Lainey Wilson stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform her latest single "Wildflowers and Wild Horses":

Nate Smith recently covered "Chasing Cars" from Snow Patrol, and now he has a new cover that he has been performing at shows. Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box". He said in an Instagram post 3 days ago that his all time favorite band will always be Nirvana. Yesterday, he posted a video of him performing the song in Seattle, which as we all know, is where Nirvana originated. So cool!

 

 

 

 

 

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Fingers crossed he will perform this one at The Country Fest on Thursday, June 13th!

Ashley McBryde stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "The Devil I Know":

The song list has been released for the CMA Country Christmas TV special, hosted by Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood.

Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood -"Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood and Lindsey Stirling - "Joy to the World"
Amy Grant - "Grown Up Christmas List"
Trisha Yearwood and Lindsey Stirling - "O Holy Night"
Jordan Davis - "O Come All Ye Faithful"
Lady A - "What Christmas Means to Me"
Ashley McBryde and Lindsey Stirling - "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Jon Pardi - "Beer for Santa"
The War and Treaty - "Baby, Please Come Home"
Zach Williams and Lainey Wilson - "Go Tell It on the Mountain"

CMA Country Christmas airs December 14th at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will begin streaming on Hulu and Disney + on December 15th.

Brad Paisley made an appearance last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he sang "Son of the Mountains". He also sang another special song, one he wrote for his wedding. It's pretty real and honest and special, watch the performance in the segment below.

Miranda Lambert has announced that she'll wrap her Las Vegas residency next April. Miranda Lambert: ​​​​​​Velvet Rodeo The Las Vegas Residency in the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood will host the country star for nine shows in March and April with tickets going on sale to the fan club on December 5th and to the general public on December 8th.

For details and ticket information, go to Miranda's website.

Miranda Lambert: ​​​​​​Velvet Rodeo The Las Vegas Residency final dates:
March 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 27th, 29th and 30th
April 3rd, 5th, 6th

 

 

 

 

 

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After the Thanksgiving festivities were over, it was officially Christmas for us. What kicks of the holiday season for us is picking out our Christmas tree at Galehouse Tree Farm in Doylestown. After we find THE tree, we like to visit the gift shop, get some hot cocoa and popcorn, then it is time to head home to decorate!

You couldwin a FREE Christmas tree all this week with me and WQMX, just be listening for the Country Quiz after 11am!

 

 

 

 

 

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On birthdays, I sometimes put together a Top 5 list, which is super hard to do by the way. Looking back, I have never done one for Dierks, and he is one of my favorites, so how could I not?!?

Here we go!

5. What Was I Thinkin'

4. Lot of Leavin' Left To Do

3. Living

2. Burning Man (ft Brothers Osborne)

1. What Was I Thinkin'

Honorable Mention: Free and Easy (Down The Road I Go)

Congratulations to Dustin Lynch, he just earned another number-one hit with "Stars Like Confetti." Dustin says the song was written especially for him by Thomas Rhett, Zach Crowell and Josh Thompson.

"I was blessed with it. I can remember where in the lake I was on my boat. I had a few friends on the boat. We were out cruising around summer of 2021, believe it or not. Thomas Rhett was off the road. We were all off the road. Couldn't tour. And he went in to write. They had me in mind and recorded the song they wrote and sent it to me."

Dustin will be making a stop in Youngstown at the Covelli Center on April 13th, click here to purchase tickets!

Although the weather wasn't terribly cold, we raked a lot of leaves and needed something filling for lunch. I had some potatoes on hand and had some leftover bacon from breakfast, so why not Cream of Potato soup?

There are two ways I make this, either starting with a butter and flour roux, or heavy whipping cream. I went with the former, addin half and half to make it thicker, then a little milk to thin that out. It's really a matter of patience and adding a little bit of liquids at a time to get just the right thickness. I also add a dollop of sour cream, gives it a little tanginess and also helps thicken if you've thinned it out too much. The potatoes, you can boil them ahead of time, or if you have time, just throw them right into your cream and let them simmer. That's what I usually do as long as I plan ahead of time, because it does take some time to cook them! Salt and pepper are a must and I usually add some rosemary, but n herbs de province would work as well, but here is what really brings out the flavor: nutmeg. There is something about that nutty nutmeg that tastes so good in a creamy soup!

Top with cheddar cheese and bacon, or one or the other, or neither! Just enjoy!

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