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• The title track to Thomas Rhett’s latest album “Where We Started” is a collaboration with Katy Perry.
• Now the pair has released a video for the song.
• Thomas says having Katy's input has made this whole experience really special for me.”
• Source: Thomas Rhett

• Last month Luke Combs announced a 2023 tour consisting of shows on three continents in 16 countries. 
• Luke has now sold out 37 of 39 shows, breaking lots of records in the process.
• He now has the fastest sell-outs ever at two stadiums: Arlington’s AT&T Stadium and St. Louis’ Busch Stadium, as well as the fastest sell-out of Gillette Stadium by a first-time performer in any genre.
• He's set international records as well.
• Source: Music Row

• • Carly Pearce is good friends with Kelsea Ballerini, and she says she’s doing all she can to support Kelsea as she deals with her divorce from Morgan Evans.
  • Carly says Kelsea was there through her split, and so she's there for Kelsea.
  • Carly also said she was happy to join Kelsea and Kelly Clarkson on "You're Drunk, Go Home."
  • Source: Entertainment Tonight
   

• Nominations for the 2022 American Music Awards are out.
• Cody Johnson leads this year’s country nominees with three nods, followed by Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Walker Hayes, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen, who each have two.
• The 2022 American Music Awards will air November 20^th live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
• Source: American Music Awards

• Cody Johnson has dropped a new video for his song “Human.”
• He says the song is the "most biographical song I feel like I've recorded to date."
• He adds the video is a "candid look into my life behind the scenes and the journey to strike a balance."
• Source: CMT

• The lineup for the 2023 Country Thunder Arizona Festival is out.
• It features headliners Luke Bryan, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi and Dierks Bentley.
• The festival is set for April 13^th to 16^th at Canyon Moon Ranch near Florence, Arizona.
• Source: USA Today

Kentucky Rising Concert Raises $2.5 Mil: As we told you, Chris Stapleton Dwight Yoakam and Tyler Childers headlined the Kentucky Rising concert over the weekend to help raise money for folks in Kentucky who were affected by the devastating flooding in the area this summer. Well, now that the concert is over, it’s been revealed that it raised over $2.5 million to help the victims. The concert featured surprise appearances guests Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, S.G. Goodman and University of Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops.

• Jimmie Allen and Dierks Bentley will take part in CBS' celebrity pickleball tournament.
• “Pickled,” hosted by Stephen Colbert, will air November 17^th at 9 pm.
• It will have teams competing for “The Colbert Cup,” with the show benefiting Comic Relief US.
• Source: TV Line

• Thomas Rhett Marks 10^th Wedding Anniversary On Instagram
• Mitchell Tenpenny Raises $50K with Cornhole Tournament

• The 2022 CMT Artist of the Year special aired Friday from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
• This year's honorees included  Kane Brown, Cody Johnson, Luke Combs, Walker Hayes and Carly Pearce along with Breakout Artist of the Year Lainey Wilson.
• Alan Jackson was honored with the Artist of a Lifetime Award.
• The show also paid tribute to Loretta Lynn, with her sisters Crystal Gayle and Peggy Sue Wright performing "Coal Miner's Daughter."
• Source: CMT