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Sarah Kay's Nashville News, Week of 12/26/17

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Friday, 12/29

Kane Brown is ready to be a headliner…
Brett Young has another #1…

 

Kane Brown had a reason for signing on to open shows on Chris Young's Losing Sleep tour. 
He says, "I'm really taking this year just to be an opportunity of learning to be a headliner. I'm a headliner when it comes to clubs and stuff, 2,000 people. But I really want to get my stage presence for hopefully one year when I'm a headliner and taking it in and practicing."
The tour kicks off on January 11th in Indianapolis. 

Brett Young just made it under the wire as his single, “Like I Loved You,” reaches the top of the Billboard chart after a 23-week journey, giving him yet another #1 single. Cheers to you Brett, and here is another reason to pop some bubbly in the New Year!

 

Thursday, 12/28

Luke Bryan went all out for Christmas…
FGL set to perform on New Year’s Rockin Eve…

Luke Bryan got his wife Caroline a very unique Christmas gift – a pair of baby kangaroos.
The family named the joeys Todd and Margo, likely after two characters from the iconic Christmas film, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Todd and Margo will join the family of animals living on the Bryan Family property at Brett’s Barn. The barn is Caroline’s passion project and is dedicated to her late niece who passed away at just 7 months old in early 2017. Brett’s Barn is also home to a pig, goats, and miniature horses.

Florida Georgia Line has joined the lineup for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2018. They are set to perform 3 songs and it will be broadcast from the Hollywood Party in Los Angeles. They join previously announced country artists Sugarland and Kane Brown.

 

Wednesday, 12/27

Country songs on the Grammy album…
Big and Rich have an app…

 

The 60th Grammy Awards will be held on Jan. 28 in New York City, but you can hear the best of the nominated artists in a compilation album coming Jan. 12.
The collection of 21 hit songs includes five country songs from Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town, Thomas Rhett, Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney, all of whom are nominated for Best Country Album at the awards show.
Hear Stapleton's "Broken Halos," Little Big Town's Taylor Swift-penned "Better Man," TRhett's "Craving You" featuring Maren Morris, Lady Antebellum's "You Look Good" and Kenny Chesney’s "All the Pretty Girls" on the album.

Big and Rich now have an online casino-style game in which you can win prizes like a meet-and-greet with John and Big Kenny.
It’s called Git Big and Rich, and it is free, but you can buy extra chips to earn loyalty points.
The download is available now on all online platforms.

 

Tuesday, 12/26

Lots of Christmas babies born in Nashville! 

It's a girl for Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood! He and his wife Kelli welcomed their first daughter on the 22nd. Lillie Renee joins older brother Cash, born in September 2014. Dave wrote on Instagram, "Kelli and Lillie are happy and healthy, and Cash is already a great big brother.’


And then on the 23rd, Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and his wife Haley welcomed their first child- daughter Olivia Rose. Tyler said, “We’re so overwhelmed with joy and already more in love than we could have ever imagined with this little angel. Olivia is the best Christmas gift we could have ever asked for.”

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