Hey Maine: Here’s Some Country News

Dierks Bentley will perform outside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena the morning of the 2016 CMA Awards on November 2 and the show is free? Bentley’s show will be part of Good Morning America‘s celebration of the CMA Awards.

Alan Jackson‘s Precious Memories gospel albums will be available as part of a new, expanded box set exclusively at Walmart on Oct. 28. The Precious Memories Collection pairs Jackson’s Precious Memories and Precious Memories Volume II together in one set. In addition to the 26 previously released songs on the discs, the Precious Memories Collection will include two new tunes: ‘It’s All About Him’ and ‘That’s the Way.’

A few country stars are among the finalists for the 2016 Billboard Touring Awards. The honors salute the top touring artists, concert industry executives, tour companies and venues / festivals of the past year based on box office data as reported to Billboard Boxscore. ‘Kenny Chesney‘s 2016 Spread the Love Tour’ and ‘Luke Bryan‘s 2016 Kill the Lights Tour’ are among the finalists for the Top Package prize. ‘Brad Paisley‘s Country Nation College Tour’ and ‘Florida Georgia Line‘s 2016 Dig Your Roots Tour’ are nominated for the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award.

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