“Ask Me How I Know” Garth Brooks is Entertainer of the Year: here’s 100K reasons why

ABC/Image Group LA Garth Brooks picked up his sixth Entertainer of the Year trophy at last week’s CMA Awards, and he’s wasting no time living up to the title. So far, he’s sold more than 100,000 tickets at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, which will be the final North American stop on his World Tour. All told, …

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Sexiest Man Alive problems: Blake Shelton is too sexy for his hair

Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images via ABCEven when you’re People’s Sexiest Man Alive, sometimes your hair just won’t do right. Just ask Blake Shelton. “I don’t wanna mess with my hair,” the magazine’s current cover model confesses. “When my hair used to be brown it would do what I said, but when it goes gray …

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Look What You Made Me Do: Taylor Swift comes back to country

BMLG/Mert & MarcusIt looks like the next step in building Taylor Swift’s Reputation may be a return to the format that first made her a star. On Thursday, Big Machine, Taylor’s record label, released the ballad “New Year’s Day” to country radio, as her new album, Reputation, continues to sell big numbers. It had already …

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Stand by for a “Reba” reboot: Reba McEntire and her cast are rarin’ to go

ABC/Image Group LAIf Reba McEntire has her way, a Reba reboot could become a reality. Reba’s hit sitcom ran on the WB from 2001-2006, before moving to the CW for its final season. With new versions of everything from Full House to Will & Grace to Roseanne finding their way to TV, the country icon …

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Kelsea Ballerini books “Dancing with the Stars”, following a big debut for “Unapologetically”

ABC/Image Group LAKelsea Ballerini’s sophomore album is Unapologetically a hit. The Knoxville, Tennessee native moved more than 44,000 copies of her record in its first week, enough to debut at #3 on Billboard’s country albums chart, and at #7 on the all-genre ranking. Meanwhile, the set’s lead single, “Legends,” has made a place for itself …

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From the CMA Awards to the Grammys, Carrie Underwood lands another major hosting gig

ABC/Image Group LA Carrie Underwood has certainly proven herself by co-hosting the CMA Awards ten times with Brad Paisley, and now she’s gotten a call from the Grammys. The American Idol winner will team up with John Legend to host a new two-hour retrospective marking six decades of the biggest honor in all of music. …

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Darius Rucker and Brett Young headed for the College Football Playoffs

ABC/Image Group LADarius Rucker and Brett Young will warm up the crowd in Atlanta next year before the College Football Playoff National Championship. Brett and Darius will take the stage on Monday, January 8 as part of AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! In Centennial Olympic Park. Gates open at Noon ET for the free show in …

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Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris aren’t “Craving” a spot on “Forbes”‘ 30 Under 30 list — they’ve already got it

ABC/Image Group LAThomas Rhett and Maren Morris have more in common than just a #1 duet with “Craving You.” Both recent collaborators make Forbes’ new “30 Under 30:  Music” list. Calling TR “one of the most financially successful acts in the Class of 2018,” the magazine points out the father-of-two is now able to pull …

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Carrie Underwood undergoes wrist surgery after serious fall last weekend

ABC/Image Group LACarrie Underwood continues to be on the mend, after a hard fall Friday night outside her Nashville home that left her with a broken wrist, and several cuts and abrasions. “I just wanted [to] let everyone know that I’m doing great,” she tweeted Wednesday morning. “Had surgery on my wrist [Tuesday] & all …

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Let the snark begin! Blake Shelton’s status as “People”‘s Sexiest Man Alive gets Twitter talking

PeopleBlake Shelton’s never been shy about voicing his opinions on social media, and now that People has proclaimed him its Sexiest Man Alive, the Twitter-verse seems to be matching wits with him. “Blake Shelton isn’t even the sexiest man at this Waffle House,” @kittykaresless quipped. “Blake Shelton is sexy if you like a guy who’s always …

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