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Eric Church joins the lineup for ‘In Performance at the White House’ holiday special

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Eric Church is celebrating the holidays from Washington, D.C. this season, appearing as part of a stacked bill for In Performance at the White House: Spirit of the Season. The hour-long TV special finds acts of all stripes performing from various historic rooms in the White House, including the State Dining Room, …

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Thomas Rhett and his family are “already in the chaos phase,” so what’s one more baby?

ABC Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren welcomed baby Lillie Carolina to the family last month, and that brings their total of young children up to four: They’re already parents to six-year-old Willa Gray, four-year-old Ada James and one-year-old Lennon Love. “Watching a child being born is legit a miracle,” Thomas wrote on social media …

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Nashville notes

Tune in to CMT tonight for back-to-back Christmas specials. First up is the Brett Young-helmed CMT Crossroads Christmas: Brett Young & Friends, featuring Gavin DeGraw, Boyz II Men and more. Next up is CMT’s A Tennessee Kind of Christmas, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans and a host of other artists. In case you missed …

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Luke Bryan shares a sweet, “goofy” tribute to his wife Caroline on their 15th anniversary

ABC Luke Bryan and his wife, Caroline, are celebrating 15 years of marriage today, and the singer celebrated with a social media tribute that showcased the couple’s signature mix of sweetness and humor. “Happy 15 Anniversary to my love,” Luke wrote alongside a selfie of himself and Caroline in the stands at a football game. …

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Brett Eldredge hopes to do his own Christmas special one day, “when the time is right”

Hunter Berry/CMA Brett Eldredge is currently on the road for this year’s Glow Live Tour, an annual run of shows inspired by his holiday album from 2016, Glow. Christmas music — both live and recorded — has become a staple for the country crooner, and he’s adding to his seasonal catalog again this year with …

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Garth Brooks’ Stadium Tour is headed to Orlando in spring 2022

John Medina/Getty Images Garth Brooks is headed to Florida. The country superstar just revealed that he’s booked a Stadium Tour stop at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium for March 26, 2022. The announcement comes just a couple of days after he teased more show announcements on Monday night’s episode of Inside Studio G, his Facebook live …

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Blake Shelton credits his “best fans in the world” for his People’s Choice Awards win

ABC Blake Shelton continued his reign at the People’s Choice Awards on Tuesday night, dominating the country category for a sixth year running. The singer started that hot streak back in 2016, when he won Favorite Male Country Artist, keeping his hold on that category until the male and female divisions were consolidated in 2018 …

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1883 stars Tim McGraw + Faith Hill try to keep their real marriage separate from their on-screen one

Rick Diamond/Getty Images Tim McGraw and Faith Hill both have plenty of experience acting separately, but in 1883 — the new Paramount+ prequel to Yellowstone — they’re playing husband and wife. However, there are some key differences between their on-screen marriage and their real-life marriage, the couple explain in a new People interview. They try to …

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Amy Grant on performing ’Christmas at the Ryman’ with husband Vince Gill: “I fall in love with him all over again”

Cameron Powell As Amy Grant and Vince Gill prepare for a 12-date run of their Christmas at the Ryman residency at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Amy can’t help but feel nostalgic.  The couple has made their Christmas show a time honored tradition. Over the years, they’ve delighted crowds with performances of such holiday classics as “O Holy Night,” “Have Yourself …

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Nashville notes

Midland‘s Mark Wystrach and his wife, Ty Haney, welcomed their second child, son “Champie,” on December 5. Mark made the announcement in an Instagram post, revealing that the baby was born “happy and healthy.”     Jimmie Allen will perform “Freedom Is a Highway” on The Late Late Show with James Corden on December 15. It marks his first appearance on the CBS show.  …

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