Zac Brown Band would like to entice you to pre-order "You Get What You Give." It streets September 21st, but if you pre-order, you can choose from packages ranging from bonus tracks to a shot at a free cabin on their Sailing Southern Ground cruise September 2nd. Alan Jackson joins ZBB on one cut, "As She's Walking Away." For today, you can hear the duet on ZBB's website.
Speaking of the tall, quiet one, Alan Jackson will be given the ASCAP Founders Award for his contribution to music at their invitation-only 48th annual Country Music Awards on September 14th. Past recipients of the award include Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks and Stevie Wonder.
Kenny Chesney will have a little help from some interesting duet choices on "Hemingway's Whiskey," due out September 28th. He duets with George Jones on "Small Y'all" and with rock singer Grace Potter on "You And Tequila."
Tim McGraw - prankster? Yep, just ask Lady Antebellum, who fell prey to his antics on Saturday night. It was their last night on the Southern Voice tour, and Tim joined them onstage while they were singing "Love Don't Live Here." Tim's attire? Just a pair of gym shorts, and his band was similarly attired as they took over the stage. And Brett Warren of the Warren Brothers added a tasteful pair of bunny ears to his boxers as he took over the drums from Lady A's drummer.
Last night in Nashville, a man known for pranking was in country music heaven. Brad Paisley went to see the Desert Rose Band play a reunion show and ended up on stage, playing with them. He tweeted that he needed to re-write "Letter to Me" to include that big moment in his life - DRB were some of his musical heroes growing up.
Luke Bryan is staging his second Farm Tour September 28th through October 1st in Valdosta, Statesboro, Carrollton and Macon, GA. He remembers how hard he worked on his Dad's peanut farm and wants to give the area farm workers a break and some fun.
Taylor Swift will join the Dave Matthews Band at NFL Kickoff in New Orleans on September 9th. The pre-game concert happens just before the season-opening game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings.
You can get a track-by-track sneak peek at Randy Houser's upcoming cd, "They Call Me Cadillac" from his website. The free song streams start today and the cd drops September 21st.
Want some free country music? People.com has eight free cuts for you.
Catch Chris Young live in concert on your computer this evening, starting at 6:30 eastern time.
New music in stores today - Blake Shelton's "All About Tonight" 6-pak, featuring a duet with Miranda Lambert, "Draggin' the River." Target has it for $4.99 today. Charlie Daniels Band has a new release, too, "Land that I Love."
The tweet of the day is from James Otto: "Not sure our kids stand a chance in this era. Makes me glad to be a country artist where there's at least a little more family values."
