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Lindsay Ell Is Nursing A Japanese Spider Bite

Lindsay Ell has been all over the world in the last month or so and is on the mend after getting bitten by a spider in Japan. Ell started out…

Lindsay Ell Is Nursing A Japanese Spider Bite
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Lindsay Ell has been all over the world in the last month or so and is on the mend after getting bitten by a spider in Japan.

Ell started out her world journey by touring Europe playings show in Germany, The Netherlands and England. Then she jetted off with a number of other country stars to play in Australia for a week or two; she also celebrated her 30th birthday there.

After Australia she traveled to Japan for a few more shows. While she was there, she got something she didn't plan for. As she posted to Instagram, "Welp. So happy to be home....but brought back a nice spider (bite) from Japan!!"

Next, Lindsay will be off to Las Vegas for the 54th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards which airs on Sunday (4/7) on CBS.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.