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Watch Now: Luke Combs wants to inspire his fans: "If I can do this, you can do anything"

ABC/Randy HolmesThanks to his two #1 hits and his CMA nod in 2017, Luke Combs earned a spot at the prestigious New Faces show at this year's Country Radio Seminar, currently going on in Nashville. But as Luke told ABC Radio, he doesn't really feel li...

WATCH NOW: Lauren Alaina explains why Luke Bryan is the perfect "American Idol" judge

ABC/Lou RoccoLauren Alaina was runner-up on American Idol season 10, so she can speak to the new version of the show that will debut on ABC next month. She told ABC Radio at Monday's Country Radio Seminar in Nashville why she thinks Luke Bryan, in pa...

“Frasier” actor John Mahoney dies at 77

Vera Anderson/WireImage(CHICAGO, IL) -- John Mahoney, famous for his role on the hit TV series Frasier, has passed away at the age of 77. The veteran actor died yesterday, Feb. 4, in Chicago, his agent confirmed to ABC News. For 11 seasons&nbsp...

WATCH NOW: Morgan Evans on why he and Kelsea Ballerini had an "aspiring, inspiring" time at the Super Bowl

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for DirecTVNewlyweds Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini had a memorable weekend getaway in Minneapolis for the Super Bowl, and it allowed Morgan to check something off his bucket list. Being Australian, Evans admits the Super Bowl was the very first NFL game he'd ever attended and he calls it an "incredible, incredible experience."

"We got invited up by the family that owns Kelsea's record label and it was a last-minute invite," Morgan told ABC Radio at Monday's Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. "And of course, we were like, 'We're free those days? Yes! Let's go!' It was the ultimate spectacle."

The biggest highlight for the singers was seeing Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl halftime show live in person. As Morgan explains, there were several different stage setups that you could would only see if you were there in person.

"We could see like, 'Woah, they're going from over there to over there,' and you see all the people run over and then when he ran into the crowd, everyone went ballistic!" Morgan recalls. "As someone that makes music to connect with people, the idea of playing to that many people is insane, and I don't even know how many people were watching it...some ridiculous number of millions."

He adds, "It's aspiring and inspiring and, I guess, more like respect, too. That guy's been doing it for a long time and he's still at the highest level. And the hits that he played span such a long time, as well."

The spring, Morgan will be hitting the road with Chris Young and Kane Brown; this week, Kelsea kicks off a headline tour with Walker Hayes as a supporting act.

Willie Nelson cancels February tour dates to recover from flu

James MinchinWillie Nelson fans hoping for a chance to catch the country legend live this month will have to wait a little longer. A month after cancelling his January tour dates, Willie has also cleared his calendar for February. A statement...

WATCH NOW: Why Dustin Lynch was the Mayor of Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa 2018

ABC/Image Group LADustin Lynch has done quite a bit of globetrotting lately, but as he told ABC Radio at Monday's Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, some of it involved hanging out in Mexico at Luke Bryan's annual Crash My Playa destination festival.

"I got to travel over the Christmas break and I went to, my first time ever, to Vietnam. And then we went from Vietnam to Thailand, and then literally back to Nashville for 12 hours and then to Crash My Playa!" Dustin told ABC Radio. "So it was a whirlwind of a few weeks there."

During the event, which features thousands of country fans enjoying live performances, sun, sand and fun, Dustin said Luke gave him an honorary title: "The Mayor of Crash My Playa."

"We got to play three shows. The first was opening for Luke on the big stage on the beach, and then we played something I guess...[that] may be what got me the title Mayor of Crash My Playa: pool parties at these resorts."

More specifically, Dustin and his band played to literally thousands of people at the pools at a couple of the Mexican resorts, and they decided to wing it.

"This year, we just took requests the whole time," he laughed. "So I was playing, gosh, anything and everything. "We played 'La Bamba,' we were playing Dierks Bentley songs, Cole Swindell, Luke Bryan, whatever they throw at us, we would try to play, even if we didn't know it! We'd screw the words up, say 'Who cares?,' keep going!"

Later this month, Dustin will be hitting the road with Brad Paisley, Lindsay Ell and Chase Bryant. No word on whether or not he'll take requests at those shows.

WATCH NOW: Michael Ray’s puppy made his Disney dreams come true — and helped thousands of other dogs, too

ABC/Image Group LAMichael Ray's puppy Wrigley, whom he adopted backstage at a country music festival in Chicago, has helped him achieve several goals: raising awareness of animal adoption, helping shelter pets...and making his Disney dreams come true.

