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RaeLynn attended the 51st Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony Oct. 20 to honor President John F. Kennedy and the men and women of the Special Forces at Arlington National Cemetery. She performed the national anthem later that night, marking the first time a civilian has been invited to perform at the special ceremony's reception. -
Alan Jackson and Brad Paisley with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler have been added to the CMA Country Christmas lineup. They join host Jennifer Nettles & previously reported performers Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Sara Evans, Lucy Hale, Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, LeAnn Rimes, Idina Menzel, Michael W. Smith and Carrie Underwood. The two-hour show tapes Nov. 7 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and airs Dec. 1 on ABC-TV. Birthdays Friday (10/24): Whitey Shafer, Mark Gray. Saturday (10/25): Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown), Chely Wright, the late Sarah Cannon (Minnie Pearl). Sunday (10/26): Keith Urban. On TV Friday (10/24): Little Big Town, Game 3 World Series (FOX); Whitney Duncan, The Amazing Race (CBS). Monday (10/27): Blake Shelton, The Voice (NBC).
Upcoming Album Releases 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 LeAnn Rimes ONE Christmas - chapter 1 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 BestSalvation City
Dec. 9 Carrie Underwood Greatest Hits Decade #1 | 
It's that time of year again – time to put down your razors and help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Every year Country radio, artists and fans come together in hairy solidarity for this fundraiser. This year the No Shave November for St. Jude Kids Chairman of the Beard is Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood. Lady A have created a parody of Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" to get you ready to embrace the beard! Watch the trio sing "All About That Beard (No Stubble)" 
Our thoughts and prayers are with Troy Gentry's wife Angie, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. "As you know, we launched this Check Your Headlights campaign for breast cancer awareness in early October," said Gentry in a message posted on his 
Congratulations to Brantley Gilbert, who revealed Tuesday (10/21) he's engaged to the woman he's written a lot of his songs about, including "More Than Miles" and "You Don't Know Her Like I Do." Brantley says the two have been on again – off again in the 10 years since they met, but they're back together and he couldn't be happier. 
It's the time of year when CMT looks at the best in country music over the past 12 months, and what a year it's been! Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban will be honored at the fifth annual CMT Artists of the Year. It's Urban's first time to be featured in the 90-minute show, while the others have been honored in previous years. Aldean has been included every year since the program's inception. The show airs live from Nashville Dec. 2..jpg)
Voting is open for the People's Choice Awards 2015 through Oct. 30. In the all-genre music categories, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney and Luke Bryan are up for Favorite Male artist; Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift have nods for Favorite Female Artist; and Florida Georgia Line and Lady Antebellum are in for Favorite Group. There are also 12 nominees each for Favorite Country Male, Female and Group. The top five in each category will become official nominees and the winners will be crowned live from Los Angeles Jan. 7 on CBS-TV. Vote 
Halloween hasn't even passed yet – but with so many country artists releasing holiday albums this year, we're already talking about Christmas! LeAnn Rimes decided to merge the scary with the merry when she broke the news of her holiday One Christmas Tour, which kicks off Dec. 5 in Rutland, VT in support of her ONE Christmas – chapter 1 album. In this Halloween-themed clip, Rimes opens her door expecting trick-or-treaters but is instead met by three elves, insistent on leaving Oct. 31 behind. But was it all a dream? Watch the video 
Dan + Shay dropped by Today on NBC-TV Oct. 23. Learn about the inspiration behind the duo's hairdos 
