Shay from Dan + Shay is going to be a dad & Drake White is battling AVM

Jake Owen’s video for ‘Homemade’ out soon recreates the story of his grandparents who’ve been married for over 70 years. In 1940, his grandfather saw his grandmother in Mumfordville, KY walking down the street. He took a picture of the house she went into with his camera then started writing her letters. They became pen pals and the rest is history.

Shay from Dan + Shay is going to be a dad again. His wife’s pregnant with their 2nd child, a son. He wrote, “we thought it was a girl, but God has other plans.”

Newcomer Drake White who opened for Scotty McCreery last weekend is battling AVM; a tangle of arteries and veins in the brain that disrupts blood flow. He had a procedure for it days before his show so I’m pretty sure that’s why he nearly collapsed. Doctors say Drake’s treatments have gotten rid of 75% of his issue so far.

Finally - Lauren Alaina will be on Dancing With The Stars next season. There’s speculation her partner will be Alan Bersten. Today on Twitter Old Dominion has a Q & A session at 11:30 AM ET.

\Carrie Underwood has a new SNF partner & even bacon can't wake new dad Tyler Hubbard

NBC’s Sunday Night Football will have a new tune opener this season as Joan Jett joins Carrie Underwood for the opener. They’ll perform an updated rendition of 2006’s ‘Waiting All Day for Sunday Night’ the one based on Joan’s hit ‘I Hate Myself For Loving You.’ Last year Carrie and NBC were sued over the song they used last season. A sneak preview of new open will air Sunday during halftime of the Titans/Steelers game. The full version will debut September 8.

Tyler Hubbard’s wife had their son Luca on Monday. Yesterday Hayley needed help with the baby so she tried for 20 minutes to wake Tyler by putting a crispy piece of bacon under his nose. She finally gave up after her third and final attempt.

With ‘God's Country’ going #1, Blake Shelton will probably do an album one day but for now he loves being able to record a song and get it right out.

Finally - Garth Brooks and Ashley McBryde talk about songwriting tonight in Nashville at Belmont University. It’s free but people had to register for tickets.

Tyler from Florida Georgia Line is a dad again & Jason Aldean will have Vegas residency

Tyler from Florida Georgia Line is a dad again. Their son Luca Reed was born yesterday morning. The minute Tyler flew in from his last show of the weekend, Hayley’s contractions started! Luca means bringer of light and Reed is Tyler’s middle name. Tyler has one more bunk on the bus for another baby and says, “we’ll just see what happens.”

Jason Aldean is heading to Vegas for a three-night residency at Park MGM, December 6 thru the 8. Tickets will be available August 23. For more info, visit JasonAldean.com.

Keith Urban revealed a few days ago he was in the studio recording with fellow Aussie, Barry Gibb from the Bee Gee’s. But Keith hasn’t said what it’s for yet.

Brett Eldredge wears a ring that tracks his body rhythms and the ring tells him when it’s time to sleep and when he should wake up.

Finally - Willie Nelson’s son Lukas says his dad’s doing fine after a recent breathing problem. He wrote, “at 86 you gotta make sure everything’s running smoothly so you can keep doing 100 plus shows a year! He HATES to miss shows.”

Drake White nearly collapses on stage & Garth brooks has free even Wednesday

Scotty McCreery had a show in Roanoke, Virginia Friday night. When his opener Drake White was on stage, he stopped mid-performance feeling lightheaded making him nearly collapse. He had to go to the hospital by ambulance and gave a thumbs-up to fans as he was taken away on a gurney. Drake’s tour manager said he’s been going through some medical procedures in Nashville and it's uncertain what the issue is right now.

Before his show Saturday night in Phoenix, it was so hot, Chris Young put an egg in a foil dish next to his bus tire and it cooked. 

Carrie Underwood will return to host the CMA Awards with two iconic hosts but longtime partner Brad Paisley is not one of them. Dolly Parton and Reba will help celebrate the iconic women of country music throughout the night. The CMA Awards air on ABC Nov. 13.

Garth Brooks and Ashley McBryde will talk about songwriting during an event Wednesday night in Nashville at Belmont University. It’s free and open to the public, but tickets are required. To reserve them head to belmont.edu/countrymile.

Finally - Blake Shelton played with George Strait Friday night at Gillette Stadium. Blake performed in the middle of a downpour then left the stage, wrapped up in a towel and was given a golf cart ride back to his tour bus.

Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard out November 1 & Keith Urban's on Strahan & Sara today

Miranda Lambert’s 7th studio album, 'Wildcard' is out November 1 and you can preorder it now. She also has a new producer, the guy who does records for Eric Church and Little Big Town. Yesterday, Miranda and her husband took his 9-month-old son to a doctor’s appointment in New York City. To keep his privacy, Brendan carried a car seat with a blanket covering the boy.

