Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are opening a second nonprofit grocery store in Nashville.  The new location for "The Store" will be on the TriStar Centennial Medical Center property.  The Paisleys initially launched the effort on the Belmont University campus in 2020 as Nashville worked to recover from tornado damage that year and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Country music's biggest stars paid tribute to the late Toby Keith in the NBC special "Toby Keith: American Icon." The two-hour music event last night brought out the big dogs to honor Keith's life and legacy. The star-studded tribute featured music from Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Jelly Roll, Sammy Hagar, and so many more top-name artists, including Lainey Wilson riding up to the stage on a horse and a toast from pitching great, Roger Clemens. If you missed the show, it can be streamed on Peacock. Keith died in February this year. He was 62. 

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Parker McCollum took a fall on stage in New Mexico Friday night, just 5 minutes into the show. McCollum tripped on a riser, did a side somersault, rolled with his guitar in hand and jumped up to his feet with a very surprsied look on his face. Later in the show, McCollum brought out Corey Kent to join him for “Hell Of A Year.” Kent made his way onto the stage to “make sure Parker’s stairs were safe after the fall.”

@vanessasimpson311 Parker falling on stage tonight ???? #parkermccollum @parkermccollum ? original sound - Nessalynn ♥?

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Scotty McCreery stopped his show at the Colorado State Fair last weekend after a man assaulted a woman in the crowd.  McCreery was in the middle of his first song of the night when he witnessed the event and paused mid-performance, calling for security.  While there is plenty of video footage after the event, police are asking anyone who may have video footage of the actual incident to come forward.

According to a study by the UNLV, sexual harassment and violence frequently occur at music events. Crowd dynamics, inadequate crowd monitoring, alcohol consumption, and other factors may contribute to the prevalence of harassment and assault in live music settings. 

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Jelly Roll has announced that his upcoming 10th studio album, "Beautifully Broken", will be released on October 11. His brand new single, “Get By,” will also be featured as the anthem for ESPN’s broadcasts of the 2024 College Football Season. Jelly Roll will be donating all net profits from each pre-order of his new album made on his website to a variety of organizations that provide assistance to individuals struggling with mental health and addiction. The Beautifully Broken Tour tomorrow kicks off tomorrow.  He'll play Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indy on November 7th.

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Carrie Underwood returns to Sunday Night Football next month. The country music icon will debut a brand-new show opener on September 8th, when the Rams take on the Lions.  Look for Underwood to perform the opening from the home of her Las Vegas residency, Resorts World Theatre.  This is her 12th year as the voice of SNF.  It airs live on NBC.

From the 2023 Season:

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While the Tennessee Titans were preparing for this weekend’s game against the New Orleans Saints, Jelly Roll gave the players and coaches a big musical surprise. The Tennessee native and football fan interrupted one of the Titans’ team meetings for a pep talk and to lead an impromptu team singalong on “Save Me.” Jelly was joined by defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, who requested the song, and the pair sang the tune together as the rest of the team joined in. The Titans captured the special moment and shared an Instagram reel on the team’s account.

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Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck worked the grill at an Upstate New York restaurant last weekend. Affleck wasn’t in Schenectady for a movie, he was filming B-roll for a new music video for Zach Bryan. Affleck spent about two hours at First Prize Mike's. Bryan is out on tour and wasn’t present, but wanted to film in the area after watching “The Place Beyond the Pines”, which was shot in the city.

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Taylor Swift's latest album shares a ranking with Carole King's Grammy Award-winning "Tapestry" LP. "Tapestry" spent 15 weeks atop the Billboard 200 album chart in 1971, the 3rd most weeks for an album by a female.  Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" is at number one for the 15th week, tying King's 3rd place record.  "The Bodyguard" soundtrack holds the 2nd place record at 20 weeks. Adele's "21" remains in 1st place at a whopping 24 weeks.

Swift is going into September's MTV Video Music Awards with 10 nominations, the most of any artist. Almost all of which were for her "Fortnight" video with Post Malone.

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Shania Twain will host the second annual People's Choice Country Awards next month. The event will broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Country music's newest award show will air LIVE on NBC, Thursday, Sept. 26 with streaming available on Peacock. It's an off-shoot of the popular fan-based People's Choice Awards.   Last year's inaugural event was hosted by Little Big Town and featured Toby Keith singing "Don't Let the Old Man In" which ended up becoming his final television performance.

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Luke Combs is making country music history. He's the first artist to achieve three certified Diamond country singles by the Recording Industry Association of America!  Combs was surprised with the news on Tuesday during his five-year anniversary appearance at The Grand Ole Opry. The songs “When It Rains It Pours” and “Hurricane” are the most recent Diamond certifications by the RIAA joining Combs’ “Beautiful Crazy” which was certified Diamond last year. A song reaches Diamond status after selling or streaming 10 million units. Combs leads in the Country genre, but Post Malone holds the record for the most overall diamond-certified songs with a whopping nine to his name. 

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Post Malone will make his Grand Ole Opry debut tonight.  Opry member Brad Paisley extended the invitation for Malone to perform at what will be a star-studded gig.  In addition to Paisley other featured artists will include Lainey Wilson, Vince Gill, John Michael Montgomery, and the War and Treaty. The Opry show takes place two days before Malone’s F-1 Trillion album release this Friday.

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Morgan Wallen was scheduled to appear in a Nashville court this week, but the judge issued a continuance.  The singer is facing charges after police said he threw a chair from Eric Church's rooftop bar in the city April 7th. Thursday's appearance date has now been pushed back to Dec. 12.  Nashville police say they were standing in front of Chief’s Bar when a chair was thrown from the roof, six stories above, and landed just feet away from them.  Wallen was charged with three felony counts of Reckless Endangerment and one misdemeanor count of Disorderly Conduct.

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The little town of Poyen, Arkansas unveiled a new welcome sign last week featuring its hometown hero Justin Moore. 

Moore has raised millions of dollars for local charities in Arkansas. After living in Nashville for 10 years, Moore moved his family back home to raise his children where he grew up.  The illuminated 3-D "Welcome To Poyen" sign sits on Highway 270 . It was given to the city through private donations.

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It's a boy for Parker McCollum! The country singer and his wife Hallie Ray Light welcomed their first baby on Thursday. 

The couple posted the announcement in a joint Instagram post over the weekend.  The baby boy gets two middle names, Major Yancey Tyler McCollum.  According to Parker's X post, Hallie and the baby are both healthy and back home.  Parker’s currently on the final leg of his 2024 Burn It Down Tour.

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Jelly Roll shocked the crowd at a popular WWE event in Cleveland!

The event, SummerSlam was wrapping up when the host, The Miz, was joined on stage by Austin Theory and Grayson Waller who began slamming the popular country artist. Little did they know, Jelly Roll was sitting in the front row. The crowd of over 50,000 were roaring with excitement as Jelly Roll snuck behind them in the ring with a metal chair and performed some WWE moves on the duo. Lesson learned: don't mess with Jelly Roll!

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