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Miranda Lambert won’t be making her homecoming this week as planned in Texas. The singer has been forced to cancel the final three dates on her 2016 Keeper of the Flame Tour, she has been placed mandated on vocal rest. Lambert’s official website confirms that the Corpus Christi, Austin and San Antonio, Texas shows have been canceled, with no current plans to reschedule.

Jana Kramer will be joining the cast of Dancing With the Stars for the TV dancing competition’s 23rd season starting tonight (sept 12). Country star Kellie Pickler took home the Season 16 mirror ball trophy with partner Derek Hough  but big country names haven’t been as successful.  Wynonna Judd, Chuck Wicks, Sara Evans and Billy Ray Cyrus have competed on the show.

College football was played at the Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 10, 2016 featured the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech. The largest in American football history watched the game, 156,990 fans!

Country fans will never forget the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the weeks and months following the hijacking of four American passenger jets, artists like Alan Jackson, Darryl Worley and Toby Keith penned songs that still endure on radio today. What is your favorite September 11-inspired country song?

Loretta Lynn has been forced to postpone more concerts following a fall she suffered in late August. All concerts have all been postponed until further notice including her appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on Sept. 16.

  It looks like we’ve seen the end of Hiddleswift. According to reports that Taylor Swift and her boyfriend of three months, actor Tom Hiddleston, have split. The 26-year-old Swift and the 35-year-old Hiddleston — whose roles include portraying Hank Williams in I Saw the Light — went public with their relationship in June. No source for the info is given, or a reason behind the reported split. Rea

We spotted the Mikel Knight Tour Bus in our parking lot this morning and recalled seeing a warning by the Oakland Police Department on their Facebook page.  Upon further investigation and a by simply googling 'Mikel Knight' several negative reviews pop up about this group and their promotion tactics.

[button Ronnie Dunn will release his new album Tattooed Heart this fall. His Big Machine Label Group debut boasts 12 tracks, including a cover of an Ariana Grande song which the album gets its title from. Eleven of the songs on Tattooed Heart were recorded in Nashville and produced by Rascal Flatts’ Jay Demarcus. Reba McEntire is also featured on a song called ‘Still Feels Like Mexico.’

This weekend’s Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Fla. has been canceled as Tropical Storm Hermine approaches. Eric Church, Brad Paisley and Jake Owen were among the performers scheduled for the three-day music festival.

Tracy Lawrence‘s father, Duane Dickens, has died. The 83-year-old was surrounded by family when he passed at his home in Texarkana, Ark. on Wednesday morning (Aug. 31).

B98.5 is bringing country superstar Joe Diffie in concert on September 17th at the Topsham Fair Grounds. Get you tickets at Boots n Bulls. Here’s a little info about the guy you are about to see.

This Sunday, September 4th, sees the last country concert of the season coming to the Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor.  They are celebrating with free tickets to the Rascal Flatts for Military & First Responders and 1 immediate family member.

As news continues to circulate that Glen Campbell is in the very late stages of his Alzheimer's disease, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, and Dierks Bentley are set to perform a medley of hits from throughout Campbell's career on Tuesday, August 30th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville...

Nashville‘s fifth season will premiere in January of 2017. CMT has officially set Jan. 5 as the premiere date for Season 5 of the TV drama; the two-hour premiere will air beginning at 9PM ET. The network picked up the show for a fifth season in early June, following ABC’s cancellation of Nashville in mid-May

Jana Kramer and her husband Michael Caussin have reportedly split after a little over one year of marriage. Citing an anonymous source “close to the couple, says that Kramer and Caussin have separated, and that Caussin is being treated for undisclosed reasons at a rehabilitation center.

Tim McGraw is calling his fans to action to help victims of the recent flooding in his home state of Louisiana. On Monday he posted a video on his social media channels, asking viewers to get involved in any way they can.