Country Daypop Archives

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Dierks Bentley & Del McCoury Sing The National Anthem Before Game 1 Of The Nashville Predators 2nd Round Playoff Series

Before Game 1 of the Nashville Predators second round playoff series versus the Winnipeg Jets on April 27, Dierks Bentley and bluegrass great Del McCoury teamed up to perform the National Anthem. Dierks also had the honor of singing the anthem during the Preds 2017 playoff run. During the Nashville Predators 2018 playoff run, which began on April 12 against the Colorado Avalanche, Rascal Flatts had the honor of singing the national anthem before Game 1, while Brad Paisley and Maren Morris handled the duties before Game 2 on April 14 and Game 5 on April 20, respectively. You can check out Dierks and Del singing the the Nationla Anthem in the article below.

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Brantley Gilbert To Raise Funds For Waffle House Shooting Hero At Nashville Orchestra Concert

At an impromptu press conference on Wednesday, April 25, country star Brantley Gilbert announced plans to give back to the Nashville community following the mass shooting that took place in a Waffle House on Sunday (April 23). During the massacre, a gunman claimed the lives of four people before 29-year-old customer James Shaw Jr. wrestled the gun away from the shooter, causing him to flee the scene. Shaw has since been heralded as a hero, and he also subsequently organized a GoFundMe page to assist victims of the shooting, which quickly met its $15,000 goal. When Gilbert heard Shaw’s story, he felt compelled to get involved: “When you see someone like James, who just jumped up and did what he did — and you think about the lives he saved, you realize what a special kind of guy he is,” the country singer said in a press release. Gilbert and his manager created a special design for T-shirts that read “I Believe in Heroism,” which will be sold at Gilbert’s May 4 performance. Joining Gilbert at the press conference was rock group Dashboard Confessional’s frontman Chris Carrabba, who also pledged to sell the T-shirts at his May 11 appearance at the Ryman auditorium.

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Old Dominion Add More Dates To Their “Happy Endings” Tour

Old Dominion have extended their tour dates to hit more cities across the U.S. and U.K. through fall and winter 2018. The band will end 2018 with stops at several arenas in major cities — Dublin, London, Belfast, Glasgow and more in the U.K. — and Knoxville, Tenn., Rochester, N.Y., Bismarck, N.D. and Las Cruces, N.M. from October to December. Old Dominion are bringing returning opening act Michael Ray on the road, along some up-and-coming artists: Walker Hayes, Granger Smith and the duo High Valley. The band have scored back-to-back No. 1 singles with “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart” and “Written in the Sand,” in addition to earning their first win at the ACM Awards for Vocal Group of the Year. The second leg of the Happy Endings Tour begins on Oct. 4 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.  Full list of tour dates are linked in the article below.

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Maren Morris Shares Wedding Video On One-Month Anniversary Of Her Nuptials

One month to the day after Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd were married, they are showing more details of their big day in a video. A synopsis of the highlights of Morris and Hurd’s wedding day are shared. “One month ago, I married my best friend and we threw a kickass wedding. Hope y’all enjoy,” Morris captioned the video. Morris and Hurd tied the knot March 24 in Nashville, with Hurd in a blue suit and Morris wearing a non-traditional wedding gown inspired by her mother’s. The pair met as co-writers when they were both getting their start as songwriters in Nashville. 

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Miranda Lambert Dating Evan Felker From Turnpike Troubadours

Less than two months after splitting with ex-boyfriend Anderson East, it seems that Miranda Lambert has moved into a new relationship.  According to reports, Lambert has started dating musician Evan Felker from Turnpike Troubadours. Felker’s group is currently opening for Lambert on her Livin’ Like Hippies Tour. Various sources are saying that their relationship “just happened” when Lambert and Felker “started spending a lot more time together while on the road.” Lambert and East were together for two years before rumors began to circulate that they had broken up early in 2018. Felker married his wife, Staci Nelson, in September of 2016 and the couple were married at the time he began touring with Lambert in January. According to divorce documents, Felker’s wife filed for divorce on Feb. 28, 2018. Lambert and Felker have not commented on the rumors about a romance.