** Joe Don Rooney from Rascal Flatts is trending today as we learn he and his wife Tiffany expecting baby #3 late this summer! The new family member will join Jagger who’s 5 1/2 and Raquel who’s 3 1/2. Joe Don says they’re looking forward to expanding the “Rooney Circus.”
** Blake Shelton and his The Voice co-star Shakira will perform “Medicine” on the ACM Awards Sunday night on CBS. The pair recently recorded the song for her new self-titled album, available soon.
** Jerrod Niemann is trending as he’s established Free The Music USA, a non-profit dedicated to collecting used musical instruments and giving them to children in need. The charity will also make varied donations to other music-based charities throughout the year.
** Josh Turner is trending as he offers us a quick glimpse of his new book MAN STUFF before its official release:
Get a sneak peek at my book MAN STUFF! An excerpt is now live via @iBooks: https://t.co/61NokDZMjJ
— Josh Turner (@joshturnermusic) March 31, 2014
** And finally, the stars of Nashville are trending as we find out they’re going on the road for real with the Nashville Concert Tour featuring Charles Esten (Deacon Claybourne), Clare Bowen (Scarlett O’Connor), Jonathan Jackson (Avery Barkley), Sam Palladio (Gunnar Scott) and Chris Carmack (Will Lexington). Initially, it’s three dates kicking off at Joe’s Bar (!) on the 25th later this month, then Washington and New York in early May. Tickets go on sale this Friday HERE.
