Dolly Parton has signed with APA for North American touring and personal appearances. Parton kicks off her Blue Smoke World Tour later this month with dates across the U.S., New Zealand, Australia and Europe. Her Blue Smoke CD is slated for release this May from Sony Masterworks.
Parton is also repped by Danny Nozell of Nashville-based CTK Management. Neil Warnock from The Agency Group represents Parton worldwide, excluding North America.

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The Band Perry is paying for the funerals of a family who died in a fire last week.
Eight members of the Watson family, including mother Nikki Watson and seven children ages 4 to 15, died in a fire at their home in Greenville, Ky. Father Chad Watson and an 11-year-old daughter survived and are being treated at Vanderbilt Medical Center. According to reports, the band also offered to pay hotel expenses for family members staying near the hospital.
Coincidentally, The Band Perry is from Greeneville, Tenn.
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Blake Shelton performed at an event surrounding the Super Bowl on Friday, Jan. 31 where PepsiCo saluted veterans with a $1 million donation to the Bob Woodruff Foundation. The night was hosted by Jon Stewart at #PEPCITY in Bryant Park in New York City.

 
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Lady Antebellum surprised tourmate Kacey Musgraves backstage on Jan. 30 with a cake celebrating her two Grammy wins. They celebrated during a Take Me Downtown tour stop in Philadelphia, PA.

