Miranda Lambert and her MuttNation Foundation did a lot to help animal shelters this Valentine’s Day, and so did her fans. The singer recently challenged fans to volunteer as part of her “Sign the Pledge to Volunteer” campaign, and her fans definitely came though.

Thousands of her fans volunteered their time at shelters, which allowed those shelters to be part of a drawing, with ten of them earning $1,000 grants. In addition, one fan, Andrea Shike of Wisconsin, won a grand prize of concert tickets and a meet-and-greet with Miranda.

“Shelter pets have the biggest hearts and I wanted to show them some extra love on Valentine’s Day,” Lambert shared. This year, over 2,000 MuttNation supporters joined the challenge, and I want to send out a huge ‘thank you’ to all of them.” She adds, “It’s amazing to have that kind of a response because shelters everywhere rely so heavily on support from their communities.”

Luke Combs took to social media to share a sweet Valentine’s Day message to his fiancée Nicole Hocking.

“Happy Valentines Day to the love of my life @nicohocking,” he shares next to a series of photos of his love.

He explains, “These pictures remind me of you in so many ways, your natural beauty, your radiant smile, your fun loving personality, your sense of humor, and how much you love animals just to name a few.”

Finally, he notes, “I just wanted the world to get a little peek of all the amazing sides of you I get to see everyday. Thank you for loving me, I don’t know how you do it, but I’m glad you do. I love you SO. MUCH.”

Congratulations are in order for Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren. The couple welcomed their third daughter, Lennon Love Akins, on Monday at 8:30 am.

“It was such a joy to watch this little angel be brought into the world,” Thomas shares on Instagram, next to pictures of his new daughter. “My wife is just incredible through the entire birth,” adding, “watching our kids meet Lennon for the first time was probably the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life! Ada James and Willa Gray are going to be the best big sisters on the planet.”

He notes, “The Lord is so good and I’m so grateful for my beautiful growing family!! Y’all pray for us as we switch from man on man defense to zone.”

The couple is already parents to two daughters, Willa Gray who is four, and Ada James, who is two.

Well, here’s some exciting news for Chris Stapleton fans. The singer tells “Rolling Stone” that he’s been working on new music with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell.

“He’s probably my favorite guitar player of all time,” Chris shares. “To sit around with him and write some songs has been cool.”

Chris says he’s also been working on new music with producer Dave Cobb, noting, “We did some last year too,” adding, “I don’t want to make any promises, but there is probably some new music on the way.”

Meanwhile, fans may get a taste of Chris and Mike music like this summer. Mike’s band Dirty Knots is set to open for Chris at Chicago’s Wrigley Field on August 29th.

Source: Rolling Stone

The new season of “American Idol” premieres Sunday at 8 pm on ABC, and Luke Bryan knows exactly what he’s looking for from this year’s contestants.

“To be an American Idol, you’ve got to have the star, the star factor, the sparkle in your eye,” Luke shares. “You’ve got to control the room. Own the room.”

While Luke admits winners really have to have a “God given” talent, he does add, “you also have to work really, really hard for it and you have to learn how to fight.”