Artist Updates: Kelsea Ballerini, LOCASH, Dolly Parton

Kelsea Ballerini Added To CMA Music Festival

Kelsea Ballerini has been added to the opening night lineup at Nissan Stadium for the 2016 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, which will run June 9-12.

She joins previously announced artists for the Thursday night lineup that already includes performances from Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Rascal Flatts.

LOCASH’s Chris Lucas Welcomes Second Child

Photo: Chris Lucas

LOCASH’s Chris Lucas and his wife, Kaitlyn, welcomed a baby girl at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee, on Monday, March 21, according to US Weekly.

Remi McKenna Lucas arrived at 9:21 p.m., weighing in at 6 lbs, 10 oz, and 19 inches long. Remi joins older brother Caden, 5.

Dolly Parton Reveals Songs For Upcoming Katy Perry ACM Awards Duet

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton recently revealed to Rolling Stone that the upcoming Parton/Katy Perry duet at the 51st ACM Awards will include the Parton classics “Coat Of Many Colors” and “Jolene.”

“We were going to do ‘Coat of Many Colors’ together as a duet and then she got the big idea, why don’t we sing ‘Jolene’ together because she loves that song and since it’s going to be one of the movies,” explains Parton. “I go, yeah, why not? So I’m going to try to combine the ‘Coat of Many Colors’ and ‘Jolene’ to make it like a really even more special moment to perform with her.”

Parton is gearing up for a busy 2016, with the release of the CD Pure & Simple, and an upcoming United States tour.

The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

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