Morgan Wallen loves his mullet even though he knows not everyone does. His label even wanted him to cut it off but he wouldn’t. Morgan got the idea for it by looking at old photos of his dad. He says his dad also had a perm and Morgan says he too might do that one day.

Florida Georgia Line just started their own label, Round Here Records and newcomer Canaan Smith is their first artist. The guys tho will remain with Big Machine Label Group.

Kane Brown guests on the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Voices in the Hall podcast today.

Finally - Keith Urban performs on Strahan & Sara today on ABC.

Jason Aldean's mansion should be done in March & Kane Brown reveals his unborn daughter’s name

Jason Aldean and his family are living in a rental after selling their house in January. The new home like the old one will have a bowling alley. They got carried away with the pool tho which Jason says will look like a Sandals Beach Resort. Their mansion should be done in March.

Kane Brown officially announced his unborn daughter’s name yesterday, Kingsley. A fan wrote, “that's my dogs name.”

When Keith Urban was 10, he came home from school to find their house had burned down. Everything was gone, even his trophies were melted. Friends had a fund raiser for them and the giving Keith saw then still impacts him today.

I have a feeling by Monday we’ll hear Tyler from Florida Georgia Line's second child, a son Luca was born. Tyler just posted this is their last weekend on the road before the baby’s here.

Finally - Willie Nelson says his fiery temper goes along with the red hair. Once he gets mad, Willie lives by the motto, ‘Delete then fast-forward.’

Zac Brown harassed by locals in homer alaska & Carrie Underwood sings with her idol

Zac Brown is building a log mansion in a remote part of Homer, Alaska so his five kids can have a normal childhood. Locals who don’t like that he’s there are trying to build a public trail right by his property line. The local newspaper told readers how to get there so now Zac has to deal with 50 plus carloads of people driving by every day. The trouble started when a neighbor was trying to sell Zac an adjacent piece of property for double the market value and when he said no, the neighbor told everyone where his property was and that included a map to his place. Zac now feels like a prisoner in his own home. It’s also a very steep piece of land and Zac says people are even getting hurt trying to see it. Yesterday the city planning commission OK’d that public trail even tho Zac spent 2-hours trying to talk them out of it.

Carrie Underwood played the Opry last night where she got to sing with her idol, Bryan White. Growing up, Carrie was a member of his fan club and once even sang to him in a meet and greet.

Finally - Keith Urban’s daughters are in the animated film ‘Angry Birds 2’ out today. 11-year-old Sunday and 8-year-old Faith voice hatchlings: Lily and Beatrice. Luke Combs also has a tune on the soundtrack.

luke bryan on new TV special & wanna work for george strait?

A TV special next month, Lip Sync to the Rescue was inspired by the recent Lip Sync Challenge. Luke Bryan surprised the deputy sheriff’s office in Saratoga County, New York and we can see how it went September 9 on CBS.

When Brett Eldredge had his first #1 in 2013, to commemorate each he started doing crazy things like having dinner hanging from a crane 300 feet high. Since ‘Love Someone’ went #1 this summer, Brett wants to kiss a grizzly bear on the lips but his mom said no.

Thomas Rhett’s daughter Ada turned 2 yesterday. Thomas tweeted, “I really wish time would stop and you’d stay this little forever and sleep an hour longer each morning too.”

If you wanna work for George Strait, his golf resort in Texas is looking for 100 new employees like cooks, servers, golf player services, housekeepers and dishwashers.

Finally - Jake Owen’s 3-month-old daughter Paris often has a serious look on her face people say she gets from him. Jake says he had no idea he often has a serious look.

Keith Urban experiences Pareidolla & Blake and Gwen bought a house together

On Friday, Keith Urban experienced Pareidolla; it’s when you see shapes in clouds or faces in potato chips or fabric patterns. When Keith poured his coffee grounds in the sink, two bubbles made it look like there were eyes and bubbles also made a mouth so the coffee grounds resembled a monkey’s face.

A fan walking into Scotty McCreery’s show Saturday night saw Scotty walking to his bus. The fan said ‘are you Scotty?’ to which he replied, ‘what’s up man?’ The guy said, ‘nah, guess not, but you look just like him, if you were only a little taller.”

Finally - Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have bought a house together in LA. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, guest house and tennis court. Blake still owns his Oklahoma ranch and Gwen just sold the California home she shared with her ex-husband. This weekend Blake, Gwen and her sons were seen shopping in Los Angeles and spotted leaving a mall through the parking garage. Blake was the one carrying what they bought from the Microsoft Store.

luke combs shares album date & Willie Nelson is resting and feeling better

Sept. 8 is the first Sunday Night Football game of the season with the Steelers and the Patriots. After that, The Tonight Show airs with Kane Brown performing. Carrie Underwood also returns to sing the Sunday Night Football theme.

Luke Combs has a new album out November 8 but we still don’t know it’s title. As for what country singer Luke considers to be his spirit animal, it’s Garth. Luke said, “we’re both great performers and we’re both dashingly handsome.”

