Carrie Underwood and her husband’s 4-part series debuts tonight & Alan Jackson’s doing Drive-In concerts

Carrie Underwood and her husband’s 4-part series, ‘Mike and Carrie: God & Country’ debuts tonight on iamsecond.com. It’s a very candid interview that will give us an unfiltered glimpse into what their life is like. It airs Wednesdays thru June 17. This weekend a bird got into their home. Mike had a long pole with a net on it then climbed a ladder because the bird that was at the top of their two story windows. He caught him then Carrie released it into their backyard.

This could be the new trend. Alan Jackson’s launching two Small Town Drive-In concerts in June in Alabama. Only 2,000 vehicles can fit and fans must stay in their cars. Concessions can be ordered by phone and delivered. It’s $99.99 for two passengers and there will also be VIP spots starting at just under $200. 

Brad Paisley and his wife’s grocery store in Nashville lets people who have fallen on hard times shop for free. When the pandemic hit, Belmont University students asked if they could help and now they’re delivering the groceries to people instead. It’s close to 400 bags a week.

Finally - as for dealing with pandemic anxiety Kelsea Ballerini says be around calm people as much as possible. Also get some hobbies and make a “to do” list. Kelsea’s favorite quarantine movie so far is ‘Knives Out.’ She says it’s a murder dinner mystery that’s not too scary.

thomas rhett binge watcher & dolly loves to cook

During this pandemic, Thomas Rhett said he and his wife have binge watched ‘Outer Banks’ but with three kids now when he goes to bed he’s out in under 30 minutes. Hillary from Lady A has three under the age of 7 and pretty much all they’ve watched is ‘Trolls World Tour.’

Last weekend Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani had a 14th birthday party for her oldest son Kingston in Oklahoma. A source said they celebrated at Blake’s Lake Texoma home with ATVs, fancy water guns, video games and a lot of food that included steak on the BBQ.

Chris Young tweeted, “right now there’s a lot of stress in this world. Try and be kind because we don’t always know what someone is going through.”

Finally - Dolly Parton loves to cook and says her go-to dishes are chicken and dumplings and her mom’s fried chicken. Her recipes are in my previous post.

Dolly Parton Recipes

Dolly Parton’s Chicken and Dumplings
1 (3-lb) chicken
2½ tsp salt
¾ tsp pepper
1 onion, peeled and left whole
¼ cup chopped celery leaves
2 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading
½ tsp baking soda
3 Tbsp vegetable shortening
¾ cup milk
Combine the chicken and 2 teaspoons of the salt with 2 quarts of water in a Dutch oven. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and add the pepper, onion, and celery leaves. Simmer the chicken until the meat falls away from the bone. Remove the chicken and onion from the pot, and strain out the celery leaves. Discard the onion and celery leaves, and set the chicken aside to cool. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and cut into 1-inch pieces. Set aside. Discard the skin and bones. Meanwhile, raise the heat to high and bring the broth to a boil. Combine the flour, baking soda, and the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt in a medium bowl. Cut in the shortening with a fork and knife or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually stir in the milk until the dough is moist. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and lightly knead for about 5 minutes. Roll out to ½-inch thickness and cut into 1½-inch squares. Drop the pieces of dough into the boiling broth. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir gently. Add the chicken back to the pot, stir, and cook until the chicken is heated through. Serve warm.

Dolly Parton’s Mom’s Fried Chicken
2 Cups Flour
1 Tablespoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Pepper
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
1 Teaspoon Paprika
1 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 Chicken Sectioned
3 Cups Oil (if using a traditional fryer, none needed if using an air fryer)
Turn on the fryer (or air fryer) to 350 degrees. Combine all dry ingredients using a whisk. Rinse the chicken in ice cold water, drain, and add to the flour mixture. Stir until chicken is coated completely then place into the fryer. Cook for 12-15 minutes or until the internal temp of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.

Dolly Parton’s Five-Layer Casserole
3 large unpeeled potatoes, washed and sliced thin
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef, browned and crumbled
2 large onions, sliced and the rings separated
2 large sliced tomatoes, 4 sliced Romas or 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 and 1/2 bell peppers, cut into big chunks
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 2-quart casserole then layer meat, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and peppers. Season each layer with salt to taste. Cover and bake two hours.

Morgan Wallen's arrested in Nashville & Blake Shelton’s on The Tonight Show

Morgan Wallen was arrested in Nashville on Saturday night. He was asked to leave Kid Rock’s Steakhouse after “being disorderly inside of the bar and kicking glass items.” Officers said he smelled of alcohol and had multiple verbal altercations with others. Morgan was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct and will be in court July 1. Yesterday he tweeted, “I went out with a few friends. We were horse-playing with each other. We didn’t mean any harm and we want to say sorry.”

Carrie Underwood posted a bikini photo this weekend. Her abs are amazing and I was trying to figure out who’s are better, Carrie or Tim McGraw? She still keeps a daily food journal and says she’s 95% vegan and occasionally has cheese.

