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Saturday, May 21, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley To Be Inducted Into Country Music Hall Of Fame

The Country Music Hall Of Fame has announced that Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley and Joe Galante will be the 2022 inductees.

The members-elect will be honored during a Medallion Ceremony at the Museum in October, with heartfelt testimonials and once-in-a-lifetime musical tributes.

Rock & roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis will be inducted in the Veteran category, while neo-traditionalist Keith Whitley, who helped define country music's new traditionalist resurgence of the 1980s, will join the Hall in the Modern category.

Joe Galante, one of country music's most successful record executives, will become a member in the Nonperforming category.

Jerry Lee Lewis, who began as an explosive rock & roll performer, later became a major country star, with a distinctive and dynamic style as a singer and pianist. Between 1968 and 1981, he had thirty-four Top Twenty country hits.

Influential singer Whitley recorded a dozen Top Twenty solo country singles in five years. His career was cut tragically short at age thirty-four.

Gelante helped steer the careers of Alabama, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, the Judds, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood and many other artists during his four decades in the record business.

(Photo: Silvio Tanaka)

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Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett & More To Perform On 'American Idol' Season Finale

Country superstars Carrie Underwood, Gabby Barrett and Thomas Rhett are set to perform during the "American Idol" season 20 grand finale.

The star-studded line up of performers also includes the show's judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.

Perry and Rhett will perform "Where We Started," their recently released duet.

Other artists, representing a fine mix of music genres, include Michael Bublé, Deana Carter, Ben Platt, Flo Rida, Melissa Etheridge, Tai Verdes, James Arthur, Sara Bareilles, and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Bublé will perform with top seven contestant Christian Guardino.

HunterGirl, Leah Marlene, and Noah Thompson are vying for the top honors during the three-hour-long finale on Sunday.

A recording contract and $250,000 prize money awaits the winner of the TV music competition.

(Photo: Chris Haston/NBC)

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Reba McEntire Joins Cast Of 'Big Sky' For Season 3

Reba McEntire is going to be a series regular for the upcoming third season of the ABC crime drama "Big Sky."

The Grammy-winning country music star will play the role of Sunny Brick, the Brick family's matriarch, "a successful backcountry outfitter with a secret history of missing customers."

"Big Sky" is based on C.J. Box's book series "The Highway." It focuses on private detective Cassie Dewell and her former partner, undersheriff Jenny Hoyt, who probe local crimes, taking on drug syndicates, notorious kidnappers and crime dynasties.

"So excited to join @bigskyabc next season!" McEntire said on her Instagram Stories.

Acting is not new to the musician. She starred in the television show "Malibu Country," TV film Christmas in Tune, and in WB Network/CW comedy "Reba," which ran for a 127 episodes during its six-season run. Reba was nominated for Golden Globe award.

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