Music FYI

Country artists never seem to slow down. This week is no exception with award nominations, upcoming tours, and charity work on this week Music FYI list.

Congratulations to  Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift! They were both among the 2015 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards nominees. Shelton received a nod for Favorite Male Singer, while Swift was nominated for Favorite Female Singer and her "Shake It Off" for Favorite Song of the Year. See the entire list here.

The Locash Cowboys are coming to the 2015 Taste of Country Music Festival this June at Hunter Mountain and they were recently featured on Fox Business' The Willis Report. The duo discussed the music business, their songwriting success and more.

The ACM will hold the Lifting Lives benefit "One Night, Two Cities, All Music" on  April 17 in Dallas and Fort Worth. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will host in Dallas at the Omni Dallas Hotel with headliners Lady Antebellum and special guest Hunter Hayes. Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell will host the Fort Worth event at the Fort Worth Zoo with headliner Keith Urban and special guests Little Big Town. Brooks and Yearwood will also alternate between locations.