{"id":1306582,"date":"2019-03-22T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T21:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1804258"},"modified":"2019-03-22T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T21:50:20","slug":"five-at-five-mike-fisher-becomes-an-american-citizen-kelsea-ballerini-and-brooks-dunn-join-the-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/five-at-five-mike-fisher-becomes-an-american-citizen-kelsea-ballerini-and-brooks-dunn-join-the-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Five at Five: Mike Fisher Becomes an American Citizen + Kelsea Ballerini and Brooks &amp; Dunn Join The Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:670402?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/tinglel\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Tingle\" rel=\"author\">Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">12m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you five things to know in country music. It\u2019s your new favorite fix for all the latest news headlines in one place. Here\u2019s what you need to know for Friday (March 22):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listicle-container\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Mike Fisher Granted American Citizenship<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s official. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/carrie-underwood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Carrie Underwood<\/a>\u2019s husband, Mike Fisher, is an American citizen. The 38-year-old retired hockey player and father of two made his citizenship announcement via an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mfisher1212\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> story on Thursday (March 21) with the caption, \u201cBig day I\u2019m officially American.\u201d Fisher played for the Nashville Predators from 2011 through his first retirement in 2017. He came back out of retirement in 2018 to help the Predators make another Stanley Cup run, and then announced a second retirement in May last year after the team was eliminated in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Ballerini will advise talent on Kelly Clarkson\u2019s team, and Brooks &amp; Dunn\u2019s Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will advise singers on Blake Shelton\u2019s team on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/the-voice-advisors-battle-rounds-exclusive\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Voice<\/a><\/em>. This is Ballerini\u2019s second time on the show after being last year\u2019s fifth coach for the show\u2019s comeback stage. <em>The Voice<\/em>\u2019s battle rounds begin Monday (March 25).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Rising Texas Artist Dies While Filming Music Video<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of rising Texas-based artist Justin Carter, who died in an accidental shooting while filming a music video on Saturday (March 16). Carter was on the set and using the gun as a prop when it went off. \u201cJustin had a potential to \u2026 in our eyes, and a lot of people\u2019s eyes to be the next Garth Brooks,\u201d Triple Threat Management\u2019s Mark Atherton tells Houston\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/rising-country-music-star-dies-in-accidental-shooting\/5208751\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KTRK-TV<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/justin-carter-funeral-funds?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fb_dn_cpgnstaticsmall_r&amp;fbclid=IwAR1eNOZT5s6OD_QjlBdpGjZltHqQNmhqlcLkAQeOWQctuc9-fbocCApV1RA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a> fundraiser has been set up to support Carter\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Jennings will join legendary Guns N\u2019 Roses bassist Duff McKagan on a North American tour in support of McKagan\u2019s forthcoming solo album <em>Tenderness<\/em> (out May 31). Jennings, who produced the album, and his band will serve as both direct support and McKagan\u2019s backing musicians on the tour, which kicks off on May 30 in Philadelphia, Pa. Tickets for all shows are available via McKagan\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duffonline.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s Friday (March 22). And you know what that means: new music for the weekend! New songs released today include Anderson\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XK7IscaI6Yc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Good Lord<\/a>,\u201d Ashton\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_tVVNBDJGYw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pretty Shiny Things<\/a>,\u201d McEntire\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6es6zzhX4uo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom<\/a>\u201d and Owen\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1aInWr6KdoU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">That\u2019s On Me<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1804258\/five-at-five-mike-fisher-becomes-an-american-citizen-kelsea-ballerini-and-brooks-dunn-join-the-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 12m ago Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you five things to know in country music. It\u2019s your new favorite fix for all the latest news headlines in one place. Here\u2019s what you need to know for Friday (March 22): Mike Fisher Granted American Citizenship It\u2019s official. 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