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Kellie Pickler will soon embark on her first USO tour to perform for service members in the Persian Gulf. Kellie is looking forward to sharing her gratitude to our troops by visiting with them, performing her music, posing for pictures and signing autographs. You may recall she recently joined Brad Paisley, among others for an impromptu concert at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Kellie shares, "I am so grateful to the USO for the opportunity to travel overseas and perform for troops. When I performed for them back in August, it felt really good. Having a chance to offer my sincere thanks again and spend quality time with them is a dream come true."

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Rascal Flatts will make their first appearance on Oprah this Friday for a "Home For The Holidays with Your Favorite Country Stars" show. Look for the band to surprise Oprah with an appearance by Jamie Foxx for their performance of "She Goes All The Way," and they'll share how the two acts came to record together. Also on tap, Vince Gill and Amy Grant talk about their love story and take viewers inside their home, plus a visit with "The Gambler" himself, the legendary Kenny Rogers!

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You may recall that a couple of weeks ago Billy Ray Cyrus - through a magazine interview - reached out to troubled Britney Spears, offering her a nice, calm Nashville Thanksgiving. That started the Britney Spears-is-coming-to-Nashville rumors, fueled by the fact that appointments were made for Britney and Billy Ray's Hannah Montana daughter, Miley Cyrus, for the A Moment's Peace salon, but only Miley showed at the day spa. According to Nashville's WKRN-TV, Britney didn't make it to Music City at all.

Eric Church surprised fans last week when he showed up for what he believed to be the premiere episode taping of a new Food Network show called Singin' in the Kitchen with the Loveless Cafe's Carol Fay (the biscuit lady). Eric, who is a fan of the Food Network, took the opportunity and was surprised to learn, along with Carol Fay and the audience, that it was in fact a taping for one of his favorite shows, THROWDOWN! With Bobby Flay. Eric and local chef and restaurateur Martha Stamps, were faced with judging the homemade biscuits and jams of both Carol Fay and Bobby Flay. The episode is scheduled to air sometime in January.

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