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Consider “Kickin’ It with Kix” to help save a Louisiana landmark

Micah KandrosCountry legend Kix Brooks is hoping you’ll come to his home parish and help him save the historic Princess Theatre in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Kix will host a two-day “Kickin’ It with Kix” fundraiser September 28 and 29 to raise money for the 1920’s-era entertainment venue.   “Preserving venues like the Princess — which bring the arts …

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Don’t “Hide the Wine” — drink it! — at Carly Pearce’s Nashville “CMA Fest” watch party

Big Machine Next Wednesday, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini will host the 2018 edition of the annual CMA Fest special on ABC. While you can certainly watch the three-hour musical extravaganza from the comfort of home, you might also want to think about making a pilgrimage to Music City. Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Nashville will host an exclusive viewing party starring …

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Get Kenny Chesney’s new album for a “Song” to help the Virgin Islands

Blue Chair/Warner Bros. NashvilleBy all estimations, Kenny Chesney’s new Songs for the Saints album is on track to have a huge first week, having already surpassed his label’s predictions for what it would sell on iTunes. The “Get Along” hitmaker is donating all his proceeds from the record to hurricane relief in the Virgin Islands. Now, Kenny’s cutting …

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“boom.” Walker Hayes gets ready to debut new music via Instagram

ABC/Image Group LA Walker Hayes is busy working on the follow-up to his debut album, boom., and in August, he plans to give his fans a preview. Each Tuesday this month, the Mobile, Alabama native will play a new song for his followers via Instagram Live.  So far this summer, Walker’s entertained more than 250,000 fans on tour, …

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Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Lauren Alaina aren’t just playing stadiums — they’re playing softball, too

ABC/Mark LevineIt was only a couple of weekends ago that Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Lauren Alaina played a sold-out show at the Atlanta Braves’ new stadium. And while that may be the High Noon Neon Tour’s biggest brush with Major League Baseball this summer, it turns out the three tourmates are in the habit of running the bases in …

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Carrie Underwood suits up for season six of “Sunday Night Football”

NBC/Paul DrinkwaterCarrie Underwood returns this fall for her sixth season as the voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The “Cry Pretty” hitmaker’s already filmed this year’s opening sequence, along with ten of the NFL’s top players.  Super Bowl champions Carson Wentz, Lane Johnson, Zach Ertz, and Fletcher Cox from the Philadelphia Eagles will join her, along with six others: the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, …

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No Shoes Nation gives Kenny Chesney hope that we can all “Get Along”

Allister AnnKenny Chesney chose his latest hit, “Get Along,” as a reminder that we can all work together and be kind, even in divisive political times. So now that the lead single from his Songs for the Saints album is so popular that it spent two weeks at #1, does he feel like we’re doing any better in …

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Kelsea Ballerini counts down to ABC’s annual CMA Fest special with multiple TV appearances

ABC/Mark LevineThe countdown is on to the annual three-hour CMA Fest special on ABC, and Kelsea Ballerini is taking to TV to promote it. For the second year in a row, the “Legends” hitmaker hosts the show alongside her pal Thomas Rhett. Kelsea kicks off her TV appearances this Wednesday on Late Night with Seth Meyers, which starts at …

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Kenny Chesney gets a million reminders why his fans love “Live in No Shoes Nation”

Blue Chair/Columbia NashvilleJust as Kenny Chesney’s new album, Songs for the Saints, is selling big numbers in its first week of release, there’s even more good news for the “Get Along” hitmaker: His Live in No Shoes Nation collection has just been certified platinum, for sales of one million units. Kenny hand-picked the 29 songs himself, from his extensive …

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Don’t worry, Keith: If the spiders are “Coming Home,” Nicole can take care of it

ABC/Image Group LA If Keith Urban happens to be away on tour, Nicole Kidman has proven she can take care of any minor crises involving creepy-crawlies all by herself. The Oscar-winning actress recently shared an Instagram video of a rather menacing-looking arachnid crawling toward the pool, as the couple’s daughters screamed in the background. “Get back, mom! Step back!” ten-year-old Sunday Rose and …

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