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• Weekend one of the Austin City Limits festival kicks off today.
• If you can’t get to Texas, don’t worry, you don’t have to miss the show because Hulu will be streaming performances.
• Artists confirmed for the stream include The Chicks, Paramore, Diplo, Kacey Musgraves and more.
• Source: Consequence

• "Billboard" has just come out with their picks for the Top 100 Karaoke Songs Of All Time
• They note that most of the songs on the list are “familiar, accessible, simple without being predictable, and reminiscent of a specific time and place without being hopelessly stuck there.”
• Topping the list is Shania Twain's "Man! I Feel Like A Woman," with songs by Backstreet Boys, Gloria Gaynor, Queen and more making the Top 10.
• Source: Billboard

• ABC’s “Big Sky:Deadly Trails” has enlisted two Country singers for an upcoming episode
• The episode will guest star Darius Rucker and Lyle Lovett
• Lovett will play Tex, “a seemingly well-mannered cowboy and tracking specialist with a hidden menacing side”
• Rucker will be Tex’s sidekick Possum, “a hired gun who works at night like his nocturnal namesake”
• Reba McEntire has been a guest star and is now a regular on the show
• Source: Variety

• Hardy took to Instagram to give fans an update on everyone’s doing since his weekend tour bus accident.
• On Tuesday night, he shared that he’s okay and so are Tanner Gallagher and tour manager Noah Brown.
• The bus driver still has a way to go before being alright.
• The “Wait In The Truck” singer also announced canceled tour dates due to the accident.
• Singer Ernest will fill in for a weekend show in Texas and one in Columbus, Ohio
• Hardy will return to Flannagan’s on July 1st.
• Source: CMT

• During the Grand Ole Opry’s Tuesday show, Jeannie Seely, Chris Young, and Carly Pearce honored Loretta Lynn
• This weekend the Opry will celebrate her life even more during their 97th birthday celebration
• Miss Loretta just celebrated her 60th year as an Opry member on September 26th
• Here last performance in the circle was in 2017 when she inducted her sister Crystal Gayle as a member
• For her part, Crystal paid tribute to her big sis by sharing never-before-seen photos of them
• Source: Music Row

• As the world digests the news we've lost legendary entertainer Loretta Lynn, this is a collection of reactions.

• Reba McEntire just added more dates to her “Reba: Live In Concert” tour, featuring special guests Terri Clark and The Isaacs.
• The new dates kick off March 9^th in Jacksonville, Florida.
• It wraps April 15th with Reba’s first-ever show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
• Source: Reba McEntire

• Hardy revealed on social media that he and three other people suffered “significant injuries” in a bus accident Saturday night.
• His bus driver is still in the hospital, with Hardy noting he "needs your prayers."
• Doctors have told Hardy he needs to "recover for the next few weeks," and it may affect his shows.
• Source: Hardy

• Country Music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn passed away in her sleep yesterday at the age of 90 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

When you’re trying to shed a few pounds, dieting can definitely help.But the process of counting calories and restricting favorite foods can make sticking to a diet tough for some folks. Luckily, there are several different ways proven to help you lose weight with no diet required.

Most of us have specific goals in mind when it comes to our workout routine, things like building muscle, getting stronger and staying toned.And while regular physical activity can do all those, there are specific fitness habits that can help slow aging, too. Trainer and fitness expert Joey Thurman says it’s not about quick fixes and hacks, but developing healthy habits “to make us move better, feel better, and of course, age beautifully.”

What does “self-care” make you think of? Is it massages, bubble bathsand a day at the spa? While those can be part of a self-care routine,there’s so much more to it. Self-care is the act of making your ownhealth and well-being a priority and doctors say it’s something everyoneshould be doing, but it often falls to the bottom of the priority list.

Margo Price has spilled the beans on her new album. The singer just announced she’ll drop the new album “Strays,” produced by Margo and and Jonathan Wilson, on January 13^th.

• Tracy Lawrence Announces Annual Turkey Fry
• Darius Rucker Dropping Single With Chapel Heart
• Jordan Davis Confirms New Single
• Dustin Lynch Adds New Shows

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• Kane Brown Debuts In Top 5
• Scotty McCreery Releasing "Same Truck" Deluxe Edition

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• It turns out, a lot of the rules of fashion we thought wehad to follow no longer apply.
• Cool and trendy types abandoned these rules long agoand it’s time the rest of us do, too.
• From mixing prints to not wearing white after Labor Day,these are the old school rules you can now ignore.
• Source:  Lifehacker

Carly Pearce is headed overseas this week and will kick off a European tour in Switzerland Friday, and she certainly is excited. “It’s my first headlining tour to Europe,” she says. “I haven’t been since 2019, so I’m really curious to see what happens.”

Lauren Alaina is taking credit for Kane Brown’s success….sort of. The pair was in choir together at Lakeview Middle School in Georgia, and during a recent show Lauren revealed how she was responsible for Kane finding his voice. 

• No one knows you like your BFF, and they still adore you knowing everything about you.
• Things only true best friends know about each other include their go-to comfort show, their entire family tree and all of their pet peeves.
• Real besties also understand each other’s texts, no matter how many mistakes and typos it has.
• Source:  Hello Giggles