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“Hide the Wine”: Carly Pearce shares favorite part of the holiday season

Hunter Berry/CMA There are many ways to celebrate the holidays, but there’s a specific activity Carly Pearce enjoys most. “My favorite part about the holiday season is obviously getting to be with friends and family. But also that I can drink as much wine as I want to,” she quips to Access. Carly’s answer should come as no …

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“It’s all happening!” Carrie Underwood tours ’Reflection’ residency theatre in Las Vegas

ABC Carrie Underwood has gotten a look at her new musical home in Las Vegas, and she’s offering fans a backstage tour.  In a video posted on Instagram, the superstar offers an inside look as she tours The Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas where her show, Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency, will set up shop for the next several …

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Zac Brown is in a “great headspace” after months of touring

ABC After a challenging year, Zac Brown Band is moving into a more positive headspace. Frontman Zac Brown reveals that he ended up borrowing money last year to help support his touring family after they had to cancel The Owl Tour in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Everybody had my back for a lot of years before this, so I …

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Nashville notes

CMA Country Christmas airs tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Carly Pearce and Gabby Barrett host and perform, with additional performances by Carrie Underwood, Jimmie Allen, Pistol Annies, Lainey Wilson and more.  Chris Stapleton has booked a series of dates in Canada in April and May 2022 on his All-American Road Show tour. Elle King will open for him. Tickets go on sale Friday …

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Mitchell Tenpenny and Meghan Patrick are engaged

Tristan Cusick Mitchell Tenpenny is engaged.  The hit singer popped the question to fellow country artist Meghan Patrick last week in Nashville. The “Drunk Me” singer got down on one knee at Losers Bar & Grill, the place where they first met. Mitchell had an elaborate setup that included giant letters that spelled out “marry me,” and proposing …

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“Favorite time of year”: Thomas Rhett and family go Christmas tree shopping

ABC It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and Thomas Rhett and family have already picked out a tree to celebrate! Following the Thanksgiving holiday, Thomas shared a snap of him and his wife Lauren and their two eldest daughters, Willa, 6, and Ada, 4, bundled in their winter wear next to a bonfire in the midst of Christmas …

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“I’m so grateful”: Garth Brooks matches his ticket record at Croke Park

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Garth Brooks continues to outdo himself.  Following the announcement that his Stadium Tour will conclude in 2022 with five shows at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, the country legend has sold more than 400,000 tickets to the shows. But this isn’t the first time he’s accomplished a feat of this magnitude. This marks a …

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“We’re very excited”: Reba McEntire opening restaurant and live music venue in 2022

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA Welcome to Reba’s Place, a new bar, restaurant and live music venue curated in honor of the country legend herself, Reba McEntire.  Housed inside a 100-year-old Masonic Temple in Reba’s home state of Oklahoma will be a two-story restaurant, bar, live music venue and retail store. Reba’s Place will regularly feature live music shows, along with …

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Jimmie Allen’s daughter released from hospital after health scare

Connie Chronuk/ABC Jimmie Allen‘s youngest daughter, Zara, is back home recovering after a serious health scare.  Last week, Jimmie and his wife Alexis shared on social media that one-month-old Zara had to be rushed to the hospital after she contracted respiratory syncytial virus and stopped breathing. The couple initially brought her to a hospital in Tennessee where they say they were told …

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Snow flurries, little white churches and…Cracker Barrel? Pistol Annies share the inspiration for “Snow Globe”

Hunter Berry/CMA Fans tuning in to watch the CMA Country Christmas special tonight will get a treat from the Pistol Annies, as they perform their new original Christmas tune, “Snow Globe.” The festive track, co-written by band mates Miranda Lambert, Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, is a stand-out from their new Christmas album, Hell of …

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