Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- January 27

Maddie & Tae‘s Maddie Font has shared an update on Tae on her baby girl. She says mama and daughter are both doing well.  Tae is recovering well and little Leighton is “healthy, strong and growing every day”. Leighton was born on January 17, three months early. She remains in the hospital, for now.


Eric Church is joining the growing list of artists who have opened bars and entertainment venues. He will be opening a honky tonk on Lower Broadway in Nasvhille called Chiefs. It will include a six story bar, a music performance venue and a Whole Hog BBQ restaurant. Chiefs is tentatively scheduled to open in 2023.

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