Willie Nelson is resting and feeling better after a medical issue made him cancel upcoming tour dates. Now I hear he'll be back on the road in September and that includes his Farm Aid show at the end of the month.

Finally - early this year, Brett Eldredge stepped back in time and traded his iPhone for a flip phone. He says that’s been a game changer both artistically and creatively. Brett doers have a smart phone again but mostly for going overseas so he can find his way around.

Brad Paisley must feel old & Willie Nelson’s canceled his tour

The website Hollywood Life says with her second marriage, Miranda Lambert’s trying to avoid the mistakes she made with Blake, including how much time they spent apart. Brendan has no issue joining her on tour and being off work and I hear Miranda’s more easy-going now and trying not to pressure Brendan into anything.

I wonder if this makes Brad Paisley feel old. Kane Brown says his first ever concert was Brad with opener Chris Young.

86-year-old Willie Nelson’s canceled the rest of his tour tweeting, “I’m sorry but I have a breathing problem I need to have checked out. I’ll be back." 4-years-ago Willie had a stem cell operation to improve his breathing, but we never heard how that went.

Michael Ray says fiancé Carly Pearce checks every box on his list and she’s also his voice of reason.

Finally - Keith Urban performs on Good Morning America tomorrow.

Thomas Rhett gets caught in a downpour & Luke Combs breaks a record Randy Travis set in 1987.

A big storm passed thru Nashville last night. Kelsea Ballerini’s dog Dibb’s hates storms so he was really scared. Thomas Rhett and his family were out for ice cream and they got caught in the downpour sending all four of them running for their car.

Kane Brown’s wife is having a daughter soon and yesterday he tweeted, "I’ve never had a bigger smile on my face. 6:38 AM and I wake up thinking a muscle in my arm is twitching and realize it’s just my baby girl kicking her mama."

Luke Combs has now broken a record Randy Travis set in 1987. Luke’s ‘This One’s for You’ has been #1 on the Country Album chart for 44-weeks now breaking the record Randy’s ‘Always & Forever’ set. Shania still holds the overall record tho with 50 weeks at #1 for her 1997 album, ‘Come on Over.’

Garth says his mom and dad were not only his biggest fans, they were also his worst critics.

Finally – Chris Janson performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight.

Thomas Rhett creates a swimwear line & Tim McGraw has a free concert September 8

Thomas Rhett has teamed with Chubbies to create their Rhettro Collection swimwear line. It’s a limited-run of boy's and men’s trunks plus girl's and women’s one-piece swimsuits. Thomas says the inspiration for the line came from his love of '90s fashion.

Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation pet line will be exclusively at Tractor Supply this fall, both in stores and on line. All proceeds benefits homeless animals.

A source tells PEOPLE magazine Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani still act like lovebirds and are happier than ever after almost 4-years of dating.

Tim McGraw will have a free concert September 8 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL prior to the Buccaneers season-opener.

Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will return on American Idol next spring.

Finally - Brad Paisley performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight.

miranda lambert's hubby cooks & Thomas Rhett’s wife battling morning sickness

Sunday afternoon Miranda Lambert sat on her front porch sipping sweet tea while her hubby made fried buttermilk chicken. Miranda tweeted, “the New Yorker took to the cast iron skillet just fine!”

Thomas Rhett’s wife is due with their 3rd child but she’s been battling extreme morning sickness. Lauren wrote, “SO READY to be fun mommy again when this all-day-morning-sickness goes away.” She mentioned her kids, dogs and husband deserve gold medals for living with her during this time.

Yesterday Lady A's Charles Kelley tweeted, "played such bad golf today I literally gave my clubs to the caddie. Hope he has better luck with them!"

Finally - Garth Brooks will be involved in the MLB's new Home Plate Project, helping to prevent childhood hunger across the U.S. and Canada. Garth says 100 % of the money donated will feed children in local communities.

Dierks Bentley adopts a puppy & Jon Pardi’s ‘Heartache Medication’ video debuts today

Dierks Bentley performed on the Today Show yesterday then held a border collie mix puppy named Goose during a segment on adoption. His wife and three kids were watching and sent a text begging Dierks to bring him home. He has two dogs and says this little guy was meant to be. After that he stopped at Petco then showed Goose off at his show last night in New York.

Jon Pardi’s video for ‘Heartache Medication’ debuts today and features his girlfriend Summer. They danced together and Jon said they had to rehearse a lot in his barn cause dancing’s just not his thing.

Sunday night on ABC it’s the 3-hour CMA Fest special with hosts Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini. Performers include Keith Urban, Maren Morris, FGL, Miranda, Luke Bryan, Blake, Little Big Town, Midland, Lindsay Ell and more. Carrie Underwood will also sing a few tunes with rocker Joan Jett and Tim McGraw teams up with Luke Combs.

Finally - tomorrow Jake Owen will have a free show at a Kickoff Party for the Tennessee Titans on their training camp field. It’ll close with a big firework show.

