Headlines: Carrie Underwood Set for Spotify 4th Concert, Lauren Alaina Hosts ACM Honors

Carrie Underwood to Perform at Spotify’s Hot Country Live Show on July 4th in New York City

Lauren Alaina to co[host ACM Honors on August 22

Maddie Poppe gets why Britney Spears shaved her head – “Wow, it hasn’t been that long has it?” she said recently, taking a break from recording. “It’s all kind of a whirlwind. I’ve been meeting with the label. We’ve been recording and doing interviews. It’s been nonstop.” “It so overwhelming, honestly, and you just get caught up and need a break and don’t want to talk to anybody,” she said. “I’m beginning to understand more and more why this is hard for people — to do the Hollywood thing. Since the show wrapped, she’s been recording her debut album for a major label — which she doesn’t expect to be out for at least a year — and preparing for the summer’s “American Idol” tour. (Yes, she and boyfriend/“Idol” runner-up Caleb are hoping to do a duet for both the tour and the album.) – Read more at Des Moines Register

Us the Duo Talk Decision to Go On ‘America’s Got Talent,’ New Tour & Coming Up on Vine With Shawn Mendes – For us, we’re independent artists, and we always want to do things that are better than the past, so Carissa and I, we’ve played stages before, but never a stage at the size and the magnitude of America’s Got Talent. … The other night of the performance, that was the biggest stage we’ve ever performed on. So for us, that’s closer to our dream than maybe what we’re doing right now, which is playing club venues around the U.S. and occasionally in Europe. So we just call this the next big step to expand us to hopefully getting in front of a little bit more eyes than we have in the past. – Read more at Billboard

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