Taste of Country

With each passing year, Jimmy Wayne strives for new ways to continue to bring awareness to a cause he holds desperately close to his heart: teen homelessness. Growing up in and out of the foster care system himself, Wayne knows painfully well what a kid faces living life on the streets, never knowing when or if that next meal will come.

This morning (Nov. 1), Jason Aldean and his road/recording band headed back into the studio to begin working on the singer's next album. Aldean and his band were fired up and took to their Twitter pages to share the exciting news. "Starting on the new album today!!" Aldean tweeted, attaching a picture of him in the vocal booth. "Me and the boys are hard at work in the studio."

To Miranda Lambert, dogs are like family. That's why when a stray bloodhound found her way to the singer on Sunday, Lambert knew she had to add the dog to her pack, despite some light hesitation.

Ever wanted to rub elbows with country's hottest up-and-coming stars? For one night only, you can be a part of the red carpet gang! Warner Nashville and Taste of Country are giving away two tickets to the label's 2011 CMA Awards pre-party on Nov. 9, where Hunter Hayes, Gloriana, the JaneDear Girls and other Warner artists will be hanging out prior to the big show.

Craig Morgan has been somewhat of a country music gypsy over the last 10 years. He's now with his fourth record label since 2000, but there are two ways of looking at this Kardashian boyfriend-like turnover. He's either A) a pain in the butt that no one wants to keep on their roster, or B) so valuable that whenever things don't work out, there's a lineup of suitors waiting to service him. Spend an

The Christmas shopping season officially kicks off after Thanksgiving, but the Christmas country season begins on Nov. 1. We've heard rumors that Scotty McCreery is working on a few holiday tunes, but best of the confirmed list has to be the Band Perry's collaboration with Justin Bieber. November ...

Season two of 'The Voice' on NBC will reportedly feature a more talented group of singers, more confident coaches and many more weeks of blind auditions. During a mini-press conference on Friday, Blake Shelton hinted that the show may be the biggest thing to ever air on television.

Phil Vassar begins this season's harvest of new country Christmas songs with a Texas swing tune featuring Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson. The East Coaster sells the sound, delivering a soulful vocal alongside the 60-year-old Western swinger.

Miranda Lambert began the media tour to promote her new album 'Four the Record' with Matt Lauer and the 'Today' show crew on Tuesday morning. Before performing her current hit, 'Baggage Claim,' Lambert talked a bit about the big year she's had.

Lauren Alaina is in her Rossville, Ga., hometown today (Nov. 1), and she's got big plans: Today is the day she takes her road test for a driver's license.