Miranda Lambert recently got some chickens. They live in Coop DeVille and she named them Donna Henley, Betty Crocker, Marhen Morris, Pearl Haggard, Willie Nelshen, Chick Jagger, Tanya Clucker and Martina McFried.

Finally - Blake Shelton’s on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Kenny Chesney’s still paying his employees & Tim and Faith eat an entire bag of nacho cheese Doritos

Even tho Kenny Chesney postponed his tour this year, he’s still paying his 120 employees. Kenny says it costs a lot of money but he takes care of his people.

Besides music, Blake Shelton has a passion for trucks. Growing up his dad sold cars and Blake’s first vehicle was a GMC pickup. Before he was a star, Blake did a commercial for a Ford dealer in Texas.

The other day in quarantine, Tim and Faith ate an entire bag of nacho cheese Doritos with cheese dip and two Coke’s. The next day Tim said he worked hard to sweat out the nacho cheese.

On Sunday, Lady A, Thomas Rhett, FGL, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Brett Young and Carly Pearce perform the national anthem on NBC’s Indy 500 Special: Back Home Again.

Finally - Chris Young goes live on Instagram at 5 CT. Lady A are live on YouTube at 8 and Florida Georgia Line has a 6 tune EP out today.

Jason Aldean postpones 2020 tour & Kane Brown’s daughter reaches a milestone

Jason Aldean will postpone his 2020 tour and he’ll have the new dates up as soon as possible. He says they’ll be back bigger and louder than ever in 2021. Tim McGraw also cancelled his tour.

Kane Brown’s daughter Kingsley is 6-months-old now. Being in quarantine means he hasn’t missed any milestones like this week when her first tooth broke through. Kane’s wife writes, “hopefully she’ll still want to lay in bed and watch movies with me when she’s a teenager.”

Luke Combs pet peeve with his fiancé Nicole is she gets mad at him for nothing. She says Luke’s no saint. He leaves dirty clothes in a room she just cleaned.

Chris Janson’s very frugal and says the reason he loves his old dented pick-up is because he outright owns it.

Finally - buying a home in 2018 was the biggest splurge of Dustin Lynch’s career. He says he’s come a long way from doing frat parties and playing for tips on Broadway in Nashville.

Blake Shelton won The Voice & how Keith Urban's wife broke her ankle

Blake Shelton’s guy Todd Tilghman won The Voice last night giving Blake his 7th show win. Tonight Blake’s on Jay Leno's Garage on CNBC where he gets to drive a truck once owned by Elvis.

Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce and Tim & Faith are part of 40 performing on CMT’s Feed the Front Line today. It’s on their Facebook and YouTube pages three times, 9 AM CT, 1 and 7. They’re raising money to help feed front-line workers in Nashville. The McGraw’s 21-year-old daughter Maggie helped organize the show.

We now know how Keith Urban's wife Nicole Kidman broke her ankle. 5-weeks-ago she was running in their neighborhood and didn't see a pothole. Nic rolled her ankle and she got a small break in it.

Finally - yesterday Lady Antebellum canceled their 2020 tour, so did Thomas Rhett but he already has the new dates at ThomasRhett.com or you can get a full refund till June 19. Rascal Flatts and Sam Hunt also cancelled their tours.

woman calls 911 saying Blake Shelton was trying to kill her & Michael Ray’s Honky Tonk Tuesday concert’s tonight

A 48-year-old Tennessee woman was arrested yesterday for repeatedly calling 911 saying Blake Shelton was trying to kill her. Police arrived at her camper and found her speech slurred and an open bottle of vodka. She also claimed she was dating Eric Church and Dolly Parton was flying in to visit her. You can see Blake on The Voice season finale tonight.

Miranda Lambert and her husband took a camping trip in their new Airstream to see family in New York. Miranda mostly drove with Brendan navigating. They stayed at KOA campgrounds and made her dads Campfire Casserole in a Dutch oven on the fire.

Thomas Rhett’s daughter Ada passed the virtual Toddle Challenge but Jason Aldean’s son, Memphis did not. He tasted the frosting on his chocolate donut before mom came back.

Michael Ray’s Honky Tonk Tuesday concert’s tonight at 7 CT on his Facebook page. Tim McGraw’s on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight.

Finally – while in quarantine, Trisha Yearwood’s started mowing her lawn and says it’s good therapy.

blake throws shade on luke & FGL are on NBC’s Songland tonight

NASCAR was back Sunday and Blake Shelton was thrilled! Drivers were pre-screened for symptoms and temperatures before racing then tested again at the track. No fans were allowed to watch and Blake joked that’s what it’s like at a Luke Bryan concert. Tonight is part 1 of The Voice finale. Speaking of Blake, he’ll be on Jay Leno's Garage Wednesday on CNBC. They’re at the famous Formosa Cafe and Blake eats Elvis's favorite meal, a fried peanut butter, bacon & banana sandwich.

We don’t know how, but Keith Urban’s wife Nicole Kidman broke her ankle while self-isolating at home in Nashville. She’s wearing a walking cast and Keith calls her 'a trooper.'

