Kenny Chesney will be part of one of Indianapolis' hottest events next year. No, not the Indy 500, but the annual "Celebration of Caring," which benefits the Payton Manning Children's Hospital. Helmed by Peyton and his wife, Ashley, the March 4th fundraiser will feature Kenny Chesney putting on a full concert. Kenny and Peyton have been friends for a long time, and Peyton has been known to join Kenny onstage to sing, though there's no word on whether that will happen at this show. (Bet on it!!) Bob Costas is the emcee and attendees to this black-tie gala will get to rub shoulders with Kenny, Peyton and Bob.
Tonight, Jamey Johnson is teaming up with NFL player Jared Allen, defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings, to raise money for "Homes 4 Wounded Warriors." The money goes to help build or modify homes of severely injured US military members.
Congrats to Taylor Swift, who was named Entertainer of the Year by Entertainment Weekly. She's the youngest artist ever to win the honor.
Trace Adkins is in the movie "The Lincoln Lawyer." It's star-studded and action-packed, as you can see from the trailer.
Brad Paisley's sons are opposites, as he tells it: "Jasper's the opposite of Huck, and I think that's often the case with kids," Paisley explains. "The second one's born and looks at the first one and goes, 'OK, that's covered. I'll be the one that gets five stitches.' And Jasper's already done that.'" But three-year-old Huck is a little more cautious than his one-year-old younger brother. "Huck's the type that thinks things out," Paisley says. "He'll get up on a chair, and you'll say, 'Huck, what'll you think will happen if you jump off that?' 'I'll get hurt.' 'Yeah, are you going to jump off that?' 'Well, no.' 'Jasper, what'll you think will happen if you jump off that?' 'I don't know; let me see.' And he jumps. We've had to go to emergency room already with him. We just gave the hospital our name and started an account because we'll be back. Huck just shakes his head at his little brother, which is really fun." Wonder what's on the boys' Santa lists this year?
Got a George Strait fan on your shopping list? Now through December 31st, select Wrangler Specialty Apparel retailers are giving out free George Strait "Cowboy Love Songs" cds with the purchase of at least $50 in Wrangler gear.
The Keith Urban fan in your life would probably like his annual calendar, a benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Jimmy Wayne will be on the 12th annual "A Home for the Holidays" CBS special, December 22nd at 8pm. He'll perform part of his song, "Belongs to You" and talk about how his adoptive family affected his life.
Jake Owen has a free concert webcast tonight. He's performing live at Joe's Bar in Chicago, and you can see the performance starting at 11 Eastern.
Watch Martina McBride and Rascal Flatts perform on the NASCAR Srint Cup Series Awards Ceremony live from Las Vegas tonight on the Speed Channel. Josh Turner is on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the CMT Artists of the Year show airs tonight. Sunday night, Sugarland is part of VH1 Divas, a salute to the military. Monday, catch Miranda Lambert on the Ellen Degeneres show, and the first annual American Country Awards is on Fox-TV Monday night at 8 Eastern, live from Las Vegas. Trace Adkins is hosting the show, which will feature A-list performances from Nashville's best.
Happy birthday Sunday to Gary Allan, who turns 43 today.
The tweet of the day is from Kellie Pickler: "Stranded on 75 South somewhere between Alabama and hell. First person to bring me a gallon of gas gets $100..."
