Taste of Country

Younger country fans may not remember that 10 years ago, Shania Twain was the female voice more traditional listeners labeled as "too pop." It didn't seem to matter, as Twain sold just under one gazillion records in the span of a decade. Her newly released song 'Today Is Your Day' sounds like a Shania Twain song from that era, but the singer takes none of the chances.

On last night's season finale of the first season of 'Why Not? With Shania Twain,' the singer made a statement that demonstrates how far she has come. Shania Twain shared intimate details about her relationship with her now-husband Frederic Thiebaud, whom was married to the woman who had an affair with Twain's former husband Mutt Lange.

Blake Shelton made a special appearance in Nashville Friday night (June 10), where he gathered hundreds of his diehard fans at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon for his annual fan club party held during this year's CMA Music Festival.

What did Scotty McCreery do the day after he was crowned 'American Idol' for Season 10? He didn't go to Disneyland. He flew back to Garner, N.C., and took his AP English test.

As we walk into July and prepare to celebrate our independence, let's not forget about the July 2011 new country music releases. After all, we'll need some twangy, pickin' tunes to jam out to while we flip burgers and char hot dogs all month long. The only dilemma is, charcoal or propane?

'Outlaws Like Me' is full of sing-along anthems including the straight ahead country-rocker 'Beer Time." "When you hear the title 'Beer Time,' you think it's just the same old, drink beer kind of song, which it somewhat is," Justin Moore tells Taste of Country. The song was written by Moore, Jeremy Stover and Rhett Akins.

Craig Campbell's new song 'Fish' is one that leaves fans anticipating a video after the very first listen. The bluesy, laugh-out-loud-funny love story about fishing is somehow silly and sexy, too. For the first time, fans can sneak a peak at how risky Campbell will make his second music video.

Scotty McCreery's debut single, 'I Love You This Big,' is quickly developing into a smash hit at country radio -- and it's almost "the song that wasn't" for the 'American Idol' winner. In an interview with TV Line, McCreery reveals that the contestants always received the following week's song choices on a Thursday, and that there were two tunes in the running for him to sing for his pot

Justin Moore's goal was to make 'Outlaws Like Me' a more old-school country album than his self-titled debut. "Every time I say that people look at me like I'm crazy," Moore tells Taste of Country. 'Run out of Honky Tonks' is "about the most straight ahead country you can get," he adds.

Fans filled the Franklin, Tenn. tourist spot, The Factory on Friday evening, June 10, for the live season finale of CMT's reality singing competition, 'Next Superstar.' The two finalists who survived the competition were modern day outlaw Matt Mason and the soulful Steven Clawson.