Taste of Country

Scotty McCreery made a big announcement via Twitter yesterday, tweeting: "The Love You This Big video will premiere on CMT August 9th. Y'all be sure to tune in." That's his debut music video, one fans of the 'American Idol' winner's have been craving for months. As previously reported, the video will have a small-town feel, despite being filmed in Los Angeles.

Congratulations are in order for 'My Kinda Party' hitmaker Jason Aldean and his wife, Jessica -- the two are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary today! Jason asked his high school sweetheart to marry him a decade ago, and on August 4, 2001 she said "I do." Now, Jason and Jessica have two daughters together -- Keeley and Kendyl -- and are enjoying life in the country music spotligh

Taylor Swift wants to be sure her entire audience feels appreciated, so she's come up with 'Chaperone Dad,' a musical thank you note to fathers that bring their daughters to her show. During a sit-down with Australian talk show hosts Hamish and Andy, Swift admitted she often sees these men, standing taller than everyone else in her crowd. "Their daughters have held up the glittery signs for t

Jason Michael Carroll's partnership with Cracker Barrel is a natural fit because the 'Where I'm From' singer began his career there as a singing server in Henderson, N.C. His new album 'Numbers' -- the first since he parted ways with Arista in 2010 -- is available at Cracker Barrels everywhere and features the song 'Numbers' as well as his most popular hit, 'Alyssa Lies...

Dolly Parton is personally reaching out to Olivier Odom, the woman who was asked to turn her 'Marriage Is So Gay' T-shirt inside out while visiting Dollywood's Splash Country with her family in July. Dollywood officials had deemed the shirt offensive and against their family-friendly dress code, but Odom felt like she was being robbed of her First Amendment right to free speech.

Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott sensed a marriage proposal was coming, but was still shocked when now-fiance Chris Tyrell dropped to one knee at a vacation home their families were sharing last month. Scott told WYCD's 'Dr. Don Show' that the couple had just returned from a morning hike around a lake in eastern Tennessee and were standing alone on the porch while their families rested inside. &quo

High fives and congratulations to Sarah Reppond of Lufkin, Texas! She is the winner of the Taste of Country Blake Shelton contest. In addition to two tickets and meet and greet passes to an upcoming Blake Shelton show, she'll receive round-trip airfare for two and two nights hotel accommodations.

Kellie Pickler is still enjoying life as a newly married woman. In January, Pickler and her songwriting boyfriend, Kyle Jacobs, wed in the Caribbean, surprising their family and friends when they decided to elope. As she enters her seventh month of marriage, Pickler says it has been and remains to be the best experience of her life.

Even a country superstar like Keith Urban is inspired by 'Glee' and the art of the mash-up. The show's propensity for mashing up unorthodox opposites, like pop-R&B group TLC’s 'Unpretty' with 'I Feel Pretty' from 'West Side Story,' has caught Urban’s ear.

Keith Urban is a clean and sober family man in 2011, but the singer has had his share of struggles with drugs and alcohol. That's why he told the Tennessean that "his heart really breaks" for the family of late singer Amy Winehouse, who passed away two Saturdays ago at the age of 27.