Dustin Lynch reveals his favorite movies & Johnny Cash's Kitchen & Saloon opened this week

Yesterday Luke Combs and his fiancé Nicole had a contest to see who could catch the biggest bass. Luke fishes all the time but it was Nicole who caught the biggest one! She beat him by almost an inch.

Kane Brown’s daughter is due in a few months and he says it’s weird but they’ve already got the baby seat in the car. Kane says, “I've also got my daddy books because I need to read before she gets here."

There’s a new country star bar/restaurant in downtown Nashville. Johnny Cash's Kitchen & Saloon opened this week. The 15,000-square-foot complex has two stages and cafeteria style dining. The words to "I Walk the Line" are on the steps going up to the second floor, where a replica of the front porch of his cabin sits. If you go, make sure you try their extra crispy fried chicken.

Finally – Dustin Lynch reveals his favorite movies are ‘National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation’ and ‘Wedding Crashers.’

Dierks Bentley scales 7000 feet & Luke Combs got a shout out from a hero yesterday

Yesterday Dierks Bentley was at Grand Teton Park in Wyoming. He and a friend climbed a rock that was over 7,000 vertical feet. It took the guys 18 hours up and down. Dierks tweeted, “some much needed living.”

Luke Combs got a shout out from a hero yesterday. Randy Travis tweeted, “congrats on tying ‘Always & Forever’ as the longest #1 album by a male artist on the Billboard Country Chart. We’ve held on for a long time but it’s good to see a country artist breaking records and proving albums still sell.”  'Always & Forever' started it's run June of 1987. That's 32 years!!!

Thomas Rhett vacationed in Italy last year and he loves that Italians have no idea who he is, only the America’s on vacation there do. Thomas said, “it’s nice to get to know fans but it’s also nice to be anonymous sometimes.

Finally - Brett Eldredge’s first performances as a child were in the living room at family events. Brett was so nervous tho, he’d hide behind a door. What got him to sing; his mom paying him $5.

Keith Urban's daughters are in ‘Angry Birds 2' & Maren Morris performs on The Tonight Show

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's daughters are in upcoming movie ‘Angry Birds 2’ out Aug. 14. 11-year-old Sunday and 8-year-old Faith will voice hatchlings: Lily and Beatrice. The girls also had minor roles in the second season of Nicole's ‘Big Little Lies,’ playing students at school.

Michael Ray reveals the person he’d most like to have dinner with, dead or alive is Johnny Cash.

Blake Shelton’s mom Dorothy is the co-owner of the store, Junk Stars, in Tishomingo, Ok. She paints and makes jewelry and Dorothy also sells Blake-inspired mementos.

Brett Young's first child, a daughter, will be born later this year. He asked father of three, Dierks Bentley for advice on how to balance career and family and Dierks told him “you can’t really balance it. That’s why we appreciate the women in our lives so much.”

Finally - The Highwomen, led by Maren Morris perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight.

Maren Morris got quite a surprise Saturday & Kane Brown's most painful tattoo

Maren Morris got quite a surprise Saturday when her musical idol Dolly Parton walked on stage at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. They got to sing together as well and Maren also found out her single ‘Girl,’ has topped the country charts.

Years ago Keith Urban had this great idea to perform a song in total darkness. He put candles on the piano and dramatically blew them out one by one. When he started the song tho, he couldn’t see a thing. Keith said the piano just clunked and it was absolutely terrible. He said his lesson learned was; maybe rehearse it first!

Kane Brown told me his most painful tattoo is the rose on his right wrist because it swelled up really bad. He got it to honor his wife because Rose is her middle name.

Finally - Luke Combs is an only child. His dad was a maintenance man and his mom worked in human resources at a women’s prison. Luke says what he thought was cool is every night they always had dinner together.

Chris Gaines is back & Carly Pearce played her first ever down pour

It's now been 20 years since Garth’s alter-ego Chris Gaines appeared, a falsetto singing troubled rock star with black hair. The album went double platinum but in six months Chris was gone forever, till now. On September 28 in Nashville, fans have put together Gainesfest 2019 with a tribute band, look-alike contest and more. No word yet if Garth will make an appearance tho.

When Nicole Kidman called Keith Urban saying she’d finally found a dog to adopt; a toy poodle, Keith was like NOOOOOOOO! He wanted a much bigger dog. Now Keith’s in love with the little guy and they named him Julian.

Carrie Underwood’s husband Mike says if she has time to work out in the morning, Carrie’s much more pleasant to be around that day.

Last night Carly Pearce played her first ever down pour and said it was magical. Carly got soaked and tweeted, “thank you Jesus I didn’t slip & fall!”

Finally – Willie Nelson guests on the season finale of HBO’s Big Little Lies Sunday.

Lauren Alaina tries fish & chips & what book makes Tim McGraw cry

Lauren Alaina had never tried fish & chips till she had them in England yesterday. She was in Brighton for a show and found out she loved them and tweeted, “I’m happy to announce I’m ofFISHially British now.”

