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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.

Carly Pearce accomplishes an almost-unheard-of feat this week, as she reaches #1 with her very first single, “Every Little Thing.” This makes Carly the only woman to make it to #1 with her debut single in 2017, and only the twelfth woman to do so since the beginning of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, according to her label.