Carrie Underwood shares a moment from her teen years when her dad turned a bad day into a really good one. She's among a number of A-List women to be featured in People’s Beautiful issue, sharing some of the most beautiful things that have ever been said to them.  

For the her, one of the sweetest compliments she’s ever received came from her dad during an awkward stage of her youth. She’d had a difficult day in school because of a boy in her class who had made fun of her makeup. 

“Hey, I was just 14...I was still learning how to do it,” Carrie says, thinking back on that moment. But things took a turn for the better when her family sat down to dinner that evening, she recounts.  

“...For no reason at all, my dad told me that I looked really pretty. He had no clue about what had happened that day, nor is he exactly the kind of guy to give out compliments like that freely,” she explains. “But those words turned a bad day into a really good one.” 

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Jimmie Allen is packing up his family and heading out of Nashville. Over the weekend, Jimmie surprised fans by tweeting he was leaving music city and moving on. Jimmie says he is "never leaving country music, just moving to FL - somewhere warmer with a beach.” 

Check out his tweet here:

Dear Nashville,

I came to you in 2007 chasing this music dream. Thank you for the memories we made over the years. It’s time to move on now but I’ll be back to visit for sure.

Take care. ?????

— Jimmie Allen (@JimmieAllen) February 25, 2023

Blake Shelton shocked fans of The Voice when he announced that he's leaving the show after Season 23, but his departure is no rush decision — he said the idea started brewing three years ago, but with the onset of the pandemic, he changed his mind.  Shelton says he didn't wanna walk away from the show and leave everybody in a bind. He decided to stay until the world kinda got back to normal again. He’s the only coach who’s been on The Voice for all 23 seasons  

Kelsea Ballerini will make her SNL debut this Saturday, March 4, on an episode hosted by Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl winning tight end Travis Kelce. 

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Chase Rice has partnered with Weiss Watch Company to create the Limited Edition 42mm Standard Issue Field Watch: Chase Rice Edition timepiece. The timepiece is specially designed to commemorate Chase's time playing college football as a linebacker at the University of North Carolina with a "Carolina blue" face.  Only 50 of the Chase Rice Edition watches are available. It retails for $2100 online at www.weisswatchcompany.com. 

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Jordan Davis and his wife, Kristen, are expecting their third child! Jordan revealed the exciting news on social media yesterday (Thursday, February 23rd) with a video showing off his wife's belly along with the caption, "Next Thing You Know…," while his song with the same title plays.

Jordan said that the new addition is due in June. 

The baby will join 17-month-old big brother Locklan and three-year-old big sister Eloise.

Jordan just released his new album, Bluebird Days, last week.

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Luke Combs has his own line of Crocs and says a line of cowboy boots might be his next project.  

Luke lives on a farm an hour from Nashville. His tiny town has a grocery store, barbershop and small hardware place. Luke says it’s a very normal existence that includes watching TV, cooking dinner and hanging out with friends

Luke is at Lucus Oil stadium in INDY with Lainey Wilson April 1st

Reba McEntire will join the upcoming Season 23 of NBC's The Voice as "Mega Mentor," to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds as each team prepares for the Knockouts that begin in April. The new season of The Voice premieres on Monday, March 6th.  Reba previously served as Battle Advisor to Team Blake during the show’s first season. This is Blake's last season on the show. 

A new report came out yesterday from Page Six where “an insider” claims Kelsea Ballerini cheated on Morgan Evans with Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers in August of 2019 at Lollapalooza.  Kelsea and Drew collaborated on their hit 2018 song “This Feeling,” and she allegedly told Morgan about the affair in 2021.  

Chris Stapleton is featured on Pink’s new release, “Just Say I’m Sorry.” The heart-wrenching love song finds the two Grammy winning vocalist, pleading with each other to put their pride aside and live up to their mistakes. Both are listed as co-writers.

The song was posted on YouTube, but was audio only. The duet is from Pink’s new album, Trustfall.

In 2019, they collaborated on a song called “Love Me Anyway” that charted on Country and Top 40 radio charts.

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Morgan Wallen isn't in any rush to get married — but when the big day eventually comes, he does have one request.  

He recently revealed that he wants Bad Company's 1975 power ballad "Feel Like Makin' Love" to be played at his future wedding.  

"I kind of made this as a joke, to be honest," said Wallen, who is currently single. "I don't have many visions about being married, so we'll see how it goes.

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Priscilla Block got a little “wasted” at her elementary school talent show, er that is, she sang Carrie Underwood’s 2007 hit song “Wasted.” While all the other kids were performing age-appropriate songs, Priscilla got a little sassy with her performance. 

“So, I started doing talent shows in elementary school, just ‘cause all of my friends were doing it, whatever,” says Priscilla. “And my first talent show, I think I was in second grade and I sang – I’ve been a trainwreck since day one (laughs) honestly. I sang ‘Wasted’ by Carrie Underwood for like my third grade talent show

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Wrangler has announced a yearlong collaboration with Black Opry as part of its mission to raise awareness of Black artists in the country music community. Black Opry is  a home for Black artists, fans, and industry professionals within the country, Americana, blues and folk genres. The yearlong collaboration will include the full sponsorship of three Black Opry concerts and the featuring of unique stories of numerous performers on Wrangler’s website and social media channels.  