Florida Georgia Line are on NBC’s Songland tonight. This weekend Tyler’s wife gave social media's Toddler Challenge to their 3-year-old Liv. She put a handful of chocolate chips in front of her, told her not to eat them, then left the room for three minutes. Liv didn’t eat one tho you could tell she really wanted to.

Finally - George Strait’s 68 today. Tonight Old Dominion perform on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

kenny chesney and maren morris postpone & keith urban's on the opry saturday

Kenny Chesney’s had to postpone his Chillaxification Tour until 2021. He just couldn’t find a way to make it safe and will soon have those dates rescheduled. Original tickets will be valid or you could also get a refund. Maren Morris is also postponing her headlining tour until next spring. Her rescheduled dates will all be at the same venues so tickets will be valid at the door.

Brad Paisley and his band play live tonight on his Facebook page at 8 CT along with Lady Antebellum. On Saturday night’s Opry, Keith Urban will sing so will Kelsea Ballerini and her husband Morgan Evans. It’s on the Circle All Access YouTube page. Sunday's finale of American Idol includes performances from Rascal Flatts, Luke Bryan, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina.

Keith Urban had a private show last night in Watertown, TN at Stardust Drive-In. It was for the frontline workers at Vanderbilt Health and the Children's Hospital there.

Finally - Thomas Rhett's daughter Willa Gray calls him 'The King.'

brett young shares a secret & chris stapleton gives away an airstream

During a doctor's visit when Brett Young’s wife was pregnant, he recorded the baby's heartbeat on his phone. You can now hear it during the first 10 seconds of Brett’s new tune, ‘Lady.’

Ben & Erin from HGTV’s 'Home Town,' met Chris Stapleton at his concert two years ago. He hired them to remodel an Airstream but when he couldn't decide what to do with it, he gifted it to Ben and Erin. They’ve now named it Jolene after Dolly Parton.

Tim McGraw recently turned 55 and says once you hit 50 it doesn’t matter anymore so he’s stopped counting birthdays. But Tim adds, he is embracing his new age.

Less than two months after giving birth, Maren Morris is getting back into working out again with her trainer. Right now Maren’s doing basic lunges, squats & lightweight training.

Finally – Dustin Lynch is 35 today. Tonight Kane Brown’s on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The Eli Young Band does first drive-in concert & Carly Pearce plays for southwest airlines

Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt, Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw have been added to perform on CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special June 3. The two-hour special features at-home tributes, callouts and performances to honor COVID-19 heroes.

Zac Brown lives full time in Homer, Alaska and last year he tried to remove an easement that lets people get too close to his property, but city officials said no. Now Zac says people can look right into his windows if they want.

Tonight on Southwest Airlines twitter page, Carly Pearce is one of the artists in a virtual performance to support Covid front-line groups like the Red Cross.

Finally - drive-in movies are big again and now we have our first drive-in concerts. The Eli Young Band will perform a drive-in show at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas June 4. It’s $40 per car and only 400 cars will be allowed on the field. Pat Green plays June 5 then the Josh Abbot Band and Kevin Fowler June 7.

Jake Owen will send you a personalized message & Zac Brown's a wedding singer

The website Cameo’s become very popular during quarantine. They have singers, actors, athletes, models and more that will send you a personalized greeting. Jake Owen charges $150. Carly Pearce and hubby Michael Ray each ask $30. Scotty McCreery charges $100 to send a greeting and Chase Rice is $150. I think because he was also on Survivor.

Zac Brown was the wedding singer on the Zoom wedding actor John Krasinski officiated on his YouTube series, Some Good News. Zac sang a new tune he wrote, ‘The Man Who Loves You the Most.’ He says the band will release it sometime this summer.

Kenny Chesney’s home in Franklin, TN is on Lake Valley Drive with 37 acres. The house is just over 11,000 sq ft. it includes a state of the art theater, billiard room, 11 bathrooms, a wine cellar and an elevator to every floor. There’s also a 6 car garage, infinity pool and spa plus a private pond with a dock and a helipad and look-out tower. It’s gated but the road’s just feet away from his front door.

Finally - while in quarantine, Luke Combs got some chickens but they keep escaping.

Trisha Yearwood sponsors a baby elephant & Kane Brown performs on The Voice

Keith Urban reveals life in quarantine means drinking several cups of coffee a day and driving to get out of the house. Driving’s always been a great form of inspiration for him. Keith’s new album, ‘The Speed Of Now Part 1’ will be out September 18.

This weekend, Trisha Yearwood tweeted, “these commercials are getting me...might be the quarantine, but so far I have ordered a razor with a light on it, an air blasting cup and I’ve sponsored a baby elephant.”

Because he’s spent over 30 years in hotels, Tim McGraw says he never learned how to clean up and Faith’s a neat freak so he gets on her nerves about that. Tim’s felt his guitar skills were slipping away before quarantine so that’s what he’s been doing lately. He’s also still working out a lot but is now taking a few days off a week. Tim adds he does have to work out a little harder on the days Faith’s in the kitchen because she’s such an amazing cook. Quarantine has not been a problem for the McGraw’s because they’re both homebodies. 

