Watch Kenny Chesney’s New Video Update on Hurricane Relief Via His “Love For Love City Foundation”

Watch Kenny Chesney’s New Video Update on Hurricane Relief Via His “Love For Love City Foundation”

Posted on October 3, 2017

After Hurricane Irma destroyed his home in St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands in early September, Kenny Chesney promised to help those affected by the devastation, saying, “I don’t know right now how we’re going to do this. But I want to help. I want to enlist my friends to figure out the best ways to make a difference, to help in whatever ways, small or larger, that we can . . . Give us a few days to figure this out.”

True to his word, Kenny launched the Love for Love City Foundation to support Hurricane Irma relief. “Love City” is St. John’s nickname.

Kenny has continued sending supplies to the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, increasing the effort after Hurricane Maria dealt another blow to the Caribbean in mid-September, especially St. Croix.

Kenny posted a video update on Love for Love City’s efforts on Facebook today (Oct. 3), which you can watch below. Those interested in supporting the Love for Love City Foundation can do so online.

Maren Morris Says New Song, “Dear Hate,” Was Inspired by the Charleston Shooting in 2015

Maren Morris Says New Song, “Dear Hate,” Was Inspired by the Charleston Shooting in 2015

Posted on October 3, 2017

Maren Morris performed during Day 2 of the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 30, one day before a gunman opened fire on the crowd during Jason Aldean’s headlining set, killing 59 people and injuring more than 500.

On Oct. 2, Maren released a new song, “Dear Hate,” and stated that some of the proceeds from the song will benefit the Music City Cares Fund, which was established by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to support the victims of the Las Vegas massacre. “Dear Hate,” which features vocals from Vince Gill, will be available for download on Friday, Oct. 6.

Maren talked to morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck today (Oct. 3) for a segment that is slated to air on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 5:40 a.m. CT and 8:40 a.m. CT.

Maren told hosts Ty Bentli and Kelly Ford that “Dear Hate,” which she co-penned with Tom Douglas and David Hodges, was inspired by the Charleston shooting on June 17, 2015. During the shooting, a domestic terrorist opened fire on members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, killing nine adults.

“It’s sad, but we wrote it after the [Charleston] shooting,” said Maren. “Neither my co-writers or I wanted to really write that day, but Tom [Douglas] just had that title, ‘Dear Hate,’ and we got to talking and all of the sudden this song started forming—this really beautiful poem—and we just kind of fiddled around with some chords. By the end of the day, the demo was done and recorded. We just kind of all sat back and were out of breath, I think, from just how powerful the message was. It’s just such a particular theme and subject and it just never felt like the right time to release it [until now] because it is such a powerful message.”

Tune in to Ty, Kelly & Chuck on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 5:40 a.m. CT and 8:40 a.m. CT to hear Maren’s full interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=tUPR5-igTVY

photo by Jason Simanek

Loretta Lynn Makes First Public Appearance Since Her Stroke [Photo Gallery]

Loretta Lynn Makes First Public Appearance Since Her Stroke [Photo Gallery]

Posted on October 3, 2017

Five months after suffering a stroke, Loretta Lynn, 85, made her first public appearance on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Tennessee Motorcycle and Music Revival.

The four-day event, which celebrates music, motorcycles, food, art, entertainment and Southern hospitality, was held at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. (about 60 miles west of Nashville).

Loretta made her appearance during the late afternoon and performed a few songs for the excited crowd, including “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man).”

Check out the photo gallery below, courtesy of Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com.

photos by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Watch Keith Urban Sing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” at Candlelight Vigil for Las Vegas Shooting Victims

Watch Keith Urban Sing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” at Candlelight Vigil for Las Vegas Shooting Victims

Posted on October 3, 2017

Last night (Oct. 2) at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, the Music City community gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Las Vegas shooting.

Speakers included Nashville mayor Megan Barry, Charles Esten, Amy Grant and more. The vigil also included performances by Vince Gill, Alison Krauss with Barry Bales, Ron Block, Sidney and Suzanne Cox, and Keith Urban, who sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which you can watch below.

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has created the Music City Cares Fund, with 100 percent of donations going to help immediate and long-term needs of victims from the shooting.

photo by Hunter Berry/CMA

Maren Morris Releases New Song, “Dear Hate,” to Benefit Victims of Las Vegas Shooting [Listen]

Maren Morris Releases New Song, “Dear Hate,” to Benefit Victims of Las Vegas Shooting [Listen]

Posted on October 3, 2017

Yesterday (Oct. 2), Maren Morris released a new song, “Dear Hate,” which features vocals from Vince Gill.

According to Maren’s statement on Instagram, her proceeds from the song will benefit the Music City Cares Fund, which was established by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to support the victims of the Las Vegas massacre on Oct. 1.

Maren performed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 30, a day before the mass shooting on Oct. 1.

“I wrote this song 3 years ago, recorded it last year with Vince Gill, and always have fans asking when I’ll put it out,” said Maren on Instagram. “I never knew when would be the right time, but I realized today that there’s never a right time. Hate is everywhere, and I’m sick of not doing enough. In the darkest tunnel, there is still love & music. That’s what it’s here for. Here is Dear Hate. Any cent I see from this I’m donating to the Music City Cares Fund. Link for everything in bio. #LovesGonnaConquerAll.”

Listen to “Dear Hate” below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUPR5-igTVY

photo by Jason Simanek

Jason Aldean Releases 2nd Statement After Vegas Attack: “My Heart Aches for the Victims and Their Families”

Jason Aldean Releases 2nd Statement After Vegas Attack: “My Heart Aches for the Victims and Their Families”

Posted on October 3, 2017

Jason Aldean, who was performing at the Route 91 Harvest Festival when a gunman opened fire on the crowd, released his second statement via Instagram late last night (Oct. 2).