Check out the Black Opry here: www.blackopry.com

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Actor Jansen Panettiere, who is the younger brother of "Nashville" actress Hayden Panettiere, has died. He was only 28 years old. First responders were called to a NY residence Sunday evening about 5:30. No cause of death was immediately available.  Panettiere, had roles in the "Walking Dead", Disney’s "Even Stevens", "Blues Clues" and "Racing Stripes" and was currently working on 5 projects.  

Jon Pardi and his wife, Summer welcomed their first baby on Saturday.  Presley Fawn. 

weighed in at 7lbs 12oz. Jon and Summer got engaged in October of 2019. 

 on stage at the Ryman Auditorium and were married the following year 

TW: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS CONTENT AND DISCUSSION ABOUT SUICIDE.

On Friday afternoon Kellie Pickler’s husband, Kyle Jacobs was found dead from apparent suicide in the couple’s Nashville home.  Jacobs suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Kellie reported that she awoke a short time earlier, did not see her husband, and began looking for him. After she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to the upstairs bedroom/office, the assistant called 911. Kyle Jacobs was a successful songwriter and producer. Kellie and Kyle previously starred together in the CMT reality show I Love Kellie Pickler. 

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Sara Evans revealed herself to be the Mustang on The Masked Singer during the show's ninth season premiere Wednesday night. She performed Whitesnake's “Here I Go Again” and judges Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Robin Thicke were stumped. 

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Tractor Supply Company has teamed with Opry Entertainment Group to launch an “Emerging Artists Program” in partnership with Tractor Supply Brand Ambassador Lainey Wilson. Lainey will curate the program along with Jimmie Allen, Dustin Lynch, and Ashley McBryde.  Burgeoning artists can submit an original song to tractorsupply.com/emergingartists through March 15th. Tractor Supply will name the final five artists in May, and each will be paired with an established mentor. The final five will also travel to Nashville to work with their mentors, record their songs in the studio, and get to open for Lainey during CMA Fest in June. 

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Carrie Underwood and her family have a new addition. They adopted a puppy from a North Carolina Dog Rescue. Carrie met Charlotte, AKA Charlie Nilla Fisher while on tour last week in Charlotte, NC. Charlie joins the Fisher family's other two dogs, Penny and Zero. 

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A Nashville estate used and loved by country music legends is going on the auction block this weekend.  The 15-thousand-square-foot mansion sits on five acres in Brentwood, south of Nashville.  It has hosted A-list Country stars for years like Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley.  There's also a chandelier signed by Dolly Parton.  The no reserve auction will take place Saturday. 

CHECK OUT THE AUCTION HERE

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Kelsea Ballerini released a six-song EP called Rolling Up The Welcome Mat, along with a short film that serves as an ongoing video to accompany each song.

 The music details her side of the recent split from her husband of nearly five years, fellow artist Morgan Evans.

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Lindsay Ell is opening up about her struggle with food.  Ell said she was recently diagnosed with an eating disorder, and that it's something she's suffered with for twenty years.  She said it got to the point where it felt like it was taking over her life.  Ell said she decided to share her diagnosis in hopes of inspiring her fans to be honest with themselves. 

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Brantley Gilbert made headlines this week when a video from a concert in Niagara Falls surfaced showing him jumping into the crowd to investigate fan violence.  Fans point out a man who had punched a woman in the crowd. That’s when Gilbert dove in. At the time, he was onstage with a bra in his hand when he jumped offstage, got in the man’s face, and told him to “chill out. . . ”, and had him thrown out.  Brantley hits the road with Nickelback in June.

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On this Valentines’ Day, there are few relationships that are more celebrated than the marriage of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.  The two met backstage at the Grand Ole Opry back in 1956, but were both married to different people at the time. It was 11 years before they would get together, marrying in 1968. In 1987 Johnny cut a paper heart and penned this poem for June for Valentines Day:

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Garth Brooks will be speaking on a panel during next week's 34th annual Pollstar Live! event in Beverly Hills about concert ticket prices, ticket scalpers, the ticket resale market and how fans are paying the ultimate price in more ways than one. Garth is known for implementing strategies to stop scalpers and counterfeiters.  

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Wynonna Judd gave her fans quite a scare during a performance this past weekend in Dayton.  She was in the midst of her headlining "The Judds' Final Tour" on Saturday when she became dizzy.  The 58-year-old was eventually escorted off the stage by Martina McBride and Karen Fairchild, who were on tour with her.  This is not the first time Wynonna has suffered from dizziness in recent weeks.  She was forced to cancel her New Year's Eve show in Nashville with Kelsey Ballerini due to extreme vertigo.   

