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The Country Music Association announced three newly elected inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame . Charlie Daniels will be inducted in the Veteran’s Era category. Fred Foster will be inducted in the Non-Performer category. Randy Travis will be the 2016 inductee in the Modern Era category. These artists will be inducted during a special Medallion Ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in the CMA Theater later this year. During the Medallion Ceremony, friends and colleagues pay tribute to each inductee through words and song. Bronze plaques honoring each inductee are unveiled, to be displayed later in the museum’s Rotunda.Brenda Lee is THE COOLEST! You can watch the announcement above, the video lasts 55 minutes. Source: Country Music Hall of Fame

If you are a fan of Howard Stern , you know he is NOT a fan of country music except for Willie Nelson . But today he was raving about Chris Stapleton . Let's hope he gets Chris on the show ASAP. Anyway, here is what he had to say about Chris this morning. Howard : Ok I want to mention a guy who I had no idea, now I was watching the John Lennon tribute and like this Charlie Daniels looking (MF) was up there singing with a big belly, big ZZ Top beard, big cowboy hat. You know this guy? I'm talking about Chris Stapleton . Well, you know I was watching it and I said to myself, boy this guy is good. But I never mentioned that he was THAT good because I was like I don't know who this guy is. I've already mentioned like five people from the show. Nobody cares about it. I was like why am I talking about the John Lennon tribute show that no one cares about? Why am I bringing this up? It makes no sense. But this guy with the big belly and the beard and everything, I ...