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Blake Shelton Will Help The Circle Celebrate Launch On Peacock

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The country lifestyle channel The Circle is now available on the Peacock streaming service and to celebrate it’s giving Blake Shelton a whole day. The network is set to launch what they are calling “Spring Blake” tomorrow at 12 pm ET, which will feature Blake-themed episodes and performances.

Runaway June’s Natalie Stovall, a member of “The Voice’s” Team Blake, will kick things off with an episode of “The Southern Weekend,” which will stop buy Blake’s Old Red restaurant in Nashville, and other locatoins.

The network will also air Blake’s “Opry Live” performance, which also features Dustin Lynch and Trace Adkins, and the debut of the “Conservation AID” concert featuring Blake, Dustin, Craig Morgan, Chris Janson, Jimmie Allen, Lindsey Ell and Chuck Wicks.

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This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1961, Gene Autry’s expansion Los Angeles Angels dropped baseball player Charley Pride during spring training in Palm Springs after a two-week tryout.
  • Today in 1975, George jones and Tammy Wynette’s divorce was finalized. Wynette took custody of their only child, Tamala and kept their home on Franklin Road in Nashville.
  • Today in 1981, MCA released The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira.”
  • Today in 1988, Randy Travis reach #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “Too Gone Too Long.”
  • Today in 1990, Mark Chestnutt began recording his first album “Too Cold At Home.”
  • Today in 1997, Trace Adkins won his first gold album with his debut, “Dreamin’ Out Loud.”
  • Today in 2001, Amy Grant gave birth to her daughter, Corrina Grant Gill at a Nashiville Hospital. She is the first child in Amy’s and Vince Gill’s marriage.
  • Today in 2008, Taylor Swift’s “Our Song” picked up a platinum single.
  • Today in 2010, Miranda Lambert’s “White Liar” earned a gold single.
  • Today in 2013, as part of the Outnumber Hunger Charity program, The Band Perry began appearing on boxes of Wheaties.
  • Today in 2015, Luke Bryan played his final spring break concert at Spinnaker in Panama City, Florida. The show and one staged the previous day drew a total of 400,000 fans.
  • Today in 2016, Kelsea Ballerini met Australian singer/songwriter Morgan Evans. They were engaged by the end of the year and married in 2017.
  • Today in 2017, Frankie Ballard married Christina Murphy at the Star Hill Ranch in Bee Cave, Texas.

MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: “REMINGTON”

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This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Remington”, a 1 year old Chinese Shar-Pei/Mix. Remington is affectionate, but a shy at first. He also gets along well with other dogs. Remington loves attention and loves to play. He’s looking for his forever home, and would love to meet you!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Remington or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about with Terry Gott from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

Carrie Underwood Shares New Song With Fans On Birthday

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Yesterday was Carrie Underwood’s 38th birthday and in honor of the big day she gave her fans a gift – a new song.

Carrie released her version of “Nothing But The Blood of Jesus,” featuring Need to Breathe’s Bear Rinehart, which will apper on her faith-based album “My Savior,” dropping March 26th.

In a post on Instagram, Carrie called the song “my birthday gift to YOU!.”

Check it out HERE.

 

