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Elvis Presley's home will be the site of a new NBC holiday special, "Christmas At Graceland." The program will air directly after the tree lighting ceremony from Rockefeller Center, and if Thanksgiving didn't get you in the holiday spirit, this special will. Starring Lainey Wilson, Kane Brown, Kacey Musgraves and The War And Treaty from the country side of things, the special will also feature John Legend, Post Malone, Lana Del Rey and Alanis Morissette. In addition to the scheduled performances, "Christmas At Graceland" will feature an appearance from Riley Keough, who is Presley's granddaughter and the new owner of Graceland. "My family and I are elated to open the doors of Graceland in this first-of-its-kind special," she says. "With intimate musical performances drawing inspiration from my grandfather Elvis' cherished Christmases in Memphis, viewers will be invited to experience firsthand the magic that is 'Christmas in Graceland'." "Christmas in Graceland" will air November 29th on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.
Jelly Roll knows the lowest lows and the highest highs. He may be a country superstar now, but his past is riddled with drug abuse, crime and a considerable amount of time behind bars. As a result, Jelly has a soft spot for those whose life has followed the same path and who are currently incarcerated. Occasionally, Jelly has stopped by a prison to visit with inmates and offer them his wisdom and encouragement as he lived the life they were living and came out on the other side. His visits had gained the attention of a sheriff in Genesee County Michigan, who reached out to the country star to let him know that his actions have not gone unnoticed, and to extend to him an invitation to come by the prison in Flint, Michigan to visit with inmates who were trying to turn things around for themselves - and while Jelly responded that he'd love to come, there were logistics that had to be worked out. This week, that sheriff, Chris Swanson, held a press conference where he excitedly revealed that Jelly Roll has confirmed he would be visiting with his inmates on December 5, right after his show in nearby Detroit. The sheriff also extended an offer to the singer, stating that Jelly had gotten his GED behind bars in 2007, and he wanted to hold the commencement ceremony for the singer that he'd never had. December 5 is going to be a big day not only for the inmates in Flint Michigan, but for Jelly Roll as well. Sheriff Swanson stitched together the video correspondence between him and Jelly, which you can see here.
Kelly Clarkson can do pop, she can do standards, she's talented enough to pretty much enter any musical genre and crush it. This week she proved on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" that perhaps we should hope she has a full-on country album inside her somewhere. Country isn't foreign to Kelly; she's topped the country charts in 2011 when she duetted with Jason Aldean on "Don't You Wanna Stay," and country fans have always been receptive to her occasionally dipping her toe in country waters. But this week, she dove in head first and took on a modern country standard - and killed it. Check out Kelly Clarkson taking Lainey Wilson's recent country smash "Watermelon Moonshine" and making it her own this week - and join us in hoping she decides to do a whole album of country music some time soon. Check out the performance below...