Little Richard died this weekend. He also had ties to Nashville. In the last decade, he lived in Lynchburg, TN and in the Nashville penthouse of the downtown Hilton Lower Broadway, overlooking his star on the Music City Walk of Fame. Locals frequently saw him at the drive-thru of Wendy’s and other fast food places on West End Avenue. 60 years prior he played nightclubs on Jefferson Street. Fans often saw him in the elevator when he attended music industry events around town the past several years.

Finally - Kane Brown performs on The Voice tonight.

jason aldean evacuated from florida home & blake and gwen buy a home

Wednesday night, a wildfire started in Florida's Panhandle, destroying 18 homes and forcing over 500 to evacuate including Jason Aldean, Chris Janson and Lady A’s Charles Kelly. Luke Bryan also has a place there but they’ve been quarantining in Nashville.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani just bought their first house; a $13.2 million dollar, 1.6-acre estate in Encino, CA. The deal was done off-market. It’s 13,000 sq ft, three floors and has a massive backyard pool. Saturday night Blake and Gwen sing on the Opry and it’ll stream on the Facebook and YouTube channels of Circle All Access.

Kenny Chesney reveals he quarantined for a week on his boat and said there's no better place cause nobody’s around. I also found out Kenny’s so particular about his laundry, he won’t let anyone else do it.

Finally - Thomas Rhett’s wife Lauren’s on Talk Shop Live and Instagram at 2 CT today to talk about her upcoming book. Miranda Lambert performs on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Monday Luke Combs is on Good Morning America’s 8 AM hour.

Words With Garth is out & Brett Young performs tomorrow on the today show

Garth Brooks and Words With Friends have created Words With Garth that he calls “stupid fun.” The one person Garth says he won’t play is Trisha cause he knows she’ll beat him every time!

Dustin Lynch lives on a farm in Nashville and he’s been restoring the land using his college biology degree. He’s planted oak trees, soybeans and clover. Dustin hopes one day to have his own line of honey.

Zac Brown Band sings on Verizon's Pay It Forward Live tonight at 7 CT on their Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Tomorrow Brett Young will perform his new single, ‘Lady,’ on NBC's Today show.

Finally - when Thomas Rhett’s home, he rarely wears a shirt and says it’s mostly cause his 2-month-old daughter Lennon spits up on him multiple times a day.

Miranda Lambert’s farm hit by 71-mph winds & Luke Combs has a concert tonight

Storms rolled thru Nashville a few days ago and Miranda Lambert’s farm was hit by 71-mph winds. Thankfully no one was hurt, including animals and structures but a ton of huge old trees were uprooted and snapped in half. They also lost power for several hours.

Dierks Bentley as Doug from Hot Country Knights will do a live Q & A on Amazon Music’s Facebook page at 1 CT today. Brad Paisley and his band are getting back together tonight at 6 CT on Facebook then he’ll be on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. At 7, Luke Combs has a concert and Q & A on all of his social’s to benefit captainsforcleanwater.org.

Brett Young’s quarantine essentials include movies. He recently watched all five 'Rocky' films in one sitting and did it twice over two weeks. He watches in bed with an IPad and headphones so he won’t wake the baby. Brett says fresh air and walks are also a must!

Finally - Blake Shelton has an hour-long concert special from 2010 tonight on YouTube at 7 CT.

Dwight Yoakam married for the first time & Dolly's the 2020 Tennessean of the Year

Kenny Chesney’s at home in Nashville doing stuff around the house like we are. He’s also been watching old games on ESPN like the 1997 World Series. As for his tour this year Kenny says he’ll do his best to reschedule the dates he’s already had to cancel.

Last weekend Jason Aldean and his wife threw a surprise prom for his 17-year-old daughter, Keeley. They decorated the patio at their beach house in Florida and dined on take-out from P.F. Chang's.

63-year-old Dwight Yoakam married for the first time in March to Emily Joyce in California. Less than 10 attended and they sat six feet apart. They met in 2010 and Emily’s an actress and a photographer. Dwight’s past girlfriends include Wynonna actresses Bridget Fonda and Sharon Stone. After she broke up with him Sharon called Dwight a ‘dirt sandwich.’

Finally - the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame has named Dolly the 2020 Tennessean of the Year. Dolly says, “this may come as a shock, but I’m not very athletic tho I have supported all our athletics through the years.”

Blake Shelton's part of a nascar event & Miranda Lambert gets a new Airstream

Sunday afternoon, NASCAR's Pro Invitational Series had an event at a virtual Dover International Speedway. Blake Shelton was the grand marshal and from his home in Oklahoma said, “gentlemen, start your engines!" David Hasselhoff sang the National Anthem which many fans said he destroyed and Blake should have sang it instead.

Miranda Lambert’s realized she wants to travel more for pleasure so she and her husband bought a 2020 Airstream Globetrotter this weekend they named, ‘The Sheriff.’ Miranda has a few vintage Airstream’s so this is her first new one. They start at $120,000.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman served high tea to their daughters this weekend. It included freshly baked scones and a pot of strawberry jam.

Finally - Jon Pardi’s quarantine includes clearing part of his 40 acres to get ready for cows next year. He also set up a tent and a campfire. Jon says that helps with the stress. Their down time included smores and a firework show from stuff he found in the garage. It was pretty impressive!