Hollywood Life says, “Miranda Lambert’s new husband took a leave of absence as an NYPD police officer to travel with her and be her bodyguard on tour. They believe they shouldn’t spend long stretches of time apart. Their source also says he does plan to return to his job at the NYPD and Miranda’s all for it.”

Thomas Rhett says he’s never had a career Plan B, for him it’s only ever been music. He says, “I can barely even open a stroller without reading the manual.”

Tim McGraw says the book that made him cry like a baby at the end is The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. He adds if he wants to impress Faith he just reads poetry to her.

Finally – Lady A perform on Good Morning America tomorrow morning.

Thomas Rhett’s wife is pregnant & Carly Pearce has never been happier

Thomas Rhett’s wife Lauren is pregnant with their 3rd child, another girl. Lauren tweeted, “despite his initial shock, we’re absolutely over the moon for our baby girl.” Thomas added, “I’ll now be paying for 3 weddings. Bring on the crazy.”

Since Garth just played in Idaho, he talked about potatoes saying, “they’re my favorite meal, that and bread. Ms. Yearwood can take a potato and turn it into heaven, especially mashed.”

When Miranda Lambert and her husband were living in New York City, he often had to work so she’d sometimes take herself on a date. She’d have dinner alone then head to the Red Lion to hear a rock cover band.

Carly Pearce posted on Instagram yesterday writing, “I weigh more now than I ever have but I feel better and am happier than ever. I’m posting this because I know so many of us struggle with our bodies. Thank you Michael Ray for always making me feel so beautiful."

Finally – tonight Midland’s on The Tonight Show and Rascal Flatts sing on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Jason Aldean can't understand his own son & jake owen plays for free

Jason Aldean filmed his nearly 2-year-old son Memphis in the bathtub yesterday. Memphis was talking to him but Jason didn’t understand a word so he asked fans to help. I caught three things; ‘mess, a big mess,’ ‘more bubbles’ and ‘McDonald’s.’

Jake Owen will perform at a Kickoff Party for the Tennessee Titans August 3. It’ll happen on their training camp field and it’s free and open to the public. The concert will close with a big firework show.

Kelsea Ballerini took time off yesterday from working on her third album to play a free show at Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar in Nashville.

Carly Pearce is healing nicely after hurting her knee last week. I found out she did it running. Do you know she often runs 10 miles a day?

Finally - when Eric Church played recently at The Gorge in Washington State, before the show he surprised fans at the campground and played cornhole and handed out free pit tickets.

Miranda Lambert’s husband on leave & Kane Brown performs Late Night

Garth played Friday night at the Boise State Broncos stadium where no major concert had ever been allowed before. After only a few songs, there was an ear-splitting pop and the stage went nearly silent. It took 10-minutes to fix it. Later Blake Shelton and he performed ‘Dive Bar’ then Blake did an acoustic version of ‘God’s Country.’

A few weeks ago I found out Miranda Lambert’s New York police officer husband Brendan was living with her in Nashville. Now that’s been confirmed by the NYPD; he’s on an authorized leave of absence but it’s not clear if or when he’ll be back in uniform. A retired NYPD sergeant said it might be in Brendan's best interest to use his accrued time then never come back. He adds, “as soon as someone knows you’re married to a celebrity, they’re going to be looking for ways to sue you.”

Mark from Midland’s fiancée is expecting a girl in November. Mark says, “we’re thrilled and terrified at the same time!”

Finally - Kane Brown performs on Late Night with Seth Meyers tonight.

Carrie Underwood reveals what you’ll never see her in & Keith Urban plays The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Vegas

Carrie Underwood reveals there’s one thing you’ll never ever see her in; a tiny triangle-shaped bikini. She prefers a sporty bathing suit instead. Her 4-year-old Isaiah loves being in the water but Carrie prefers being by the water watching him.

Now we know why Miranda Lambert’s husband got annoyed when she took a video of him doing laundry the other day. She likes to do that when he's doing chores around the house as he often does them shirtless. Miranda says, “I creep on him doing all kinds of things: mowing, laundry and dishes.”

Carly Pearce hurt her knee recently and she praised her fiancé Michael Ray for using his rare time off to take her to several doctor appointments.

Keith Urban will play The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Vegas September 6 and 7. Tickets go on sale today at noon CT.

Finally - Jon Pardi and Lauren Alaina are on Sunday’s Celebrity Family Feud on ABC.

Miranda Lambert's single is here & luke combs loves the opry

Miranda Lambert's single, ‘It All Comes Out in the Wash’ is here, the debut track from her upcoming seventh album. Yesterday she posted a video of her husband doing laundry shirtless but when he realized what she was doing he sounded annoyed. Miranda wrote, “#ihadto #hotcop #yourewelcome.” 

