Carrie Underwood—and her Calia clothing line—teamed with the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation to announce a $100,000 Sports Matter grant to support female youth and high school sports in Houston’s Aldine Independent School District on Oct. 21. Earlier this year, Calia and the Dick’s Foundation announced plans to donate $500,000 in Sports Matter grants to female……
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Watch Lee Ann Womack Cover Vern Gosdin’s “Chiseled in Stone” for CMA’s Forever Country Cover Series
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Jason Aldean Gets a Big Surprise From Wife Brittany on Animal Planet’s “Tanked”
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Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Murphy’s Ford
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Vote Now: Who Should Win the CMA New Artist of the Year Award
In the lead-up to the CMA Awards on Nov. 2, Nash Country Daily will be conducting its own election to let you—the readers—decide who should win each of the 12 categories at this year’s show. We’re taking politics out of the equation and letting the popular vote speak for itself. The good news is there……
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Are you ready for your daily Garth Brooks announcement? Today (Oct. 24) Garth revealed the complete track listing and pre-order information for Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Collection, the 10-disc boxed set featuring Garth’s new studio album, Gunslinger, and nine discs of curated music from his celebrated catalog. The collection, available only at Target, features 18……
Alan Jackson to Release Two-Disc Gospel Album, “Precious Memories Collection,” & Two Previously Unreleased Songs
Alan Jackson will release his new Precious Memories Collection exclusively at Walmart on October 28. The two-disc collection features previous albums Precious Memories and Precious Memories Volume II, as well as two previously unreleased songs: “It’s All About Him” and “That’s the Way.” Alan sang “That’s the Way” to his wife, Denise, at their wedding……
Watch Ellen DeGeneres Make Garth Brooks Blush About the Title of His New Single, “Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance”
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