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		<title>Daily Roundup: Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift + More</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fans got a peek at Reba McEntire&#8216;s new sitcom today. The country great shared a trailer of &#8216;Malibu Country,&#8217; a show that stars the redhead as an aging, aspiring country star who&#8217;s trying to begin a career after a divorce from a country legend. She isn&#8217;t the only superstar to appear on the small screen, however. Carrie Underwood was on &#8216;Dancing With the Stars&#8217; and Taylor Swift&#8216;s &#8216;Mean&#8217; got the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenny Chesney Expands His Band Prior to Brothers of the Sun Tour Kickoff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kenny Chesney is gearing up to head back out on the road on his first major stadium run since last summer&#8217;s Goin&#8217; Coastal Tour. Not only is he sharing the stage with his fellow country music superstar Tim McGraw, but also famed Nashville musician Kenny Greenberg. Greenberg is the Academy of Country Music&#8217;s 2012 Guitarist of the Year and a veteran session musician in Music City who has previously collaborated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miranda Lambert Picks Up Yet Another Stray Puppy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If it&#8217;s possible to become addicted to adopting animals, Miranda Lambert definitely has an addiction &#8212; and she might need rehab for the kind-hearted. According to the sassy songstress&#8217; Twitter feed, she has welcomed yet another stray pup into the Shelton household. Apparently, the furry black and white pup she rescued from the streets just a month ago wasn&#8217;t enough to fill the &#8216;Over You&#8217; singer&#8217;s heart. On Tuesday, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before They Were Famous: Clint Black</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clint Black wasn&#8217;t afraid of a hard day&#8217;s work prior to making it big in country music. His first hit single was &#8216;A Better Man&#8217; in 1989, but by then he was already a big star in his home stage of Texas. Prior to taking the stage full time, Black took jobs as a fishing guide, bait cutter and construction worker. One of his first jobs was selling newspapers door-to-door. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lady Antebellum Head to Indiana to Rebuild Henryville High School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In March, Lady Antebellum announced the tornado-ravaged Henryville High School in Henryville, Ind. as the lucky winners in the band&#8217;s Own the Night Prom Contest. Holding true to their word, the superstar trio heads to the Midwest today (May 16) to play a private concert for the students who are still trying to piece together a somewhat normal high school experience. &#8220;Helping rebuild this community is our biggest priority right [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/lady-antebellum-rebuilding-henryville/</link>
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		<title>Josh Kelley, Katherine Heigl Reveal Details About New Adopted Daughter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since we first reported about Josh Kelley&#8216;s and Katherine Heigl&#8216;s new baby, we&#8217;ve been dying to get more details. We&#8217;re happy to announce today that the wait is over! Mr. and Mrs. Kelley revealed more information about their new little family member to People, including her name: Adalaide Marie Hope. &#8220;Her full name is Adalaide Marie Hope Kelley,&#8221; Heigl explains. &#8220;Adalaide because of my great-grandmother, Marie after my middle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/josh-kelley-katherine-heigl-baby-adoption-details/</link>
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		<title>Taylor Swift&#039;s &#039;Mean&#039; Gets the &#039;Glee&#039; Treatment in New Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hear Taylor Swift&#8216;s &#8216;Mean&#8217; performed from a male prospective? Thanks to a gender-bending performance of the No. 1 country song on last night&#8217;s (May 15) episode of &#8216;Glee,&#8217; fans are now truly able to appreciate the tune from both sides of the spectrum. McKinley High&#8217;s resident heartthrob Puck (Mark Salling) tackled an acoustic arrangement of Swift&#8217;s tune with a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Malibu Country&#039; Trailer Gives First Look at Reba McEntire&#039;s New Comedy Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following a successful television run with her self-titled sitcom &#8216;Reba,&#8217; Reba McEntire is getting another crack at the small screen. The singer-turned-actress&#8217; new series, ‘Malibu Country,&#8217; has been picked up by ABC, after a pilot episode was given the greenlight earlier this year. Now, the first official trailer for the series has been released. In the clip below, McEntire tells the dramatic story of how she and her kids found their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Hump Day Song &#8211; Readers Poll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t only high school seniors who begin to feel something akin to senioritis this time of year. As the days grow longer and the sun shines brighter, getting through a work week can become more and more challenging. There should be a soundtrack for Wednesdays &#8212; one full of songs to get you through those final work days. Or maybe there is? What is your favorite song to hear [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/best-hump-day-songs-readers-poll/</link>
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		<title>Carrie Underwood Brings &#039;Good Girl&#039; to the &#039;Dancing With the Stars&#039; Stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Carrie Underwood has really been making her rounds to promote &#8216;Blown Away,&#8217; her newest album release. And while the entire album has received critical acclaim from the media, &#8216;Good Girl&#8217; &#8212; the first single from the record &#8212; is her most performed song nowadays. On Tuesday night (May 15), Underwood took the soulful anthem to the stage on &#8216;Dancing With the Stars,&#8217; where she was accompanied by four dancers who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-good-girl-to-dancing-with-the-stars-video/</link>
