Sunny Sweeney

"My favorite costume was when I was in elementary school and I begged my mom to let me be Dolly Parton. I looked so cute, but when I got to the carnival, all my friends were laughing because of my 'balloons' being so big. I went into the bathroom and took them out, so then I ended up looking just like a third grader in a big blonde wig and cowboy boots...

Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Sunny Sweeney and Chuck Wicks are just a few of the stars who have signed on for Darius Rucker's third annual Darius and Friends benefit concert, set for Monday (June 4) at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon. A very special surprise guest will also take the stage that night, as one of the first events to kick off the 2012 CMA Music Festival.

Although we are only four months into the new year, 2012 is already shaping up to be one heck of a year for Sunny Sweeney. In addition to going into the new year as a happy newlywed, the singer-songwriter is also gearing up to hit the road with several country hunks this summer -- Gary Allan, Josh Thompson, Rodney Atkins, Justin Moore and Eric Paslay -- on the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour. But that

In a few months, Justin Moore and Sunny Sweeney will link back up on the road for the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour... which also means Moore's window for keeping his precious young daughters' innocence in tact is getting smaller and smaller.

If Sunny Sweeney seems to be glowing a little more than normal in the recent weeks, it's because she's still beaming from becoming a happily married woman. Sweeney and her new husband, Jeff Hellmer, tied the knot on 11/11/11 in Las Vegas in a very intimate ceremony.

On Monday (Feb. 17), Gary Allan held a special press conference from his Nashville clothing store the Label, where he discussed the exciting year ahead -- including his headlining spot on the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour. Sitting by Allan's side during the press meeting were Country Throwdown Tour creators Sarah Baer and Kevin Lyman of 4Fini's.

New year's resolutions often go by the wayside by the second week of the year -- at least for most people. But 'From a Table Away' hitmaker Sunny Sweeney wasn't going to start her 2012 with a bad habit. The blonde country starlet announced via her Facebook and Twitter pages that she has officially quit smoking.

Sunny Sweeney will never forget her wedding anniversary. The 'Drink Myself Single' singer has just inked the date on her bicep. "My new "11" tattoo," she tweeted yesterday, showing off the still healing, shiny new 'XI' (the Roman numeral for 11).

Sunny Sweeney remembers growing up poor. The 'From a Table Away' singer says she and her mom -- a single parent -- struggled, but they always remembered to help those even less fortunate during the holidays. It was truly the season of giving in the Sweeney household.

Fans of Sunny Sweeney's would be horrified to hear her sing a jolly Christmas traditional like 'Silent Night' or 'O Come All Ye Faithful.' That sort of song fits the East Texas singer like a dress fits Blake Shelton. 'One More Christmas Beer' is, if nothing else, honest.