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Jason Aldean Working on New Music With Rapper Ludacris
Jason Aldean and hip-hop star Ludacris appear to be working on something new. The rapper recently tweeted the photo of him and Aldean (seen above) pouring over a sound board in Nashville. “In studio again w/ Jason Aldean in Nashville Tn! More history being made right now!” Ludacris tweeted on Monday.
Taylor Swift Tops Billboard Year-End Charts
Taylor Swift is the top country artist of the year, according Billboard magazine. The annual lists of year-end charts were just revealed, and Swift leads in many country categories, including album sales, downloads and tour revenue. She also ranks amongst the most played country artists of 2011.
Justin Moore Shows Off His Kids in New Family Portrait
Justin Moore has posed for plenty of publicity photos carrying a guitar or adjusting his cowboy hat, but this picture of Moore holding his new baby daughter shows a different side of the country singer. Moore, wife Kate, 21-month-old daughter Ella Kole and baby Kennedy Faye all gathered around for an adorable family picture.
Luke Bryan Lashes Out at Restaurant for Disturbing His Anniversary Celebration
For Luke Bryan, Thursday night started out so full of promise. “It’s my anniversary. Daddy’s getting lucky,” he tweeted around 8PM ET. A few hours later he was singing the blues, but it wasn’t because of anything his wife Caroline did or didn’t do.
Garth Brooks Considers a Career in Politics
Garth Brooks is keeping his options open for when his youngest daughter graduates in 2014. While the singer has said he won’t hit the road or record new music until then, he could be considering a different sort of career during his later years.
Zac Brown Band Feeling Blue About Country Music Awards Losing Streak
The Zac Brown Band were nominated for eight awards at last night’s American Country Awards and five at last month’s CMA Awards in Nashville, plus one award at the American Music Awards. Today, their mantle looks the same as it did two months ago. The band tweeted about their recent run of bad country music awards luck.
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott Shows Off New Puppy
Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott has added to her family. The newly engaged singer and her fiance, Chris Tyrell, recently brought home a bundle of fur named Hobbs, and she’s been showing him off like a diamond ring. Not that we can blame her — that dog is so stinking cute!
Trace Adkins Reveals Plans for New House
Now that the charred rubble of Trace Adkins‘ old home has been cleared away, he and his family are anxious to move in to the new house that’s being built on the same piece of Nashville property. It’s been over five months since the Adkins were forced to relocate to a guest house when the main structure burned down.
Miranda Lambert Welcomes New Kitten
The word is out amongst stray pets: Miranda Lambert‘s house is the place to be. The singer welcomed yet another stray over the weekend. This soft white kitty just showed up at the home of Lambert and husband Blake Shelton and brightened the ‘Baggage Claim’ singer’s day.
Keith Urban Reassures Fans Before Surgery
Aside from a few one song performances, Keith Urban has cleared his calendar for the remainder of 2011. He says he’ll be undergoing surgery to remove a polyp that formed during his most recent tour with Jake Owen.
Taylor Swift Tells ’60 Minutes’ She Feels Responsible for ‘Raising the Next Generation’
Taylor Swift understands the responsibilities of being a country music superstar, and she isn’t running from them. A preview of Swift’s interview with ’60 Minutes’ anchor Lesley Stahl — seen below — shows the 21-year-old singer talking about facing up to fan expectations.
The Band Perry, Jason Aldean + More Get Album Sales Boost After CMAs
The Band Perry were arguably the big winners at last week’s CMA Awards, winning crystal bullets for Single, Song and New Artist of the Year. This week, they’re continuing to reap the benefits as sales of their self-titled debut album are up 112 percent compared to the previous week.