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Tim McGraw will be among the artists sharing memories and performing their favorite holiday songs as part of A Very Grammy Christmas Dec. 5 on CBS-TV. Ariana Grande, Maroon 5 and Pharrell Williams will also appear on the special, where nominations for Album Of The Year for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be revealed. -
For the 14th consecutive year Charlie Daniels will headline the Christmas 4 Kids Benefit Concert Nov. 24 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Phil Vassar, Andy Griggs, Ty Herndon, Jamie O'Neal, The Roys and Ryan Weaver will perform. Birthdays Tuesday (10/28): Charlie Daniels, Brad Paisley. Wednesday (10/29): Sonny Osborne (Osborne Brothers). Thursday (10/30): Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY), T. Graham Brown, the late Patsy Montana. On TV Tuesday (10/28): Taylor Swift, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS). Wednesday (10/29): Taylor Swift, The View (ABC). Thursday (10/30): Taylor Swift, The Talk (CBS); Sam Hunt, Live With Kelly & Michael (syndicated). This Week's Album Releases
 Sam Hunt Montevallo
Hunt's debut album was produced by Zach Crowell and Shane McAnally and features the lead, gold-certified single "Leave The Night On." He co-wrote all 10 tracks.
 Alan Jackson Let It Be Christmas
Jackson rings in the holiday season with the re-release of his 2002 album, featuring the classics "Silent Night" and "Jingle Bells."
 Gretchen Wilson Still Here For The Party
The "Redneck Woman" celebrates the 10-year anniversary of her debut album with this live performance of the entire project, with Wilson's daughter Grace adding vocals to "Chariot" this time around.
 Darius Rucker Home For The Holidays
Featuring classics plus two Rucker originals – "Candy Cane Christmas" and "What God Wants For Christmas" – the album also includes a duet with Sheryl Crow on the standard "Baby It's Cold Outside."
 Stoney LaRue Aviator
The Texas Music star worked with producers Frank Liddell and Michael McCarthy on the album, which features the lead single "Golden Shackles" and a bonus track, "Studio A Jam."
 The LACS Nothing In Particular
As a tribute to their fans, the duo have unlocked the vault on this 11-track collection, which features songs not previously available on CD or previously released.
 LeAnn Rimes ONE Christmas - chapter 1
Rimes gets in the holiday spirit with songs including "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas," "Blue Christmas" and "Carol Of The Bells."
 BlackHawk Greatest Hits & More
The 13-song album contains new studio recordings of their hits "Every Once In A While," "I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No" and "Goodbye Says It All," among others. Upcoming Album Releases Nov. 4 Ronnie Milsap The RCA Albums Collection John Denver All Of My Memories: The John Denver Collection Various Artists with The Doobie Brothers Southbound Maddie & Tae Self-Titled Nov. 11 Garth Brooks Man Against Machine Jeff Bates Me And Conway Nov. 17 Trisha Yearwood PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit Sara Evans At Christmas Dec. 2 Sundy Best Salvation City Dec. 9 Carrie Underwood Greatest Hits Decade #1 | 
Three of the greatest names in country music history and heartfelt gratitude marked Sunday's Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony (10/26). Mac Wiseman, Ronnie Milsap and the late Hank Cochran were formally inducted, with Charlie Daniels and Vince Gill opening the musical tribute to Wiseman. "The music has been handed down from generation to generation," Wiseman said in acceptance. "The reason for its great endurance is it's such a slice of life. You're seeing things going on today that have been going on since the beginning of time. I sound a bit trite, but I firmly believe people don't change, we just get a new batch."
Can a stadium handle this much star power? We're about to find out. Kenny Chesney's The Big Revival Tour and Jason Aldean's Burn It Down Tour will combine for 10 stadium shows next summer, kicking off May 2 in San Francisco at Levi's Stadium and wrapping up Aug. 28 at Gillette Stadium near Boston. Those two dates will be the first to go on sale but details are still TBA.
"There aren't a lot of guys out there who can hit it the way Jason does, so I'm glad we're able to bring both of our tours together," says Chesney. "I know what me and the guys are bringing in terms of music, and I know Jason can hang with us!" Adds Aldean, "Kenny is the guy everybody in country music looks up to when they think about workin' hard, building your career out on the road and getting to eventually play stadiums. When we first started dipping our toe into that business a few years ago, he's the guy I would call or text for advice. We have a real friendship. Don’t get me wrong ... that doesn't mean I'm going to make it easy to follow me every night. He's gonna have to work for it harder than he ever has before!" 
Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year George Strait has been added to the continuously growing lineup of performers on The 48th Annual CMA Awards. Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Lucy Hale, Nashville's Connie Britton, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Tim Tebow have been added as presenters. Watch the show Nov. 5 when it airs live from Nashville on ABC-TV. See the full lineup 
Our sympathies are with Reba McEntire, whose father Clark Vincent McEntire died last Thursday (10/23). Reba 
After days of lyric teasers, Taylor Swift's fifth studio album 1989 finally dropped at midnight Monday (10/27). Album release week has her going coast-to-coast, and she kicked things off in her newly adopted home of New York City Monday morning on Good Morning America. "Good Morning America feels more like a partnership rather than a TV show," says Swift. "They're always so supportive, so wonderful, so they’re always my first choice as to where to debut new music or where to announce news." Swift's other stops include The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Voice, Late Show With David Letterman, CBS This Morning,The View and The Talk.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood dropped by ABC-TV's The View Monday (10/27) to talk about their upcoming CMA Awards hosting duties. Find out where "being responsible for a tiny human" falls on Underwood's biggest fears list 