As for career achievements, being inducted into the Opry is Luke Combs #1 and the definition he’s finally made it. Luke says, “I’m proof you can do anything you set your mind to. This is the thing nobody can ever take away from me.”

Jennifer from Runaway June’s grandfather actor John Wayne died 3-years before she was born. Her two favorite quotes from his movies are; “courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway” and “life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.”

Finally - Scotty McCreery says his musical influences growing up are still the same today; Johnny Cash, The Hag, Ronnie Milsap, Randy Travis and Elvis.

Jason Aldean's got a concrete safe room & Luke Bryan turns 43 today

Jason Aldean's having his mega mansion built and yesterday I found out it’ll include a concrete safe room. In 2017 he was on stage in Vegas when the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting happened. Jason says that night will forever be etched in his mind.

When asked who their country crush is Carly Pearce picked Vince Gill. Cole Swindell’s has always been Reba and he’s never been afraid that she knows it and Morgan Wallen reveals his country crush is Shania.

The man who could moonwalk in junior high all the way to the pencil sharpener and back, Luke Bryan turns 43 today. Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ was the first album Luke ever bought.

When he was in college, Thomas Rhett’s country star dad, Rhett Akins had him sit in on a songwriting session with two other guys. Thomas says he was so nervous he only said six words.

Finally – Luke Combs was inducted into the Opry last night. Kelsea Ballerini performed as did Chris Janson and more. Luke says what keeps him humble is he’s their homes litter box cleaner.

Old Dominion are coffee snobs & Brad Paisley's on America's Got Talent tonight

Old Dominion have gone from five guys living in a van for over a decade to four tour busses now. Lead singer Matthew says they’ve also become coffee snobs since he started bringing a French press along. Their buses were also custom built because they wanted them to feel like home. Old Dominion's self-titled, third album will be out October 25.

As for Blake Shelton’s duet, ‘Dive Bar’ with Garth, Blake says, “he didn’t need me on it, but I’m not gonna to tell him that." When they met in the studio to record it Blake told him, “you’re the reason I moved to town, so you might as well tell me how to sing it.” The only tip Garth gave him was, “I wanna hear your smile.”

Brad Paisley joins Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel as guest judge tonight on NBC's America's Got Talent. Brad will have his own Golden Buzzer to pick who he thinks should go straight to Hollywood for the live shows beginning August 13.

Finally - when Kelsea Ballerini signed her record deal, the Opry was so impressed with her they invited her to sing before she even had a hit. Now she’s their youngest member.

Tim McGraw had to cancel his outdoor show & Garth’s on Jimmy Kimmel tonight

Tim McGraw had to cancel his outdoor show at Country Thunder in Craven, Saskatchewan Saturday night. A severe thunderstorm made it too dangerous to play. Before he got to safety tho, Tim posted a video calmly singing an Alabama tune under that electric sky.

Jason Aldean’s little sister, Kasi got married this weekend to country singer Chuck Wicks in Cabo San Lucas. Jason and his wife Brittany were there and stayed at the Diamond Resorts.

Garth’s Dive Bar Tour kicks off tonight from Joe’s on Weed Street in Chicago and Jimmy Kimmel will air his performance of ‘Dive Bar’ on the show tonight.

Actor Chris Pratt made a surprise appearance at two iconic venues in Nashville last week to sing some country songs. He was at Robert’s Western World performing Johnny Cash’s ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ then he was at Tootsie’s and got on stage with the band to sing a few more tunes.

Finally – at their shows this summer Florida Georgia Line are giving away all-terrain wheelchairs to veterans.

Kenny Chesney will release a coffee table book & Chris Stapleton’s on Ed Sheeran’s new album

Dierks Bentley hates to admit this for the grief he’ll get but he really likes organizing expert Marie Kondo. Dierks says she’s about getting rid of clutter and all the stuff he gets from fans comes back to his house. You figure out what’s most important and for Dierks a gold record doesn’t come close to the joy of a painting his 5-year-old made for him.

Kenny Chesney will release a coffee table book with nearly 600 pictures in it. Only 3,500 will be made, they're all signed and will only be available to fan club members via a lottery system.

Forbes Top 100 Highest Paid Celebrities has Luke Bryan at # 78 earning $42.5 million. The only other country act on the list; Zac Brown Band at # 95 making $38.5 million.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman just got a Cavoodle puppy. It’s her first ever dog and she’s waited her whole life for one. It’s a poodle mixed with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Finally – today, Chris Stapleton’s on Ed Sheeran’s new album and Garth’s youngest, Allie Colleen has her debut single, ‘Work in Progress,’ out.

Cole Swindell is single again & hallmark's Christmas At Dollywood airs in december

Just three months after their ACM red carpet debut, Cole Swindell and pro wrestler Barbie Blank have split. Her ring name is Kelly Kelly. Their break-up was made public after a look at their Instagram revealed they were no longer following each other.

