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Kane Brown, Jelly Roll Headline Nashville's NYE Bash Kane Brown and Jelly Roll will perform and headline this year's New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash airing Tuesday, Dec. 31 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT, 10:30 PM-1:30) on CBS.



Both headliners will perform live from downtown Nashville. It will air on the CBS Television Network, and will stream on

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS!🎉
Here's our Stars & Guitars Ticket Stop winners from Chick-Fil-A 🐔!

- Deb Brodosky (VIP Qualifier)
- Donalee Munns
- Johnny Sears
- Beth Smith
- Jo Ann Wright
- Tina Stemple
- Cheryl Monette
- Melissa Spiller
- Jennifer Davis
- Lindsey Brock

All winner emails have been sent! Make sure to check for yours. Sometimes they go to spam.

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS!🎉
Here's our Stars & Guitars Ticket Stop winners from the Chayce Beckham event at Dirtbag Ales with Southeastern Concrete!
- Brandy Cain (VIP Qualifier)
- Mark Frye
- Kenneth Csarnogusky
- Kim Rodriguez
- Priscilla Rivers
- Amanda Houlton
- Justin Adkins
- Camden Bragg
- Abby Riddle
- Tanya Oxendine
- Elizabeth Bailey
- Donna Moak
- Audrey Hudson
- Beth Smith
- Edward McLaughlin
- Stone Johnson
- Stacey Brown
- Pat Beasley
- Kenny Houlton
- Kory Jansma
All winner emails are coming shortly! Make sure to check for yours. Sometimes they go to spam. Our Ticket Stop schedule is linked in the comments below!

"She’s a country girl in Texas and Louisiana, so she grew up with that base."

Dolly Parton On Beyonce's CMA Snub Dolly Parton is doing her media rounds for the new cookbook she just released with her sister Rachel, and in some of the interviews, she’s getting asked about Beyoncé, who got no CMA nominations for her album Cowboy Carter.



Dolly told Variety that she was happy to cameo on Beyonce's album. "I ...

"Going to cry for a few hours and call every family member I have."

Jelly Roll Is Slated For Saturday Night Live Premiere As Jelly Roll continues to conquer the world, the very busy country singer now has a gig on Saturday Night Live. It's not just any episode either: it's the season premiere of the show's 50th season.



Jelly is currently touring the country on his "Beautifully Broken Tour" and did have to postpone o

Guess who's going country?

Gwen Stefani's Next Album Will Be Country It looks like Blake Shelton has been a big influence on his wife, Gwen Stefani musically. Gwen announced on her socials yesterday (9/18) that her next album will indeed be a country album. The album cover shows Gwen in a cowboy hat.



Stefani is no stranger to country music as she has her husband B

Brantley Gilbert’s 'Tattoos' Album Release Party + ‘Off the Rails’ 2024 Tour Dates An album release is not complete without a party, and Brantley Gilbert, Backstage Country’s host for the week, sure knows how to throw one! His party took place last Friday, September 13 in Downtown Nashville. The event kicked off the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix as part of FREEDOM FRIDAY eve...

We love our KML Family so much. Y’all showed up in a big way to celebrate Stars & Guitars season kicking off. Special thanks to our friend Chayce Beckham for going out of his way to make this a night we won’t forget. And to his whole team for being such wonderful people.

Also a huge thanks to Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom for being the most amazing hosts and friends we could ever ask for. And to Southeastern Concrete for partnering up to present our biggest Ticket Stop EVER!

We love this community of ours, and we’re thankful each and every day for all of you helping us make memories. It’s is because of all of you that we are a finalist for the CMA Station of the Year award for the third year in a row!

Behind His Songs and Ink: Brantley Gilbert’s Latest Album 'Tattoos' Backstage Country’s guest host this week is none other than Brantley Gilbert with his latest album, the very fittingly named, Tattoos. For one week, he will be the show’s guest host answering all of Kelly Ford’s questions, and diving into all the interesting details fans are dying to know abou...

"I couldn’t sleep for days I was so wired up and excited."

Jelly Roll Remembers When Everything Changed Jelly Roll has been having the time of his life lately; after years of working on his music, he's now a big celebrity. The sweet singer is always thankful for what he gets and just recently on Instagram, he posted his appreciation for being a CMA nominee for 2024 and a CMA winner last year.



He po

“This is a very special event for me and I’m so honored that the artists I asked to join me are all such big animal lovers."

Miranda Lambert 'Music For Mutts' Adds Performers Having just released her latest critically acclaimed album, Postcards from Texas, Miranda Lambert will treat fans to a live performance of new songs and fan-favorites from her catalog of hits as she takes center stage on Saturday, October 5 at Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville.



With the show kicki

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! Our buddy Chayce Beckham is coming to Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom for a mini-concert and to help us out with a Stars & Guitars Ticket Stop thanks to Southeastern Concrete! This is a FREE event, and we can't wait to see everybody!

This Week’s Backstage Country Host: Brantley Gilbert From September 16 to 20, Kelly Ford will welcome Brantley Gilbert as her co-host of Backstage Country. Listen and tune in for insider information about his latest album, Tattoos. All week, Gilbert will be dishing about the inspirations of his songs, and other behind-the-scenes stories as colorful as

An awesome new program will give Amazon employees assistance with degrees and certificates at Fayetteville State.