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1969, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs split up after 25 years as a bluegrass duo.
  • Today in 1989, Ronnie Milsap topped the country charts with “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me?”
  • Today in 1992, the “No Fences” album by Garth Brooks was certified for sales of seven-million copies.
  • Today in 1994, Martina McBride made her “Tonight Show” debut.
  • Today in 1994, Neal McCoy scored his first number one single with “No Doubt About It.”
  • Today in 1999, Jo Dee Messina made her debut on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
  • Today in 2000, Theresa Crump married Joe Diffie at Nashville’s Opryland Hotel, with her pet Chihuahua, Lolo, serving as the ring bearer.
  • Today in 2001, “Doc,” starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Clint Cassidy, had its premiere on PAX TV.
  • Today in 2002, Pat Green was hospitalized in Brownsville, Texas after he was attacked by two men on a beach in South Padre.
  • Today in 2002, Tim McGraw’s single “The Cowboy In Me” took the top spot on both the “Billboard” and “Radio & Records'” country charts. With “Bring On The Rain,” his vocal collaboration with Jo Dee Messina at number one on “Billboard” the week before, this made Tim the first artist to have back-to-back singles at the top spot on the “Billboard” Hot country Singles Chart since electronic monitoring began.
  • Today in 2003, Dolly Parton was presented with the 2003 Governor’s Awards in the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Today in 2003, at the second annual CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, Faith Hill, Toby Keith, and Shania Twain each got five nominations, and The Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, and Keith Urban each got four.
  • Today in 2004, Naomi, Wynonna, and Ashley Judd received the National Award at the Kentucky Governor’s Awards in the Arts ceremony.
  • Today in 2005, The Oak Ridge Boys performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to help launch the National Anthem Project, an initiative to teach Americans the lyrics to the song.
  • Today in 2005, “Black Cloud,” a film written and directed by Rick Schroder opened, featuring Tim McGraw playing a sheriff.
  • Today in 2006, “Your Man” by Josh Turner hit the top of the charts.
  • Today in 2006, Don Williams performed his last Nashville concert. Keith Urban opened, and Williams was joined by Josh Turner for “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good.”
  • Today in 2007, Jo Dee Messina sang “Heaven Was Needing a Hero” on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” in honor of 16-year-old Ransom Tipton-Smith, who lost his life in a car accident two years earlier.
  • Today in 2008, Clint Black released his first digital EP, “The Long Cool EP,” which featured his cover of The Hollies’ “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress),” “The Strong One,” and his duet with wife Lisa, “You Still Get To Me.”
  • Today in 2008, Eddy Arnold’s wife, Sally Gayhart Arnold, passed away at a Nashville-area hospital. She had been admitted to the hospital a few days earlier with breathing difficulties. She was 87. At the time of her death Arnold was also in the hospital, recovering from hip replacement surgery he underwent a week earlier.
  • Today in 2009, Darius Rucker and Vic Chesnutt were among the performers a tribute concert honoring R.E.M. at Carnegie Hall in New York.
  • Today in 2010, Lady Antebellum played the second of a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The date was originally slated to be the trio’s headlining debut at the venue, but the demand for tickets to the show prompted a second show, scheduled for March 10th.
  • Today in 2011, Billy Ray Cyrus decided to try to reconcile his marriage with wife Tish, and filed papers to stop divorce proceedings.
  • Today in 2011, Jewel, who was five-months pregnant, was driving in Stephenville, Texas when her SUV was hit by a volunteer fire truck. The singer suffered minor injuries in the crash, and her unborn child was fine. Jewel credited her sturdy vehicle for keeping them safe.
  • Today in 2011, Craig Morgan performed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska at the start of a USO tour that visits six nations over the next week.
  • Today in 2013, Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift released “Highway Don’t Care,” which also features Keith Urban on guitar.
  • Today in 2015, Maren Morris wrote “My Church” and recorded the final vocals the same day in Los Angeles with songwriter/producer busbee.
  • Today in 2017, Dailey & Vincent joined the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Today in 2018, Tim McGraw collapsed on stage in Dublin, Ireland, after his performance of “Humble And Kind.” Wife Faith Hill later announced her husband was suffering from dehydration and the concert was cut short.
  • Today in 2019, the Whitney Houston single, “I Will Always Love You” – which was written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton – was certified eight-times platinum by the RIAA.

Trisha Yearwood Gives Health Update, Shares Cover Of Cookbook

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Garth Brooks revealed last month that wife Trisha Yearwood had been battling COVID-19. Well, now Trisha is giving us a health update and it’s all good news.

“Don’t they say good news comes in 3s??!!,” she shared on social media. “1) I got the official news that I am covid negative. Thank you all for your love, support messages and sweet tweets!”

She also added, “2) My incredible husband is literally Superman and never got covid – but still took all the precautions to keep everyone we know and love safe! *”

Finally, her third bit of good news is that she was able to share the first look at the cover of her new cookbook. “Garth said, good news begets good news, let’s share it with the world today and spread the love!,” Trisha adds, noting the book will be out September 28th.

