Summit Media’sWQNU/Louisville and MCA’s Gary Allan are partnering for a show to benefit Addie’s Army. Earlier this month a man claiming to be connected to Jason Aldean scammed the non-profit and a Louisville club out of more than $9,000, money meant to benefit two year-old Addilyn Roberts’ fight against Leukemia. “It says a lot about who Gary is as a person and an artist to take the time to do a show like this,” says WQNU OM Shane Collins. “I’m happy we can be there,” Allan says. “I feel for the Roberts family. It’s clear they were lied to. It is a real shame anyone would take advantage of a family in a situation like that. We plan to have a good time and hopefully raise some money to help them.” Only 250 tickets will be sold for the March 25 show, with sales starting Monday (2/17). VIP and meet-and-greet ticket packages will also be available. All proceeds will be donated to Addie’s Army. More here.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Garth Brooks has come out the winner in a legal tussle with a former employee. The Tennessean newspaper (http://tnne.ws/1bvGULs) reports a federal jury ruled Brooks’ way in a dispute over $226,000. Brooks and his TV production firm sued Lisa Sanderson over the money, claiming it was a loan she failed to repay. Sanderson claimed the money was a gift – and that she and Brooks were so tight, they were like family. She also claimed the money was part of a pension she was owed after Red Stokes Entertainment closed down in 2010. The jury found otherwise. But it’s unclear whether Brooks will ever see the money. Sanderson told the judge that she did not have the money to repay the singer.

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) – Dolly Parton says she has always enjoyed working with other artists on tour. But she says it’s nice to know she can sell out a venue overseas with just her name on the marquee. She says back in the ’70s, she used to tour overseas as part of what she calls “package shows” – with other acts. But she says eventually her management convinced her that she could sell out as a solo act. So she did – and she loved it. She says fans overseas make her feel more special because she doesn’t get out of the country as often. So, Dolly says, when she does tour overseas she feels like she is “kinda like a rock star.”

These days, Parton is making the rounds in New Zealand and Australia – and will also perform in the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden this summer.

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Congratulations to Bucky Covington and fiancée and Monarch Publicity’s Katherine Cook, who will welcome their first child in the fall. The pair met in 2007 and were engaged in 2010. 

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Craig Morgan has partnered with Kidde Fire Safety, The Tennessee State Division of Fire Prevention and the National Fallen Firefighters Association to donate 5,000 Kidde smoke alarms to to fire departments along the route of Morgan’s The Journey Tour. The fire departments will choose homes throughout their communities in which to install the alarms. Morgan made the first donation in his hometown of Dickson, TN. More here.

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The Grand Ole Opry will officially release Backstage At The Grand Ole Opry March 15 as part of the show’s 40th anniversary celebration of its permanent home at the Grand Ole Opry House, but you can get a copy at select locations now. The book includes favorite backstage stories from Garth Brooks,Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley and others, and more than 250 exclusive photos. Find it at The Opry Shop, Opry Originals at Third and Broadway in Nashville and the Nashville Airport, Gaylord Opryland Resort and here.

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Brett Eldredge, Justin Moore and Kip Moore are the final nominees for New Artist Of The Year at the 49th Annual ACM Awards. The fan-voted nominees came from a list of eight semifinalists, which also included Lee Brice, Tyler Farr, Kacey Musgraves, Thomas Rhett and Parmalee. The second round of voting starts March 24 here, with the winner announced at the awards show April 6 in Las Vegas on CBS-TV.

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Capitol’s Luke Bryan has been added to the 4th Annual ACM Fan Jam at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas April 6, concurrent with the 49th Annual ACM Awards. He joins previously announced Fan Jam hosts Florida Georgia Line for the concert, which will be featured during the awards telecast via remote. Bryan will also be hosting the awards show with Blake Shelton. More here.

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Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean will headline the inaugural Legends Day concert at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 24 as part of the Indianapolis 500 festivities. “Over the last several years we have continued to add reasons for our fans to visit the [speedway] the day before the Indianapolis 500 to celebrate our current drivers and the legends of the race as part of Legends Day,” says IMS President J. Douglas Boles. “Adding a concert featuring an outstanding entertainer like Jason Aldean is a fantastic way for fans to cap off a day of honoring our current and past drivers and get geared up for ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ that will take place the next day.” Tickets will go on sale Monday (2/17). More here.

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Charlie Daniels and Lipscomb University have partnered for the fifth annual Copperweld Charlie Daniels’ Scholarship For Heroes event March 25 at the university’s Allen Arena. Daniels, Kellie Pickler, Clint Black, The Grascals, the Navy Band Sea Chanters and the American Hitmen will perform. Daniels launched the benefit in 2010 to create awareness for the national Veterans Yellow Ribbon education program and to raise funds for veterans to attend Lipscomb University.

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