According to the Homer News, Brown and his neighbors initially asked to turn their isolated properties into a gated community due to concerns over curious fans. They later dropped that request, but their other petition cited those same concerns.

In a post on Instagram, he spelled it out without frills in all-caps: "Best news ever! I am cancer free." Fans responded with a litany of "amens" and "congratulations" to the welcome report.

The two singers never met — Scott was born 17 months after Whitley died — but one cast a large shadow over the other's early life and career for which the other is eternally grateful.

A press release from the Country Music Association reports that the CMA Fest TV special will include more than two dozen performances, from everyone from Kane Brown to the Pistol Annies. The three-hour event is culled together from the four nights of CMA Fest shows at Nissan Stadium, the festival's biggest venue.

The superstar posted a series of photos to her Instagram on National Mutt Day (July 31) showing off her collection of precious pups—and her clearly strong bond to each and every one of them.

Tucker dropped her new studio version of the Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin classic on Friday morning (Aug. 2), and she changes the story somewhat.