The Zac Brown Band recently did a USO tour that included a visit with members of the 114th MP Company based in Clinton, MS. The 114th is currently deployed in Iraq. The video for ZBB's "Free" was filmed on location in Iraq. Check it out.
Kellie Pickler, Sammy Kershaw, Colt Ford, and the Zac Brown Band are lending their hands and faces to a new photo campaign designed to raise money for Sammy's new charity, www.protectourcoastline.org. Sammy Kershaw is running for Lt. Governor in Louisiana again this year.
The Zac Brown Band has released part 3 of their documentary called, "For Those Who Serve." The documentary was shot in the Persian Gulf while the Zac Brown Band was visiting with our troops stationed in the middle-east including the 114th military police company, based in Clinton, MS. See the video HERE.
Gibson Guitar company is manufacturing a guitar just for Brad Paisley. The new "J-45" will go for $5,158 in case you were thinking about picking one up.
Taylor Swift is featured in the new issue of Marie Claire Magazine in a photo shoot. We're thinking this is not the same little girl that we've been watching on TV for the last 5 years.
Willie Nelson got a buzz and probably not the kind you're thinking. Not too many people make news when they get a haircut, but a Willie Nelson haircut is newsworthy.
Did you miss the Brooks & Dunn "Last Rodeo" TV special? Here are a few video highlights. Lady Antebellum and a few surprise guests perform "If You See Him, If You See Her."
George Strait honored Kix & Ronnie singing "Boot Scoot Boogie"...check it out!
Brad Paisley tackles "My Next Broken Heart" from the Brooks & Dunn Last Rodeo special.
Congratulations to Blake Shelton and Miranda on their engagement! The couple has decided to tie the knot after a 5 year relationship.
Here's an exclusive sneak-peek at Miranda's new rock!
Kenny Chesney's Home May Be A Total Loss
Lady A Pitches In For Nashville Disaster Relief
Taylor Swift Surprises "Hug" Guys Remember those two 22 year-olds from Auburn University who launced the website, AHugFromTaylorSwift.com earlier this year? Well, yesterday they finally got their wish. After they first launched the site to get a hug from Taylor, she heard about it and jumped on board. She issued 3 challenges for them to earn the big hug. The first was to "Walk a little old lady across the street."
The second was to, "Use Taylor's lucky number 13 in creative ways." The third was to get a crowd together to sing "You Belong To Me" by 2pm yesterday to sing karaoke at an Auburn hotel. That's where she surprised everyone...by showing up in person, giving a surprise mini-concert in honor of the 2 guys where they finally got their big hug.
Miranda Lambert chimes in and breaks up a catfight during a recent show. Check it out...
It's the ultimate vacation for country music fans.
Music City will be the place to be this June, when the CMA Music Festival brings a sea of country music's biggest artists to Nashville. Fans will be able to hear live music all day and into the night at various venues all over the city, along with ample opportunity to meet their favorite stars!
Both four-day and single-day tickets are available here for the event, which is expected to draw in more than 50,000 fans from across the world.
Taylor Swift sparkles on the April cover of ELLE magazine, as well as inside its pages. The country superstar talks to the magazine about her whirlwind rise to stardom, her fears and her celebrity crushes. Read highlights from Taylor's ELLE interview after the jump.
On sourcing material from her romantic relationships: "I like to categorize the various levels of heartbreak. I've only had that happen once. A letdown is worth a few songs. A heartbreak is worth a few albums."
On whether she's really "fearless": "I overthink everything. I overanalyze everything."
On media scrutiny: "I've had countless opportunities to do some really bad things. And then people start combing through everything I do trying to find the next mistake and misperception, which leads to more scrutiny. Like, if I go to a bar, even if I'm not drinking, who's to say that a source isn't going to say that I was doing something I shouldn't have been doing? So it's not only about your own moral compass, but the moral compasses of other people that you don't know."
Brad Paisley took a nasty spill on stage recently in Charleston, SC. Despite the nasty spill, he popped back up quickly, although he seemed disoriented. Here's the video...
Here's a picture of the bruise that Brad posted on his Twitter account yesterday. Do you think the photo is doctored?
Carrie Underwood, who is engaged to professional hockey player Mike Fisher of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, admits that she didn’t know that the U.S. and Canadian Olympic hockey teams were playing each other on Feb. 21. “I honestly didn’t even realize that they were playing until my sister texted me and asked if [Mike and I] had a friendly wager going on,” Carrie tells Country Weekly. “I asked him [about a bet] and he said, ‘how about if the loser gives the winner a back rub?’” So what happened when the U.S. team beat Canada 5-3? “I got a nice little back rub,” Carrie says with a laugh. And if the two teams meet again in the Olympic tournament? “We’ll have to double down, I guess,” Carrie says. “Maybe dinner.”
Big Kenny offers a moving tribute to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Jake Owen Suffers Head Injury Dude what happened? Jake Owen posted this picture of himself on Twitter. Jake wouldn't say what happened but he did comment "I put some super glue on it and walked off. You should see the other guy." Jake recently performed at the Dixie National Rodeo here in Jackson (minus the wound.)
Blake Addicted To Twitter
Speaking of Twitter, Blake Shelton admitted that he was "addicted" to Twitter for a while there. He says he even went as far as deleting the application off his phone for a couple of weeks to give himself a break.