Kelsea Ballerini On Demand After ACMs
Kelsea Ballerini debuted the encore performance of her unreleased song “High School” on Xfinity On Demand directly following the ACM Awards on Sunday (April 2). Her performance of the song can be seen here.
Scotty McCreery Receives Long Leaf Pine Award From Home State
Pictured (L-R): Sally Williams, Senior VP of Programming and Artist Relations for Opry Entertainment, and GM of the Grand Ole Opry; Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member and previous recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award Charlie Daniels; McCreery; and Andy Lancaster, VP, MWC Advocacy for McGuireWoods Consulting representing former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory. Photo: Scott Stem
Scotty McCreery was presented with the esteemed Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award from the State of North Carolina at his recent Grand Ole Opry appearance. The North Carolina native received the award in honor of his charitable service to his home state.
Past Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award recipient and Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels was on hand for the presentation.
John Prine Opens The Vault For New Book
John Prine is releasing a new book of his favorite songs, photographs and stories from his catalogue, Beyond Words. Presented by Oh Boy Records, the book features copies of hand-written lyrics showing how Prine’s songs evolved, lyrics and guitar chords from over 60 of his classic songs, and over 100 photographs from his personal collection. Pre-orders of the book are available here.
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