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" CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and\u00A0recent Country Living cover girl\u00A0Miranda Lambert has launched a scholarship for women in the music industry.  Proceeds from a show Lambert performed in Nashville earlier this week will go to women studying at Belmont University. Lambert and fellow female musicians\u2014including songwriters Natalie Hemby and Jessi Alexander, and artists Raelynn, Clare Dunn, and Courtney Cole\u2014regaled audiences at 3rd and Lindsley with an acoustic performance Tuesday night.  One deserving woman majoring in music business, songwriting, or entertainment industry studies will receive a $40,000 scholarship from the Miranda Lambert Women Creators Fund for the 2016-17 academic year. Lambert, who has supported women songwriters and artists throughout her career, hopes the financial boost will help other ladies realize their musical aspirations.  &amp;quot;To encourage and empower women to achieve their goals is why I am supporting outstanding women who want to pursue their dreams in the music industry,&amp;quot; said Lambert in a statement released by the university. Apparently, Lambert&amp;#039;s not alone in her fervor for supporting female talent: When she announced the benefit show last week, tickets sold out almost instantaneously. (via The Tennessean) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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