Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are donating $500,000 to help fight the devastating bushfires in Australia. “Our family’s support, thoughts, and prayers are with everyone affected by the fires all over Australia,” said Keith via Twitter. “We are donating $500,000 to the Rural Fire Services who are all doing and giving so much right now.”…
Queen of Country and Doer of Good . . . that’s Dolly Parton in a nutshell. When wildfires devastated Sevier County in East Tennessee in November 2016, Dolly was quick to act. In an effort to raise funds for the families affected, Dolly held a telethon—Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund—on…
It’s been a month since wildfires devastated Sevier County in East Tennessee—hometown of Dolly Parton. Since that time, Dolly Parton has set up the My People Fund in hopes of raising money to help the families who lost everything as a result of the fires. In an effort to raise funds, Dolly held a telethon—Smoky…
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In response to the wildfires that have devastated the East Tennessee Smoky Mountains area, Dolly Parton has created a telethon, Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund to help the victims of the fires. The benefit will be a three-hour telecast—airing Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 8pm E.T. on GAC—designed to raise money…
After Dolly Parton set up a telethon—Smoky Mountains Rise—to help those affected by the wildfires that devastated her hometown in East Tennessee, Zac Brown Band is stepping up to the plate by headlining the Mountain Tough Benefit set for Saturday, Dec. 17, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The day-long outdoor festival, presented by Ole Smoky Moonshine, Yee…
Dolly Parton announced on her Facebook page last night (Nov. 30) that she will be helping out the victims of the wildfires that have been blazing across Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tenn., near her hometown. While the wildfires have come close to Dollywood Theme Park, no structural damage has occurred as of today (Dec. 1).…
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While there has been no structural damage to Dollywood as of today (9 a.m., Nov. 29), wildfires in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., are so severe that officials at the park have evacuated guests in the 19 Dollywood Cabins and 50 occupied rooms of its DreamMore Resort. More than a dozen fires are burning in and around…
On Monday (April 7), Cole Swindell unveiled the dates and details of his highly anticipated 2025 Happy Hour Sad Tour. Opening acts on select dates will be rising country stars Priscilla Block, Logan Crosby, and Greylan James. The tour will showcase songs from Swindell’s upcoming album, Spanish Moss, which is set for release on June…
Following their recent show in Toronto, Ontario, Ella Langley performed extremely minor surgery on Riley Green while the two artists were on their tour bus. In a TikTok video of the incident, Green can be heard exclaiming, “What are you gonna do?!” as Langley grabs a pair of scissors while holding his wounded hand. “I’m…
Kenny Chesney and Megan Moroney are continuing their heartwarming friendship on social media. Following Moroney’s celebratory Instagram comment of “Deserved!!!!” about Chesney’s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the music superstar sent Moroney a warm message after her two headlining shows at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Georgia. Moroney captured photos of the…
On Monday (April 7), Luke Bryan announced the dates and details of his fall 2025 Farm Tour, marking a return to the Midwest roots where the Farm Tour first began. The shows are scheduled from September 18-20, and will take place at family farms in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan, bringing Bryan’s big time concert experience…
Amazon Music has renewed its partnership with Stagecoach, announcing that for the third straight year they are the exclusive livestream provider for the sold-out 2025 edition of the country music festival. Livestream coverage will commence at 4 p.m. PT each day from April 25-27 via Prime Video, the Amazon Music app, or Twitch, airing content…