Miranda Gets Ready To Reopen Pink Pistol

Miranda Lambert’s re-imagined Pink Pistol Boutique in her hometown of Lindale, Texas will re-open October 22nd.  The store is bigger than its previous locations in Lindale and Oklahoma with more merchandise, more interactive attractions, a big-screen slide show and an old-fashioned soda fountain.  Miranda closed her original Pink Pistol store in Tishomingo, Oklahoma earlier this year.

Dolly Parton Sets Chart Record

Dolly Parton has just set a new chart record, thanks to two songs that are currently in the Top 20 on the country charts.  Dolly is one of 30 artists on the star-studded ballad “Forever Country,” which features her hit “I Will Always Love You”.  And her remake of “Jolene,” featuring Pentatonix is at number 18 on the chart.  With two songs in the Top 20, Dolly has now become the only artist to land two Top 20 Hot Country Songs in each of the last six decades.

Keith Urban Has Another BIG Hit

Keith Urban has another hit on his hands with his latest single “Blue Ain’t Your Color.” This week the song lands at number eight on the Hot Country Songs chart, making it Keith’s 37th consecutive Top Ten single. But that’s not all, “Blue Ain’t Your Color” is number three on the Country Digital Songs Sales chart, at number nine on the Country Streaming Songs chart, and at number 20 on the Country Airplay chart.

94.9 THE BULL WORLD PREMIERE - THOMAS RHETT 'STAR OF THE SHOW'

Listen to the Bull today to hear the brand new track from Thomas Rhett called 'Star Of The Show.'

He wrote the song for his wife Lauren. It's actually the first song he wrote for her. While many fans are familiar with 'Die A Happy Man,' this new release was actually written before 'Die A Happy Man' and is now just being produced and released.

Listen to it over the air or on iHeartRadio at the top of every hour today.

Kenny Chesney to Receive BMI President's Award

Kenny Chesney will be honored with the BMI President’s Award, which goes to songwriters who have profoundly influenced the entertainment industry. Previous Presidents winners include Pink, Willie Nelson, Brooks & Dunn and Adam Levine.  Kenny will receive his honor at the 64th BMI Country Awards that will take place in Nashville on November 1st.

Forever Country Is A Hit (a #1 Hit, In Fact)

The star-studded single “Forever Country” is a hit!  The song features 30 past CMA winners and debuted on top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this week, making it only the third tune to ever debut at number one on that chart.  But that’s not all.  Forever Country, which was recorded to celebrate the CMA Awards' 50th anniversary, also debuts at number 21 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. In addition, it debuts at number one on the Country Digital Songs Sales chart and on the Country Streaming Songs charts.

Zac Brown's Side Project

Zac Brown has been underground working on a project under the name Sir Roosevelt -- which just released its first single “Sunday Finest.” The track was released with virtually no fanfare or press, and so far the other members of the group are totally anonymous.  The tune is certainly a bit of departure from what ZBB fans may be used to, with the track having a bit of a dance vibe, while blending gospel, funk, seventies disco and more.  And from the little we've heard, it doesn't appear to be a country record...at all!  

Kenny Chesney's New Album Details And Name Change

Kenny Chesney’s upcoming album Cosmic Hallelujah was originally titled Some Town Somewhere and was supposed to be released in July.  But all of that changed when he found the song "Setting the World on Fire."   It takes a lot of confidence to change the whole direction of an album shortly before it’s supposed to be released – but hey…if anyone can justify doing it…it’s Kenny.  Cosmic Hallelujah comes out on October 28th.

Video From "Forever Country" To Be Featured Tonight

The star-studded single “Forever Country,” in honor of the 50th anniversary of the CMA Awards, debuted on Friday, but there’s more excitement to come.  A clip of the song’s video will be featured during ABC’s Dancing with the Stars tonight, with the entire video going live on ForeverCountry50.com right after its airing.  The video features all 30 of the artists who contributed to the tune, including, Jason Aldean.

