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Last fall, ESPN producers asked KENNY CHESNEY to be a part of the Nashville edition of College Game Day prior to a Tennessee Vols game.

The Country Music Association will team with ABC to host the first Tweet 'n' Greet during the CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock on August 31.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD and BRAD PAISLEY will again host the 2009 CMA Awards on ABC November 11.

MIRANDA LAMBERT’s September 24 concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium has Sold Out!

Reba McEntire is set to hit the America's Got Talent stage this week perform her brand new single "Consider Me Gone."

LeAnn Rimes and actor Eddie Cibrian have been spotted in public once again, this time at a golf course in Valencia, California.

RASCAL FLATTS has sold 4 million concert tickets in the last four years!

What would your favourite Country Music Stars being doing if they were not in the Country spotlight?

In a recent interview Reba said there are two things she'll never consider doing...

TAYLOR SWIFT, who sold more albums last year than any other artist, is making a significant impact on the global music scene, earning Gold and Platinum sales certifications in fourteen countries spanning five continents.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD and JAKE OWEN entertained a crowd of 75,000+ at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Friday as part of the Salute To The Troops.

Teen actor Lucas Till, who appears alongside MILEY CYRUS in the Hannah Montana movie and makes a cameo in TAYLOR SWIFT’s music video for You Belong With Me, tells the National Ledger he prefers kissing Taylor to Miley.

BROOKS & DUNN talk about their decision to split as a duo tomorrow (Saturday) on Country Music Television’s CMT Insider (1:30p ET).

As you know, TRISHA YEARWOOD is profiled in the latest issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. She shares some interesting tidbits:

Sugarland’s Live On The Inside album/DVD combo, sold 76,000 copies in it's first week.


EMERSON DRIVE now has its own iPhone application.

JULIANNE HOUGH, LEE ANN WOMACK and SUGARLAND’s Jennifer Nettles share their favorite beauty needs in the latest issue of People magazine.

The entertainment TV show Extra reports Garth Brooks is working out a deal to perform at the Encore Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

BROOKS & DUNN are done. Kix and Ronnie posted a message on their website Monday saying they've agreed to "call it a day" after 20 years of making music together.


RASCAL FLATTS and LEANN RIMES helped make GARY ALLAN’s concert last week in Davenport, Iowa, possible by sending him a few items.