CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – Blake Shelton’s thank-you concert for the military will be incorporated into a Pepsi commercial. Shelton performed Monday at the Lexington Museum on the Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas, for military veterans. Pepsi says the show will be part of a 60-second commercial that will run during the Seahawks-49ers game on Thanksgiving.

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NASHVILLE (AP) – The entertainer of the year category at the Country Music Association Awards could come down to whether the voters are feeling sentimental or feeling girl power. George Strait retired from touring this year, and Miranda Lambert is one fierce female in the boys’ club of country music. Blake Shelton and Keith Urban are high-profile contenders because of their reality shows, and Luke Bryan has sold huge numbers of records. Lambert leads the nominations with nine. The CMAs will air live tonight on ABC.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Trisha Yearwood, Joe Nichols and The Band Perry will star as themselves on an upcoming episode of “Nashville.” The storyline focuses on the Country Music Association Awards. The episode airs November 19 on ABC.

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Hunter Hayes, Jennifer Nettles, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, the Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald have been added to perform on The 48th Annual CMA Awards. In addition,Ashley Monroe has been added to Blake Shelton‘s performance and Lily Aldridge, Brantley Gilbert, Darius Rucker, Lee Brice, Brandy Clark, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride and Kip Moore will all be presenters. Watch the show Nov. 5 when it airs live from Nashville onABC-TV. See the full lineup here.

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Arista’s Brad Paisley has extended his Country Nation World Tour presented by Kraft Cheesethrough March 2015. He’ll bring openers Parmalee and The Swon Brothers. The last leg kicks off Jan. 17 in Morgantown, WV with tickets on sale Nov. 7. Details here.

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Capitol’s Luke Bryan and Cabela’s Inc. debuted Bryan’s new 32 Bridge clothing line Nov. 1 exclusively at Cabela’s. The men’s and women’s apparel will target hunters, fishers and country music fans. See the line here.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Zac Brown Band will headline the tailgate party for the first College Football Playoff national championship game. They will perform outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on January 12. Other concerts around the game will be announced later.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The students of Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City won’t soon forget that Vince Gill once attended there. There’s a huge statue of him out front. Gill attended yesterday’s dedication of a 10-foot sculpture of him with his hands resting on a guitar balanced on its end. Alumni and students welcomed him back during a school assembly.

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NEW YORK (AP) – A new three-day country music festival starring Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley will debut in New York City next summer.

Live Nation Entertainment announced Wednesday that FarmBorough will take place June 26-28 on Randall’s Island. It’s being billed as the first-ever country music festival in NYC.

Tickets go on sale on Nov. 6. Three-day passes cost $225.

Additional performers include Kip Moore, Ashley Monroe, Randy Houser, Wade Bowen, Brandy Clark, Maddie & Tae and The Cadillac Three.

More performers will be announced at a later date.

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Online:

http://www.farmboroughfestival.com

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NASHVILLE (AP) – George Strait has been added to the entertainment lineup for the Country Music Association Awards. He will perform for the 24th time at the awards show. He’s the reigning Entertainer of the Year and he’s up for that award again. Strait is the most-nominated artist in CMA Awards history, with 83. The CMA Awards are November 5.

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean are merging tours. They will play 10 dates together next year, beginning May 2 in San Francisco. Chesney says there aren’t a lot of guys who put out the effort the way Aldean does. Aldean says he has a real friendship with Chesney but “that doesn’t mean I’m going to make it easy to follow me every night.”

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NASHVILLE (AP) – If Ronnie Milsap had listened to his counselors, he never would have made it to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Milsap says they told him he’d never make it as a professional musician. However, Ray Charles told him he would make it. Milsap was inducted on Sunday in a ceremony in Nashville. Bluegrass musician Mac Wiseman and late songwriter Hank Cochran also were inducted.

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