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Trisha Yearwood will perform at the 2nd Annual Save The Children Illumination Gala Nov. 19 at The Plaza in New York City. More info here. -
CMA Country Christmas will air Dec. 1 on ABC-TV. Hosted by Jennifer Nettles, it will also feature performances by artists including Brett Eldredge, Little Big Town, Idina Menzel and Carrie Underwood. See the full lineup and get ticket info here. Birthdays Friday (10/17): Alan Jackson, Earl Thomas Conley, Zona Jones, Matt Gary. Saturday (10/18): Josh Gracin. Sunday (10/19): Jeannie C. Riley, Cyndi Thomson. Monday (10/20): Jimi Westbrook (Little Big Town), Wanda Jackson, the late Grandpa Jones.
On TV Friday (10/17): Dustin Lynch, GAC Top 20 Countdown (GAC); Florida Georgia Line, CMT Instant Jam (CMT); Whitney Duncan, The Amazing Race (CBS). Monday (10/18): Blake Shelton, The Voice (NBC).
Upcoming Album Releases Oct. 21 Little Big Town Painkiller Twang and Round Pour Another Round
Oct. 27 Sam Hunt Montevallo Alan Jackson Let It Be Christmas Gretchen Wilson Still Here For The Party
Oct. 28 Darius Rucker Home For The Holidays Stoney Larue Aviator The LACS Nothing In Particular
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
Nov. 17 Trisha Yearwood PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit
Dec. 2 Sundy Best Salvation City
Dec. 9 Carrie Underwood Greatest Hits Decade #1 | 
Brad Paisley isn't a moonshiner, but he plays one in his new clothing line. The superstar has partnered with Boot Barn to launch Moonshine Spirit by Brad Paisley. The line is aimed at males aged 18-40 who are looking for clothes with a contemporary fit. It will feature casual and dressier merchandise, including boots, shirts, jeans, cowboy hats, T-shirts, ball caps and a leather jacket. Prices range from $20 for baseball caps to $299 for the leather jacket.
Before Taylor Swift made headlines as a teen country singer, there was Tanya Tucker. Signed to a record deal at age 13, Tucker had a raspy voice and a confidence beyond her years. The colorful trailblazer will be the subject of an exhibit at the Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum. Tanya Tucker: Strong Enough To Bend opens Nov. 14 and runs through May 2015. The exhibit will cover her personal life and career, while shining the spotlight on her string of hits including "Delta Dawn," "What's Your Mama's Name," "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" and "Two Sparrows In A Hurricane." More info 
Between being a New York Times bestselling author and a five-time Grammy winner, storytelling has always been at the center of Wynonna Judd's career. To continue that tradition, she will launch the Wynonna and Friends: Stories & Song Tour Jan. 14 in Durham, NC. Stopping only at small, intimate venues, Wy and her three-piece band, including husband Cactus Moser, will share with fans the personal stories behind her long list of hits. "The concept for the 'Stories & Song' tour has been a dream of mine for many years and will be unlike any tour I've ever done before," she explains. The tour will make stops in Indiana, Idaho, California, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut, before wrapping Mar. 8 in Boston. Details .jpg)
Republic Nashville's Florida Georgia Line appeared on NBC-TV's Today Tuesday morning (10/14) to talk about "getting out of the box" with their new album Anything Goes and how folks should "turn it up or turn it off." Watch 
Eric Church kicks off the second leg of The Outsiders World Tour Jan. 8 in New Orleans. At least 16 dates are planned through February. See the full list 
Luke Bryan is extending his That's My Kind Of Night Tour with a winter leg starting Feb. 10 in Grand Rapids, MI. Opening for Bryan will be Stoney Creek's Randy Houser and Broken Bow's Dustin Lynch. See if he's coming to your city 