Dierks On Top Again

There’s a new number one song this week on the country charts, but not a whole lot of movement in the Top 5.  William Michael Morgan’s “I Met a Girl” stays in the number-five spot.  The only newbie is the number-four song which belongs to Billy Currington.  He moved up three places with “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To”.  Justin Moore’s “You Look Like I Need a Drink” rises one spot to number-three…while last week’s leader, Kelsea Ballerini, drops to the number-two spot with “Peter Pan”.  Congratulations goes to Dierks Bentley.  His latest number-one hit, “Different For Girls” featuring Elle King, hit the top spot over the weekend.  Although this is his 15th number-one hit, it’s the first for Elle King.  This is also Dierks’ second single from his Black album, both of which have reached the top of the chart.

Ellen Scares Carrie Underwood And More!

See what happened when Ellen scared the $#%& out of Carrie Underwood! Click here for the details.

Also from the week: CMA Releases 'Forever Country' Mash-Up for 50th Anniversary. Click here for the details.

The Moment That Changed It All For Little Big Town

Four years ago this week, Little Big Town's "Pontoon" hit the top of Billboard country singles chart -- where it would stay for two weeks.  The song was a game-changer in many ways. It was the first number-one for the group, who had been putting out records since 2002. And it gave them the recognition that they deserved.   Jimi Westbrook says the song pushed their career into forward motion. The group won a Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2013 for the song.

CMT Artists of the Year announced.

The honors just keep coming for Carrie Underwood. She's one of the five acts named as CMT's Artists of the Year.  The other honorees are Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett. And Kelsea Ballerini has been named the Breakout Artist of the Year.  An all-star ceremony will air from Nashville on October 20th.  And here’s a little fun fact for you:  Luke Bryan now ties Jason Aldean with the most consecutive years as an Artist of the Year, with five.

Miranda Lambert Cancels Shows

Miranda Lambert has cancelled the last three dates on her Keeper of the Flame tour on orders from her doctor to rest her throat.  The three axed dates -- all in Texas -- are Thursday in Corpus Christi, Friday in Austin and Saturday in San Antonio. None of the dates will be rescheduled, and refunds are available at the box office.

Blake Shelton Makes Huge Donation To Children's Hospital

On Saturday night, Blake Shelton was playing the second of two shows in Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena when he stopped the concert for a special reason.  After bringing several people up on stage with him, Blake explained that last year, his cousin's daughter was diagnosed with cancer. She was treated at OU Medical Center’s Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Children.  Blake then told the crowd that he was donating the proceeds from both of his concerts that weekend to the children's hospital.  The crowd erupted as Blake proceeded to sign a massive check for $600,000.

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Carrie Underwood Doesn't Mind Dirty Laundry

Carrie Underwood is out on the fall leg of her Storyteller tour, and she always takes a few things with her on the road to remind her of home. For example, she travels with a washer and dryer because doing her own laundry makes her feel "like a human." (People)

“I feel like I do laundry every day. I’m not sure where it all comes from. I mean, there’s only three of us, and one of us is very small, so I’m really not sure how we have so much. But yeah, I mean, stuff happens. I think Ajax should sponsor my life.”

Maybe that explains why "Dirty Laundry" is the name of her new single.

Read more: http://949thebull.iheart.com/articles/entertainment-news-104651/carrie-underwood-doesnt-mind-dirty-laundry-15093096/#ixzz4JwvJ1hSD

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill To Be Permanent Memorialized

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will be permanently memorialized in their hometown of Nashville on October 5th at the Walk of Fame Park.  They both got to Nashville in the 80’s and have made a big difference in the city, not only with their music but also with their generous contributions to many important causes.  The country power couple has sold more than 80-million albums combined and they’ve won a total of 17 CMA awards.

5-Year-Old Luke Bryan Fan, Bella, Steals The Show And ‘Kills The Lights’

At a recent Luke Bryan show in Bristow, Virginia; just outside Washington D.C., Luke saw 5-year-old Bella holing up a sign and decided to call her up to the stage for his ‘Kill The Lights’ tour performance of the title track to both the tour and his recent album.

That’s when he realized that Bella knew his music and the words to his songs better than his own children did! Take a look as Bella belts out ‘Kill The Lights’ with Luke during the sold out show.

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