Kenny Chesney goes live tonight & Saturday night Garth and Trisha perform on the Opry

Kenny Chesney’s ‘Here and Now’ is out today and he’ll livestream from his home at 6 PM CT on Facebook or kennychesney.com. Also out, Dierks Bentley’s 90s band, Hot Country Knights debut album, ‘The K Is Silent’ with guest vocals from Terri Clark and Travis Tritt.

Luke Bryan’s wife climbed into a kitchen cupboard and while Luke was looking for something in the fridge, she opened the door and screamed. He was so startled he threw his beer back over his shoulder. It was payback for making her fall off her bike. Luke and Caroline are on comedian Josh Wolf’s Facebook page today at 3 CT.

Today at noon CT, Kane Brown is on fixyourhearttv on Instagram for an inspirational interview. Tonight Luke Combs is live on all his social’s at 7 CT to raise money for bartenders and waiters. Saturday night Garth and Trisha perform on the Opry at 7 CT and we can watch on both of their Facebook pages.

Finally - Tim McGraw is 53 today. He also wants video clips of moms for his new tune, “I Called Mama.’ Submissions are due today at timMcGraw.com.

Thomas Rhett's on The Kelly Clarkson Show today & michael ray and carly go live on instagram

Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren are on The Kelly Clarkson Show today from their home in Nashville. Thomas will perform and Lauren’s gonna talk about her upcoming book that’s out August 18.

In February Florida Georgia Line posted on social media practically begging Carrie Underwood to collab with them. Now we hear Carrie said she'd love to but she just doesn't have the time.

Carly Pearce will be on the Country Music Hall of Fame's Instagram Live today at 2 CT. Her husband Michael Ray will take over the Opry's Instagram page at 6. Also Matt Stell plays live on Facebook at 5:30 CT. I also hear Facebook will soon let artists charge for live videos if they want. Facebook will also expand their Stars tipping option, so singers can get a penny for every time a fan clicks on a star imogi.

Finally - Nicole Kidman’s revealed what her nickname for husband Keith Urban is, "mellow muso." Muso is Australian slang for musician.

Kane Brown is quarantining with his mother-in-law. & Willie Nelson is 87 today

Kane Brown is quarantining with his wife, daughter and his mother-in-law. Because of that Kane’s had to relocate his man-cave to his wife's closet. The backdrop for his video game setup are Katelyn's clothes and shoes.

Even with COVID-19, Luke Combs wedding date is still fine as of right now so it must be sometime this fall. He says they’re currently picking out napkins and stuff like that. Luke says his main job is picking the music and his official title is ‘good time engineer.’

Nicole Kidman knew Keith Urban was the one when they met at an industry event but it was after he took her for a ride on his Harley to Woodstock, New York that she fell in love. He even made a picnic for their trip. Nic says Keith balances her out as he’s “pretty much the flip side of neurotic.”

Finally - Willie Nelson is 87 today and Michael Ray turns 32. Luke Bryan’s on The View and Live with Kelly and Ryan. Brad Paisley’s on The Talk. Carly Pearce performs on Billboard’s Facebook page at noon CT then at 4 CT she goes live with Pandora.

the ACM Awards head to Nashville & Eric Church won’t tour until there's a coronavirus vaccine

For the first time ever, the ACM Awards will be live from Nashville September 16 on CBS. It will include multiple venues like the Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Café. Keith Urban will still host but no word yet if an audience will be there.

Luke Combs will have a concert this weekend to raise money for bartenders and waiters who are out of work right now. The stream will be on all of Luke's socials at 7 PM CT Friday and you can donate by going to Virtual-Tips.org.

Eric Church won’t tour again until a coronavirus vaccine has been found. He says he’s willing to wait as long as it takes for concerts to be safe again.

Scotty McCreery’s selling his Somewhere in Quarantine Tour T-Shirt. Part of the proceeds go to the MusiCares Covid-19 Relief Fund and you can get the shirt at ScottyMcCreery.com.

Finally - Justin Moore and his wife will soon put a garden in. They live in Arkansas with their four children under the age of 10, three dogs; two are Great Danes, three horses, three cows and two cats.

we sadly lost a legend

We lost a legend a few days ago, Harolf from the Statler Brothers. Read more here.

luke bryan lights twitter up & Kenny Chesney will livestream from his home May 1

Luke Bryan’s NFL Draft performance Saturday lit Twitter up. Football fans didn’t appreciate him cutting in and wrote, “does Luke Bryan just repeat the same phrase over and over in all his songs? I hate country but he seems worse than most.” Another added, “I seriously doubt Luke Bryan could win any given local county fair talent contest.”

Kenny Chesney will kick off the release of his new album, ‘Here and Now,’ with a livestream from his home May 1. He’ll answer questions and more on either his Facebook page or kennychesney.com.

While making face masks to give out during the pandemic, a Houston resident also sent some to Willie Nelson. He ended up signing them so she could auction them off and use the money to make more.

