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Toby Keith, Alabama & ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Added as Performers for Merle Haggard Tribute Concert

Toby Keith, Alabama & ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Added as Performers for Merle Haggard Tribute Concert

More than 20 stars—including newly announced Toby Keith, Alabama and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons—will come together at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 6 for a Merle Haggard tribute concert. Dubbed Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard, the concert will also feature performances from Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, John Mellencamp, Dierks…

In Hilariously Delicious News: “Polarizing” Toby Keith to Play Ribfest Despite Saucy Protests

In Hilariously Delicious News: “Polarizing” Toby Keith to Play Ribfest Despite Saucy Protests

According to the Chicago Tribune, some Naperville, Ill., residents are protesting Toby Keith’s upcoming appearance at Ribfest on June 30 because he’s too “polarizing.” Perhaps Toby needs to put a “boot in your ass,” Napervillians, “courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.” Here’s the gist of the story: The Exchange Club of Naperville, which hosts…

Here’s Your Schedule of Country Artists Performing at Trump’s Inauguration Festivities

Here’s Your Schedule of Country Artists Performing at Trump’s Inauguration Festivities

They may not be the biggest names in country music, but they are names in country music. Here’s a rundown of the country acts slated to perform at the various inauguration festivities for soon-to-be President Donald Trump. Thursday, Jan. 19 Make America Great Again Welcome Celebration Location: Lincoln Memorial, 4–6 p.m. ET Performers: Toby Keith,…

Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan & Toby Keith Are Country Music’s Top Earners on Forbes’ 2016 List

Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan & Toby Keith Are Country Music’s Top Earners on Forbes’ 2016 List

While they couldn’t top Taylor Swift ($170 million), One Direction ($110 million) or Adele ($80.5 million), a handful of country crooners made Forbes’ 2016 World’s Highest-Paid Musicians list, including Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith. Forbes’ list measured pretax income from June 1, 2015, to June 1, 2016 before deducting management fees.…

Top 5 Performances From Tonight’s Televised 10th Annual ACM Honors Ceremony

Top 5 Performances From Tonight’s Televised 10th Annual ACM Honors Ceremony

After filming more than a dozen great performances inside Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Aug. 30, the 10th annual ACM Honors will air a two-hour televised special tonight (Sept. 9) on the CBS Network at 9 p.m. ET. The five standout performances of the evening included ditties from a handful of country’s most talented ladies—and one…

Watch Toby Keith Behind the Scenes in the Studio as He Records New Single, “A Few More Cowboys”

Watch Toby Keith Behind the Scenes in the Studio as He Records New Single, “A Few More Cowboys”

Flag-waving, boot-kicking, U.S.A.-loving Toby Keith is back on the Billboard charts with a new single, “A Few More Cowboys.” The tune, which was co-written by Toby, Dean Dillon and Bobby Pinson, is straight out of Toby’s vintage-sounding repertoire. Throughout the song, the Oklahoma native croons about the Toby-esque solutions to some of our country’s problems,…

Top 5 Television-Worthy Performances From the 10th Annual ACM Honors Ceremony

Top 5 Television-Worthy Performances From the 10th Annual ACM Honors Ceremony

It was a muggy 95-degrees in Nashville yesterday (Aug. 30), but it was even hotter in the Ryman Auditorium last night for the 10th annual ACM Honors. Seriously, the Mother Church needs a new AC, but that didn’t stop the capacity crowd from enjoying a bevy of performances from country music’s biggest stars as they…

Watch Toby Keith Pay Tribute to Merle Haggard With a 6-Song Medley at the Opry

Watch Toby Keith Pay Tribute to Merle Haggard With a 6-Song Medley at the Opry

Less than a month after Merle Haggard’s death on April 6, 2016, longtime friend Toby Keith paid tribute to his buddy with a medley of the Hag’s hits at the American Country Countdown Awards on May 1. A few weeks later, Toby stepped onstage at the famed Grand Ole Opry on May 20 and saluted…

Listen To Toby Keith’s New Single, “A Few More Cowboys”

Listen To Toby Keith’s New Single, “A Few More Cowboys”

Toby Keith is back with new music and he’s bringing his latest single, “A Few More Cowboys,” straight to you. The song, co-written by Toby, Bobby Pinson and Dean Dillon, has a message of civility and manners during today’s harsh times— implying that if we had more folks act like cowboys, we’d be better off.…

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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…