Nashville News: Wednesday, 10/28
Carrie Underwood has announced The Storyteller Tour - Stories in the Round.
The staging puts her in the middle of the arena, where she can be closer to the fans. She'll start the trek in
Jacksonville, Florida on January 30th and hit 40 cities before wrapping things up in London, Ontario on May 30th.
She says, “I can’t wait to play new music from Storyteller for the fans. I am so blessed to have this career and get
to do to the things I do, but there is nothing like that moment when I get to step onto the stage to sing and all the
fans are singing along with me.”
She will be in our area twice- at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown on March 17th and at the Q in Cleveland on May 18th.
Kenny Chensey has announced the first group of stadium shows on next year's Spread the Love tour.
They include stops at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Lincoln Financial Field in Philly and Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford,
New Jersey. Kenny says it's never too early for fans to plan for the shows, saying- "We know a lot of people travel to
these dates from all over, so to give them as much time as possible to get ready, I figured it’d be nice to get these out
in front of our other shows!"
Other stadiums might be added. Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt and Old Dominion will open most stadium dates, but Kenny
promises a few surprises here and there.
Nashville News: Tuesday, 10/27
The talent lineup for the CMA Awards continues to grow. Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band
and Dierks Bentley have been added to the show. Dierks will team up with electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling
for a special performance.
The 49th annual CMA Awards, hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, will be broadcast live from Nashville
on ABC November 4th.
A souvenir of Lady Antebellum's Wheels Up tour is coming to your living room. On November 13th, the group will
release a DVD filmed at a show on June 27th in Irvine, California. The disc includes behind-the-scenes highlights, meet and greets with fans and some intimate moments with the group.
Lady Antebellum: Wheels Up Tour will only be available at Walmart stores.
Nashville News: Monday, 10/26
Kelsea Ballerini admits she committed a faux pas with one of her favorite artists.
She says she once stalked her favorite singer, Kelly Clarkson. She says, "I actually stalked her after a
show and knocked on the door of her tour bus. She came out and was very kind. In hindsight, I should
not have done that."
Kelsea was hoping to make up for the incident during the Musicians on Call event earlier in the week, where Kelly
was scheduled to perform, but had to cancel because she's on vocal rest.
Kelly Clarkson's second child will be a boy.
She revealed the news in an Instagram picture of her one-year-old daughterRiver Rose Blackstock with the caption, "In other news, River's gonna have a little baby brother.
We're so excited!"
Luke Bryan is number-one for a second consecutive week with “Strip It Down.” He closes the Kick the Dust Up tour on Friday with
Dierks Bentley,Dustin Lynch and Randy Houser.