Congratulations to Taylor Kerr, the “Tae” in Maddie & Tae, who’s a new boy mom! The singer and her husband Josh Kerr welcomed a baby boy on October 29. It’s the second child for the couple, following two-year-old daughter Leighton. On Instagram, dad captioned a pic of the baby, “Chapel Shields Kerr surprised us on October 29th and we are absolutely in love with our perfect little boy 💙 He’s making big moves in the NICU and we can’t wait to have him home with us soon” As dad indicated, the newborn came a bit early, just as his older sister did back in 2022. Leighton spent 53 days in NICU before she came home; hopefully Chapel makes the trip in a lot less time.

Following a somewhat awkward appearance at last weekend’s East Tennessee State University football game, Darius Rucker is making it up to the university and its fans. To recap: Darius showed up before the game, as excited fans saw him on the field expecting a performance. Instead, Darius was there to hype the crowd as his “Wagon Wheel” played over the stadium speakers. Odd, to say the least, and Darius recognized that fact. A few days later, he informed fans and followers, “Wanted to let y’all know I’m donating $2,980 to the @ETSU NIL fund, $10 for every second I stood at midfield during “Wagon Wheel” thinking it was as awkward as y’all did. Really just wanted to be there to bring attention to this great program and say thank you for singing our song at the top of your lungs every weekend. I love you JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE! #GoBucs.” 

The legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is ready to wrap up their incredible career, announcing their 2025 farewell tour dates. The band will head back out in February for another set of farewell shows through Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Tickets for these concerts go on sale Friday at 10 am CST with additional tour dates to be announced soon. Check out the 2025 tour dates here.

Garth Brooks is looking at every angle in his upcoming court case over allegations of sexual assault. The country singer’s lawyers have filed a motion to move the lawsuit to federal court in an attempt to increase the likelihood of getting it dismissed, or possibly have the trial expedited. About what such a move would gain Brooks, legal expert Tre Lovelle told “ET”: “It’s probably easier to seal fillings, usually you get a quicker trial date. Judges are more amenable to dismissing a case. Los Angeles tends to be a more of a minority, blue collar jury pool. In federal court, you have a broader jury pool and a broader jury pool I think would help Garth in this case.” The next step: Garth’s legal team has requested a hearing in front of Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in downtown Los Angeles on December 9.