Today's Country Tidbits

Carrie Underwood was the first performer announced for the CMA Music Festival. Today, more stars' names were revealed: attendees at the CMA Music Festival June 10-13 in Nashville will be treated to performances by Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band. All of the performers donate their time at the CMA Festival, with half the net proceeds from the event going to support music in schools. Tickets are on sale now, with four-day prices ranging from $110 to $185. Call 800-CMA-FEST (262-3378) or get them through Ticketmaster.

Nominees for the 45th annual ACM Awards are set to be announced on the CBS Early Show Tuesday, March 2nd. Reba and Blake Shelton are both scheduled to be in New York that day...hmmmm, do you sense a plan? The ACMs will be handed out on April 18th in Las Vegas.

Faith Hill got to spend some of Fashion Week in New York, helping Project Runway judges Kors and Nina Garcia pick the next Project Runway winner. As the guest judge, she cast the deciding vote for this season's winner. No word on who that could be - there are still six finalists vying for the top spot. Faith gushed over her experience with the show, saying, “What I saw was truly extraordinary and it made judging very difficult. All of the designers were creative and imaginative. But there were some whose craftsmanship was impeccable.” Project Runway airs Thursday nights on Lifetime, but there's not an air date set for Faith's episode yet.

Keith Urban has missed out on all of the cold weather and snow in Nashville. He's spending time in LA, writing songs for a new album and hanging out with his two best girls. Coming up on their 4th wedding anniversary, Nicole Kidman and Keith seem as love-dovey as ever.

Toby and Trace...cover boys? Yep, the new issue of Country Weekly has them on the cover, one in a white hat, one in a black one, and inside they dish about their tour, their favorite songs and what they like about each other.

Taylor Swift's video for Fearless is available for your viewing pleasure at GAC TV's website. It's a concert-footage, backstage-glimpsing hugfest - very Taylor.

Lady Antebellum tops the Billboard country album chart again this week with "Need You Now." Number two is Josh Turner with "Haywire," number 3 is Taylor Swift's "Fearless," number 4 is Zac Brown Band's "The Foundation," and in 5th place is Carrie Underwood's "Play On."

Jewel was supposed to be on Live with Regis and Kelly today, but snow kept her from being able to get there. She'll be rescheduled - will let you know when.

Lady Antebellum is on the Oprah show tomorrow, performing "I Run to You" and "Need You Now" for the audience.