Bits & Pieces: Martina and John McBride will be honored with the T.J. Martell Foundation's Billy Ray Hearn Award of Excellence during the nonprofit's April 14 Best Cellars Dinner at Nashville's Bell Tower. The Hearn Award recognizes "leaders who exemplify outstanding professional achievement, extraordinary philanthropic contributions and an unwavering commitment to music's cure for cancer." Details and table info here.

Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner, Trisha Yearwood and producer Tony Brown are among those schedued to make guest appearances when the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville inducts its next class, which includes Dolly Parton, Keith Urban and Dann Huff (CAT 2/6). The induction will take place April 28 at Nashville's Fisher Center For The Performing Arts; tickets here.