Brett Eldredge Celebrates His Latest Number One At The Bar

Brett Eldredge took over the new Nashville bar Old Glory to celebrate “Lose My Mind” going to the top of the charts.  It’s his fourth number one single.

“It’s so hard to get a number-one song. It is. I remember just wanting to have a song that a couple people knew. You know, like, somebody would be like, ‘Oh my God that girl just moved their mouth a little bit to that song. I’m so excited!’ Because it is that hard to get a number-one, and you never know when your last one is, I want to make every one a moment.”

Brett Eldredge scores 5th number one!

After playing on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday, Brett Eldredge headed home to Nashville, where his family threw him a surprise 30th birthday party on Saturday night. Over dinner, Brett found out that “Drunk on Your Love” had become his fifth number-one.

Cole Swindell follows at number-two this week with “You Should Be Here,” while Rascal Flatts moves to number-three with “I Like the Sound of That.” Florida Georgia Line’s “Confession” and Chase Bryant’s “Little Bit of You” round out the Top 5.

Carrie Underwood to perform on season finale of American Idol

She is returning to her roots!

Season four winner Carrie Underwood will perform on the finale of American Idol.  Sources say Carrie easily won the voting on the show each week when she was a contestant.  She’s also the Idol with the most Grammy Awards.  The two-night American Idol finale will air April 6th and 7th on FOX.

Jake Owen's New Summer Anthem

Jake Owen‘s new song “American Country Love Song” is finding fans, and has many of them thinking Jake just hooked himself another summer anthem–much like his “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” But, Jake says that it’s more than just a love song…it’s  a slice of American life.

ACM Winners Already Named

Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Stapleton and Old Dominion are early winners of ACM Awards.  Kelsea gets the New Female Artist award, Chris takes New Male Artist and Old Dominion is the New Group/Duo of the Year winner. These awards were previously fan-voted, but now are included in membership voting.

All three have chances to win in other categories -- Kelsea is also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, Chris leads the ACM nominations with six additional nods, including Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, and Old Dominion also has a nomination for Vocal Group of the Year.

The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas April 3rd on CBS.

Justin Timberlake Writing with Little Big Town

Justin Timberlake continues to extend his music career into the country world. Timberlake has been spending some quality writing time with Little Big Town.  He posted a shot of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and himself on Instagram praising the band.  He’s currently in the studio working on his own music, but at this point there's no word on where these Little Big Town flavored songs will land.

Of course, no one will forget this moment with Chris Stapleton at the CMA Awards.

Chris Stapleton Goes Back To High School

Chris Stapleton is going back to high school for a very special concert for his hometown.  The Grammy winner will give a free concert, sponsored by Ram Trucks, at the Johnson Central High School gymnasium on March 24th. The Paintsville, Kentucky school is Chris’ alma mater.  Of course, a show by Chris is a hot one. Tickets were handed out on a first-come, first-served basis online, and it’s no surprise they were immediately snapped up.

Blake Shelton files new declaration in defamation lawsuit.

Blake Shelton filed a new declaration in his $2 million defamation lawsuit against In Touch Weekly.  The lawsuit was filed last October after the magazine reported that he went into rehab after his divorce with Miranda Lambert.   The declaration says that Blake was furious to be depicted as a man who can’t do his job and was close to death if he didn’t seek rehabilitation.  Blake also takes offense to accusations that his marriage to Miranda ended because of infidelity on his part.

More Performers Announced for ACMs

Brett Eldredge and Chris Young with Cassadee Pope are the latest performers on the bill for the ACM Awards.  They join Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line.  Believe it or not, additional acts and presenters will be announced in the next few weeks.  The 51st ACM Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will air live from Las Vegas April 3rd on ABC.

Rory Feak Dealing with the Difficult Task of Mourning

Rory Feek is dealing with the difficult task of mourning his wife Joey Feek, while making arrangements for her funeral.  In case you missed it, he posted a picture of a few men on his property, who were evidently going over plans to lay Joey to rest and captioned it, “… making plans that I hoped we would never have to make.”  A memorial service for Joey, who passed away last Friday, will be private, and the singer is expected to be buried at the Feek family cemetery. So far, a date for the funeral has not been revealed.

Carrie Underwood celebrates her birthday in London

Carrie Underwood celebrated her 33rd birthday Thursday in London.  One British fan wanted to make sure she had a birthday cake to celebrate with and TMZ caught the special moment.  The fan approached her while she was leaving a BBC interview and Carrie graciously accepted it.  She’s scheduled to play dates this weekend in London, Dublin and Glasgow.

Kenny Chesney Working On Big Revival Follow-Up

Kenny Chesney is in the studio working on the follow-up to his 2014 album The Big Revival.  Why so long between albums?  Kenny said he needed to take time to live and breathe and fill up his creative tank.  Otherwise, he’s just be churning out what he’s already done.  No release date has been set yet for the new album.  Kenny kicks off his Spread the Love stadium tour on April 23rd at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

Win the Chris Young VIP Experience at Panama City Spring Jam

The Panama City Spring Jam is April 7-9 at Panama City Beach, Florida and features a huge lineup including Chris Young, Thomas Rhett, Rascal Flatts and many more.

Now, you can win the Chris Young VIP experience: One lucky winner will win the opportunity to interview Chris Young on day of show as the official Spring Jam Fan Reporter. You'll also receive a pair of weekend passes to Spring Jam, and a 4 night stay at the Majestic Beach Resort in Panama City Beach.

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Randy Houser Gets Another #1

Randy Houser starts release week for his new album Fired Up with a number-one song!  “We Went” is Randy’s fourth number-one single and according to Randy …it’s just a taste of what’s to come on the new album.

 “You know, there’s probably some things probably out of left field that are probably a little more progressive for me that people would imagine I would do. But in a good way. You know I’m excited about it. I’m excited for people to hear it. It’s pretty cool.”

Carrie Underwood holds at number-two with “Heartbeat,” featuring background vocals from Sam Hunt.  Zac Brown Band moves to number-three with “Beautiful Drug.” Keith Urban’s “Break On Me” lands at number-four this week and Cole Swindell’s “You Should Be Here” rounds out the top five.

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Shelton's Spirits: Blake working with Smithworks Vodka.

Blake Shelton has been working together with Smithworks Vodka to create a spirit made with corn from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, and water from Lake Fort Smith in Arkansas.

Blake grew up in Ada, Oklahoma and was raised on the values of hard work, humility and an appreciation for the simple things that make up a good life.  He’s been involved in the development of the brand that is available now in select markets.