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Chris Stapleton leads the country music Grammy nominees with a total of three nominations. The nominees were revealed Tuesday morning (Nov. 28). Stapleton’s nominations include nods for best country album, best country solo performance, and best country song.  Others nominated for best country album are Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and Thomas Rhett.  Nominated for two Grammys each are Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Sam Hunt, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert and Midland.

Reba McEntire took over as host of the CMA Country Christmas celebration this holiday season, which is now in its eighth year.  The annual show aired on Monday, with Reba joined by many special performers as well as a 25-piece orchestra. The event, taped at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, featured such country artists as Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Trisha Yearwood and Chris Young, among others.

Country star Cole Swindell has revealed that he will be hitting the road early next year for the Reason to Drink tour. The tour kicks off Feb. 15 in Allentown, PA, and will feature Chris Janson and Lauren Alaina as the opening acts. The announcement comes after Swindell previously revealed a short run of January tour dates for 2018.  

Luke Bryan recently shared a video on Facebook of his deadpan spoken word delivery of “Hooked On It.” The song, which will be featured on his sixth studio album, What Makes You Country, was co-written by Bryan, Dallas Davidson and David Lee Murphy. On the track, Bryan talks about all the things in life he was immediately hooked on — fishing, Alan Jackson’s “Chattahoochee” and a summer in the South.

Half of Florida Georgia Line is spending the holiday recovering from surgery.  Tyler Hubbard’s wife posted an Instagram photo of her husband lying in a hospital bed on Thanksgiving. Tyler opted to have back surgery during his downtime. Earlier that day, Tyler shared video footage from the hospital while he was still feeling a bit groggy.