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NEWS AND NOTES: George Strait, Kacey Musgraves, Parker McCollum, Jon Pardi and more

NEWS AND NOTES: George Strait, Kacey Musgraves, Parker McCollum, Jon Pardi and more
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George Strait
Kacey Musgraves
Parker McCollum

George Strait, Kacey Musgraves and Parker McCollum are among the artists performing during the virtual “We’re Texas” benefit concert on Sunday (March 21st). Organized by actor and Texas native Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves McConaughey, will also feature performances by Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Clint Black, Randy Rogers, Post Malone, Don Henley, Kelly Clarkson, Leon Bridges, Khalid and Gary Clark, Jr., among others. Proceeds from the “We’re Texas” benefit concert will be distributed by the actor’s Just Keep Livin’ Foundation to numerous non-profit organizations to help Texans affected by the recent winter storm which knocked out power to millions of homes, busted water pipes and numerous people are still without clean water. The concert will be streamed Sunday on YouTube beginning at 8pm ET.

Jon Pardi is scheduled to perform at Concerts on the Farm, which is organized by the folks behind the successful Bonnaroo Festival. The socially-distanced show, which is part of a series of shows, will take place May 29th at the Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee. Tickets are sold for four-person pods, which are spaced six feet apart.