Luke Bryan has recorded his version of the Christmas carol "O Holy Night," and is now available. 
Luke says, "We did it like church and symphony, me and a piano player. When I heard the finished product I couldn't have been prouder of a piece of work."
This isn't the first time Luke's tried his hand at Christmas songs. In 2008 he released "Run Rudolph Run." 

And it’s official- Sugarland are back together with new music coming and a tour! Per an email to media members from Big Machine Label Group, their new label, Sugarland are expected to make an announcement "in the coming weeks" about new music. The email did not provide any further details about the music, or Sugarland’s timeline.

Thursday, 11/9

CMA winners…
Sugarland reunited at the CMAs…

For the sixth time, Garth Brooks won Entertainer of the Year award at the 51st annual CMA Awards last night. 
The front-runners of the night, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, were both nominated for five awards, but both walked away with only one. Keith won Single of the Year, while Miranda won Female Vocalist of the Year for the seventh time.
Chris Stapleton and Brothers Osborne each nabbed two awards. Chris scored Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Brothers Osborne won Vocal Duo of the Year for the second year in a row, along with Video of the Year.
For the sixth consecutive year, Little Big Town won Vocal Group of the Year, and Taylor Swift snagged Song of the Year for “Better Man,” which is her first CMA Award since 2013.
Jon Pardi won his first CMA award for New Artist of the Year. 

And huge surprise- Sugarland reunited last night at the CMAs to present Vocal Duo of the Year, an award they won 5 years in a row! And they all but said they are back together. I all but stopped breathing after that point. All of their social media accounts now feature a picture of Jennifer and Kristian with the hashtag #StillTheSame! I will so keep you posted on all things Sugarland! Yes!

Wednesday, 11/8

Artists announced for CMA Country Christmas…
Tim and Faith extend the Soul2Soul tour…

Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Dan and Shay, Brett Eldredge, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, Trisha Yearwood and Chris Young are among the artist who have signed on for this year's CMA Country Christmas.
The show, now in its eighth year, will be hosted by Reba McEntire. 
CMA Country Christmas will air on November 27th on ABC.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have extended their Soul 2 Soul tour.
They'll head out on the 2018 leg on May 31st in Virginia and wrap on July 22nd in California. 
Tickets go on sale November 17th--the same day they release their joint album, The Rest of Our Life. Fans will be happy to know that for each ticket purchased will get a copy of their new album. 
And then later that night, Tim and Faith: Soul2Soul will premiere on Showtime at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, 11/7

Kenny Chesney has a #1 album…
Carly Pearce is a golden girl…

Kenny Chesney 's Live in No Shoes Nation is number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart, as well as the Billboard 200 chart.
The 29-song compilation features performances from his shows over the last 10 year, and Kenny says the reactions from the crowds inspired him to put the album together. 
The album features special guest performances with Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band, Dave Matthews and more.

Big congrats to Carly Pearce- her song “Every Little Thing” has been certified gold for sales and downloads of 500,000! She is the only female artist to have her debut single reach gold status in 2017! She posted on Instgram saying, “Thank you for embracing my little song with open arms.”

Monday, 11/6

Garth Brooks to end his tour in Nashville…
Thomas Rhett is back at #1…

Garth Brooks’ World Tour has been going strong for more than three years, but after more than 360 shows, Garth’s tour is coming to an end in the U.S.
His final North American stop will be in Nashville on Dec. 16 at Bridgestone Arena. It’s the first time he has played there in seven years.
Garth recently celebrated 6 million tickets sold on the tour, making it the biggest North American tour in history. He has now sold more than 6.3 million tickets on the tour and counting.

Thomas Rhett’s song "Unforgettable" is the number-one song on the Mediabase Country Airplay chart.
This is is his ninth number-one hit. This could potential be an even bigger week for Thomas- he is up for three CMA Awards on Wednesday night.