Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- March 17

Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan McLaughlin are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland. Last weekend, Miranda performed at the C2C Music Festival in Europe so they stuck around an extra week.


The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame released a statement today saying that Dolly Parton‘s nomination for the class of 2022 still stands. Dolly withdrew herself from consideration a few days ago, saying she didn’t feel she had earned the honor. The Hall of Fame believes she has earned the honor and the ballots have been sent out with Dolly’s name included.

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