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“A week we won't ever forget”: Carrie Underwood shares photo from family vacation

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Carrie Underwood and her family recently headed out west for a relaxing vacation in the mountains.  

Carrie, her husband Mike Fisher and their two sons, Isaiah and Jacob, took a trip to Wind River Ranch in Colorado, the superstar sharing photos on Instagram from the scenic getaway.

One snap shows Carrie and Mike horseback-riding in sweeping green fields, while another shows six-year-old Isaiah sporting a cowboy hat and a pair of boots while trying his hand at archery.  Meanwhile, two-year-old Jacob pets a baby goat, alongside a video of Isaiah leading the pack on a horseback ride through the mountains.    

“What a wonderful week we had @windriverranch! We rested, made memories and spent time with other families praising God and all that He has made!” Carrie captions the slideshow. “It was a week we won't ever forget!” 

Carrie also made her return to the stage over the weekend with a headlining performance at Country Jam in Colorado. 

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Country star trivia

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On this date in 1999, a country superstar released what would become his 10th number-one hit, “Something Like That.” Known for its iconic lyric “I had a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt,” the song describes a teenage romance that kicks off at a county fair on Labor Day weekend. Can you name the singer who released it? ANSWER: Tim McGraw.

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President Biden orders U.S. airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq-Syria border region

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President Joe Biden has directed airstrikes on Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region in response to unmanned aerial vehicle attacks.

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement

Sunday that U.S. military forces conducted the “defensive precision airstrikes” against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the region on Sunday evening. Kirby, who stressed the U.S. strikes were legal and in self-defense, said, “the targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq. Specifically, the U.S. strikes targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq, both of which lie close to the border between those countries. Several Iran-backed militia groups, including Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), used these facilities.”

The airstrikes come at a time of heightened tension between the U.S. and Iran, as the two nations hold talks on returning Tehran to the 2015 nuclear deal. Biden declined to comment to reporters on the latest airstrikes after returning to the White House Sunday evening from a weekend at Camp David, telling reporters: “I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”

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Death toll rises to nine in Florida condo collapse as search continues

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Nine people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of the collapse of a 12-story condominium complex in Surfside, Florida three days ago.

Miami-Dade Mayor Danielle Levine Cava announced during a Sunday morning news conference in Seaside, that four additional bodies had been recovered from the rubble and one person had died at a hospital after four bodies had previously been recovered from the scene. The remains of four had been identified early Sunday, according to Miami Dade Fire Rescue, and Levine Cava said they have notified next of kin.

At least 152 people remained unaccounted for and 134 others were accounted for as crews continue to search after more than half the building, about 55 units, collapsed. Levine Cava added that families of those announced dead or unaccounted for will be allowed to visit the site, ad said officials are having “very frank conversations” with the families about the possibility of finding no more survivors.

Crews have been searching through the rubble since the sudden collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers in Surfside, about 3 miles north of Miami Beach. The City of Miami Beach declared a state of emergency on Sunday noting that Champlain Towers is “steps away from the city’s northernmost border” with Surfside. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said residents in the condominium’s sister building would be provided support to relocate in light of the collapse.

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Carly Pearce is the Opry's “Next Girl,” and Dolly, Trisha, and Barbara Mandrell couldn't be prouder

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Carly Pearce just wrapped up one of the best weeks of her life, playing her first post-pandemic show this weekend in Minnesota, following a surprise invitation from Dolly Parton to be the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. 

The former Dollywood performer believed she was shooting promotional footage for the East Tennessee theme park when its namesake superstar surprised her with the much-anticipated invite. The “Next Girl” hitmaker isn’t too proud to admit it took her awhile to regain her composure.

“I had tears everywhere and like snot everywhere because I was crying,” Carly remembers. “She walked over to me and she had her new perfume in her hand and she said, ‘Honey, do you want some of my perfume?’ And then she goes, ‘Smell my neck.’ And I was like, ‘Dolly, I have just cried for the last 20 minutes. I am afraid I’m gonna snot on you!'”

