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Update: Kane Brown’s Sister Expected to Recover After Being Stabbed

Update: Kane Brown’s Sister Expected to Recover After Being Stabbed

Heidi Swafford, 19, the sister of country music artist Kane Brown, is recovering in a Chattanooga, Tenn., hospital after being stabbed in the neck and shoulder. The wounds are non-life threatening, but Heidi may have permanent nerve damage. Kane brought the incident to light with a Facebook post on July 27. The Chattanooga Police Department…

Jo Dee Messina Turns Up the “Heat” With Celebrity Trainer Autumn Calabrese

Jo Dee Messina Turns Up the “Heat” With Celebrity Trainer Autumn Calabrese

She’s known as a celebrity trainer and creator of the 21 Day Fix and 21 Day Fix Extreme fitness and portion control programs, but Autumn Calabrese is gearing up for a new project, teaming with country singer Jo Dee Messina to bring you Country Heat. “We are releasing Country Heat, which is my newest fitness…

Charlie Daniels Gets Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit

Charlie Daniels Gets Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit

Today the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced that Charlie Daniels will be the subject of a new exhibition titled, “Charlie Daniels: Million Mile Reflections.” Earlier this year Charlie was revealed to be one of three 2016 Hall of Fame inductees along with Randy Travis and Monument Records founder, Fred Foster. The three men will be formally inducted…

Earls of Leicester, Del McCoury Band, Flatt Lonesome & More Nominated for Bluegrass Awards

Earls of Leicester, Del McCoury Band, Flatt Lonesome & More Nominated for Bluegrass Awards

Nominees for the 2016 International Bluegrass Music Awards were announced today (July 27) at a press conference in Nashville, with more than a few notable names leading the way. The Earls of Leicester, the reigning IBMA Entertainers of the Year, copped three nominations as a band and five individual nominations, while Del McCoury Band netted…

Mary Chapin Carpenter Gets Tamed . . . and Wild on “CBS This Morning”

Mary Chapin Carpenter Gets Tamed . . . and Wild on “CBS This Morning”

Mary Chapin Carpenter, known for such ’90s hits as “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” and “Passionate Kisses,” appeared on CBS This Morning on Saturday (July 23) to perform her latest single “Something Tamed, Something Wild.” Mary Chapin released her 14th studio album, The Things That We Are Made Of, in May and has been crossing…

Kane Brown Asks for Prayers After His Sister Is Stabbed

Kane Brown Asks for Prayers After His Sister Is Stabbed

According to an early-morning post on his Facebook page, Kane Brown is asking for prayers after his sister was stabbed four times. Kane’s post reads: “Prayers for my sister please! I’m all the way out in Nebraska and get a text that she was stabbed 4 times. You better hope I don’t find out who…

“Carpool Karaoke” Is Getting Its Own Series on Apple Music

“Carpool Karaoke” Is Getting Its Own Series on Apple Music

If you were a fan of Carrie Underwood’s appearance on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke videos, we’ve got more good news: Apple Music will be the new home of the weekly series. The viral videos were developed on The Late Late Show With James Corden and have featured a who’s who of celebrities—including Michelle Obama, Justin…

Garth Brooks Set to Perform First Concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium

Garth Brooks Set to Perform First Concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium

After tackling Yankee Stadium with a set of shows in July, Garth Brooks isn’t resting on his laurels. In his ongoing quest for musical world domination, Garth made a big announcement this morning (July 27): he’s slated to perform a full concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium—for the first time—on Sept. 8. The concert coincides with…

Check Out Turnpike Troubadours’ New Song/Video for “Come as You Are”

Check Out Turnpike Troubadours’ New Song/Video for “Come as You Are”

The Turnpike Troubadours put on a humdinger of a show on July 15 at Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom. The packed house of approximately 1,000 folks was treated to a bevy of Turnpike tunes from their four studio albums, including “Down Here” and “The Bird Hunters” from their self-titled 2015 album. But the Oklahoma troupe also debuted—from…

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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

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…