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.