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Did y'all know that Big Kenny of Big & Rich is on tour? We didn't! He'll be doing a show in Boston in November as part of his "Happy People" tour in which he's singing fan favorites from Big & Rich as well as music from his upcoming solo project. This is the only date that we could find so far, but we'll keep you posted if he releases more!
When you tune in to Dancing with the Stars to cheer on Julianne Hough on Tuesday, September 30th, you'll get the bonus of country newcomer Jessica Simpson! Jess will be the musical guest on the show that night and will perform her first country single, "Come On Over." The show will air at 9:00pm ET on your local ABC affiliate.
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Tune in to the Country Countdown USA w/ Lon Helton this week where he'll be joined by co-host Kid Rock. Kid Rock's single "All Summer Long" is currently in the top 5 on the charts and still climbing. He'll talk about his friendship with many country stars including Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Gretchen Wilson, George Strait, and John Rich, and he'll also chat with Lon about his wedding at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge to Pamela Anderson.
Here's Jessica Simpson performing on Thursday night in Canada. We still think she looks great...perhaps a little too much "out there," but hey, we bet it gave her male fans a thrill!
Taylor Swift never seems to slow down! Here she is in New York yesterday to help launch the new MySpace Music. She looks adorable and classy, as always!
Tune into GAC throughout the weekend to see Travis Tritt and James Otto on GAC's Into the Circle. The show takes you behind the scenes with up and coming artists and some of country music's hottest stars! Tune in tonight at 10pm (EST)! If you miss the first airing you can also catch Into the Circle at these times.
Keith Urban fans will want to tune into Opry Live tonight on their local GAC station. Keith will perform on the Grand Ole Opry to help celebrate Marty Stuart's 50th birthday! GAC will air the show live at 9:00pm ET and will then re-play the show throughout the weekend...you can check the air times here.
Luke Bryan will host a songwriter's night for charity in his home state of Georgia on October 5th. The event will benefit the YMCA of Albany, GA and will be held in honor of his late brother, Chris Bryan, as well as his late sister, Kelly Bryan Cheshire. Chris passed away as the result of a car accident and Kelly passed away last year from an undetected heart defect.
Julianne Hough is taking to the internet to share her experience this season on Dancing with the Stars. After each show airs, Julianne will post on a blog letting fans know how the show went and her thoughts on the other contestants.
Well, we thought with Kenny Chesney having just ended his summer tour, he'd start to slip out of the spotlight a little bit...but lucky for his fans, he's still around!! Here's a few things that have been on Kenny's mind now that touring isn't...
It's time for your weekly Billboard country singles chart update!
Tune into the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight to catch Lady Antebellum perform their new hit single, "Lookin' For A Good Time"...check your local CBS listings.
Our sympathies go out to Gary Allan's entire family as they deal with the loss of Gary's father, Harley Herzberg who passed away on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Harley Herzberg Memorial Fund, c/ Gifts Processing, VU Station B # 357727, Nashville, TN 37235. You can also click here to make a donation.


So, word has it that the reason Taylor Swift's upcoming album, Fearless only has 11 tracks is because she's already planning two separate re-releases of the album with two additional songs each time! We're not sure if this is legit, but that's what we heard. But now Nashville Gab posted this yesterday and it looks like Team Taylor might have thought better of that idea and quickly added 2 more songs to the original release. Hmmmm...
Check out Blake Shelton's new video for "She Wouldn't Be Gone" today only!! Click HERE to check it out!
Well since there's lots of buzz about the upcoming CMT Tour with Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum, we thought we'd feature the show's opener, Eric Durrance for you! 


Brooks & Dunn member Ronnie Dunn tells People magazine that life is, and will continue to be, peaceful in Nashville for the Urban clan.
Carrie Underwood made the cover of People Magazine's Best and Worst Dressed Issue. This dress helped her win the title of "Best Exotic."
Starting this week, fans will get a sneak peek at Kenny Chesney's new album! Kenny will release one song per week to iTunes.
Brooks & Dunn want to send you and 3 friends to Vegas!!!
The newest invitee to the Grand Ole Opry has some new music coming out! Craig Morgan will release his first new music in almost two years when he releases "That's Why" through BNA Records on October 21st.
If you need a nice getaway this Winter, head on down to Miami, FL and catch the Carnival Valor for a country cruise from February 22 - March 1. The annual "Ultimate Country Music Vacation" will feature non-stop music with performances by headliner Mark Chesnutt, Dale Watson, John Carter, Daniel Lee Martin, Rustie Blue, Rick Henry, and Lisa Weyerhaeuser...and not only will you get to hear and see the performers, but you'll get to mingle with them too! 
Hey everyone! We wanted to take a few moments to fill you in on what's going on with CMIL! We are getting ready to launch a BRAND NEW site very soon!!! The new site will have more features to help you stay up to date on everything country music!
New country couple Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough are busy people right now. Chuck is busy touring to promote his music and Julianne is out in L.A. for her stint on Dancing With The Stars...but even though they can't be together constantly, it seems like they're never far from each others minds!
Remember how we told you that Taylor Swift LOVES Grey's Anatomy and that her dream is to co-star in an episode? Well now Taylor's getting her chance to be on Grey's...sort of! One of Taylor's new songs from her upcoming album will be featured in the Grey's season premiere this Thursday, September 25th on ABC. While Taylor is keeping quiet on which song it will be, she says "It's one of the songs that I am really proud of on the record because it's so sparse -- it's guitar, piano and cello. It talks about falling in love and the fairy tales that you are going to have with this person, and then there is that moment where you realize that it is not going to happen. That moment is the most earth-shattering moment."
With his tour just ending ending and his Caribbean vacation just beginning, it may have seen like an inconvenient time for Kenny Chesney to head up to New England to perform at Farm Aid this past weekend. But for Kenny, it was a natural answer of "yes" when his good friend, Willie Nelson, approached him about participating in the annual event. Kenny told Dial-Global "I think that anything that we can do to help our own country and the people that help make our country what it is, is a good thing. The great thing about doin' this particular show is that it's kind of genre-less. It's people that love music. It's where everything is universal. There's no genre that day -- it's just all singer-songwriters and people that are there because they really want to be and really want to help the American farmer. And it's a good thing to do." 

Julianne Hough wants YOU in the studio audience when Dancing With The Stars has it's final show of the season in November! Click here for your chance to win airfare, hotel, and tickets to this season's finale in Hollywood!!