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Jake Owen is proving that summer can last all year long with his new Endless Summer EP.  The project includes the song “Summer Jam” and Jake can’t wait to perform it live during the CMT Tour with pals Florida Georgia Line.  CMT on Tour makes a stop at Wild Bill’s November 9^th.  Tickets are on sale now.

Taylor Swift graces the cover of both Glamour and Marie Claire magazines this month. 

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw’s Brothers of the Sun tour is still making waves as the highest-grossing tour of the year.  Pollstar’s latest list of the “Top 20 Concert Tours” shows Brothers of the Sun averaging $4.4-million at the box office, per city, with an average ticket price just under $88.  Other country artists in the Top 20 include Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts.

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Hunter Hayes is having the time of his life on Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away Tour!  He’s even formed a tight-knit relationship with Carrie.  Hunter says he just wants to soak in every ounce of advice he can possibly get from her.

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ABC has put the pilot for its new show  Nashville on Hulu a week earlier than it’s set to premiere on television.  Check it out now if you don’t want to wait until Wednesday for it to premiere.  Link directly right now by clicking the picture above...

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Toby Keith was one of the first people American Idol producers approached about becoming a judge for it’s 2013 season.  Toby quickly turned it down. He said he knew he would be mad at himself three weeks into taping.  Basically, it all boiled down to time.

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Kenny Chesney sings music that he thinks will connect with his fans.  That’s why he recorded the song, “El Cerrito Place”.  Kenny says the best compliment you can give him is to tell him that you have a personal connection to one of his songs. 

Blake Shelton is giving you a glimpse at life behind the camera on the set of NBC’s The Voice.  Check it out right now…