Lizzie Sider is continuing her tour of elementary and middle schools in Florida where she is conducting her Bully Prevention Assembly at over 100 schools during January, February and March. The tour continues after a successful weekend in Nashville, where Sider performed the national anthem at the Nashville Predators game before taking the stage at the historic Bluebird Cafe.
“Bullying doesn’t just happen in October during Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, it happens all year,” says Sider. “As someone who understands what it is like to be bullied, I am on a mission to help anyone who doesn’t think anyone will listen.”
During the 30- to 40-minute assembly, Sider will encourage kids to help prevent bullying as she recounts her own personal journey as a young student being teased and ridiculed in elementary school, what it felt like, and how she tried to deal with it. In addition, Sider discusses the importance of everyone standing up to stop bullying. She will also perform her original song “Butterfly,” which Sider co-wrote about her experience. Her goal is to help kids as a positive role model, having risen above her own ridicule, to pursue a career in music.
As a spokesperson for PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, Sider visited over 80 schools in California before starting her school tour in Florida.
Lizzie’s Upcoming Assembly Tour Dates
Feb. 3 South Daytona (2 Assemblies) – Deland, Fla.
Feb. 3 Manatee Cove Elementary – Orange City, Fla.
Feb. 4 Citrus Grove Elementary – Deland, Fla.
Feb. 4 Blue Lake Elementary – Lake Helen, Fla.
Feb. 5 Volusia Pines – Lake Helen, Fla.
Feb. 5 Woodward Elementary – Deland, Fla.
Feb. 5 Umatilla Elementary – Umatilla, Fla.
Feb. 6 George Marks Elementary (2 assemblies) – Deland, Fla.
Feb. 6 Southwestern Middle – Deland, Fla.
Feb. 11 Lake Okeechobee Girls Academy – Okeechobee, Fla.
Feb. 11 Country Oaks Elementary School- La Belle, Fla.
Feb. 12 Pinecrest Elementary School – Immokalee, Fla.
Feb. 12 Highland Elementary School -Immokalee, Fla.
Feb. 12 LaBelle Middle School – LaBelle, Fla.
Feb. 13 Miami Childrens Museum Charter School – Miami, Fla.
Feb. 13 Plantation Key School – Tavernier, Fla.
Feb. 13 Key Largo School – Key Largo, Fla.
Feb. 14 Stanley Switlik Elementary – Marathon, Fla.
Feb. 14 Sugarloaf School Sugar Loaf — Key, Fla.
Feb. 14 Horace O’Bryant School – Key West, Fla.
Feb. 18 Dixon School of the Arts – Pensacola, Fla.
Feb. 18 Liza Jackson Preparatory – Ft. Walton, Fla.
Feb. 19 Franklin County School – Eastpoint, Fla.
Feb. 19 Apalachicola Bay Charter School – Apalachicola, Fla.
Feb. 19 Altha Public School – Altha, Fla.
Feb. 20 Emma Love Hardee Elementary – Nassau, Fla.
Feb. 20 Yulee Middle School – Yulee, Fla.
Feb. 20 Callahan Middle School – Callahan, Fla.
Feb. 20 Nassau City Homeless – Nassau, Fla.
Feb. 21 Shadowlawn Elementary School – Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Feb. 21 Lakeside Junior High – Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 21 Mandarin Middle School – Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 25 Parkway Magnet Middle School – Lauderhill, Fla.
Feb. 25 Deerfield Park Elementary School – Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Feb. 25 North Broward Preparatory – Coconut Creek, Fla.
Feb. 26 Tavares Elementary – Tavares, Fla.
Feb. 27 Sorrento Elementary – Sorrento, Fla.
Feb. 27 Seminole Springs Elementary – Eustis, Fla.
Feb. 27 Windy Hill Middle School (2 assemblies) – Clermont, Fla.
Feb. 28 Challenger 7 Elementary – Port St. John, Fla.
Feb. 28 Enterprise Elementary – Cocoa, Fla.
Feb. 28 Discovery Intermediate – Kissimmee, Fla.
March 3 Kingsway Elementary School – Port Charlotte, Fla.
March 3 Port Charlotte County School to be scheduled
March 3 Vineland Elementary – Rotonda, Fla.
March 4 Myakka River Elementary School – Port Charlotte, Fla.
March 4 Port Charlotte County School to be scheduled
March 4 Peace River Elementary School – Port Charlotte, Fla.
March 5 Liberty Elementary School – Port Charlotte, Fla.
March 5 Neil Armstrong Elementary – Port Charlotte, Fla.
March 5 Deep Creek Elementary School – Punta Gorda, Fla.
March 6 Meadows Park Elementary – Port Charlotte, Fla.
March 6 Port Charlotte Middle School – Port Charlotte, Fla.
March 11 Wesley Chapel Elementary School – Wesley Chapel, Fla.
March 11 Cypress Elementary – New Port Richey, Fla.
March 11 Woodland Elementary – Zephyrillis, Fla.
March 12 Fuguitt Elementary – Largo, Fla.
March 12 Eisenhower Elementary — Clearwater, Fla.
March 12 Melrose Elementary – St. Petersburg, Fla.
March 13 Laurel Oak Elementary – Naples, Fla.
March 13 Naples Park Elementary – Naples, Fla.
March 13 Palmetto Elementary – Naples, Fla.
March 14 Tommie Barfield Elementary – Marco Island, Fla.
March 14 Gulf Coast Academy Charter South – Naples, Fla.
March 18 Hobe Sound Elementary (2 assemblies) – Hobe Sound, Fla.
March 18 Pine Crest – Boca Raton, Fla.
March 24 Wildwood Middle School – Wildwood, Fla.
March 24 Lake Panasoffkee Elementary – Lake Panasoffkee, Fla.
March 25 Webster Elementary School — Webster, Fla.
March 25 South Sumter Middle School — Webster, Fla.
March 26 Forest City Elementary School – Altamonte Springs, Fla.
March 27 Roundlake Elementary School – Mt. Dora, Fla.
March 27 Bushnell Elementary – Bushnell, Fla.
March 28 Pine Crest School – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

War Memorial Auditorium has expanded to a 2,000+ capacity with an open-floor configuration.
“WMA always has been a first-rate performance hall, offering superior live concert experiences,” said Brent Hyams, COO at War Memorial Auditorium. “We are extremely excited to have the capacity close to what it was when the venue first opened in 1925. Originally, the capacity was 2,200, and that was reduced shortly thereafter to 1,661. Patrons consistently pack the house, and we are pleased to be able to kick up the energy with this recalculation.”
War Memorial Auditorium’s new venue capacity is 2,044. Prior to the increase in capacity, the theatrical configuration allowed for a maximum capacity of 1,789. The reconfiguration adds 255 tickets available for standing room on the floor.