The morning Garth recorded ‘Dive Bar’ he walked into the studio in his socks. He was late and didn't want to waste time putting his boots on before he left home. Blake Shelton was turkey hunting the day Garth called asking if he wanted to sing with him. He said yes before he even heard the tune. They recorded it coincidentally wearing the same thing; hoodies, jeans, ball caps and work boots. Okie Garth said that’s just how people from Oklahoma dress.

The other day Thomas Rhett and family went out for a nice dinner. Willa Gray dressed herself wearing sweatpants and soccer shorts. Thomas said some things that aren’t worth fighting about.

Dolly Parton will appear as herself in a Hallmark movie, ‘Christmas At Dollywood’ to air in December. It’ll begin filming in the Smoky Mountains next month.

Finally - Runaway June performs on Fox & Friends tomorrow morning.

Keith Urban's not adopting a baby & Dierks Bentley hit the jackpot with opener Tenille Townes

On the list of country stars net worth, #6 is Blake Shelton at 60 million. Keith Urban’s #5 puts his net worth at $75 million. #4 Carrie Underwood’s worth of $85 million. Jason Aldean’s #3 puts him at $110 million. #2 is Luke Bryan with 120 million and #1 with a net worth of 500 million is Dolly Parton.

We’ve talked about this before and now it’s hit the tabloids again. Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are not adopting a baby boy. Nichole’s people also say there’s “no truth” to that and Keith told 60 Minutes Australia last week there would be no more babies for them.

Dierks Bentley says he hit the jackpot with opener Tenille Townes. His manager introduced them and as soon as he heard her voice, Dierks was hooked. He says Tenille’s a real student of the road and she crushes it every show.

Finally - Brett Young and his wife have been spending a lot of time with Thomas Rhett and his wife. Brett says, “getting to be around them and their family has been very motivating and encouraging and lets us see we have in store for our future.”

Garth kicks off our Monday at Joe’s on Weed Street & Lee Brice’s wife is his video co-star

Garth will kick off his 7-city Dive Bar Tour Monday at Joe’s on Weed Street in Chicago. Jimmy Kimmel Live! will show his performance of ‘Dive Bar’ live from there on Monday night’s show. ‘Dive Bar’ will also be available for streaming from Amazon Music Monday.

Thomas Rhett’s first ever job was laying hardwood floors for his uncle. He got paid $7 an hour. Thomas says it taught him a lot about hard work but it also taught him that he didn’t want to lay hardwood floors for a living. Thomas says he can barely even open a stroller without reading the manual.

Lee Brice’s wife Sara is his video co-star in his hit ‘Rumor.’ They’ve been married for five years and he wanted fans to get a glimpse into their marriage. Lee says, “between three children and being on the road, it’s important I show Sara she’s loved and appreciated as much as I can.”

Finally - Kane Brown's single, ‘Homesick,’ was written by him and inspired by how he much missed his wife when he was on the road. It also became a tribute to those serving in the military. Kane says, “the soldiers who are overseas sacrifice so much, I wanted to honor them.”

Garth just announced his new Dive Bar Tour & Kelsea Ballerini gets food poisoning in greece

Garth just announced his new 7-city Dive Bar Tour that’ll kick off July 15 in a Chicago dive bar tho he won’t reveal the location yet. The rest of the dates will be announced July 15 and country radio will be the only way you can get tickets to the shows. He and Blake Shelton will perform ‘Dive Bar’ live in Boise, Idaho July 19.

Sources close to Miranda Lambert say her new husband Brendan has moved from New York City to be with her near Nashville and he’s “ecstatic” about it. Sources say he wouldn’t move back to New York because he loves the Tennessee lifestyle and is so happy.
Kelsea Ballerini and her husband Morgan Evans are on vacation in Greece right now but she got a wicked case of food poisoning on Santorini. Kelsea tweeted she’s just starting to be able to laugh about it now.
Finally - Jason Aldean's supervising construction of his mansion from his St. George Island Florida home right now. The island’s a long, thin strip of land crammed with houses with only one road in or out. Jason bought the house because the island has some of the best oyster beds in the world and he loves oysters.

Michael Ray plays the Coke Zero Sugar 400 & Blake Shelton kisses Gwen Stefani's dad

This weekend Michael Ray will spend time with family in Eustis, FL, then tomorrow he’ll drive an hour to play at the Daytona International Speedway where he’ll headline the pre-race concert at the Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Blake Shelton spent the 4th of July with Gwen Stefani and her dad Dennis yesterday. It was his 74th birthday so Blake planted a big kiss on his cheek.

Midland's Mark Wystrach recently got engaged and I hear his fiance Tyler is a lot like him; athletic and hardworking with a youthful spirit. Mark waited a long time to find her and says she was worth the wait. They met on a blind date and he knew from the minute he saw her they’d get married one day. Tyler owns an athletic clothing line at outdoorvoices.com.

Finally - when Luke Combs played his first ever outdoor show it was at a public beach in Virginia. He had no idea how many people would show up and he said they lost count at 68,000. Luke was shocked so many people were there.

