Keith Urban will be part of an all-genre kick off for the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix event next month. Keith is the only country artist performing during the show. All 20 Formula 1 drivers will also take part in the opening ceremony, and Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil will also entertain the crowd.

Carrie Underwood has been added to the list of performers for the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Other newly announced performers include Stevie Nicks, Adam Levine, Common, Miguel and Sia. Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile were announced as performers last week. The ceremony takes place November 3, and will stream live on Disney+ starting at 8pm. ABC will also air a performance and highlights special on New Year's Day.

Miranda Lambert is showing off the newest member of her farm family...a goat she has named Tanya. Miranda introduced her on Instagram with a video that features Tanya Tucker's "San Antonio Stroll." Miranda's been enjoying some quiet time hanging out with her husband and working on her farm. She's getting ready to head back to Las Vegas in November for her Velvet Rodeo: The Vegas Residency.

Kane Brown's wife, Katelyn, outdid herself with the party she planned for his 30th birthday on October 21.

She went with a "RIP to Kane's 20's" costume party. Guests came dressed as clowns, ghouls, jesters and more. Katelyn wore a "granny" costume with a grey wig, hospital gown and a wheelchair. The guest of honour dressed up as a bloodied zombie in a Georgia Bulldogs jersey. 

Guests enjoyed custom cocktails, cookies and a pizza station. The cake was a two-tier chocolate cake with spiderweb and skull decorations. 

The party also featured a custom photobooth and a pop-up tattoo parlor.

Toby Keith has announced two new live shows amid his ongoing cancer battle. The shows are set for December 10 & 11 at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas.

The new concerts are the first large-scale shows Toby has done since he announced he was diagnosed with stomach cancer in June 2022. 

Scotty McCreery was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame on October 19.

"If you know me, you know how much I love my home state of North Carolina," Scotty shared in a statement. "There are so many great musical talents from all genres that have come from our state, and I am honoured to be inducted alongside them in the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame."

Past honourees include Eric Church, John Coltrane, Fantasia, Andy Griffith, Ronnie Milsap, Thelonious Monk, Earl Scruggs, Nina Simone, James Taylor, Randy Travis and more.

To celebrate the moment, Scotty took to the stage for an acoustic performance of several of his hit songs.

 

Lee Brice was one of many artists on hand for the 10th Annual Homecoming Golf & Concert event for the Nikki Mitchell Foundation. It was set up to help fight pancreatic cancer after Nikki was diagnosed in 2010. She lost her battle in 2013, but the Foundation continues to raise money to help with patient care, new technology for early detection and a cure.

Lee performed at the Bowery in Myrtle Beach on October 8 with Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser and Jerrod Niemann. The event raised more than $570,000, which is a new fundraising record the for the foundation.

Luke Bryan responded to a music critic who said he "phoned it in" during a recent concert in Minnesota. Then, he told another country music publication to "kiss my a--."

It all started with a review written by Russ Raihala in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He described Luke's performance as "less animated," "aimless," "distracted" and "listless." He compared the show to other concerts he has seen from Luke and noted that the venue was smaller than his stadium tour and there were empty seats. The review started with the question, "Has Luke Bryan peaked?"

Luke responded, saying, that his show was sold out and the crowd had a great time. He also falsely accused them of never writing a positive review about him. The writer followed up with multiple positive reviews that have been written in the past, and Luke had to admit he was thinking of a different newspaper.

A country music blog, Saving Country Music, got involved in the argument when they wrote an article saying that Luke might be better served listening to Raihala than fight back.

"You can kiss my a--too," was Luke's response. 

"This phoned in thing got me mad," he wrote. "Hell. I'm 47. Some nights my damn knees hurt. However, y'all gotta job to do. Go get some followers. Been 10 years since my last Twitter war. Peace and I love everyone."

Luke wasn't done yet.

"Check Pollstar numbers if you think I'm in decline saving country dude."

His tour wraps this month. In December, Luke will pick up his Las Vegas residency.