer Nettles has several reasons you won’t want to miss tonight’s CMA Country Christmas. There are at least three all-star collaborations, new twists on holiday classics and a few originals.

“Obviously the opener is a big show number and this year it will be a medley of ‘The Man with the Bag’ and ‘Jingle Bell Rock.’ I get to do that with Pentatonix. They are a fantastic vocal group and are having such a super successful year. And the talent on the show ranges everywhere from LeAnn Rimes, to Martina McBride, to Darius Rucker, Michael W. Smith, to David Nail … So, a star-studded event!”

This will be the sixth time hosting for Jennifer.

"It has become a tradition for me, What I think for me, what is my favorite part is when I hear from fans that it has become a tradition for them and it is one of the ways they ring in and start the holiday season."

The show starts at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.

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International Impact Award to go to TV Show Nashville

The cast of the TV show Nashville will be given the first-ever International Impact Award during the 2015 CMT Artists of the Year ceremony.  The stars of the show are credited with being ambassadors of country music, as well as the city itself. Since the show began airing, Music City has become even more of a tourist mecca than it had been in the past.  The 2015 Artists of the Year special airs tomorrow night at 8 PM EST.