Nashville News
Over the weekend, the southern part of Texas was overwhelmed with destruction as the category-four Hurricane Harvey hit its coast. the storm continues to wreak havoc on the area, bringing even more heavy rain and flooding over the next few days.Chris Young is raising money for the recovery effort in Texas. In addition to making a 100-thousand-dollar donation to the Red Cross, he's started a GoFundMe page with a goal of 500-thousand-dollars. Chris says, "I have friends and family there and I'm almost certain my house down there may have to be torn down as it was in one of the areas that was hardest hit by winds and flooding. But that's the least of my concerns. I'm worried about the people there-my friends, family and neighbors-and I want to help." All donations made to the GoFundMe page will be routed through the Chris Young Foundation to distribute directly to Harvey relief through the Red Cross and other disaster relief organizations.
IN REACTION Miranda Lambert TWEETED "Last show tonight of our European tour. Headed home tomorrow and praying for my home state. I love you Texas."
Brad Paisley TWEETED : "Absolutely love Houston, and can’t believe what I’m seeing on the screen right now."
Blake Shelton TWEETED "Praying for all you people done there on Texas coast and inland!!! I can't imagine being in a hurricane!"
Kenny Chesney’s fans--lovingly dubbed the No Shoes Nation--set a new record in Boston over the weekend. According to a press release shared by Chesney’s team, the country singer took the stage at Gillette Stadium in front of a record-setting crowd of 121,624 people over two nights. “It takes a lot of focus to make records, but it’s the No Shoes Nation that feeds me,” Chesney says of playing the shows in Boston. “When we started listening to the tapes for the live record, it really struck me how much this music means--and how much the people who come out to these shows feed my soul. There are no words for it… beyond, just, ‘wow.’” This year’s shows--his 16th and 17th at Gillette Stadium--bring No Shoes Nation’s ticket total to 968,612 since 2005.
Shania Twain is finally revealing why she included Brad Pitt's name in her hit song "That Don't Impress Me Much." She SAID SHE was inspired by a paparazzi picture of BRAD featured in an issue of "Playgirl" in 1997. Shania says, she wasn't picking on BRAD and that it was just the association in that moment.
Reba McEntire is hoping to bring her TV sitcom "Reba" back to television. She told "Entertainment Tonight," there have been some talks in the past and hopefully there will be some in the future too. She said the entire cast would be on board with a reboot. She explained, "We'd love to do it." "Reba" ran on the WB and the CW from 2001 to 2007.
Brantley Gilbert is preparing for the birth of his first child by learning "dad hobbies." Gilbert and his wife are expecting a son. He told "Billboard," for the past four-months, he's been trying golf. He says he's also been getting parenting tips from his mom. He explained, "She always has great advice. I think we all think that about our mothers. She raised me and put up with me, so she definitely has had some helpful advice to raising this little fellow." After announcing his wife's pregnancy earlier this year, Gilbert called it a joyful surprise after years of struggling to conceive.