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Janet Hubert brought to tears by standing ovation at Will Smith book tour event in New York City

Will Smith and Janet Hubert from season 1 of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”; Chris Cuffaio/NBCU Photo Bank The emotional highlight of Will Smith‘s appearance Tuesday night in New York City to promote his self-titled memoir was the thunderous ovation received by one of the original stars of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Janet Hubert. The actress left the …

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“Doin’ This”: Luke Combs unleashes his new song + music video after debuting it at the CMAs

ABC Newly minted CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs shared a new song from the stage of the 2021 CMA Awards last night, and fans didn’t have to wait to hear the studio version, either. Directly after his performance, Luke dropped both the official track and music video for “Doin’ This.” “Someone asked me …

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Blake Shelton sets his sights on Las Vegas for the next Ole Red location

ABC Blake Shelton is headed to Vegas to open the location of Ole Red. According to Billboard, the singer’s bar and entertainment venue will open in 2023 at the corner of the Las Vegas Strip and Flamingo Road, sitting right across the street from the Bellagio fountains. An estimated 100,000 people pass by each day, …

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Short, sweet, and stunned: Backstage at the 55th CMA Awards

ABC In a night full of upsets and surprises, the virtual press room backstage at the 55th CMA Awards Wednesday night in Nashville was surprisingly quiet — perhaps because the majority of the winners were absolutely stunned. Luke Combs walked back, just moments after picking up his first — and perhaps already overdue — trophy for …

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Changing of the guard: Luke Combs wins Entertainer of the Year at surprise-filled CMA Awards

Jason Kempin/Getty Images It was a night of surprises at the 55th Annual CMA Awards Wednesday night. While Chris Stapleton was the night’s big winner, taking home Single, Song and Album of the Year — not to mention Male Vocalist — many of the artists taking home trophies were unexpected… and some even made history. Let’s start …

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55th Annual CMA Awards: The Winners

ABC/Craig Sjodin The biggest names in country music were honored at the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night. Here is the complete list of the 2021 CMA Award winners:  ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs   FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Carly Pearce MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR  Chris Stapleton VOCAL GROUP OF …

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Nashville notes

Lee Brice’s “One of Them Girls” has been named the ASCAP Country Song of the Year. Lee co-wrote the song with Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson. This Sunday, Kimberly Williams-Paisley will host the fourth annual “Dance Party to End ALZ” in Nashville. The lineup includes her superstar husband Brad Paisley as well as …

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Lady A + Midland gear up for the 2021 CMAs as competitors in the tough Vocal Group category

ABC/Chris Hollo The CMA Vocal Group of the Year category always delivers stiff competition, and that’s no exception in 2021. Among the nominees are Old Dominion — who’ve won it for the past three years running — as well as Zac Brown Band, Midland, Little Big Town and Lady A. Midland has yet to win, …

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Kelsea Ballerini’s branching out with CMA fashion, but Chris Young’s just hoping to avoid “worst-dressed” lists

CMA/ABC As the 2021 CMAs loom, Kelsea Ballerini and Carly Pearce are two artists who say they’ll be trying something new with their fashion choices on the big night. Carly hints she’s keeping it straightforward with a “classy” look, but it’s going to be “in a color I’ve never worn before.” “I’m going to wear …

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Old Dominion says CMAs recognition gets more and more special every time they’re nominated

Mason Allen Old Dominion are up for Vocal Group of the Year at tonight’s CMA Awards, and it’s far from the first time. They’re five-time nominees in the category, and they’re on a three-year winning streak, taking home the trophy at every awards show since 2018. But that doesn’t mean the nomination gets less special, …

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