Steve Nedved

The Dollywood Foundation/Webster Public RelationsIf you missed Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountains Rise telethon last Tuesday, you’ll have the chance to catch it again on Monday night. getTV will re-air the 3-hour benefit for The Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund, which is donating $1000 a month for the next half-year to the more than 1300 families that lost their …

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ABC/Image Group LATonight, the yuletide comes to Tinseltown, as The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade premieres on The CW. 1974 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Olivia Newton-John will both sing and be Grand Marshal. Scotty McCreery will also perform, with Reba and Dolly Parton sending in their greetings as well. Cyndi Lauper, Kenny G, the Beach Boys and many more round out the lineup. You can catch the …

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Starstruck EntertainmentKelly Clarkson revives her Miracle on Broadway benefit tonight to raise money for Nashville non-profits.  Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood had both hoped to be on the bill this year, but couldn’t because of conflicts with their shows in Hawaii. Likewise, Kacey Musgraves had to pass because she has a concert of her own.    Reba, Hunter Hayes, Nashville’s Charles Esten, Steve Wariner and more will …

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ABC/Image Group LAThree special veterans and their families thought they were traveling to High Lifter’s Off-Road Park in Louisiana simply to shoot a promotional video for ATV maker Polaris. But little did they know Brantley Gilbert had a surprise or two up his sleeve for them. When the two Marines and an Army vet arrived, …

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ABC/Image Group LANewcomer Craig Campbell not only has a top-30 hit with “Outskirts of Heaven,” he also has a pretty impressive new duet partner — actress Scarlett Johannsson. The two had the chance to team up to cover Nancy Sinatra’s classic, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” during a recent holiday tour to celebrate the …

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CMTThursday night, we get our first glimpse at what happens to Hayden Panettiere’s character in the season five premiere of Nashville on CMT — and from the looks of a new picture posted by Entertainment Weekly, it’s not pretty. When we last left Juliette Barnes, her plane had disappeared as she was flying back to …

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ABC/Image Group LAA month after his latest single, “Middle of a Memory,” became his sixth number one in a row, Cole Swindell is set to wrap up his third headlining Down Home Tour this weekend. He swings through Knoxville, Tennessee; Greenville, South Carolina; and Charlotte, North Carolina on the final run of his sold-out trek. …

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ABC/Paula LoboAs is often the case, Kacey Musgraves didn’t have the luxury of getting ready for her new holiday recording during the actual yuletide season. Even though she set out to work at pretty much the opposite time of the year, it still managed to inspire one of her best ideas. “I started writing for this Christmas …

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MVD EntertainmentMore than a month before it premieres on PBS, you’ll be able take home a copy of Brad Paisley’s new concert film that was shot this fall in front of a hometown crowd at West Virginia University. Life Amplified World Tour: Live from WVU will be available December 23 as both a single DVD and a CD/DVD …

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ABC/Image Group LAAs we wait for what’s expected to be an impressive total from Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountains Rise telethon, more stars are stepping up to help her home area as it continues to recover from the devastating wildfires late last month. Zac Brown Band will headline an all-day mini-festival this Saturday in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush and Mo …

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