Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have been honored by St. Jude with the Randy Owen Angels Among Us Award. The pair was recognized during a virtual livestream, and was honored for their many years working with the chidren’s hospital.

“There is truly no place like St. Jude,” Tyler shares. “Whenever we visit, we are continually inspired by the kids’ strength and their amazing stories of bravery. Giving back is in our hearts and to be presented this award is an absolute honor.”

Brian adds, “Music is healing and we love being able to help in any way we can to further the mission of St. Jude. And, for this award to be named after Randy Owen — who has always been one of our influences — that’s pretty incredible.”

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Reba McEntire has lined up her next acting gig. The singer is attached to star in, and executive produce, a new NBC series in the works based on the hit movie “Fried Green Tomatoes.”

Legendary producer Norman Lear is executive producing the project, which will follow the descendants of the original movie and novel.

Reba will play a present-day Idgie Threaadgoode in the modern telling of the story, who returns to the Whistle Stop café after a decade. There she must face her estranged daughter, the fate of the café, as well as a “life-changing secret.”

Source: Variety

Garth Brooks is set to receive the “Billboard” Icon Award at tonight’s Billboard Music Awards, and in a new cover story for the magazine he reflects on his career.

While Garth has had a ton of success over the years, he did seem to flop with his 1999 release, “Garth Brooks in … The Life of Chris Gaines,” that was supposed to be a soundtrack to a movie on the character, although that never happened. And while that may be a blemish on his career, Garth isn’t actually ready to give up on Chris Gaines altogether.

“Trust me, it’s got a whole life of its own and it’s all coming,” Garth tells the mag when asked if he’s thinking about bringing back his alter ego. “It won’t be anything predictable, I can guarantee you, because that’s kind of what that character’s thought process was.” He wouldn’t go into details about what he has planned, although he noted, “If you know the greatest hits, they had to come from somewhere, if that tells you what’s coming.”

Source: Billboard

Florida Georgia Line still hasn’t announced details about their fifth studio album, but Brian Kelley is sharing a little bit about what to expect. Brian says he and Tyler Hubbard had a specific “direction” for the album, and a “really cool vision” of what they wanted.

He notes, “knowing that going into this project has been different for us in a sense and a blast.”

Unlike previous albums, which may have taken months to record, Brian says they were able to “knock” it out “quick.” He offers, “It was fresh and just some really cool energy in the studio, schemin’ up tweakin’ songs and trying to make ‘em better, and I think we achieved that.”