 

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1973, Tammy Wynette’s “Till I Get It Right” topped the Billboard country singles chart.
  • Today in 1977, “The Best Of The Statler Brothers” album by Statler Brothers was certified gold.
  • Today in 1979, invited by Porter Wagoner, legendary R&B star James Brown played the Grand Ole Opry. His 17-minute set consisted of “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and “Tennessee Waltz.” Some Opry members complained, but Barbara Mandrell said he should’ve been invited to perform five years earlier.
  • Today in 1981, “I Love A Rainy Night” single by Eddie Rabbitt was certified gold.
  • Today in 1992, Vince Gill’s “I Never Knew Lonely” album was released.
  • Today in 1992, Willie Nelson scored a platinum album with “Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson” and a multi-platinum album with “Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be).”
  • Today in 1993, k.d. lang’s album, “Ingénue,” was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1993, Travis Tritt’s “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” album was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1995, Aaron Tippin’s debut album, “You’ve Got To Stand For Something” went gold.
  • Today in 1995, Clint Black topped the country charts with “Wherever You Go.”
  • Today in 2000, Vince Gill and Amy Grant were married in a Nashville ceremony complete with bagpipe players.
  • Today in 2001, Diamond Rio’s “One More Day” reached #1 in Billboard.
  • Today in 2003, Dixie Chick Natalie Maines sparked a furor Stateside when she told a London concert crowd, “Just so you know, we’re ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.” The insanity that followed coined the term “Dixie Chicked” as the band’s name essentially became a dirty word. CDs were burned, and their popularity dropped like a bomb.
  • Today in 2005, CMT debuted Jo Dee Messina’s “My Give A Damn’s Busted.”
  • Today in 2007, Trace Adkins’ “Ladies Love Country Boys” topped the Billboard country chart.
  • Today in 2010, Josh Turner’s album “Deep South” was released.
  • Today in 2014, Cole Swindell’s single, “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” hit the airwaves.
  • Today in 2015, Tim McGraw appeared on ABC’s “Repeat After Me,” where an off-camera comedian feeds him lines to spoof an unsuspecting medical aide. Quoting from “Live Like You Were Dying,” he tells the woman, “I’ve never been skydiving, or Rocky Mountain climbing, or bullriding, but I have practiced kissing on my elbow.”
  • Today in 2017, Michelle Wright performed a benefit concert for an animal shelter at the Capitol Theatre in Chatham, Ontario.

Kelsea Ballerini Talks Confidence During International Women’s Day Special

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Kelsea Ballerini took part in the International Women’s Day special “SeeHer Hear Her: Celebrating Women in Music” last night, where she opened up struggling with her confidence.

“I’m not always confident. And I think that no one is,” she shares. “And if you are, congratulations, I would love to take classes from you. I don’t think we live in a world where you can feel amazing in your skin all the time, because it’s really hard.”

Kelsea notes that she does her best to be “authentic,” which sometimes comes across as being confident, but explains, “it’s really just kind of being vulnerable and not feeling confident all the time.”

She adds, “I also think when you feel your feelings and when you own how you’re feeling, whether that be celebratory or in a valley, that’s how you move forward and move on and become better and stronger and bolder and all those things.”

Kelsea also opened up on several other subjects, including her childhood, noting growing up her life was like “the epitome of a country music song childhood.” She talked about being inspired by Kelly Clarkson after seeing her a concert when she was 13 and also discussed how songwriting was an outlet for all she was going through when she was young and her parents were splitting up.

And when it comes to beauty she admits that she loves getting dressed up and putting on make up and all that stuff but notes, “the importance I put on that part, not only of my career, but as my worth as a woman, is definitely not the same as it was five years ago…thank God.”

