Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Justin Moore, Others Join ’36th Annual WE Fest’ Lineup – CHRIS YOUNG, JUSTIN MOORE, VINCE GILL, JOSH TURNER, CHRIS JANSON, TYLER FARR, CARLY PEARCE, RODNEY ATKINS, DEVIN DAWSON, THE CADILLAC THREE, and ASHLEY MCBRYDE will join previously announced headliners JASON ALDEAN, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, and FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE (NET NEWS 10/18/17) for the “36TH ANNUAL WE FEST.” The festival is slated for THURSDAY, AUGUST 2nd through SATURDAY, AUGUST 4th at SOO PASS RANCH in DETROIT LAKES, MN.- Read more at ALL Access
Fort Wayne’s Addison Agen shares update on her music, career plans – Adam Levine of the pop group Maroon 5, who served as her celebrity coach on “The Voice,” was thinking of coming to one of the Embassy concerts, Addison said. Levine had to cancel that plan when his manager and longtime friend recently died unexpectedly. – Read more at News Sentinel
Addison Agen Day in Fort Wayne!
Such an honor! Thank you so very much! https://t.co/yHSFDhxORG
— Addison Agen (@AddisonAgen) January 18, 2018
Such an honor! Thank you so very much! https://t.co/yHSFDhxORG
— Addison Agen (@AddisonAgen) January 18, 2018
Interview: Lee DeWyze gets personal with his new album, ‘Paranoia’ – AXS: Did you find the process of writing an album this way to be more therapeutic for you creatively? LD: “Therapeutic” is the right word because there were moments where it felt so good to get into the studio and work on the songs. There’s a feeling that comes when you play live on stage where you consciously say nothing else matters. When you’re up there, you’re in the moment, and all of the outside stuff goes away. It felt that way every time I went into the studio. – Read more at AXS.com
Paula Abdul’s Mother Dies at 85 (Exclusive) – It’s a sad week for Paula Abdul. ET has exclusively learned that her mother, Lorraine Abdul, died on Sunday in California. She was 85. Although best known for supporting her daughter, Lorraine was a woman of many talents herself. She was a concert pianist, who grew up in one of the only two Jewish families in Minnedosa, Manitoba. – Read more at Entertainment Tonight