"My little sister and I are close in age and so growing up, watching Disney movies, we always wanted a white husky," he told ABC Radio at Monday's County Radio Seminar in Nashville. "So we were backstage and I saw saw Wrigley, who's a husky-shepherd mix. She was eight weeks old, and I went to take a photo to send it to my sister and say, 'Hey, look, they got Bolt!"

Bolt, a white husky, is the title character of the 2008 Disney movie of the same name. But Michael's admiration of the pup didn't stop there.

"The next thing I know, I'm signing the papers, donating the money and she's hopping on the bus," he laughed. "She came into my life at such a crucial time. I was going through a lot and it's true, I think: When you adopt, they know."

Wrigley inspired Michael to start his Wrigley Cares charity, which works with fans to help animals in need by donating food and supplies to shelters at each of his tour stops.

"We're gonna pick it up on this new Get to You tour, which we just announced," he told ABC Radio. "We'll be doing later this spring and uh it's just a chance for us to give back but also raise awareness of 'adopt not shop.'"

"In two months, we've been able to feed over 200,000 meals," he noted. "It's just been incredible and it all started with me randomly adopting this beautiful puppy that's helped me help change the lives of other animals around the world."

WATCH NOW: Walker Hayes: From Costco’s cooler to country’s top 10

ABC/Image Group LAWalker Hayes is currently enjoying his first top 10 hit, "You Broke Up With Me." But as he told ABC Radio at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville on Monday, it wasn't that long ago, he was working at a not-very-glamorous day job, and dreaming that some big star would record one of his songs.

"My last full-time job outside of music was Costco, I was stocking produce," the Alabama native tells ABC Radio. "I mean, it was rough, it was like 4 to 10:30 in the morning and then I would go and write [songs] for a publishing company."

"[I] thought that was the best case scenario," he continues. "Maybe a big artist throws me a bone, cuts one [of my songs], it's a single and maybe I can afford to do music for a while. So yeah, the fact that I'm the artist now...it's a miracle!"

Walker's salvation was super-producer Shane McAnally, who signed the singer just two years ago.

"He made it so I could quit Costco, and then we began writing for this project," explains Walker. "And that's actually when we wrote 'You Broke Up With Me.'"

As Walker explains, the song was inspired by his reaction to people coming out of the woodwork after they learned about his deal.

"As soon as the whole town found out that Shane McAnally was making a record [with] me, tons of people wanted to reconnect that had kinda vanished when I was working at Costco," he says.

Walker is now taking a fatalistic approach to his success.

"If it all ended tomorrow, it'd be really sad," he laughs. "But I can say we hit that top 10 mark. That's pretty outstanding."

WATCH NOW: Lindsay Ell was the last to know about Sugarland’s reunion: "Kristian didn’t tell me a thing!"

ABC/Image Group LAAfter working with Sugarland's Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles separately over the years, Lindsay Ell will finally be able to work with them together this summer -- she's one of the opening acts on the Sugarland reunion tour. Lind...

Watch now: How "Dark Horse" Devin Dawson went from metal maniac to country star

ABC/Image Group LAThanks to his first big hit, "All On Me," the lead single from his debut album Dark Horse, Devin Dawson is one 2018's country stars to watch. It's hard to believe the Orangevale, CA native once thought he'd make his living playing heavy metal music.

Though Devin grew up listening to country music, he cut his musical teeth playing in a metal band. But he says switching genres wasn't as difficult as you might think.

"[F]or me, it was more of like a renaissance...going back to what I started with," Devin explains to ABC Radio. "I wrote my own songs in my room, by myself, for myself, and I was kinda trying to emulate these country songs that I had grown up listening to."

Devin laughs, "I remember sitting in the front of the van being like, 'I'm never gonna stop playing metal! I'm gonna rock out for the rest of my life!' And I grew out of it pretty quick, man."

According to Devin, writing those songs in his bedroom was "fulfilling" than metal. "Those songs eventually took over more of my heart," he says.

But his time as a heavy metal rocker definitely left its mark on Devin's album, Dark Horse -- and he's proud of that.

"I will never stray away from...the way that it's shaped me, being in a metal band," he tells ABC Radio. "Whether it's my live show, or whether it's songs...on my record that kind of tip the hat a little bit to the angst, and the rock influence in my sonic identity. "I will never hide from it...It's something that shaped me for the better."

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