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MSN Music — Put on your cowboy boots! It’s almost time for country music’s biggest night. If it’s anything like in past years, the 51st Annual Country Music Awards will feature heartwarming performances, comedic sketches from the hosts and exciting award r... more info

PopSugar — Just a few days after the tragic Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, Eric Church returned to the stage to perform at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday. Struggling to hold back tears, the country music singer told an emotional story ab... more info

Stereogum — The country music world has been grappling with the aftermath of the mass shooting that claimed 58 lives during the last day of Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday (10/1). Eric Church -- who headlined the first day of the festival last F... more info

MSN Music — See Eric Church's tearful speech about the Las Vegas shooting and perform new song 'Why Not Me" in honor of a victim. more info

USA Today Music — Country music star Eric Church honored the victims of the deadly Las Vegas shooting Wednesday night during a performance at the Grand Ole Opry.             more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Before it became the site of Sunday’s deadly mass shooting, the Route 91 Harvest festival was one of a handful of concert blowouts aiming to burnish the Las Vegas Strip’s reputation as a live-music destination. Jason Aldean, Eric Church... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Before it became the site of Sunday’s deadly mass shooting, the Route 91 Harvest festival was one of a handful of concert blowouts aiming to burnish the Las Vegas Strip’s reputation as a live-music destination. Jason Aldean, Eric Church... more info

Stereogum — The grizzled country-music badass Jamey Johnson is one of the strongest, most vivid voices in his genre, and two of his albums, 2008's That Lonesome Song and 2010's The Guitar Song, are among the best country albums that anyone has made this century.... more info

Stereogum — Nashville country star Eric Church is apparently a grunge fan. He covered Pearl Jam's "Better Man" during a recent show outside Seattle, and last night in Washington, DC, he paid tribute to the late Chris Cornell by covering Johnny Cash's version of ... more info