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Image Credit: Disney/ Connie Chornuk It’s not Christmas without some country music! The CMA Country Christmas special is back to celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2024. On Monday, December 2, 2024, the official CMA Instagram account shared:“Ready to get in the holly, jolly spirit ?! Join us for festive holiday performances from some of your favorite artists! Gather your friends and family and watch #CMAchristmas.” This year’s lineup includes performances from for King & Country, Amy Grant, Cody Johnson, Carín León, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi, Brittney Spencer, CeCe Winans, and Trisha Yearwood. Audiences can expect festive music, surprises, and plenty of…

More than a quarter of jobs at a university could be slashed in a bid to save £20 million, KentOnline can reveal.Vice-chancellor Rama Thirunamachandran has told Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) staff about 80% of the savings will come from redundancies.Up to 400 jobs could be cut at Canterbury Christ Church UniversityKentOnline understands the move will put some 400 roles at risk – 26% of the institution’s 1,500-strong workforce.This website spoke to a member of staff today who said they were told about the redundancies during an online call with Prof Thirunamachandran this morning.“We were told a few months ago…

The CMA Country Christmas is back to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Airing on December 3, 2024, the show will be hosted by Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood and feature performances from several artists, including Ashley McBryde. She will take the stage alongside her friend and fellow artist Brittney Spencer. According to American Songwriter, the 41-year-old singer shared her excitement about the collaboration: “When I found out I [get] to collab, I was immediately excited and curious as to who I would get to sing with” and “It’s Brittney Spencer. I could not be more excited. She got pipes.” Before the special airs…

Image Credit: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection “Baby, Baby” singer Amy Grant, 63, got her start as a Christian musician but gained a great deal of notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s after diving into pop music. Her first album debuted in 1977, while her most recent — a Christmas album called Tennessee Christmas — dropped in 2016. Fittingly, Amy is set to host the 2024 CMA Country Christmas special, alongside Trisha Yearwood on Tuesday, December 3. Amy is also set to perform along with other country stars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, and more. Aside from being a beloved singer and songwriter, Amy is…

Image Credit: Getty Images for ACM Garth Brooks, known for his contributions to music, was recently accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman who claims to have been his makeup artist. The singer denied the allegations, which he noted in a statement to  E! News in October 2024, “For the last two months, I have been hassled to no end with threats, lies, and tragic tales of what my future would be if I did not write a check for many millions of dollars.” The woman, referred to in documents as “Jane Roe,” was not only his makeup artist…

Image Credit: Getty Images for Coachella Sit down and be ready to snag your tickets just in time for the holidays! Kendrick Lamar and SZA are hitting the road in 2025 for their upcoming tour. The announcement came on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, just weeks after Kendrick released his album GNX on November 22. The album features 12 tracks, including two collaborations with SZA, “Luther” and “Gloria.” While the setlist is highly anticipated, as both are major artists, the tour will take the duo through major cities across North America. Interested in attending the tour? See the full schedule, locations, and…

Seven men – including people from Greenwich, Bromley, Hillingdon and Ealing – have now been sentenced in total for their roles in the drug operation. The group hid the drugs within the arm of an industrial digger and organised an online auction to make the excavator’s transportation to Australia look legitimate. It’s reported that MDMA would have sold for far more than the UK street price. The digger was first stored in an industrial unit in Grays, Essex. Two men, Tony Borg and Philip Lawson, arranged for a welder to cut the vehicle’s arm to seal the Class A drugs.…

View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Born and raised near the infamous 8 Mile boulevard in Detroit, Eminem nurtured his talent for rhyming to become one of the world’s greatest rappers and best-selling artists of all time. Along the way, the musician — whose real name is Marshall Mathers — would go on to score a whopping 17 Grammy Awards and even a Best Original Song Oscar for “Lose Yourself” in 2003. Despite all the fame and fortune, Eminem struggled with his personal life. In many of his early rap songs, the “Love the Way You Lie” hitmaker mentioned his strained…

Image Credit: Getty Images for The Match  Josh Allen has found his happily ever after with singer Hailee Steinfeld, as the couple announced their engagement on social media after a year of dating and keeping their relationship low-key and out of the public eye. While their love story blossoms, the 28-year-old NFL star’s past relationship with ex-girlfriend Brittany Williams has drawn attention. Brittany made headlines when she claimed on her Instagram Story that a comment she posted, which later went viral, was the result of her account being “hacked.” Before the 27-year-old singer captured Josh’s heart, the Buffalo Bills quarterback and…

Image Credit: Getty Images South Korea has formally declared martial law. President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a late-night television address on Tuesday, December 3, and explained how this would protect the “free Republic of Korea” from North Korea and its “communist forces.” Why Did South Korea Declare Martial Law? President Yoon Suk Yeol said he opted for martial law to “protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces that are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional order,”…