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Jason Aldean Releases Statement About Las Vegas Shooting

(Radio.com) Jason Aldean was performing onstage in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, killing 59 people and wounding more than 500 others.

The singer posted a lengthy Instagram message reflecting on the tragedy and paying tribute to victims. Aldean, a husband and father, admitted that he's afraid to raise his kids in a world that feels violent and dangerous.

"Over the last 24 hrs I have gone through lots of emotions," he wrote. "Scared, Anger, Heartache, Compassion and many others. I truely don't understand why a person would want to take the life of another. Something has changed in this country and in this world lately that is scary to see. This world is becoming the kind of place i am afraid to raise my children in."

Aldean offered a unifying message for the deeply divided United States and urged people to show kindness to others. "At the end of the day we aren't Democrats or Republicans, Whites or Blacks, Men or Women," he wrote. "We are all humans and we are all Americans and its time to start acting like it and stand together as ONE! That is the only way we will ever get this Country to be better than it has ever been, but we have a long way to go and we have to start now." Read more here.

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Miley Cyrus Honors Las Vegas Victims During 'Fallon' Performance

(Radio.com) Miley Cyrus kicked off Miley Week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night (Oct. 2) with a powerful performance of Dido's "No Freeman." Backed by a full band that included Adam Sandler on guitar and backing vocals, the singer's cover struck a chord in the aftermath of Sunday night's (Oct. 1) deadly shooting in Las Vegas, which took the lives of at least 59 people and injured more than 500.

In an interview with Fallon following her performance, she explained why she decided to begin her week-long residency on the show with that particular track.

"There is no love without freedom. I think about that when these tragic events happen," she said. "What is music if we can't go see our favorite artist perform because we're scared of violence, or we're scared of losing someone that we love to go to a concert or go see a film? I think right now we're supposed to be 'Land of the Free' but we can't have freedom if we're constantly living in fear. Never bow down to bullies and stand up for what's right. Constantly share hope instead of encouraging any more fear."

The singer closed the show with her poignant song "The Climb." The afternoon before the performance, Cyrus tweeted that her Tonight Show appearance would strive to help heal a wounded nation and encourage peace. Read more here.

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Keith Urban, Vince Gill Lead Nashville Vigil After Vegas Tragedy

(Radio.com) Keith Urban, Vince Gill and Nashville's Charles Esten were on hand in Nashville Monday night (October 2) to take part in a vigil in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting at Route 91 Harvest festival that left 59 dead and over 500 wounded.

At the start of the vigil, Esten likened the country community to that of a family. "Country music, they call it an industry," he said. "They call it a community sometimes and it is. But what it really turns out to be is a family. We're all a part of that family and Nashville is that family's home." He added, "Music can bring healing and that is why we're here tonight. For the first smallest steps at bringing some light to this darkness."

Urban, Gill, Amy Grant and Alison Krauss also took the stage at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater for an evening of music and prayer. "I'm honored to be here as a voice for the innocent. May we never lose our voice for innocent people," Billboard reports Gill said before playing "Go Rest High on That Mountain."

He'd later welcome Grant to the stage who led the audience in a moment of silence and prayer. Urban took the stage to perform a poignant cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," and shared his difficulty in making sense of the shooting.

"I started this morning by finding out about it and being shell-shocked all morning, getting my kids ready for school," he confessed. "My 9-year-old, as I was driving her to school this morning, said to me, 'Dad, you seem quiet.' I said, 'Yeah, a lot of people [were] killed last night.' She said, 'Did you know any of them?' and I said, 'Not that I know of.' Then she said, 'Then why are you so sad?' I said, 'First of all, these were innocent people horrifically taken, and secondly, they're like family.' It's the one thing about country music that's always been the center of it � it is community. So I did know those people, in that way." Watch the Nashville vigil for Las Vegas here.

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Taylor Swift Sends Flowers to LAPD For Officer Shot at Vegas Festival

(Radio.com) Taylor Swift sent several bouquets of flowers to the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Community Police Station in Pacoima, California after learning that one of their off-duty officers was shot while attending the country music festival in Las Vegas.

LAPD Intel Analyst Kimberlee Binder shared a photo of one of the beautiful bouquets of daisies and roses on Instagram on Monday (Oct. 2). "Talk about a class act! @taylorswift sent multiple bouquets of flowers and plants to our station, as one of our officers was shot in Las Vegas last night," Binder writes on Instagram. "This is one of the smaller arrangements. Beautiful flowers can bring a smile to anyone's face. Much respect."

A statement from the LAPD revealed that several off-duty officers traveled to Las Vegas for the festival. One female officer was shot but is expected to make a full recovery. "There are no words to express the helplessness and sorrow my broken heart feels for the victims in Vegas and their families," Swift tweeted. Read more here.

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Jennifer Lopez Postpones Las Vegas Residency

(Radio.com) The fallout from the shooting incident at the Route 91 festival continues, and has reached Jennifer Lopez's "All I Have" residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Lopez has postponed three shows originally scheduled for Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday of this week (Oct. 4, 6 and 7). Refunds or exchanges for other performances will be made available to ticket holders.

"Jennifer is heartbroken that such a senseless tragedy occurred," according to a press statement (via Billboard). "Her thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families." Read more here.

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Ed Sheeran Reveals Inspiration Behind 'Perfect'

(Radio.com) Ed Sheeran has opened up to Radio.com in a new interview about his girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, and how she inspired his new hit single, "Perfect."

"I like the situation I'm in at the moment, it's pretty great," Sheeran revealed during the exclusive interview. When asked if Seaborn could be "the one," the singer was unequivocal in his response.

