The National Rifle Association held its 146th annual NRA Meetings and Exhibits conference in Atlanta over the weekend (April 27–30), and they brought out their big gun, President Donald Trump, for a keynote speech on April 28. Before President Trump took the stage, 74-year-old Lee Greenwood delighted the gun-owning advocates in attendance to a tweaked…
Kelsea Ballerini had a busy night at the Radio Disney Music Awards on Sunday night (April 30). Not only did Kelsea host the show and perform, but she also took home two trophies for Favorite Country Artist and Favorite Country Song (“Peter Pan”). Kelsea was also nominated for the all-genre Breakout Artist of the Year…
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw took their Soul2Soul Tour to the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., on April 27, which also happened to be the first day of the NFL Draft. Faith found out the hard way that the “NFL” is still a sore subject for St. Louis fans, whose former home team—the Rams—relocated…
The wait is over for Shania Twain fans. After 15 years, the queen of pop country (or is it country pop?) treated fans to a new song, “Life’s About to Get Good,” at Stagecoach Music Festival on Saturday night (April 29) in Indio, Calif. “Life’s About to Get Good” will be released to country radio…
The Nashville Predators have had some good mojo working during the 2017 NHL playoffs, especially at home where they are 3–0. It may just be a coincidence, but the Preds have also had three country superstars sing the national anthem before each home game, including Carrie Underwood (April 17), Luke Bryan (April 20) and Little…
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Before Dierks Bentley’s concert at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., on April 29, he helped one soldier—Staff Sergeant Steven Mendez—and his family create an unforgettable memory. As the soldier’s two sons were taking pictures and chatting with Dierks backstage before the concert, SSgt. Mendez, who had been overseas for 10 months, casually walked…
Unabashed Britney Spears fan Kelsea Ballerini stopped by the Entertainment Tonight studio to share an amusing anecdote about her idol. According to her story, Kelsea spent many a day trying to perfect her “Britney” growl. “So, this is embarrassing, but my dad always tells this story of me going around the house as a kid…
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With today’s release of his new album, God’s Problem Child, Willie Nelson is celebrating his 84th birthday one day early. To jump-start the festivities, Willie dropped a new video for “Still Not Dead,” a tune on the new album that pokes fun at the many reports of Willie’s demise over the years. Co-penned by Willie…
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After taking a hiatus in fall 2015, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood got their creative juices flowing by spending about two months together in sunny Florida and Los Angeles last summer. In the process, the Grammy-winning trio created their upcoming sixth studio album, Heart Break, which drops on June 9. The…
One month after releasing her Billboard No. 1 album, WildHorse, RaeLynn made her late-night television debut on April 27 by performing “Love Triangle” on Late Night With Seth Meyers. “Love Triangle,” which was co-penned by RaeLynn, Nicolle Galyon and Jimmy Robbins, is currently No. 28 on the Mediabase chart. “‘Love Triangle’ was that song that…
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…