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Lauren Akins posts hilarious video of her and Thomas Rhett's one-year-old daughter

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ABCLauren Akins shared a very relatable video of her and Thomas Rhett‘s one-year-old daughter, Lennon Love Akins, with her social media followers.

“Just your typical struggle bus on a Wednesday. I feel ya babe, sometimes I just…can’t,” Lauren writes with a series of crying laughing emojis alongside a clip of the toddler slumped over on the ground, refusing to sit up.

In the video, Lauren, laughs hysterically as she attempts to convince her little one to get off the floor.

“You can hear her say ‘doww?’ aka ‘I want down,'” she captioned the clip. “I’m still laughing, she is the goofiest kid even at just 1 year.”

She also added a note for all of her critics. “For all of you thinking I’m a horrible mom, she is practically running around the house and started walking at 9 months, so sitting up is not something we’re working on,” she says. “She blew past that milestone about 6 months ago.” 

The couple is also parents to five-year-old Willa Gray and three-year-old Ada James. Their family celebrated Lennon Love’s first birthday earlier this month.

By Good Morning America
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Kelsea Ballerini, Brothers Osborne to announce ACM Awards nominees on Friday

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Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music will unveil the nominees for the 2021 ACM Awards on Friday. 

Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne will announce the nominees in the categories of Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Group of the Year, Duo of the Year and Single of the Year on CBS This Morning at 8:30 a.m. ET.

ETonline will reveal the artists nominated for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, New Male Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Video of the Year at 8:45 a.m. ET. 

The full list of nominees will be available on the official ACM website following the morning announcements. 

It was previously announced that the ACM Awards will broadcast for the second year in a row from the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe in Nashville on April 18 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. 

By Cillea Houghton 
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Carrie Underwood recorded "Softly and Tenderly" to "bring some healing"

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Capitol Records Nashville For Carrie Underwood, “Softly and Tenderly” is a message of healing she hopes to share with fans.

In a behind-the-scenes video, Carrie discusses her connection to the hymn, which serves as the first release off her upcoming gospel album, My Savior. 

She recalls singing “Softly and Tenderly” at the 2017 CMA Awards during a “very somber moment” in memoriam of the 60 people who were tragically killed during a mass shooting at Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas in October 2017. 

“It felt like at the time, that song just brought a lot of healing into the room,” Carrie reflects. “I wanted to include it on this project to have it in a more ‘done’ way. Hopefully it’ll continue to bring some healing to people who need it.” 

My Savior, the companion to Carrie’s Christmas album, My Gift, features a variety of other gospel songs she grew up singing including “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art.” The new album arrives on March 26. 

By Cillea Houghton 
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'The Goldbergs' actress and singer Hayley Orrantia talks country music industry: "It's time to make big changes"

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ABC/Frank MicelottaFor eight seasons, Hayley Orrantia has played Erica Goldberg on ABC’s 1980s-set family comedy, The Goldbergs.

But in real life, Orrantia has many other roles — including country singer. The 27-year-old has showed off her singing chops on The Goldbergs and released her debut EP, The Way Out, in 2019.

As she continues to work on new music from her home studio, Orrantia is acutely aware of the changes taking place in the country music industry, specifically when it comes to speaking out against racism following the Morgan Wallen controversy.

“I absolutely think this is an opportunity for country music and people within country music to start having conversations that they were very hesitant to have before,” Orrantia tells ABC Audio. 

“I think that not only in country music, but the entertainment industry all around has pushed things to the side or under the table that we’ve been able to ignore up until this point that you just can’t ignore anymore. It’s time to have a conversation. It’s time to make big changes.”

She adds that it gives her hope to see people in the industry speaking up, especially those in positions of power, because they help set the standard.

“There’s a fear when you’re in the entertainment industry, whether that’s music or acting, to be controversial because you don’t want to limit your audience,” she says.  “But at the same time, you know what’s right and what’s wrong. And at some point you have to be able to stand up and use your platform to be able to represent that.”

“I applaud everyone who’s been able to do that during this time because we’re just teaching the younger generation how it should be done,” she says. 

The Goldbergs airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

By Andrea Tuccillo 
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Matt Stell launching Everywhere But Home Tour on Friday

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Dustin Haney Matt Stell is heading back out on tour. 

The “Everywhere But On” singer turned to Twitter on Wednesday to share that he is hitting the road with Teddy Robb and Chris Bandi on his headlining Everywhere But Home Tour. 

The 15-date run kicks off on Friday at The Stockyard in Holiday, Florida and continues through May 7 where it wraps in Jackson, Tennessee. Along the way, Stell and crew will make stops in Nashville, Birmingham, Alabama, Columbia, South Carolina and more. 

A publicist for Stell confirms to ABC News Radio that local COVID-19 restrictions and precautions will all be adhered to. 

“It’s official—the boys and I are saddling up and hitting the road again. I’ve been waiting a long time to say that,” the chart-topping singer professes on Instagram. “2020 knocked us on our a**es. In 2021 we fight back by having all the fun we didn’t get to have and then some…Be ready. The future’s coming and it’s looking BRIGHT.”  

Tickets go on sale Friday at noon local time. Visit Stell’s website for more info. 

By Cillea Houghton 
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