Finally - Kane Brown's daughter Kingsley is almost 6 months old and Kane says she just found her tongue, so she sticks it out all the time. Being in quarantine, Kane’s not missing any of her milestones and says he can’t wait for her to start crawling and her first words.

Luke Bryan performs on saturday's NFL draft & 90s country stars play live today

Luke Bryan will perform 'Play it Again' Saturday during the NFL draft at 11 AM CT on ESPN, the NFL Network and ABC. Speaking of Luke, Sunday night, American Idol returns. The show will be live-to-tape so producers can edit footage. The twist is there’s only four episodes meaning multiple eliminations. Sunday night 20 are cut to 10. Producers say it’ll be more cutthroat with less room for error.

Happy 30th birthday to Carly Pierce today. At 16, Carly started singing at Dollywood so she and her parents moved to Pigeon Forge, TN. She performed there five times a week and did several shows a day. Carly was also told to lose weight while working at Dollywood.

90s country stars play live on CMT’s Facebook page today at noon CT. There will be songs and stories from Collin Raye, Aaron Tippin, Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, Terri Clark, Billy Dean and more.

Finally – Cameron from Midland's wife had their daughter Saturday. They named her Billie Pierre and she joins 4-year-old brother, Kitt Cassidy.

Garth Brooks has a new job & Carly Pearce is live on Instagram today

Garth Brooks is his family’s designated grocery shopper and he loves the job! He says Nashville now has aisles that only go one way and there’s also lines at the checkout to keep people 6 feet apart.

To celebrate ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’ hitting the Top 10, Carly Pearce and Lee Brice will have a show on Carly’s Instagram page today at 5 CT.

Dan from Dan + Shay has four rescue dogs and he and Shay use their music to raise money for shelter animals in Nashville. Dan’s dogs are always on the road and he says they’ve been to more states than most people have.

Chris Janson wrote a tune about the Covid pandemic called, ‘Put Me Back To Work.’ For the tunes upcoming video Chris is asking you to send pictures of real people working.

Finally - Dolly Parton starts her day at 3 AM with coffee, toast & jelly. After that she works out and does a little writing.

Midland are on YouTube today & maren morris answers internet troll

Maren Morris shared a makeup-free selfie on Instagram yesterday and some guy wrote, “stop with the Botox.” Maren told him he was wrong. She also shared that she and her husband just watched their hundredth episode of The Office.

We may have a new duo; Lady A’s Dave Haywood and his wife Kelli. They posted a video with a parody to Phil Vasser’s ‘Just Another Day in Paradise;’ Just Another Day In Quarantine.’ Bandmate Charles Kelley wrote, “now I know why you haven’t answered my texts. This is gold!” When they got married 8-years-ago, Kelli was VP of marketing/brand management for Warner Music Nashville.

I wonder if Shania and her husband are sheltering at their home in the Bahamas. It’s on the island of New Providence in a gated community. It’s 7,000 square feet with 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and an acre of sandy white beach. They paid around 11 million dollars. They also have a mansion in Switzerland overlooking Lake Geneva.

Finally - Midland are on YouTube today at noon CT.

Luke Combs just got chickens * Michael ray goes live tonight

Luke Combs and his fiancé are sheltering at their Tennessee home. He does things around the house, writes songs and they just got chickens. They also planted a garden and Luke says he finds joy in the quiet. They can’t see any neighbors. Luke’s day includes hunting, riding ATVs and looking for morel mushrooms in the woods.

Brett Eldredge’s album, ‘Sunday Drive’ is out July 10. He’s currently training for a marathon or at least a half marathon. After several weeks now, he’s built up to 9-miles a day. Brett says he’ll make his own marathon if he has to. He’s also been playing piano a lot and doing video games.

If Jake Owen ever has to fill out an application maybe for a new doctor, I always wondered how he fills out the occupation part. He puts down entertainer. If it asks for employer, Jake always writes self-employed.

Michael Ray and friends play their Honky Tonk Tuesday tonight 7 CT on Instagram Live.

High Valley has a 6-tune EP, ‘Grew Up On That’ out May 22. Yesterday Brad and Curtis also shared they’re cancelling their Canadian tour with Eli Young Band that was going to kick off in May.

Finally - Shania’s one of several artists participating in a Canadian benefit show for those affected by the pandemic. ‘Stronger Together’ will air across TV, radio and streaming platforms April 26. Shania will also perform on an online concert, Canada Together, tonight at 6:30 CT.

Keith Urban gets a haircut & Willie Nelson's on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Keith Urban performed Saturday night on One World: Together at Home but what stole the show was his hair. Looks like Nicole gave him a pixie like bob where the back and front are the same length. It’s as long as where the top of the ear is.

This weekend Carly Pearce tweeted, “it’s officially the last week of my 20s. I’ve discovered I have way more gray hair than I thought & I just ordered stronger wrinkle cream.”

Blake Shelton’s on his Oklahoma ranch with Gwen, her three sons and her brother and his wife. Blake says they’re very self-sufficient there. Gwen’s learned to make sourdough bread and they’ve been planting a garden and Blake’s building a fence.

During this pandemic, Miranda Lambert’s learned how important home is. She’s been working on a garden and teaching her New York husband how to fish. 

