Friday Country Music News Headlines

Kacey Musgraves will join the lineup for the 2018 ‘Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100,’ which takes place December 2nd in Johannesburg, South Africa. The music festival is a celebration to the country’s iconic symbol of peace and struggle for equality Nelson Mandela. The festival includes Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and more – Trevor Noah from ‘The Daily Show With’ will serve at host.

At the top of the charts this week sits “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, Dan + Shay, Brett Young, FGL, and Kane Brown within the top 5. The hottest radio song this past week has been “Kiss Somebody” from Morgan Evans, and look for Jake Owen’s song “Down to the Honkytonk” to be large in the coming weeks.

Gretchen Wilson was arrested after landing at the Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks Ct due to a scuffle and an in-flight disturbance between she and another passenger. Gretchen’s bail was set at $1,000


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