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Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley To Headline Virtual St. Jude Concert

Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley will headline an upcoming Music Gives: Together #forStJude livestream. Also slated to perform during the live streaming event for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital…

Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley To Headline Virtual St. Jude Concert
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Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley will headline an upcoming Music Gives: Together #forStJude livestream. Also slated to perform during the live streaming event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are Brett Eldredge, Daris Rucker, Lady A and Randy Owen with Alabama.

The show begins Thursday (8/13) at 5PM ET via St. Jude's Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok accounts. Plus, more performers spanning multiple genres will take part.

Richard C. Shadyac, Jr., the president and CEO of ALASC, St. Jude's charity arm said via press release, "Summertime often brings people together for a favorite pastime: music festivals. During this time of social distancing, the incredible ambassadors and celebrity friends of St. Jude are ensuring that our summer does not go by without one, and leveraging their talent to make a huge difference for the children of the world."

In a bid to make the upcoming event feel more like an in-real-life music festival, food will also be involved. The concert will include "intermissions with culinary content from some of America's most recognized chefs to make at home and enjoy during the festivities," according to the press release.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.