"Undoubtedly, undoubtedly," he said. "But I think if you ever enter into a long-term relationship and you have a doubt, then you shouldn't be in the long-term relationship."

Sheeran went on to reveal that he never thought he'd find himself with someone from his high school days: "I actually always thought I'd end up dating like an actress or something, someone in the industry," he explained. "But I don't think I'm that kind of person. I'm a hometown boy."

He went on to detail how Seaborn inspired the song "Perfect" after a wild night at the Ibiza home of his friend, James Blunt. "We got really hammered and took our shoes off and danced on his lawn and then jumped in the pool," Sheeran revealed. "And then the next day I was like, 'that's a cool story,' so I put it in a song." Watch Ed Sheeran explain how it all went down in the video here.

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Cardi B Believes She Can Copy Any Rapper's Flow

(Radio.com) Cardi B made history with her chart-topping hit "Bodak Yellow," but critics have accused the MC of ripping off other rappers' flows--especially Kodak Black. During an appearance at South Carolina's Fall Ball, Cardi addressed the accusations head-on. According to NME, the rapper said she has a right to "body" anyone's style she wants to.

Addressing an audience in South Carolina Cardi said: "And for anybody that telling me, 'Oh b�- you copied Kodak flow, you copied this and that flow,' So what b�-? So what?"

"I'ma sound like all your favorite rappers," she continued. "I'ma take all they flows and I'ma body it b�-. One day I'ma sound like Kodak [Black], the next day I'ma sound like Meek Mill, the next day I'ma sound like Migos. I don't give a f�." Read more here.

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Garth Brooks Dedicates Emotional Performance to Las Vegas Victims

(Radio.com) As the world grapples with the aftermath of the horrific shooting incident at the Route 91 country music festival in Las Vegas, Garth Brooks is the latest artist to share a heartfelt tribute to the victims.

Brooks took to Facebook Live to share his feelings about the incident, getting emotional as he thanked the first responders and courageous concertgoers who risked their own safety to protect others.

"When things go bad, doctors go to work. When thing go bad, policemen go to work. When things go bad, music and musicians go to work," Brooks said in the video regarding how other artists should respond to any fears of taking the stage in light of the shooting.

"Those people in those seats, they come to get away from it all, to be happy, to be joyous, to sing, and to love one another. That's what it's all about. So, you got a gig tonight? The music starts tonight. Start it again, start spreading the love. Start creating the greatest power music holds, and that's the power to heal."

Brooks followed his statements with an equally emotional rendition of 2005 single, "The Change." Watch the full video here.

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Little Big Town Gets USA Chant from Scottish Crowd

(Radio.com) Halfway around the world in Scotland, country music fans showed their solidarity with the victims of the tragedy in Las Vegas. Little Big Town shared a Twitter video taken from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Scotland Monday night (Oct. 2), with the packed crowd chanting "USA!" at the stage, and one audience member holding up an American flag.

Singer Kimberly Schlapman is seen addressing the crowd, saying that the band and crew are holding everyone in Las Vegas close to their hearts, and that they were there to "do what country music does, which is love."

"Wish you could feel the love from Scotland last night. It was powerful and emotional & we're gonna do everything we can to spread it around," the band wrote. Watch the clip here.

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Rodney Carrington Special Released On Netflix

(Webster) Rodney Carrington released a Netflix-only special today entitled Here Comes The Truth, and also issued an album of the same performance, available through iTunes and Google Play.

Recorded before a live audience at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Here Comes The Truth offers his devoted fan following a no-holds-barred look at life and love - in a unique way that only Carrington can deliver. With track titles such as "I'm Fat," "Viagra," and "The Marriage Advice Song," both the special and the recording are sure to put smiles on plenty of faces throughout the world.

While Carrington is no stranger to recorded success - with nine successful albums to his credit, it's on stage where the performer truly shines, ranking as one of the top-grossing comedians in America, according to Pollstar. Carrington - who has over one million followers via social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter - will be on tour heavily to promote the new release, with one of the highlights of his itinerary being a ten-night stint at the David Copperfield Theater at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino December 7 - 16 during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Long a fan favorite during the event, Carrington has brought his entertaining style to attendees for well over a decade. Read more here.

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Blake Shelton Compares Chelsea Hander's Voice To Darth Vader

(Radio.com) Chelsea Handler might be funny, but she's no singer. Blake Shelton learns of Handler's vocal shortcomings the hard way in a funny new preview from the pair's stint on Carpool Karaoke Tuesday (Oct. 3).

In the clip, Shelton prods Handler to write a country song, which proves to be more difficult than expected. Things really take a turn when she attempts to sing, with Shelton looking on in disbelief as she warbles along to a-ha's '80s classic, "Take on Me." comparing her singing voice to Darth Vader.

Watch the hilarity unfold in the preview video clip here.

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Snoop Dogg Suggests Controversial Quarterback For Raiders

(Radio.com) It's no secret that Snoop Dogg is a big football fan. While the rapper is famous for supporting the Pittsburgh Steelers, he's turned his focus on the Oakland Raiders, who saw their franchise quarterback Derek Carr go down over the weekend (Oct. 1) with a fractured back.

As the Raiders struggled in their loss to the Denver Broncos with backup QB EJ Manuel, Snoop took to Twitter to suggest that controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick should be the one to step in during Carr's absence.

"If Al Davis was alive this what would b next," Snoop Dogg captioned a post featuring a photo of Kaepernick in a Raiders jersey. Al Davis was the legendary owner of the Raiders notorious for making bold, progressive moves both on and off the field. He was the first NFL owner to hire an African-American coach, Art Shell, and a female chief executive, Amy Trask. See Snoop's tweet here.

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