{"id":1308401,"date":"2019-04-11T15:50:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T21:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1805299"},"modified":"2019-04-11T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T21:50:51","slug":"five-at-five-big-rich-kickoff-predators-tradition-gretchen-wilson-and-jessie-g-cover-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/five-at-five-big-rich-kickoff-predators-tradition-gretchen-wilson-and-jessie-g-cover-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Five at Five: Big &amp; Rich Kickoff Predators Tradition + Gretchen Wilson and Jessie G. Cover Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:671738?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\">21m 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 Thursday (April 11):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listicle-container\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s NHL playoff time in Nashville, and that means the return of a Predators\u2019 tradition in which the city\u2019s top musicians sing the National Anthem. Big &amp; Rich\u2019s \u201cStar Spangled Banner\u201d on Wednesday night (April 10) was the first to open Stanley Cup playoff time at the Bridgestone Arena. The performance coincides with the news that John Rich will expand his Redneck Riviera bar and venue to the neighboring Cotton Eyed Joe\u2019s building on Lower Broadway. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.tennessean.com\/amp\/3427955002\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessean<\/a>, the property\u2019s $18.5 million purchase was closed Thursday (April 11).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Grand Ole Opry Reveals Initial CMA Fest Schedule<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Carrie Underwood, Chris Janson and Travis Tritt will headline a special Grand Ole Opry June 4 to ring in Nashville\u2019s CMA Fest week. A free Opry Plaza Party will begin earlier in the afternoon with live music and activities. Opry performances scheduled for CMA Fest Week include shows running June 6-8, as well as a June 8 matinee performance of Opry Country Classics featuring Larry Gatlin &amp; the Gatlin Brothers and Charley Pride at the Ryman Auditorium. The Opry\u2019s CMA Fest schedule will be updated in the coming weeks at the show\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/opry.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>The Cadillac Three has new music just in time for the summer. The beloved Nashville trio\u2019s \u201cCrackin\u2019 Cold Ones with the Boys\u201d is the first piece of music since 2017\u2019s <em>Legacy<\/em>. A new album is in the works for a release set for later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Wilson and rising artist Jessie G. sound just like Nancy and Annie Wilson on Heart\u2019s \u201cDreamboat Annie,\u201d and it\u2019s the jam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Tortuga\u2019s 2019 Sustainability Initiatives<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Rock the Ocean\u2019s Tortuga Music Festival starts tomorrow (April 12) in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. with headliners Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and Thomas Rhett. This year\u2019s Conservation Village will showcase 30 worldwide leaders in ocean conservation including Sea Turtle Oversight Protection (STOP), Oceana, Surfrider and Sharks4Kids. The groups are divided into 5 tents, each representing one of Rock The Ocean\u2019s five core issues: overfishing, shark conservation, coral reef degradation, marine pollution and turtle conservation. Since its inception, Tortuga raised more than $1,200,000 to support ocean conservation.<\/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\/1805299\/five-at-five-big-rich-kickoff-predators-tradition-gretchen-wilson-and-jessie-g-cover-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 21m ago Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you five things to know in country music. 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