Artist Updates: Sara Evans, Wynonna, Kix Brooks

Sara Evans will appear on ABC’s Nashville on Oct. 29. Evans will play herself, and will perform her recently released single “Put My Heart Down” with one of the series’ leading characters Luke Wheeler (Will Chase).

The duet will be available on iTunes immediately following the airing.

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Wynonna will launch the Wynonna and Friends: Stories & Song Tour on January 14 in Durham, N.C., with a stop in her Ashland, Ky. hometown. The run of shows will visit intimate venues in Indiana, Idaho, California, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut, before wrapping March 8 in Boston.

She will be joined by her three-piece band, which includes husband/producer/artist Cactus Moser.

To purchase tickets, visit www.wynonna.com.

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Kix Brooks, host of Westwood One’s American Country Countdown and NASH’s Kickin’ it with Kix, will host his annual two-hour Veterans Day holiday music special. A Salute to our Military Veterans with Kix Brooks will feature songs that symbolize the spirt of American pride and patriotism, like  Zac Brown Band’s “Free,” Lee Brice’s “I Drive Your Truck,” Carrie Underwood’s “Just a Dream,” Toby Keith’s “American Soldier” and “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” Brooks & Dunn’s “Only in America,” Tim McGraw’s “If You’re Reading This,” Keith Urban’s “For You” and more.

In addition to the music, fellow Country stars Tim McGraw, Eric Church, The Band Perry, Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice, and others will share their appreciation for our military veterans.

Stations can air A Salute to our Military Veterans with Kix Brooks from Saturday, Nov. 8 through Tuesday, Nov. 11 between 6:00 am and 12 midnight. For more information, contact Donny Walker at dwalker@westwoodone.com.