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Crews Respond to Fire at Carrie Underwood’s Tennessee Home

Crews Respond to Fire at Carrie Underwood’s Tennessee Home

Fans of Carrie Underwood flooded the country music star’s social media after news broke of a fire at her home near Nashville, Tennessee. Now, the “Cowboy Casanova” singer is reassuring fans that she and her family are completely safe following the Sunday, June 16 incident.

In a statement shared on Monday, June 17, Carrie Underwood’s team confirmed that Williamson County fire crews “quickly contained” the blaze. “There was no fire damage to the primary residence, and the family and their pets were unharmed,” the statement read. Underwood’s team verified many previously reported details. An off-road UTV caught fire and spread to the singer’s garage just after 9:40 p.m. Sunday. Williamson County dispatched all eight of its fire stations to the property in the affluent Pinewood community west of Leiper’s Fork. Fortunately, Underwood and husband Mike Fisher had the foresight to install a 10,000-gallon water tank at the home. Firefighters used that tank to extinguish the flames. Dinah Wade, a spokesperson with Williamson County Fire and Rescue, confirmed to The Tennessean that Underwood, Fisher, and their two sons were all home at the time. Luckily, they all escaped unscathed, along with three pets. “One of the pets would not leave the homeowner’s side,” Wade said. Afterwards, crews remained on the scene for several hours to battle hot spots.

 

 

Country Artist Signs with Record Lable

Country Artist Signs with Record Lable

Rising country music star, Connor McCutcheon has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Spirit Music Nashville/Fluid Music Revolution.

The Nashville singer-songwriter has opened for artists such as; the lead vocalist of Rascal Flatts, Gary LeVox, American country music artist, Trey Lewis and  America’s Got Talent, very own Mitch Rossell. McCutcheon has even headlined his own shows, bringing a contagious energy to all. He has performed at the Music City Grand Prix Riverfront and iHeart Radio Stages, Whiskey Jam and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

“We are very excited to welcome Connor McCutcheon to Spirit/Fluid,” says Frank Rogers, Chief Creative Officer, Spirit Music Group & Chief Executive Officer, Spirit Music Nashville. “Connor has the ability to write songs that draw you in lyrically and then deliver those songs with an honest, unique voice. We feel the sky is the limit for Connor both as a songwriter and an artist.”

“It’s not every day a talent like Connor enters your radar,” states AJ Burton, Vice President, Spirit Music Nashville/Fluid Music Revolution. “Kid is a born entertainer, has an impeccable drive to succeed and is a great storyteller. This is gonna be a fun ride!”

YOU CAN LISTEN TO HIS NEW SONG “LOVE LETTER” DOWN BELOW.

George Strait breaks US Concert Attendance Record

George Strait breaks US Concert Attendance Record

George Strait, the “King of Country Music,” is now the “King of Concerts.”

Country singer George Strait just smashed another record in his chart-topping musical career. On Saturday, June 15th, the Texas native played the largest ticketed concert in U.S. history before a crowd of 110,905 fans, according to Billboard. The performance at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field in College Station beat out the previous record held by the band Grateful Dead, which performed infront of 107,019 attendees during a 1977 show at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. Though Strait nabbed the record for the largest ticketed musical performance, there have been bigger crowds at some music festivals and free concerts held in the U.S., such as the 1986 performance by the New York Philharmonic in Central Park that drew an estimated 800,000 people.

Strait has the most No. 1 singles of any artist in any music genre, and he’s the only artist to chart a top 10 hit every year for 30 years. In addition, Strait has achieved the most No. 1 albums in the history of country music, which includes 20 of his 60 No. 1 hits. Strait has 13 multiplatinum and 38 gold albums. His ‘92 “Pure Country” catalog went six times platinum, and his highest certified album is the ’95 classic “Strait Out of the Box.”

 

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys In Declining Health

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys In Declining Health

We are saddened to hear about Brian Wilson, musician and founding member of The Beach Boys, having been placed under a conservatorship following a Los Angeles court ruling on Thursday.

Wilson consents to the conservatorship.

According to the court documents, Wilson is “unable to care for his person,” has a “Major Neurocognitive Disorder” and “lacks capacity to give informed medical consent for medications.”

Wilson’s conservators are ordered to consult with his children regarding all material related healthcare decisions, the court documents said.

According to the Wilson family, the decision to place Brian under a conservatorship came following the death of his wife, Melinda Wilson, in January.

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Miss Teen USA Steps Down – BUT WHY?

Miss Teen USA Steps Down – BUT WHY?

Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava has stepped down from her role as Miss Teen USA – just days after Miss USA Noelia Voight did the same – blaming mental health concerns and a conflict of values with the parent organization.

On Wednesday May 8, 2024 Srivastava wrote in an Instagram post that she was prematurely stepping away from her 2023 Miss Teen USA title, saying that her “personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.”

Srivastava, 17, of New Jersey, was the first Miss Teen USA winner of mixed Mexican and Indian descent. In her statement announcing her resignation, Yahoo! reports Srivastava said she would continue her advocacy work on behalf of the Lotus Petal Foundation and the Bridge of Books Foundation. She also thanked “those who support me for who I am and have always been, not for who I’ve momentarily become.”