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Dwight Yoakam, Jack Black Team For New TV Comedy

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam and Jack Black are set to executive produce a family comedy for Fox, with the world of country music as its backdrop, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Created by Alex McAulay (Eastbound and Down), Belles and Whistles centers on an unfulfilled father who is fired from his tech job in Silicon Valley, and moves his dysfunctional family to Nashville in order to pursue his lifelong dream of music stardom.

Yoakam will executive produce alongside Black and Spencer Berman.

 

Carrie Underwood Slated For ‘Citi Concert Series on Today’

Carrie Underwood StorytellerCarrie Underwood will appear as part of the Citi Concert Series on Today, which will launch Monday, Oct. 12 with a performance from Selena Gomez. Underwood will perform on Oct. 23, followed by 5 Seconds of Summer on Oct. 28.

For more than two decades, Today’s live performances have featured appearances from artists on the plaza and in the famed Studio 1A.

“The fan is at the heart of everything we do – it’s part of the TODAY Show DNA,” said Mike Rosen, News and Hispanic Advertising Sales, NBCUniversal. “With Citi, we are expanding how fans can interact with the amazing artists we bring to the stage. We are excited to partner with Citi to strengthen our iconic TODAY Concert Series franchise across all platforms and deepen the connection with our talent, performers and viewers in new ways.”

Ray Stevens To Debut TV Talk Show

Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens

Singer, songwriter, entertainer and comedian Ray Stevens will soon add national television talk show host to his career highlights. The Grammy Award-winning comedy and country music legend has announced the premiere of Ray Stevens’ Nashville, a regular/weekly 30-minute music show debuting on RFD-TV on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8:30 PM ET.

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