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Garth Brooks Added to ‘Teachers Rock’ TV Special
It’s almost time to “celebrate” the back-to-school season and country legend Garth Brooks is getting in on the related fun. The singer will join the likes of Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley at the for the ‘Teachers Rock‘ TV special, which is set to air live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 17 at 8PM ET.
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Watch RaeLynn Play Drums
Country firecracker RaeLynn continues to impress us with her talents. She may not have won during the second season of ‘The Voice,’ where she prospered under the tutelage of coach Blake Shelton, but she is more than deserving of the love fans bestow upon her. She just shared a video in which she performs with her band but guess what? She isn’t the singer. She’s the drummer.
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Scotty McCreery Covers Garth Brooks’ ‘The Dance’ at the Opry
The Grand Ole Opry has been digging through its vaults and posting performances on its YouTube page. One of the highlights is Scotty McCreery‘s rousing rendition of Garth Brooks’ No. 1 hit from 1990, the ballad ‘The Dance.’
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Man Fired from Job for Berating Chick-fil-A Employee, Gay Couple Makes Bold Move By Inviting Eatery’s CEO to Dinner [VIDEO, POLL]
That old adage “Don’t ask me, I just work here” certainly applies to the Chick-fil-A controversy, where the fast food chain’s financial support of anti-gay organizations has become a cultural hot topic.
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Lauren Alaina Put on Vocal Rest, Cancels Weekend Appearances
Bad news for Lauren Alaina fans planning to see the singer perform live this weekend. She has been forced to cancel all her upcoming shows because her doctor has put her on complete vocal rest. That means no singing!
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Taylor Swift Gets Highest Praises From Boyfriend Conor Kennedy’s Famous Family
Is Taylor Swift‘s relationship with Conor Kennedy all in the family?
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Airline Food Gets Even Worse After Needle Found in Sandwich on Air Canada Flight
Airplane food isn’t exactly cuisine reserved for the discerning palette, but it gets the job done. However, you might want to think twice before noshing on plane food and not because of nutritional concerns.
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Is Taylor Swift Dating Conor Kennedy?
Taylor Swift really has a thing for the Kennedy clan — aka the American version of Camelot — and the latest buzz is that the ‘Mean’ hitmaker is now dating Conor Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Carrie Underwood Channels ‘Wizard of Oz’ in Chilling New ‘Blown Away’ Video
Carrie Underwood‘s stormy video for ‘Blown Away‘ finds the country superstar playing two roles. She portrays her character as both a teenager and as an adult, and borrows a bit from the theme of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ when she’s caught up in a tornado.
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White Baptist Church Bans Black Wedding — Is It Fair? [VIDEO, POLL]
A black couple planned to wed at a predominantly white church that they attended (but were not members of) in Crystal Springs, MS.
A day prior to the nuptials, however, they learned that they were not going to be allowed to exchange vows at the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, due to a small minority of white opponents to a black couple marrying at their church.
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Miranda Lambert and Danica Patrick Get Their Thelma and Louise on in New ‘Fastest Girl in Town’ Video
Miranda Lambert‘s got a hankering for gettin’ into something in her new ‘Fastest Girl in Town’ video. And she sure gets into something with help from her co-star, racecar driver Danica Patrick. The ‘Thelma and Louise’-style video plays out like an actual mini-movie starring Lambert — there’s even a movie poster with Lambert’s name as the top billing!
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Michigan Boy Banned from Running Hot Dog Cart — Is It Fair? [POLL]
What a way to shut down enterprising youth. Nathan Duszynski, 13, of Holland, MI, decided he wanted to earn money so he set up a hot dog cart. But he went out of business as fast as he went into it — thanks to the local government.