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1948, the Nitty Gritty’s drummer and singer Jimmie Fadden was born in Long Beach, California.
  • Today in 1964, the Statler Brothers open for Johnny Cash’s show in Canton, Ohio, when the Man in Black was late. Cash added them to his touring cast for the next eight years.
  • Today in 1974, the last Saturday night performance of the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium was held as the show moved the new Opryland. The Ryman had been home to the show since 1941.
  • Today in 1984, Kris Kristofferson received the first Roger Miller Memorial Award for lifetime achievement as a songwriter at the TNN/Music City News Country Songwriters Awards show.
  • Today in 1990, the “Reba” video by Reba McEntire was certified gold.
  • Today in 1991, Alan Jackson topped the Billboard country singles chart for the first time with “I’d Love You All Over Again.”
  • Today in 1994, Alan Jackson’s number one hit single “Chattahoochie” was named Song of the Year at the 11th annual Music City News Country Songwriters Awards.
  • Today in 1995, BlackHawk’s debut album was certified Platinum.
  • Today in 1998, LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live” single was certified triple platinum.
  • Today in 1994, Alan Jackson’s #1 hit single, “Chattahoochee,” was named Song of the Year at the 11th annual Music City News Country Songwriters Awards.
  • Today in 1995, BlackHawk’s debut album was certified platinum.
  • Today in 2002, Jo Dee Messina and Tim McGraw paired up for the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with “Bring On The Rain.”
  • Today in 2003, it was announced that the Muscular Dystrophy Association had selected Linda Davis as the 2003 MDA Spokesperson.
  • Today in 2003, Tim McGraw and the American Red Cross announced a joint initiative to raise funds to benefit the local Red Cross chapters located in the more than 50 U.S. cities where his tour “Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors’ ONE BAND SHOW” was set to stop. Ultimately, the Red Cross received the hefty sum of $43,000.
  • Today in 2004, Clay Walker launched a tour behind his album “A Few Questions” with a show in Nashville.
  • Today in 2004, Mark Wills’ album “The 20th Century Masters: The Best of Mark Wills,” Cross Canadian Ragweed’s disc “Soul Gravy,” and James Otto’s CD “Days of Our Lives” arrived in stores.
  • Today in 2005, Blue County performed a mini-concert during an episode of the CBS daytime soap “As The World Turns.”
  • Today in 2006, The Rolling Stones chose Merle Haggard as their opening act when the band played at the Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • Today in 2007, Bucky Covington made his debut at the Grande Ole Opry performing “A Different World.”
  • Today in 2008, Naomi Judd crowned the winner at the end of the three-day 3rd Annual Prilosec OTC Bunco Championship at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
  • Today in 2009, Chuck Wicks and Jewel’s husband Ty Murray began their run on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”
  • Today in 2009, Mac McAnally gifted Kenny Chesney with the Martin Guitar he used to write “Back Where I Come From” and “Down The Road.”
  • Today in 2010, new releases included Gary Allan’s CD “Get Off On The Pain,” and Matt Kennon’s debut EP, “The Call.”
  • Today in 2011, Randy Houser’s bus erupted in flames in Charleston, South Carolina. The band was uninjured but all of their gear and personal belongings were damaged in the wreck.
  • Today in 2013, Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman launched season two of her GAC cooking series, “Kimberly’s Simply Southern.”
  • Today in 2017, Martina McBride threw a shower for expectant mothers at the Covenant House, a homeless shelter in New York.
  • Today in 2017, obsessed fan Mohammed Jaffar was arrested on stalking charges after repeatedly showing up at Taylor Swift’s New York penthouse apartment for several months. How annoying was he? In one instance, he reportedly rang her doorbell for a full hour. He still hasn’t faced trial…at last check, he’s mentally unfit to do so.
  • Today in 2017, Kid Rock announced the launch of the American Badass charcoal grill. Though it actually comes in charcoal and gas versions, Rock’s motivation is that the grill is 100% American made “down to the last screw.”
  • Today in 2017, Old Dominion joined band member Brad Tursi for the funeral of his 30-year-old brother, Drew Tursi, at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert & More To Perform On Sunday’s GRAMMY Awards

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The GRAMMYs are less than a week away and we finally know who’ll be performing on the show.

The Recording Academy just announced this year’s lineup, including Brand Carlile, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert and Mickey Guyton, as well as Taylor Swift, her first performance in five years, Harry Styles, and BTS.

The Recording Academy confirms the performers will all come together “while still safely apart,” with Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, John MayerDaBaby, Lil Baby, and Brittany Howard also confirmed to perform.

The show, hosted by Trevor Noah, will also pay tribute to independent music venues impacted by the pandemic, with bartenders and box office managers from venues like Los Angeles’ Troubadour, New York’s Apollo Theater, Nashville’s Station Inn and more presenting categories during the show.

The 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards go down Sunday, live from Los Angeles, airing on CBS at 8 pm ET.

Source: GRAMMY

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