Blake Shelton recently surprised his alma mater, Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma, with thousands of dollars worth of musical instruments. He teamed up with the Music Will organization to give the school guitars, drums, amplifiers and other equipment valued at $5,000. Blake even donated one of his own guitars. He was on hand for the presentation and shared with the kids how lucky he was when he was younger to have an uncle who invested in his musical interests. "Now these kids are gonna have the opportunity to do that right here in school. Work with each other and, you know, create a band situation," Blake said in a video he shared to social media.
After three-plus years, Carrie Underwood is ending her Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency in spring of 2025. Carrie will end her Vegas run with shows on April 9, 11 and 12. They are being held at Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Luke Comb's downtown Nashville Bar, Category 10, will be opening on November 2nd. It is located in the building where the Wildhorse Saloon used to be. The bar and venue features three levels, including a rooftop bar, and a variety of different stages and entertainment spots throughout.
Lainey Wilson will be playing the Thanksgiving halftime show for the Dallas Cowboy's game against the New York Giants. During her announcement, she also said that an unnamed "special guest" will be joining her for her performance. As always, the Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game and halftime show doubles as the official kickoff for the Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle Campaign.
Brantley Gilbert stopped his show in Tupelo on October 11th to help his wife Amber give birth to their third child, a boy they named Abram Howell. After the delivery, he returned to the stage and continued his show. The couple were prepared for the birth, but it came on so fast. Amber says that she went from reading a book to "I have to get this baby out" in a matter of minutes. The midwife was called and then Brantley was pulled from the stage. Brantley says that he found out Amber was pregnant on that tour bus and they have lived a lot of life on that bus.
Jelly Roll is about to become the latest artist to open a bar in Nashville. He announced the new venture on Friday, the same day he released his new album Beautifully Broken. The location will be called Jelly Roll's Goodnight Nashville, and will include a back bar named after his late dad Buddy.