Lindsay Ell is back in the studio & Luke Bryan, Maren Morris and more perform tonight on NBC

Brett Eldredge headlines Nashville’s free 4th of July celebration tonight and we can see it on CMT. He grew up on a lake where he’d get up first thing in the morning on the Fourth because to him it was like it was Christmas. Brett says, “I loved how the community came together. We’d get out on the lake and boat then we’d have a cookout. That togetherness really made you feel like you were in an awesome place.”

Lindsay Ell is back in the studio working on her next record. She credits her third grade teacher Mrs. Patterson as the one who inspired her toward music. Lindsay said, “she made me feel like I could do anything.”

Jason Aldean’s been touring for 10 years and says there are very few surprises anymore and everything pretty much runs like clockwork. Jason likens touring to riding a bike.

Finally - Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley and more will perform tonight on the Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular at 8 PM ET on NBC.

Brett Eldredge's favorite late-night eatery & Miranda Lambert has a new producer

Tomorrow night, Brett Eldredge will headline Nashville’s 4th of July Celebration. After the show, he’ll stop by his favorite late-night Nashville eatery, Robert’s for the Recession Special. It’s a fried bologna sandwich, chips, a moon pie and a beer. Brett says anytime he’s there it’s like stepping back in time.

Carrie Underwood’s husband Mike sleeps on the bus couch while she’s on her tour. It’s because of her 5-month-old Jacob. Carrie says it’s a lot easier to wake up in a moving bus and just grab the baby and feed him.

Luke Combs says when fans bring signs to his show, he really can’t read them even tho he’d like to because if he does he’ll forget the next line of the song he’s singing.

Finally - now I know why Miranda Lambert’s upcoming album is such a rocker; she got a new producer, Jay Joyce; the first new producer in her 14-year career. Jay’s the long-time producer of Eric Church and Brothers Osborne. Miranda’s album is out sometime in October.

Michael Ray fires back at social media troll & lee brice OK after concert shooting

Michael Ray fired back at the social media troll who slammed his fiancé, Carly Pearce. She posted a photo of herself and the troll wrote. "Michael needs someone better than you!" He answered back, “it doesn't get any better than her!! I won’t put up with anyone putting her down." Michael has a contest right now where he’ll fly the winner to Hollywood to be in his next video. You can enter at MichaelRayMusic.com till July 14.

Yesterday Dierks Bentley took an 8-mile hike in Colorado with his wife at 11,000 feet. He tweeted, “I’d say we did it together, but I’m usually 10 yards behind her. Kind of mirrors real life in that way... following her lead.”

After Lee Brice played the Shake the Lake festival in Madison, Wisconsin Saturday, a 20-year-old guy was shot in the leg and a police officer hurt as he tried to help panicked people. Lee and his crew ran to the bus when the shots stopped and found out later the shooter was actually hiding under their trailer along with some fans hiding there too. The shooter got away.

Finally - Dustin Lynch told me his female fans often ask him to sign their foreheads.

Kelsea Ballerini make sa big mistake & pet pigs named after tim & faith

Kelsea Ballerini was out of dishwasher pods this weekend so she made a mistake and used dish soap. She tweeted a photo of it leaking out of the dishwasher writing, “I didn't know that was something you don't do, now I know." As for her next album Kelsea should finish it in the next few months.

This weekend actor Chris Pratt got a birthday present from his wife, two pet Kunekune pigs. They named them Tim and Faith after the McGraw’s saying it was because their love is inspiring. Chris also promises Tim and Faith will never become bacon.

When Dan + Shay sang a tune last month at the surprise wedding of Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner in Vegas, they thought it was a prank. They got a text from Joe a few days before the ceremony and he told them they couldn’t tell anyone, not even their management team.

Finally - Miranda Lambert and her husband Brendan were in New York City Friday. She had a huge smile plastered on her face as they walked arm in arm. Brendan also showed off his muscles wearing a purple tank top.

CMT Crossroads tonight includes Brooks & Dunn & Trisha Yearwood willl live chat on Facebook

Keith Urban just celebrated their 13 year wedding anniversary. The best thing their priest told them early in their marriage was, ’always kiss hello and kiss goodbye.’ He and Nicole say that’s helped them stay connected.

CMT Crossroads tonight has Brooks & Dunn joined by some of the artists on their duets album; Midland, Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, Brett Young and more.

Dolly launched her new Pirates Voyage & Dinner Show in Pigeon Forge, TN June 7. A source there told Radaronline she looked different and couldn’t seem to move her face much. Dolly’s always been very open about cosmetic procedures and as for what she’s done lately, experts say “it’s more what hasn’t she done?”

Today Trisha Yearwood will live chat on Facebook at 5 PM CT. Also today, Runaway June’s debut album, ‘Blue Roses’ is out.

Finally - the video for Luke Bryan’s ‘Knockin’ Boots’ debuts today.