Amazon Partnering With Fayetteville State To Give Employees Degree, Certificate Assistance Fayetteville State University (FSU) has been selected as an official education partner for Amazon's Career Choice program, marking a significant milestone for both institutions.



This partnership, announced earlier this month will provide eligible Amazon hourly employees access to bachelor's degr

“The premise of the project was ‘No rules."

Jelly Roll And More On Brooks & Dunn's New 'Reboot' Brooks & Dunn's Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have announced their forthcoming collaboration project REBOOT 2, available November 15 via Sony Music Nashville.



REBOOT 2 is the sequel to their acclaimed 2019 album REBOOT and follows the same format; except this time, a brand new group of today's m

Get ready for The Big 95.7 WKML's Can’t Beat Sarah! Tune in daily for the Don Chase and Sarah Morning Show to see if Sarah can be defeated in the three-question trivia showdown and score cash. Sponsored by Bryan Honda. Nobody Beats a Bryan Honda Deal, Not Now, Not Ever.

Can't Beat Sarah Can't Beat Sarah The greatest game in the history of evers is back and better than ever. Tune in daily to the Don Chase & Sarah morning show and see if you can beat Sarah in the daily 3-question trivia showdown. If you do ... you're gonna win CASH. Every morning at 7:40 on your radio or FREE

"When we got out there he started kinda showing me up in front of my kids."

Dierks Bentley's Kids Learned This From A Superstar Luke Bryan has become the go-to guy in country music to help teach other country star’s kids how to fish, especially since he has his own lake on his property just outside of Nashville.



We’ve seen pictures of him with Thomas Rhett’s kids and Dierks Bentley’s kids, so when we talked to Die...

Soooo happy it's back after three years away...

Trader Joe's is Bringing Back a Beloved Item Trader Joe's is such a popular chain of American grocery stores. We just got one near my area, and everyone here is super excited about it. As it turns out, people are also really excited about a certain item that's coming back to Trader Joe's for the first time in a while. It's perfect for the fall

"I want to do it all. Why not?"

Lainey Wilson's Bucket List Has No Limits Lainey Wilson is at the top of her game as the Entertainer of the Year for both the ACM‘s and the CMA’s and we have a feeling she’s gonna win it again. It’s just been her time in country music.



In June, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. At the time she said that was one ...

🌟🎸 STARS & GUITARS TICKET STOPS 🌟🎸
We’ve got two BIG chances to win your way in to our sold out show this week!

Wednesday, September 18
🍻 Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom with Southeastern Concrete
📍 5435 Corporation Dr, Hope Mills, NC 28348
⏰ 5p-6:45p
🎤 Special FREE mini-concert from Chayce Beckham at 6p

Friday, September 20
🐔 Chick-fil-A Skibo Square
📍 1921 Skibo Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28314
⏰ 11:30a-1p

🚨 As a reminder, you do not have to be present to win, but you do have to be present to enter.

👑 Each ticket stop will have one qualifier selected for our end of season VIP Experience drawing.

Delay for Cumberland County Schools tomorrow.

Due to potential flooding caused by recent rainfall, which is forecasted to continue throughout the evening, CCS will operate on a two-hour delay for students and school-based staff on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Schools will start and buses will run two hours later than the normal time.

Morning Prime Time will not be available and breakfast will not be served. However, afternoon Prime Time will observe a normal schedule. There may be roads that are not passable by buses. However, parents may transport students to school, in alignment with the two-hour delay, if they are able to safely do so. School officials will notify families if bus transportation is unavailable.

CCS’ inclement weather plan focuses on the safety of students and staff.

Book lovers of the world unite! Fayetteville has a Silent Book Club and it's amazing.

Silent Book Club in Fayetteville Bringing Readers Together It's a social introvert's dream: Yes, there is a silent book club in Fayetteville.



A Silent Book Club is a global community of readers who gather together to read independently in a shared space, such as bars, cafes, bookstores, or libraries. I had seen some mention of Silent Book Club online and

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"I believe that music can heal."

Jelly Roll's Touching Emmy Performance Jelly Roll took center stage at the Emmy’s last night (9/15) with an emotional song and performance, for the "In Memorandum" segment of the show, paying tribute to those we lost this year.



Before the performance, Jelly walked the red carpet of the Emmys and told reporters that he was so honored...

You don't have to use a dating app to find love in 2024:

Tips to Find Love, and Not Just on Dating Apps Maybe you want to meet that special someone and find love this year. Perhaps you don't want to do it online. That's okay. While online dating is all the rage, you can still find love the old-fashioned way. After all, look at the older generation. My parents met IRL, as they say, well before online a

Our friend Brantley Gilbert joins us this week as host of !

“It’s truly been an eye-opening experience for me and my band, and a heartwarming experience as well."

Morgan Wallen Dominates In Europe As Morgan Wallen returns stateside following the European leg of "One Night At A Time 2024" the current seven-time CMA Award nominee's run concludes with 91,423 fans across seven shows, including sold-out stops in Oslo, Norway; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Glasgow, U.K., and two consecutive nights in Dub

CONCERT ALERT: Dust off those cowboy boots!💨Thomas Rhett is heading to Coastal Credit Union Music Park Raleigh on 7/31 for the BETTER IN BOOTS TOUR with special guests Tucker Wetmore and Dasha! Tickets go on sale starting this Friday, Sept 20th @ 10AM local. See ya out there!🤘
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