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• Taylor Swift is performed live at Kensington Palace this week for a charity concert, The Centrepoint Winter Whites Gala, arranged by Prince William. Other performers included Bon Jovi and James Blunt. See a photo of Taylor performing “Livin’ On A Prayer” with Bon Jovi and Prince William below Click here for more information on the event!

  

• Taylor Swift has joined a new campaign launched by PBS called Learn the Address, to encourage people to learn the Gettysburg Address, in honor of its 150th anniversary, and Taylor is in good company.  Other famous faces and dignitaries who are participating in the campaign, which encourages people to video themselves reciting the Gettysburg Address and then upload it to the campaign’s web site include Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, plus Martha Stewart, Bill Gates, Robin Roberts, Jerry Seinfeld, Conan O’Brien, Alyssa Milano, Jimmy Kimmel and more. See the video here. You can learn more about Learn the Address and upload your own video at LearnTheAddress.org.

• Taylor Swift has been named among the highest paid musicians of 2013 according to the new list published by Forbes. Taylor Swift came in 7th with $55 million in earnings.  Other Country artists on the list include Toby Keith ranking fourth, Kenny Chesney tying with Beyoncé ranking ninth, and Tim McGraw tying with Pink and Tiësto at No. 25 with $32 million. Forbes compiles the annual list using money earned through ticket sales, merchandising, publishing royalties, endorsements and personal business ventures.  You can view the entire list here.

• Tim McGraw will join Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes, and Republic Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line as honorees for CMT’s Artists of the Year. The night will be full of presentations and performances by Republic Nashville’s Cassadee Pope, as well as Alabama, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Train’s Pat Monahan, Lionel Richie, Travis and Dwight Yoakam. Comedian Ron White will host the 90-minute special, which will air live from Nashville on December 3rd at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

• Danielle Bradbery, who released her debut self-titled album this week, made an appearance on CW’s series Hart of Dixie. In the episode, she portrayed herself and sang her aptly-titled single “The Heart of Dixie” in the fictional town of Bluebell. Laura Bell Bundy, who portrays Shelby on the drama, was also in the same scene. See a behind-the-scenes video from the set here.

• The Cadillac Three set off on Friday to perform their first-ever shows in the UK. The trio of Country rockers was recently featured in Classic Rock, the UK’s top Rock magazine. See the feature below.
  

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• Florida Georgia Line will be setting sail next year on the first ever “This Is How We Cruise” aboard the Norwegian Pearl, November 8 – 12, 2014.  The four day cruise will set sail from Miami and visit Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian’s Private Island in the Bahamas.  The cruise will include two live performances by Florida Georgia Line, a photo op for every cabin with the guys and a private Q & A session on the last day of the cruise, plus they’re planning to bring along some special surprise guests to help add even more on-board entertainment.  Additional artists to be announced at a later date will perform on multiple stages throughout the ship as well as host activities, intimate fan experiences and live on-stage collaborations.

  Pre-sale sign-ups for the “This is How We Cruise,” began yesterday and will be available through Sunday.  For as little as $150 down to reserve your spot, based on double occupancy, if you sign-up for the pre-sale, when the cabins go on sale to the general public in January, you will have first pick of cabins, plus you’ll receive an exclusive Florida Georgia Line “This Is How We Cruise” commemorative autographed lithograph and be eligible to win some cool prizes, including a bowling party with Florida Georgia Line, a cornhole game on Great Stirrup Cay with Florida Georgia Line, an hour at the Black Jack table with Florida Georgia Line and more.

  For more information about the “This Is How We Cruise,” and to get in on the pre-sale, visit FGLcruise.com or call 877-379-9172. See their exclusive invite video here.

• The Band Perry have been on an extended European tour since November 8th, scheduled to wrap up December 6th.  They’ve been doing extensive press along the way, with much more to come! Last week they performed during an appearance on Norway’s most watched morning show, God Morgen Norge. See their performance of “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” here and their performance of DONE. here.