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Willie Nelson Tells Jimmy Fallon He's 'Chief Tester' at His Weed Company
He's in charge!
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Florida Georgia Line: Can't Say I Ain't Country Tour Brings 'New Excitement'
"Just to have all our buses, all our people, rolling down the road -- we're really excited ..."
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Chris Stapleton's Kids Walk the Red Carpet With Him at 'Toy Story 4′ Premiere [Pictures]
That's Waylon and Ada alongside Stapleton and there are plenty more pictures.
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Story Behind the Song: Jason Aldean, 'Girl Like You'
"There’s just certain songs that kind of grab you right off the bat, you know?"
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Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown & More Earn Multiple Teen Choice Awards Nominations
The Teen Choice Awards announced its first wave of nominations on June 19.
Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X earned multiple nominations on the country front.
Lil Nas X led all artists with five nominations, including three for his crossover hit, “Old Town Road.”
Fans can vote for their favorite nominees now through June 25. The 2019 Teen Choice Awards airs live on Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
Check out all of the country music-centric nominees below.
Choice Country Artist
Brett Young
Dan + Shay
Kacey Musgraves
Kane Brown
Kelsea Ballerini
Thomas Rhett
Choice Country Song
Maren Morris, “Girl”
Kane Brown, “Good as You”
Thomas Rhett, “Look What God Gave Her”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Miss Me More”
Kacey Musgraves, “Rainbow”
Dan + Shay, “Speechless”
Choice Song: Male Artist
Lil Nas X, “Old Town Road”
Khalid, “Better”
Shawn Mendes, “If I Can’t Have You”
Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
Louis Tomlinson, “Two of Us”
Post Malone, “Wow”
Choice Collaboration
Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus), “Old Town Road [Remix]”
BTS (feat. Halsey), “Boy With Luv”
Sam Smith & Normani, “Dancing With A Stranger”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber, “I Don’t Care”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”
Julia Michaels (feat. Niall Horan), “What A Time”
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song
Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus), “Old Town Road [Remix]”
Meek Mill (feat. Drake), “Going Bad”
Mustard & Migos, “Pure Water”
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Khalid, “Talk”
Post Malone, “Wow”
Choice Breakout Artist
Lil Nas X
Billie Eilish
HRVY
Juice WRLD
Lizzo
ROSALÍA
Choice Male Artist
Lil Nas X
Ed Sheeran
Khalid
Post Malone
Shawn Mendes
photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com
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Chris Stapleton Brings His Kids to 'Toy Story 4′ Premiere [PICTURES]
What a fun family outing!
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Meghan Linsey Gets Engaged to Longtime Boyfriend Tyler Cain
They've been together for seven years.
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The Boot News Roundup: Luke Combs Makes Country Chart History + More
Luke Combs is UNSTOPPABLE!
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Granger Smith & Wife Share Heartfelt Thoughts & Celebrate Late Son’s Life in Emotional Video [Watch]
For the first time since the tragic death of their three-year-old son, River, on June 6, Granger Smith and wife Amber spoke directly to the public in a new 28-minute video, Finding Light in Our Darkest Time. The new video, which was released via YouTube on June 19, also features clips and photos of River.
During the first 10 minutes of the video, the couple speaks directly to the camera, sharing some of the details surrounding River’s tragic accident, while thanking fans and hospital staff for their care, love and support. Granger and Amber reiterated their commitment to each other and their family—daughter London, 7, and son Lincoln, 5—as well as their faith.
Granger revealed the accident occurred when he was outdoors doing gymnastics with London, while River and Lincoln were playing with water guns.
“Somewhere between 30 seconds and three minutes—we don’t know—Amber and I are inside our pool gate doing CPR on our son,” says Granger.
Granger noted that River lived just over 1,000 days, adding, “If you could live those days barefoot, red hair flying back on your tractor full speed ahead, if you could do that with your family around you, with no real care in the world, that’s a good 1,000 days, that’s a good way to live.”
Granger and Amber asked that donations be made—in lieu of sympathies—to Dell Children’s Medical Center, the Central Texas hospital where River was treated. In addition, Granger and Amber honored River with a T-shirt, which is on sale now for $21.99, that features an excavator adorned with “Riv,” with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Dell Children’s Medical Center. As it currently stands, donations in River’s memory and T-shirt sales have raised more than $100,000 for Dell Children’s Medical Center.
Granger also released a statement with the video, which you can read below.
“We’ve been on quite the journey these past few weeks. I’ve been dark on social media, but I still have a full understanding of the responsibility placed upon me as a public figure. I can choose to snuff that influence, or instead use my platform (in relevancy big or small) towards what I believe is right. I believe I’m obligated on certain levels to include you guys in my current journey, as I’ve been involved either personally or musically in yours.
The finality and mortality brought on by death makes life feel fragile. It can weaken, terrify and separate those close to it. But it can also awaken us. It can remind us never to take a moment with those we love for granted. In my house, we have united stronger and closer than we’ve ever been. We’ve cried. We’ve smiled. I’ve held my family tight. I’ve found strength from God and used that in the face of adversity so that my wife and children can rely on me. I’ve guarded my heart and my mind during weak moments and graciously accepted all of the encouragement and empathy from so many. I have realized that I will not slave over a search for answers, but instead for meaning. I will focus and then cultivate the light from a dark place, the good from the bad, God’s will from my own plans. I can rest assured knowing that River’s assignment on earth was always intended for 1116 days and not only did he live it to the fullest, but he lived it loved by so many, including a mother, father, sister and brother who held nothing back and have no regrets on how much he felt that love. We should all be so blessed to be able to live like Riv.
-Granger
P.S.-Thank you for all the love, prayers and support. We feel it!
If you’d like to buy a Riv shirt and support Dell Childrens Medical Center: https://yeeyeeapparel.com/products/ri…”
Watch Finding Light in Our Darkest Time below.
photo by AFF-USA.com
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Miranda Lambert Teases New Album Coming This Fall
New music is coming, and if you like her old stuff, you'll like her new stuff.
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Shane Smith and the Saints Conclude a Long Journey in Chapter 4 of 'Hail Mary' [Exclusive]
"It's been such a long time coming on this album getting made -- you wanna give it every opportunity you can to have ears on every single song ..."
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Meghan Linsey and Tyler Cain Get Engaged in Alaska
Congratulations to the happy couple!
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Scotty McCreery's 'In Between' Video Takes Fans Inside His Real Life [Watch]
He's showing fans who he really is.
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Dalton Domino, 'Daddy's Mud' [Exclusive Premiere]
There's plenty of pull-no-punches honesty in "Daddy's Mud" ...
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Joey + Rory's Farm Sustains Storm Damage: 'It Could Have Been So Much Worse'
Everyone is thankfully okay, but the property took a beating.
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Jason Aldean Surprises Wife Brittany with Best Birthday Cake Fail
It's not exactly Pinterest-worthy, but Aldean tried his best for his sweetie's 32nd birthday.
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Granger Smith + Wife Amber Thank Fans Following Son River's Death: 'We Are Gonna Search for Every Bit of Good'
We're sending them all our love ...
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