A second round of performers has been announced for the upcoming 61st Annual ACM Awards. Riley Green, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson were all announced last month; they’ll be joined by Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town. Believe it or not, it’s the first time Musgraves has been invited to perform at the award ceremony in her career. The awards show will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8pm ET on Sunday, May 17 and will stream live on Prime Video.

The NFL Draft is as much about a good time as it is about the future of your favorite NFL franchise. Yesterday, the league announced that Wiz Khalifa, Kane Brown and Poison frontman Bret Michaels would be the headliners for this year’s Draft Entertainment Series in Pittsburgh. The free, three-day live music experience will happen in Pittsburgh alongside the NFL Draft from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25. Hometown performers Wiz Khalifa and Bret Michaels will perform Friday evening; Kane Brown will close out the festivities with a performance on Saturday, April 25.

Khalifa said of the gig, “Coming home to Pittsburgh for the Draft is pretty special. This city raised me, and the energy here is different. Being back with the fans and representing the city in a moment like this just feels right.” Michaels, from nearby Butler, Pennsylvania, said in a statement, “As a Pittsburgh native and a diehard fan of the Steelers, the NFL and all things Pittsburgh, this is a dream come true.”

Is Taylor Swift resurrecting her very first hit with a reimagined “Taylor’s Version?” Taylor, of course, got her start in country, with the breakthrough hit “Tim McGraw” in 2006. The song hit #6 on the country charts, #40 on the pop charts, and established her as country music’s newest star. Could her long-awaited “Taylor’s Version” be on the way? Internet sleuths seem to think it is; let’s break down their reasoning.

In the 17th photo in Taylor’s recent Instagram carousel taken from the “Opalite” music video, she can be seen sitting on the floor with papers scattered in front of her. There are pens arranged in front of her to form “VI” – the Roman numeral for “six.”  Crucially, the pens don’t appear in the music video, so the conclusion is it’s an intentional clue. This has fans thinking that Taylor is hinting at something coming in June 2026 – the sixth month of the year. Also, the photo being the 17th image in the carousel could be a clue that she’ll announce the track on Wednesday, June 17th, before then releasing it on Friday, June 19th – exactly 20 years since “Tim McGraw” was first released. Then there’s a green book in the background of the “pen” photo, the same color as Taylor’s first album era. The book is emblazoned with the letters “TV,” which could indicate “Taylor’s Version.” And finally, the flowery yellow wallpaper on the walls in this picture looks a lot like the pattern on the dress Taylor wears on the “Tim McGraw” single artwork.

 

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We told you a few weeks back that Dolly Parton now had a children’s hospital named after her (the former East Tennessee Children’s Hospital). While it would certainly be fitting to name a hospital (or any other building) after the country icon, Dolly gave the folks at the hospital some added incentive. During a recent conversation with Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital CEO Matt Schaefer, he recalled hearing of the massive donation Dolly made to the facility. “It was truly humbling, and to hear her, in her own words, talk about the importance of this to her, to her community, to this organization, and to children, was super affirming.” And while he declined to reveal the exact dollar amount Parton donated he did say the bequest was “a generational and transformational commitment to Children’s and its mission, and that commitment is something that goes beyond our wildest expectations, that is beyond generous, and will be a lifeline for this mission for now and for years to come.”