Tenille Townes performs on American Songwriter magazines Facebook page at 2 CT today.

Finally - tonight Willie Nelson and his sons Lukas and Micah are on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

Brad Paisley dyes his wife's hair & Brett Eldredge has a new single out

Brad Paisley helped his wife Kimberly color her hair yesterday. As he applied dye to her roots he said, “this is gonna ruin everything I’ve worked toward in my image.’ Kim said, “thank you. I love you,” to which Brad replied, “no you don’t. You’re using me for my talents.” Brad acted like it was his first time but I could tell he’s done it before. He got no dye on her forehead, that’s a rookie mistake and he went along her hair line like a pro! Saturday night if you set up a Zoom party and invite Brad at 615-235-5921, he’ll crash as many as he can. 

Keith Urban, Maren Morris and Lady A perform on One World: Together At Home, Saturday to fight COVID-19. It airs on ABC, NBC, CBS, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more. The digital streams start at 2 PM ET Saturday and the networks start at eight.

Brett Eldredge has a new single out today, ‘Gabrielle,’ almost 2-years since his last one. It’s about a love that didn’t work out and Brett says it’s something that happened to him. The album it’s on is ‘Sunday Drive’ and you can pre-order that now.

Finally - American Idol has moved to at-home performances. Luke Bryan will appear from his house in Nashville. The show airs Sunday on ABC.

Lauren Alaina on breaking her toes & Kane Brown gets into poison ivy

Lauren Alaina broke two toes taking the trash out at night in the rain. On her way back in she grabbed a light she’d left on the porch then slipped. In making sure the light didn’t break Lauren broke her toes instead. The middle one was just hanging so she made a splint with some cardboard. Doctors said that toe will take 12 weeks to heal.

Kane Brown was out on his property yesterday. He said a few days ago it’s really wooded and yesterday he ran into some poison ivy.

Luke Combs debuted a new song last night, ‘Six Feet Apart.” He wrote, "it's a mystery I suppose / Just how long this thing goes / there will be light after dark / Someday when we aren't six feet apart."

Jake Owen’s been doing nightly elementary school trivia with his first grader Pearl on Zoom along with a few of her friends. Jake says his trivia also includes sound effects.

Tyler from Florida Georgia Line’s in awe over his wife Hayley’s clothes folding skills.

Finally - Thomas Rhett and Little Big Town are on ABC’s Disney Family Singalong tonight.

Lauren Alaina just broke two toes & brad paisley may join your next zoom chat

Jake Owen says it’s been great to be at home and have more time with his daughter Paris. He’s also been doing yard work around the farm and Face Timing with his daughter Pearl who’s in Florida.

Lauren Alaina just broke two of her toes while sheltering at home but she’s not telling us how she did it.

Brad Paisley says if you want to invite him to your next ‘Zoom’ party, text him at 615-235-5921. Brad says, “I’m not busy and I obviously now do birthdays.”

Being at home has brought Garth and Trisha even closer. He says, “the more I find out about her, the more I find out about myself.”

Midland will release their next single, "Put The Hurt On Me’ on their YouTube channel today. 

finally - tonight at 7 CT Luke Combs will have a live concert on Facebook and Instagram.

blake shelton shows off his mullet & Michael Ray is live tonight on Instagram

Blake Shelton was on the Tonight Show last night and had Gwen Stefani shave Jimmy Fallon’s initials into his quarantine mullet. They didn’t show up tho cause Blake has so much grey hair. Jimmy said he looked like Joe Exotic from Tiger King. Miranda Lambert posted a throwback photo yesterday taken with Joe Exotic. It was during Hurricane Harvey when she went to Houston to help relocate shelter dogs. Joe volunteered and Miranda said she never knew who he was.

Tim McGraw did a puzzle of Elvis yesterday only to find out part of Elvis's ring finger was missing. Tim never said if he was able to find that one missing piece.

Chris Janson calls himself a tight wad and believes money’s something you save. The other day Chris bought a range finder at Bass Pro using an expired coupon. He was seen arguing with the salesperson saying the coupon was only 18 hours expired.

Finally - Michael Ray has a show tonight on Instagram. He’ll also have a few guests and they’ll play their favorite classic country songs. It starts at 7pm CT.

luke combs gives crocs away & Blake Shelton and Jimmy Fallon team up tonight

Luke Combs and Crocs just donated thousands of pairs to those risking it all on the front lines right now. Luke writes, “thank you to every worker at hospitals all over the world. Y’all are the real heroes.”

Tonight Blake Shelton and Jimmy Fallon team up virtually on The Tonight Show. Blake and Gwen will also sing. Lady A are on NBC’s Songland and Biography: Kenny Rogers debuts on A & E. Tomorrow Chase Rice performs on Good Morning America from his farm in Nashville.

Trisha Yearwood clicked like on a funny line actress Bette Midler posted this weekend, “can a brisket be considered an emotional support animal?”

Finally - Make-A-Wish boy Ethan Payne got to meet Luke Bryan in 2016 and now he’s released a song about what happened that day. He played a tune for Luke at a meet & greet then was asked if he wanted to play in front of 50,000 people and Ethan said, ‘yes!’ The song is ‘Luke’s Guitar’ and it’s really good!