Jason beckons everyone “to come together and stop the hate” after 59 people were killed and more than 500 were injured during the assault.

You can read Jason’s entire Instagram post below.

“Over the last 24 hrs I have gone through lots of emotions. Scared, Anger, Heartache, Compassion and many others. I truely [sic] dont understand why a person would want to take the life of another. Something has changed in this country and in this world lately that is scary to see. This world is becoming the kind of place i am afraid to raise my children in. At the end of the day we arent Democrats or Republicans, Whites or Blacks, Men or Women. We are all humans and we are all Americans and its time to start acting like it and stand together as ONE! That is the only way we will ever get this Country to be better than it has ever been, but we have a long way to go and we have to start now. My heart aches for the Victims and their families of this Senseless act. I am so sorry for the hurt and pain everyone is feeling right now and there are no words i can say to to take that pain away. Just know u all are in my heart and my prayers as we all go through this together. Time to come together and stop the hate!
#stopthehate #prayforlasvegas”

Over the last 24 hrs I have gone through lots of emotions. Scared, Anger, Heartache, Compassion and many others. I truely dont understand why a person would want to take the life of another. Something has changed in this country and in this world lately that is scary to see. This world is becoming the kind of place i am afraid to raise my children in. At the end of the day we arent Democrats or Republicans, Whites or Blacks, Men or Women. We are all humans and we are all Americans and its time to start acting like it and stand together as ONE! That is the only way we will ever get this Country to be better than it has ever been, but we have a long way to go and we have to start now. My heart aches for the Victims and their families of this Senseless act. I am so sorry for the hurt and pain everyone is feeling right now and there are no words i can say to to take that pain away. Just know u all are in my heart and my prayers as we all go through this together. Time to come together and stop the hate! #stopthehate #prayforlasvegas

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Country Stars React to the News of Tom Petty’s Death, Including Reba, Shania Twain, Midland, Jason Isbell & More

Country Stars React to the News of Tom Petty’s Death, Including Reba, Shania Twain, Midland, Jason Isbell & More

Posted on October 3, 2017

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Tom Petty, 66, died on Monday, Oct. 2 at 8:40 p.m. PT. at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital after being found unresponsive on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Petty rose to fame in the 1970s as the frontman for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, selling more than 80 million albums over his 40-plus-year career and recording such hits as “I Won’t Back Down,” “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” “Free Fallin’” and more.

Petty’s music transcended the rock genre, as evidenced by the outpouring of messages posted on social media by many country artists, including Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Midland, Jason Isbell, the Oak Ridge Boys and more.

Is this true????????? Please say it's not!!!!

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photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Is Dead at 66

Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Is Dead at 66

Posted on October 2, 2017

Tom Petty, 66, died on Monday, Oct. 2.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member was rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital from his Malibu home after being found unresponsive on Sunday, Oct. 1. He died Monday evening at 8:40 p.m. PT.

Petty’s death was confirmed by Tony Dimitriades, his longtime manager.

“On behalf of the Tom Petty family, we are devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty. He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40 p.m. PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends,” Dimitriades said in a statement.

Petty rose to fame in the 1970s as the frontman for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, selling more than 80 million albums over his 40-plus-year career and recording such hits as “I Won’t Back Down,” “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” “Free Fallin’” and more.

Petty won Grammy Awards in 1990, 1996 and 2009. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Exclusive: Big & Rich’s John Rich Says the Las Vegas Massacre Is “Gonna Change the Way Concerts Happen . . . the Reverberations of It Are Epic”

Exclusive: Big & Rich’s John Rich Says the Las Vegas Massacre Is “Gonna Change the Way Concerts Happen . . . the Reverberations of It Are Epic”

Posted on October 2, 2017

Big & Rich performed during Day 3 of the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, a short time before a gunman opened fire on the crowd during Jason Aldean’s headlining set, which killed more than 50 people and injured more than 500.

The duo’s John Rich talked to morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck today (Oct. 2) for a segment that is slated to air on Tuesday, Oct. 3. at 5:40 a.m. CT and 8:40 a.m. CT.

In addition to leading the morning show in a prayer, John told hosts Ty Bentli and Kelly Ford that the “epic reverberations” of the Las Vegas tragedy will change the way country music is enjoyed in the future.

“Let me tell you something, this is gonna change the way concerts happen,” said John, in part. “It’s gonna change the way artists look at a concert. It’s gonna change the way fans look at a concert. It’s gonna change the way security operates at a concert. And it’s going to change the way everybody associated with a country music event looks at it. The reverberations of it are epic.”

Tune in to Ty, Kelly & Chuck at 5:40 a.m. CT and 8:40 a.m. CT on Oct. 3 to hear the entire interview.

Below are some photos of Big & Rich’s performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, courtesy of JPA/AFF-USA.

Exclusive Photo Gallery: Day 3 of the Route 91 Harvest Festival Before Mass Shooting, Including Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Kane Brown & More

Exclusive Photo Gallery: Day 3 of the Route 91 Harvest Festival Before Mass Shooting, Including Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Kane Brown & More

Posted on October 2, 2017

Nash Country Daily had a photographer onsite for Day 3 of the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 before a gunman opened fire on the crowd during Jason Aldean’s headlining set, killing more than 50 people and injuring more than 500.

Below are photos of fans and performers—including Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Kane Brown, Josh Abbott, Big & Rich and more—before the shooting took place. All photos are courtesy of JPA/AFF-USA.

All photos courtesy of JPA/AFF-USA

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