Taste of Country

While Carrie Underwood is a vocal legend in her own right, she's no Stevie Wonder. Or Smokey Robinson, for that matter. Still, the pair of soulful legends invited the 'American Idol' winner to the stage to perform an impromptu number alongside them at the 2011 Ella Awards, which impressed the crowd and the iconic artists.

The lyrics to 'Home,' the new single from Dierks Bentley, will be sure to put pride in one's heart and leave them feeling inspired. Bentley co-wrote the poignant new tune with Dan Wilson and Brett Beavers.

It's almost a dream come true for Scotty McCreery. The soon-to-be 18-year-old will be singing before game one of the World Series, but it looks like his favorite teams won't be there. Last night, he tweeted, "sad night for boston fans... braves fans.. I feel for you too" after both the Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves finished historic collapses that kept them from the playoffs.

It's been a week of big announcements for Rascal Flatts and their fans. One day after learning that they'd be inducted as members of the Grand Old Opry early next month, news surfaced that the trio announced a new album would be in stores next April.

In the third episode of 'Survivor: South Pacific,' dubbed 'Reap What You Sow,' country cutie Whitney Duncan was not a crucial character, as has been the case in the previous two episodes. Her screen time was minimal, and she was not heavily involved in all the fighting or drama. She did, however, deepen her alliance with Keith, at his doing, which could help her down the road as the season wears o

Taylor Swift is a pretty good girl. She signs autographs for young fans, sings about fairy tale situations and loves her parents. Still, the 21-year-old 'Speak Now' star says she is terrified of being accused of a something she didn't commit, and tortures herself with plenty of crime-related shows on TV.

Country hopefuls have been all over the 'X Factor' audition rounds thus far, including 16-year-old Skyelor Anderson of Mississippi. Anderson drove nine hours to audition for 'X Factor' judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Cole and L.A. Reid, and he impressed all of them with an a cappella cover of Billy Currington's 'Must Be Doing Something Right.'

Tonight on 'X Factor,' Simon Cowell's newest singing competition reality series, two country hopefuls performed onstage together. Makenna and Brock sang in perfect harmony to Zac Brown Band's 'Colder Weather' as they took the 'X Factor' stage at the audition rounds in Chicago.

Rodney Atkins has big plans for today, and it has nothing to do with his sixth No. 1 single, 'Take a Back Road,' which is still on top of the charts. Atkins and his wife Tammy Jo plan to spend the day celebrating son Elijah's 10th birthday.

Apparently, Ryan Seacrest is not very good at keeping secrets -- especially when they pertain to his lady friend Julianne Hough. In an interview with her brother, Derek Hough, the top radio host revealed that his No. 1 girl may be returning to 'Dancing With the Stars' soon.