Blake Shelton and Ryman Hospitality Properties announced plans to open a new Ole Red venue in Gatlinburg, Tenn. With a planned opening in spring 2019, Ole Red Gatlinburg will be a $9 million, multi-level, 16,000-square-foot entertainment venue with a two-story bar and restaurant, retail area, performance space, dance floor and exterior terrace. “Gatlinburg is one…… MORE
After Dolly Parton set up a telethon—Smoky Mountains Rise—to help those affected by the wildfires that devastated her hometown in East Tennessee, Zac Brown Band is stepping up to the plate by headlining the Mountain Tough Benefit set for Saturday, Dec. 17, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The day-long outdoor festival, presented by Ole Smoky Moonshine, Yee…… MORE
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While there has been no structural damage to Dollywood as of today (9 a.m., Nov. 29), wildfires in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., are so severe that officials at the park have evacuated guests in the 19 Dollywood Cabins and 50 occupied rooms of its DreamMore Resort. More than a dozen fires are burning in and around…… MORE
Patrick Mahomes has turned down hosting “Saturday Night Live” because he has a fear of teleprompters. Jelly Roll is using his time and money for GOOD. He just built a music studio inside the Davidson County Juvenile Jail, a place where he spent a lot of time growing up. He teamed up with a non-profit…
Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunnie XO, said on her podcast, “My husband is off the internet because he is so tired of being bullied about his weight. And that makes me want to cry because he is the sweetest angel baby. [He] doesn’t show it to you guys, but . . . it hurts him. The…