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Brantley Gilbert has just a couple of weeks until his Hell on Wheels tour picks back up…and he admits that the “BG Nation” has been showing up all over the country…not just in the South! Brantley says northerners are just like southerners...they just have a different accent!
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Kenny Chesney has added 28 new dates to his 2013 No Shoes Nation tour. The added stops brings the total number of shows to 46. Kenny plays The Georgia Dome August 3rd.
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Dierks Bentley used his social media resources to get the word out about his missing dog…and best friend, Jake. Family, friends and fans drove around will into the middle of the night until Dierks was notified via Facebook that Jake was found. The dog was returned safely to him the next morning.
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Quit arguing with your friends over who the best new country artist is! Now you can actually do something about it! Jana Kramer, Kacey Musgraves and Sunny Sweeney face off for ACM New Female Vocalist. Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert and Hunter Hayes vie for Male. Florida Georgia Line, Love and Theft and
Keith Urban made an appearance on The Ellen show yesterday and candidly discussed the “drama” we’ve all heard about on the American Idol set. If you missed it…check it out above. And watch Keith on the season premiere of American Idol tomorrow night on FOX.
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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum set an all-time attendance record last year. 564,777 people visited, the most in its 45-year history.
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WEIRD NEWS...
Miss Washington Mandy Schendel's attempt at Rascal Flatt's "My Wish"
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Americans Now Need Larger Coffins
Because of the skyrocketing obesity rates, normal coffins are no longer large enough for many Americans.
In case you were wondering, a standard coffin measures between 24 and 27 inches wide – but manufacturers are receiving requests for coffins as wide as 52 inches, capable of fitting up to a 1,000-pound person.
Unfortunately for the family who has to pay for the funeral, the extra materials for the larger coffins bump the cost $3,000 to $4,000 more. That’s a few thousand bucks less inheritance. (Daily Mail)
THE SOCIAL NETWORK:
Send Direct Messages to Celebrities on Facebook
Facebook is testing a new feature that would allow users to send a direct message to celebrities … for the low, low price of $100. The messages would be guaranteed to reach the celebrity’s Facebook account without being diverted to their junk inboxes. (iDigitalTimes.com)