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		<title>Taylor Swift Teams Up With Ed Sheeran for New Album</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It certainly looks as though Taylor Swift&#8216;s next studio album will be full of surprises! In what seems like an unlikely pairing, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran took to his official Twitter account yesterday to tells fans he is indeed working with the country starlet on her highly-anticipated fourth album. &#8220;Writing songs with a very cool artist today ,&#8221; The BRIT Award winner tweeted. Sheeran quickly clarified his mysterious tweet by adding, &#8221;In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-new-album-ed-sheeran/</link>
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		<title>New Country Music Releases &#8211; June 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first month of summer is the biggest month of music yet. Country superstars like Alan Jackson and Kenny Chesney will be releasing new projects in the list of new country music releases for June 2012, in addition to 10 other hit makers like Josh Turner, Gloriana and Edens Edge. Start saving now so you&#8217;re not left out on the new music on the list below. Jackson and newbie Jana [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/new-country-music-releases-june-2012/</link>
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		<title>Discover America Commercial &#8211; What&#039;s the Song?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a move that will inspire the wanderlust in everyone, Discover America released a global tourism campaign for the U.S. The 60-second commercial displays scenes of some of the most beautiful places in America, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the French Quarter to the Big Apple. But what kind of song is the perfect addition to such an inspirational vignette? Discover America made the obvious choice &#8212; &#8216;Land of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toby Keith&#039;s Annual Golf Classic Event Set for May 19 in Oklahoma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Later this week, Toby Keith is gearing up for his 9th-annual Toby Keith and Friends Golf Classic event &#8212; but this year&#8217;s will be extra special. To kick the whole thing off, Keith will be present for the groundbreaking of the OK Kids Korral in Oklahoma City &#8212; a home-away-from-home for children and families being treated at the Children&#8217;s Hospital at OU Medical Center and other nearby facilities. The ceremony [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/toby-keith-golf-classic-oklahoma-2012/</link>
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		<title>Daily Roundup: Willie Nelson, Rascal Flatts + More</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New music from Willie Nelson hit stores today, and a new song from Rascal Flatts hit radio. Find the Taste of Country reviews on both projects in the Daily Roundup below, as well as which country star wound up on Oprah&#8217;s new show with her famous husband. Each day we publish a list of the top country music news stories, alongside a few others from around the web. Today, find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/willie-nelson-rascal-flatts-roundup/</link>
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		<title>Jake Owen Insists Arrest Was a &#039;Huge Misunderstanding&#039;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been quite the month for Jake Owen! Just two days before getting married beachside in his hometown of Vero Beach, Fla., the &#8216;Barefoot Blue Jean Night&#8217; singer found himself in some serious hot water after entering a local Steak &#8216;n Shake restaurant wearing a mask over his face. Although the night ended with Owen in handcuffs, the singer adamantly denies doing anything wrong. &#8220;It was a huge misunderstanding,&#8221; Owen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/jake-owen-arrest-huge-misunderstanding/</link>
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		<title>Miranda Lambert Opens Up About Her Body, Admits She Likes Her &#039;Big Butt&#039;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you aren&#8217;t a fan of Miranda Lambert, try reading her latest interview in Self Magazine. The bold country songstress lets loose with her interviewer, dishing about her body issues (or lack therof), her marriage to Blake Shelton and what it&#8217;s like to live on the road. This one is a must-read not just for country music fans, but for anyone who has struggled with their self image in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/miranda-lambert-body-exercise-self/</link>
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		<title>Florida Georgia Line &#039;Cruise&#039; Into the Spotlight With Release of New EP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday (May 15), up-and-coming country duo Florida Georgia Line released their brand new five-song EP titled &#8216;It&#8217;z Just What We Do.&#8217; Their debut single &#8216;Cruise&#8217; has already become a fan favorite live, as it sets the bar for a fun, summertime anthem for years to come. Their good looks aside, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard are making quite an impression in country music with their tight musicianship and exceptional talent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/florida-georgia-line-cruise-itz-just-what-we-do/</link>
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		<title>Can You Guess the Artist in This Yearbook Photo?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This early &#8217;70s yearbook photo is from one of country music&#8217;s all-time greatest female vocalists. One could make a strong argument that her music and career is as important as those of legends like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline. This singer is still very active today and still making new fans in members of the younger generation. Can you guess whose yearbook photo this is? She recently had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/country-yearbook-photos-24/</link>
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		<title>Willie Nelson Talks &#039;Heroes,&#039; Performs on &#039;Late Night With Jimmy Fallon&#039;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night (May 14), progressive country star Willie Nelson stopped by &#8216;Late Night With Jimmy Fallon&#8217; to talk about his new &#8216;Heroes&#8216; album, guitars and touring America in his legendary Honeysuckle Rose biodiesel bus. After the interview, the legendary singer performed &#8216;Texas Flood&#8217; alongside his son, Lukas Nelson. Fallon started out the interview by complimenting the legendary star, telling him that growing up in Brooklyn, the only country albums his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tasteofcountry.com/willie-nelson-heroes-jimmy-fallon/</link>
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