Jason Aldean’s donated $200k & Big & Rich have new video out

Jason Aldean’s donated $200,000 to a hospital in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. The money will buy Covid-19 testing equipment, protective gear and be used to purchase meals for healthcare workers on the frontlines.

Thomas Rhett has a concert tonight on Facebook and Instagram at 8 PM CT. Farm Aid will live stream Saturday at farmaid.org with Willie, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews. Also Saturday, Lauren Alaina is on Trisha Yearwood’s cooking show. Sunday night on A & E’s, Biography will feature Dolly Parton then right after that, Willie Nelson.

Big & Rich have new video out, ‘Stay Home.’ A funny look at what we’re all going thru. One line said, “I’ve got one roll of toilet paper and I’m down to my last square.”

This fall, Florida Georgia Line's Tyler and his wife will have three kids under the age of three after baby boy Hubbard gets here. Liv is now two and brother Luca is 7-months-old.

Finally – Maren Morris is 30 today and Maddie & Tae's album, ‘The Way it Feels’ is out.

Michael Ray has a couch concert today & Carrie Underwood's house is spotless

Michael Ray has a couch concert today on Instagram Live at 3 PM CT to raise money for musicians. Thomas Rhett will have a home concert tomorrow night on Facebook and Instagram to benefit the American Red Cross.

Carrie Underwood says being at home is going well and they hang out on their acreage a lot when the weather’s nice. Every day she tries to come up with some kind of craft to entertain her 5-year-old Isaiah. Carrie adds, “my house is also spotless.”

Dolly’s been married to Carl Dean for 54 years next month. She says they laugh all the time and they’re good friends but Dolly’s always said the marriage works because she’s gone a lot for her job. As for living in self-quarantine now Dolly says separate rooms are pretty much essential.

Finally - when Sam Hunt moved to Nashville, he parked cars for a hospital and he’d help people get in the hospital for their appointments. Sam did that for several months then got a publishing deal letting him write songs full time. He never had another normal job again.

John Prine died from Covid-19 yesterday & Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares airs tonight

73-year-old legendary singer/songwriter John Prine died from Covid-19 yesterday. Miranda Lambert called him ‘the one and only.” Chris Janson wrote “most every country singer has sang lyrics written by John at one time or another.” George Strait, Miranda Lambert and Johnny Cash all sang tunes John wrote.

Kimberly Paisley posted a video of Day 26 at their home showing us they have everything they need. Kim also revealed the reason for her new found peace; a bound and gagged Brad Paisley on the floor by the fridge, not able to say a word.

To follow guidelines and keep everyone safe, Luke Bryan’s pushing back the release of his album, ‘Born Here Live Here Die Here’ to August 7. His tour will hopefully start July 10.

Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares airs tonight on CMT with Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Nettles, Randy Houser & more. Sam Hunt’s on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

Finally - Scotty McCreery’s doing two Facebook Lives & one Instagram show this afternoon.

luke bryan mistaken for blake shelton & Carly Pearce goes live tonight

Luke Bryan was one of the performers on ACM Presents: Our Country Sunday night, but one TV station had a snippet of Luke’s performance with Blake Shelton's name on the screen as the artist singing. Luke posted, "I just gotta work harder." Blake saw it and accused Luke of having a spray on tan.

Keith Urban, Nicole and daughters Sunday and Faith are home now playing games like Apples to Apples and Uno. There’s also lots of music in their house, dancing and being in their backyard. Kane Brown’s been passing his time watching Netflix, playing board games and X-Box and hanging out with his dogs. They live in the woods so Kane’s on his 4-wheeler a lot too.

Keith Urban will take part in One World: Together At Home, in support of the fight against COVID-19. It’ll be hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel and airs April 18 on basically every network.

Finally - Carly Pearce will have a show on Instagram Live tonight at 6:30 CT.

Eric Church says don’t fear, be brave and endure & thomas rhett shaves his beard off

ACM Presents: Our Country last night had Keith Urban kick it off. He thanked the frontline workers and reminded us we will get through this. Luke Bryan dedicated his tune to anyone putting themselves in harm’s way during this crisis. Eric Church assured us we should have hope, don’t fear, be brave and endure.

Carly Pierce wants to hear from us about TV show suggestions or anything else you want to chat about. You can text Carly at 615-257-9552.

Kane Brown recently got a Furbo dog camera. It’ll notify you if you’re dog’s barking while you’re away from home. It’s also does clicker training and it’ll let you remotely throw treats to your dog when you’re gone.

Sam Hunt just got a new puppy. Copper’s a German shorthaired pointer and Sam will use him for bird hunting.

Carrie Underwood’s encouraging fans to be safe during this time and says, “stay at home as much as possible and practice social distancing. Working together, we can stop the spread of COVID-19. Do your part, stay apart.”

Michael Ray says he believes music is medicine, especially in times like we’re living right now.

Finally - for the first time in five years, this weekend Thomas Rhett shaved his beard off and said he immediately felt 10 years younger.