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Miranda Lambert can officially add fashion designer to her resume as she teamed up with Boot Barn to release her clothing line, called Idyllwind, through their stores. Idyllwind embodies Lambert’s edgier style within the country spectrum by providing the feel of comfort with the trendy look of retro vibes.  Lambert named the line “for all the confident, adventurous, perfectly imperfect badass women who have many sides and are ready to move.”

Thousands of country fans came together at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for Country Rising. The sold-out benefit concert served as a fundraiser for those affected by devastating hurricanes this year, as well as for victims of the shooting at Harvest 91 Festival in Las Vegas. More than 4 million dollars was raised to support these various charitable initiatives thanks to help from Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and many more. Garth Brooks sent a video telling the crowd he would donate the proceeds from two headlining shows. Additionally during his performance, Chris Stapleton announced that he and wife Morgane are donating $250,000 to the causes.

Carrie Underwood underwent surgery on Tuesday (November 14) after falling and breaking her wrist this past week at her home in Tennessee. The 34-year-old country star provided an update for fans last week after she was hospitalized. Underwood tweeted another update yesterday, revealing she underwent surgery.

Thomas Rhett will perform the halftime show at the Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Day NFL game, when the Dallas Cowboys will take on the Los Angeles Chargers.  Rhett will be live from AT&T Stadium during the nationally-televised mid-game performance. The annual event also marks the kickoff of the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, which helps provide shelter and meals for the homeless and the hungry, as well as Christmas toys for children in need.

Country stars Reba McEntire, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will continue to shake it up Las Vegas next year.  Tickets for these shows will go on sale on Nov. 17. The new shows makes Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas the longest-running country music residency since The Colosseum opened in 2003.