“She kind of reiterated to me that she’s done this for 50 years with the Opry,”  Carly continues, “and that she felt so excited to welcome me into the family.”

Dolly’s just one of country’s legendary female voices who’ve embraced Carly and her forward-thinking neotraditionalist vibes.

“I got a random phone call…” Carly reveals, “and it was Barbara Mandrell, who I’ve never met… and she had this long conversation with me about becoming a member, and how excited she was for me and just giving me some of her insight.”

“It’s just like these absolute idols — Trisha Yearwood sent me a text, and I’m like, ‘Thanks, Trisha!'” Carly says in disbelief. “It’s just so crazy to have these women that I’ve really looked up to that are country music royalty wrapping their arms around me.”

Carly will officially be inducted into the Opry on Tuesday, August 3.

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Trisha Yearwood and Brooke Eden sing “She’s In Love With The Girl” at the Grand Ole Opry

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During a broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry, Trisha Yearwood declared “love is love” and joined country artist, and open member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Brooke Eden on the Opry stage. The two artists then performed Yearwood’s “She’s In Love With The Boy” but with a shift in the lyrics to fit Eden’s love story with her partner Hilary Hoover.

In the video recording, shared by the Grande Ole Opry on social media, you can hear Yearwood and Eden sing the iconic song together.  Fans on Twitter shared their excitement for the historic moment, and Brooke Eden herself tweeted that the night was “a dream.”

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Luke Bryan reveals trailer for new docuserie ‘My Dirt Road Diary’

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Luke Bryan is previewing his upcoming IMDb TV Original docuseries titled Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary. The trailer for the five-part docuseries offers a glimpse into Bryan’s life through original home videos, interviews, and personal footage. Bryan’s wife Caroline Boyer is also included in the trailer for the docuseries.

The docuseries also touches on the tragedies Bryan and his family have had to endure over the years, including the loss of his older brother Chris, older sister Kelly, and brother-in-law Ben Lee Cheshire.

Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary will premiere on Friday, Aug. 6, exclusively on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service.

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Cardi B reveals pregnancy during 2021 BET Awards Performance

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Cardi B is pregnant with baby #2!   Cardi revealed her pregnancy while performing with Migos at the 2021 BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Cardi and her husband, Offset, are also parents to 2-year-old daughter Kulture.

Cardi also posted the big news on Instagram alongside a maternity shot and the caption: “#2! ♥ @offsetyrn” 

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Ed Sheeran releases new single “Bad Habits” along with official music video

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Ed Sheeran has release his new single “Bad Habits.”   Sheeran hasn’t released new music since December 2019, and posted on Instagram at the time that he needed to “take a breather to travel, write, and read.”

Sheeran said about the new track: “I’ve been working away in the studio over recent months and I can’t wait for you to hear “Bad Habits.”  I always aim to push myself and my music in new directions and hopefully you’ll hear that on the new single. Feels great to be back!”

Watch Sheeran’s music video for “Bad Habits” at the link –here.

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“Small Town Prayer”: RaeLynn invites fans into her relationship with faith in a new, tender ballad

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RaeLynn is continuing to roll out new music with “Small Town Prayer,” a ballad that taps into her love both for her faith and for her hometown.

“Some pray for rain to make a living and feed their families, some pray for success to move their lives forward and some pray for healing,” she explains of the inspiration behind the song. “The asks of God are wide from all that pray in this world, and I just tapped into how I remember feeling praying when I lived in my small town.”

“Small Town Prayer” is RaeLynn's second new release, following another ballad, “Made for Me to Love,” which the singer wrote when she was just eight weeks pregnant with her first child. She and her husband Josh Davis are expecting a baby girl in September.

The new music also arrives in the midst of RaeLynn's residency at Ole Red Nashville, the bar and honky tonk owned by her former The Voice coach, Blake Shelton. Her two remaining shows slated for the Ole Red stage will take place on June 30 and July 7.

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