Dolly Parton is once again opening her wallet to help others. The singer just donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University to go towards research for pediatric infectious diseases.

“I love all children,” Dolly shares. “No child should ever have to suffer, and I’m willing to do my part to try and keep as many of them as I can as healthy and safe as possible.”

The money will go to VUMC’s Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, which says it will help in the understanding of “how viruses and bacteria cause disease, understanding and preventing resistance to antibiotics, preventing and treating infections, diagnosing and treating infections in children with cancer and research to define the impact of childhood infections throughout the world.”

This is the second time Dolly has made a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt. In 2020 she donated the same amount to help find a vaccine for COVID.

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Maren Morris kicked off her “Humble Quest” Tour this past weekend and it’s pretty apparent she’s happy to be back on the road.

“We finished our first weekend of The Humble Quest tour. I feel guilty saying this but I haven’t felt this good in 2 and a half years,” she shares on Instagram next to some photos from the tour. “As much as I have loved at times that “forced sabbatical” of not being able to tour, a very crucial piece of me was missing all this time. I got it back this weekend.”

She adds, “The best part is we get to do it again and again all year,” noting, “Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart.”

Next up Maren’s Humble Quest Tour hits Charlotte, North Carolina tomorrow.

Thomas Rhett officially kicks off his “Bring the Bar to You Tour” and he’s decided not to take the whole family out with him this summer. He came to that decision with the help of Walker Hayes, who gave him some very good advice on the subject.

Thomas said he asked Walker, who has six kids of his own, how he could take his four daughters, all under six, out with him and Walker simply told him “you can’t.”

“Walker‘s kids are older,” Thomas explains. “They can eat by themselves, they can use the bathroom by themselves, they can put themselves to bed. Mine, on the other hand, are kinda all over the place age-wise.”

Thomas does think that his two older daughters, Willa and Ada “are old enough now to travel with me,” because they may let him “sleep until like nine” so they may come out for some shows.

“My whole family will come to like Red Rocks and do some really cool bucket list moment type shows,” he explains. “But for the most part, we’ll be out there writin’ songs, and when the kids do decide to come out we’ll take melatonin.”

• Thomas’ Bring the Bar to You Tour kicks off with two nights in Gilford, New Hampshire Friday and Saturday.

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Toby Keith revealed some shocking news on social media, sharing with fans that he is currently battling cancer.

“Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer,” he shared “I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.”

He added, “I am looking forward to spending time with my family. But I will see the fans sooner than later. I can’t wait.”

• Toby does have some dates on the books this summer, but a rep for the singer tells Billboard, some will be postponed.

Taylor Swift hasn’t been on tour in years, thanks to her 2020 Loverfest being canceled due to the pandemic, and fans are certainly anxious to see her live again. Well, some fans think a tour announcement may be imminent.

Why do they think that? Well, the speculation started after a reporter named Megan Willgoos shared a screenshot on Twitter, revealing a text message that suggests Taylor may have booked a show in Atlanta, noting her gig bumped someone from the “Atlanta football stadium.”

She captioned the post, “Of course I need to break the most important news. [Taylor Swift] is allegedly rescheduling her tour for next year!!!”

• As you can imagine, fans are totally excited by the prospect of a tour announcement. “WHAT PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS REAL,” one person commented, while another called the post, “The scoop of your life ????.”
• ONE MORE THING! In the meantime, Taylor is set to take the stage tomorrow for a “Storytellers” event as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. The event, at the Beacon Theater in New York, will have her discussing her short film “All Too Well.”