Congratulations to Jake Owen and his wife, Lacey, on the birth of their first child, Olive Pearl Owen. The bundle of joy came into the world Thursday in Nashville weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces and measuring 19 and half inches long. The child will go by her middle name Pearl in honor of Jake’s godmother who passed away earlier this year.

Says Jake, “Lacey and I are so excited to start our own family. We are looking forward to teaching Pearl everything we learned from our parents and also learning from her.”

Jake posted a picture of himself holding his baby girl on Twitter Thursday.

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(AP) – The annual lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center will take place November 28 and Trace Adkins will help celebrate. He joins artists including Mariah Carey, Cee Lo Green, and Rod Stewart for the holiday extravaganza that airs live on NBC. This year’s tree is a Norway Spruce approximately 80 feet tall.

 

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(AP) – Blake Shelton is getting his own holiday television special. And even though he’s calling it “Blake’s Not So Family Christmas” show, his mom and his wife Miranda Lambert will both make appearances just like they do on his new holiday album, ‘Cheers.’ Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson will also join Shelton for the holiday special which premieres December 3 on NBC.

 

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(AP) – It’s not even Halloween yet, and Jennifer Nettles is already thinking about Christmas. She will be hosting the “CMA Country Christmas” TV special again this year on ABC. The two-hour show will feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Colbie Caillat, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry and Keith Urban. It will be taped in front of a live audience at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 3rd. People are encouraged to drop off an unwrapped toy at the arena the day of the show for children in need. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.

 

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(AP) – The next music Shania Twain records might have a holly, jolly jingle to it. She tells Up! Magazine that she’s been “dying to do a Christmas album for so long” and now is the best time to do that. Twain is launching her “Still The One” concert series in Las Vegas in December. She says once the show is underway, she’s going to get nostalgic and make the Christmas record happen.

 

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(AP) – “Christmas with Scotty McCreery” is hitting the store shelves in less than two weeks. McCreery says his goal for the holiday album – his first – was to make an album that would make both him and his fans feel good. He tells GAC that he “just wanted it to be holly and jolly and really lift people’s spirits in the Christmas season because it’s supposed to be a really happy time.” But, he says, he also wanted to “get across the real reason for the season” and that’s why he chose the song ‘Christmas in Heaven’ – his favorite on the album. He says he knew he wanted to record the song after listening to the first verse. The album is available October 16.

 

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(AP) – The Oak Ridge Boys are ready to deck the halls with a new holiday album. They are releasing “Christmas Time’s A-Coming” on Sept. 25 through digital and retail outlets across the country. An exclusive version is already available through Cracker Barrel, which features two bonus tracks. Joe Bonsall says the CD has a great mix of new and traditional songs that they look forward to adding to their Christmas tour in November.

 

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