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Ethan Miller, Getty Images Daily Roundup: Tim McGraw, Toby Keith + More
Life as an independent artist has come to an end for Tim McGraw. After being without a record label for six months, the singer signed a new recording contract. Find out what superstars he's on the same team as in the Daily Roundup below. Also, learn which country superstar was chosen to host the CMT Music Awards next month.
Ethan Miller (2) / Rick Diamond (2) / Christopher Polk, Getty Images Best Country Parking Lot Party – Readers Poll
The biggest parties in country music often begin hours before the featured entertainers take the stage. Typically, a concert will start around 7PM, but the tailgate starts as soon as the parking lot gates open. That's usually around 3PM. Cold drinks, barbecue, cornhole, loud music ... these are all signs of a great parking lot party, but who in country music has the rowdiest pre-show entertainment?
Jason Merritt, Getty Images Win Tickets to the 2012 CMT Music Awards
The CMT Music Awards are coming! The annual country music award show is June 6 on CMT and CMT.com, but you could be there to watch it live and in person. Enter below to win a pair of tickets to the Toby Keith-hosted show!
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Can You Guess Whose Tattoo This Is?
This picture shows ink of an Old English 'D,' which is used as a logo for the Detroit Tigers professional baseball team. That clue may be enough for many to guess who this tattoo belongs to. After all, there aren't many Michigan-born country singers. In fact, one could argue that this singer isn't a true country musician, although he's had two big hits in the genre in the last decade and is a frequent collaborator with country's biggest stars.
Ethan Miller / Rick Diamond, Getty Images / YouTube Cute Kids Singing Country Songs
They're sassy, cocky and full of attitude, but they're also oh-so-cute! Whether it's a little boy doing his best Jason Aldean impression in a 'SpongeBob SquarePants' T-shirt or a little girl getting her Miranda Lambert on in a 'Dora the Explorer' dress, this collection of tiny future (and current) YouTube stars is sure to make you smile for the rest of the day.
Facebook Country Radio Hall of Famer Rusty Walker Dead at 59
A man every bit as important to country radio as country music's biggest stars has died. Rusty Walker -- a Country Radio Hall of Famer and industry veteran admired by everyone he helped -- passed away in a Tupelo, Miss. hospital on Monday morning after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
Ethan Miller, Getty Images Tim McGraw Signs Recording Contract With Big Machine Records
Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift are now labelmates. Just this morning McGraw announced that he signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records. In a press release, the country music legend explained how the deal -- signed on May 9 -- is the start of his next chapter.
Rick Diamond (2), Getty Images Luke Bryan vs. Lee Brice – The Showdown
Luke Bryan is attempting to put a fourth song into the Taste of Country Showdown Hall of Fame. If 'Drunk on You' can win one more time, it will be retired alongside hits from Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and Brantley Gilbert. Last week the song narrowly beat Chris Young's 'Neon' to move on to face this week's challenger.
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Carrie Underwood Survives Wind Tunnel in Performing ‘Blown Away’ at the Billboard Music Awards
With a wall of mechanical fans blowing hair all across her face, Carrie Underwood performed the title track from her new 'Blown Away' album at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. The country singer's performance lacked the luminaries, exotic dancers and costumes many of the previous artists employed, but it lacked nothing in talent. She was as vocally strong as she's ever been during a televised performance.
Flying Island Entertainment Gwen Sebastian, ‘Met Him in a Motel Room’ – Song Review
Season 2 'The Voice' contestant Gwen Sebastian is the first from Team Blake Shelton to release new music. While she wasn't a finalist, the exposure she got from the show is sure to help the quirky North Dakotan. To get a handhold in Nashville circles, however, she'll need the right song to lean on.
Daily Roundup: Tim McGraw, Toby Keith + More May 21, 2012
Best Country Parking Lot Party – Readers Poll May 21, 2012
Win Tickets to the 2012 CMT Music Awards May 21, 2012
