Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- January 11

Kane Brown and Grand Ole Opry member, Terri Clark, have become friends over the last few years. Kane and his wife, Katelyn purchased a home previosly owned by Terri. The house is being renovated right now. Kane will have a studio with a balcony overlooking the pool, they’ll have a safe room, new playroom for their girls, a bedroom for Kingsley and a garage. Terri stopped by recently to check out the changes.


The Georgia Bulldogs won their first national championship in over 40 years last night, defeating Alabama 33-18. Luke Bryan and Kane Brown were among the over 68,000 fans in attendance at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Others like Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Travis Denning and Tyler Farr were watching from home and shared their excitement on social media.

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