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Kane Brown Slated To Perform At ‘The Homecoming Concert’ In NYC

Kane Brown will represent country music as the only country artist slated to perform at the just-announced Live Nation “WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert,” which will take place at…

Kane Brown Slated To Perform At 'The Homecoming Concert' In NYC
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Kane Brown will represent country music as the only country artist slated to perform at the just-announced Live Nation "WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert," which will take place at the Great Lawn at New York's Central Park on August 21, 2021.

Kane will join other artists including Andrea Bocelli, Wyclef Jean, Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen, Cynthia Erivo, Don Lemon, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Lucky Daye, Elvis Costello, Gayle King, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Fallon, Journey, Jon Batiste, The Killers, LL Cool J, The New York Philharmonic, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Polo G, Carlos Santana, and Rob Thomas.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the event today (7/27). He said via a press release, "This is going to be a historic, monumental moment for all New Yorkers and all Americans. I'll put it plainly: You're going to want to be here. This is a celebration of our city, of every working family who faced incredible challenges last year and overcame."

"WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert" is being organized by New York in partnership with longtime music producer Clive Davis.

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.