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He's won CMA awards, ACM awards, been nominated for GRAMMYs, but Lee Brice is now up for an award that's a little rarer for a country singer - a daytime EMMY! The country singer - along with co-writers Billy Montana and Adam Wood - has been nominated for a daytime Emmy for their original song, "Pocket Change," which was featured in the PBS Primetime series "American Anthems." The series honors everyday heroes who have overcome adversity and make lasting positive impacts in their communities. "Pocket Change" mirrors the story of Ashley Ruiz – a "hope dealer" featured in the series who pays for laundry services in low-income communities. Lee was blown away by the nomination. "What can I say? I’m completely stunned. I never once thought I’d be an Emmy nominee! I had a great time working with 'American Anthems' and meeting such an inspiring person like Ashley really puts life and everything we take for granted into perspective. On behalf of myself, Billy and Adam, I just want to say thank you so much for this incredible recognition." See the daytime Emmys as they're televised live June 16 on CBS and Paramount+.
Kenny Chesney gave his mom Karen Chandler a bit of an early Mother's Day present Thursday night - one that unfortunately most of us just can't match. During his concert in Greenville, South Carolina, Kenny - as he usually does - brought tour partner Kelsea Ballerini on stage to perform their hit duet, "Half Of My Hometown." However, this performance would be a little different. The two brought out Kenny's mom - and Kenny and Kelsea joined hands with Chandler as they swayed along and sang the song together. "That’s half of my hometown right there," Kenny said proudly after the first chorus of the tune, pointing at his mom and Ballerini. There were other guests as well - Lincoln Riley, the head football coach of the USC Trojans, and Dabo Swinney, who is the head football coach at Clemson University. During the show, Chesney dedicated his performance of “Boys Of Fall” to Riley and Swinney. But as special as those guests were - nothing compares to mom.