Taste of Country

Fruit loafs make lousy Christmas presents, but with the help of Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire, Meatloaf is hoping he'll make a better one. The singer is working on a Christmas album featuring the two country superstars as guest artists.

Keith Urban is entering the celebrity scent sweepstakes, launching his very own men's fragrance, dubbed "Phoenix," this September. It's Urban's debut scent.

Jamey Johnson doesn't have to go far to recall the importance of family farms. The Enterprise, Ala. born singer says he just needs to drive down the road a bit to the land his family grew up on.

The freelance music journalist who ruffled Miranda Lambert's feathers by asking her about gun control has had a chance to respond. Patrick Langston, writer for the Ottawa Citizen, says he walked away feeling good about what he thought had been a friendly conversation about the singer's music. He tells the Ottawa Citizen he was "totally surprised" when Lambert's angry tweet aimed at him s

We all know that 'American Idol' Season 10 champion and country music darling Scotty McCreery has a musical future so bright that it's blinding. While the 'I Love You This Big' singer spent plenty of time in Hollywood over the past year, navigating his way through the 'Idol' process and win, he isn't sure he wants to make like many other stars and transition to films.

MTV announced a brand-new category for this month's Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, and Taylor Swift is one of the six artists who grabbed a nomination. The Best Video with a Message award celebrates songs and videos that take on social issues. The country superstar scored a nod with her anti-bullying video for 'Mean.'

Brett Favre, George Strait, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ... that's pretty good company to keep no matter what the topic of conversation is. Jason Aldean fits in with these three legends of their craft as he becomes the new spokesman for Wrangler Retro, "a collection of jeans for today's cowboy." Below is a preview of the new Wrangler Retro commercial starring Aldean.

Steve Holy is back with a hot new single, 'Love Don't Run,' and now he is readying the release of his first album in five years. The new collection of songs, also called 'Love Don't Run,' is set to hit stores on Tuesday, September 13.

The CBS 'Blue Bloods' season premiere isn't until September 23, but thanks to the technology-savvy Tony Bennett and his Twitter ability (or his team's Twitter ability, perhaps), we've got a sneak peek from the set. Bennett tweeted a photo of himself with a sparkly Carrie Underwood, who will join him in a duet of 'It Had to Be You' on the kick-off episode.

Next week brings not only the debut video from Scotty McCreery, but the debut from 'American Idol' runner-up Lauren Alaina as well. The 16-year-old singer will unveil the clip for 'Like My Mother Does' on August 8 at 10:30AM ET on CMT. The 15-minute special will include behind-the-scenes footage from her video shoot.