Chris Stapleton's rendition of the National Anthem at last night's Super Bowl moved players and audience members to tears, including Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni. Stapleton crushed it, bringing out his electric guitar for a soulful, stripped-down version of the “Star Spangled Banner”. 

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Chris Stapleton’s National Anthem…#SuperBowlLVII
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— SportsGrid (@SportsGrid) February 12, 2023

Kane Brown will suit up to play in the 2023 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Salt Lake City February 17th.  This is Kane's 3^rd appearance in the game.  He'll be playing on 3-time NBA champion Dwayne Wade's team.  The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will air on ESPN next Friday at 7pm.

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Ty Herndon shared some big news via Instagram Thursday.  Not only is he in a new relationship, but he'll be getting married later this year.  The "What Mattered Most" singer introduced his fiance Alex with photos and a sweet tribute, but oddly, no last name.

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Along the foothills of the western Sierra Nevada, a species of tarantula, the Aphonopelma johnnycashi, 
resides. A new classification of arachnid was discovered in California near Folsom Prison and named after Johnny Cash. Like Cash’s distinctive style of dress (“the man in black”), mature males of this species are generally black in color.  Aphonopelma johnnycashi was among 14 new tarantula species recently discovered during a decade-long search across the country. 

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Dierks Bentley has definitely achieved financial success over the years, but he still drives the truck he moved to Nashville from Arizona in three decades ago. Dierks says his 94 Chevy has over 250,000 miles on it, same engine, same transmission and "it just runs good". His 10th studio album, Gravel & Gold, drops February 24.

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30 years ago in 1993, Garth Brooks performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, but it almost didn’t happen. Garth wanted to debut his video for 'We Shall Be Free' during the broadcast. The song was written in response to the LA riots following the Rodney King verdict in 1992.  The network decided that the video was too controversial, so Garth left the stadium just 45 minutes before kickoff.  In addition, Garth denied the network's request to pre-record his performance of the anthem. According to the book "The Making of the Super Bowl: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Sporting Event" Garth ended up winning the argument and performed the anthem, but America's biggest sports event was delayed for the first time in its history to show his video. Since this incident, the NFL has now made it a requirement that all Super Bowl performances of the anthem are pre-recorded. 

You can check out his performance here: https://youtu.be/_0xAlYYZni4

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When HARDY was seriously hurt in a tour bus accident near Nashville back in October, it was his good friend Morgan Wallen who brought him home from the hospital.  Morgan and Hardy were Facetiming from their respective buses, joking around when the accident happened. Morgan watched as Hardy’s phone flew across the room and went black.  Initially he thought they were playing a joke on him. At the time of the accident, Hardy was out on Morgan’s Dangerous Tour.  

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Parker McCollum’s go-to meal is what he calls the world’s perfect food; a chicken pot pie. He also eats oatmeal every day and adds peanut butter to thicken and give more flavor. 

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Willie Nelson is having a really good year.  Not only did Willie pick up two Grammy’s Sunday night, but last week he was nominated for inclusion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nelson's inclusion comes in a milestone year for the artist, who will turn 90 this April. You can vote for Willie online every day or in person at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland now through April 28. The Class of 2023, will be announced in May. 

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Newcomer Megan Moroney makes her debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage this weekend.  The "Tennessee Orange" singer was surprised with the invitation last month by Jamey Johnson and Deana Carter.  She’ll be on the televised portion of the show Saturday night on the Circle Network.   

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Willie Nelson took home this year's prize for Best Country Album at the 65th GRAMMY Awards last night in Los Angeles.  Shania Twain accepted the award on Nelson's behalf. The 89-year-old  won the award for his 72nd album 'A Beautiful Time” beating out more commercially successful LP’s from Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, and Maren Morris. Willie also won for Best Country Solo Performance. 

Ashley McBryde didn’t go home empty handed though, She and Carly Pearce picked up their first-ever GRAMMYs.  The pair took home the prize for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Never Wanted To Be That Girl." 

Check out the story here:  GRAMMYS CMT.COM

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Shania Twain hit the red-carpet last night in a campy black and white polka dot suit complete with a giant hat and bright red wig, later appearing on stage in an even more bizarre combination.  Taylor Swift did it right. Even though her album "Midnights" isn’t up for Grammy consideration until next year, Taylor knocked it out of the park in a midnight blue, crystal-embellished dress with $3 million sapphire and diamond earrings last night.  

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Kacey Musgraves will be paying a musical tribute to Loretta Lynn during Sunday's (February 5th) Grammy Awards. CMT.com reports she will perform Loretta's signature hit "Coal Miner's Daughter" during the live broadcast airing on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. The performance will happen during the "in memoriam" segment. 

Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt will reportedly honor Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie with a rendition of "Songbird," while Maverick City Music and Quavo will perform "Without You" in remembrance of the late rapper Takeoff.

Previously announced Grammy performers include Luke Combs, Brandi Carlile, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Sam Smith and Kim Petras.

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