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This one’s for the girls. The latest installment of the Martina Moments series shows the superstar and her throngs of female fans! Watch the gigantic girls night below:

Miley Cyrus photo courtesy of Universal Music.

Country music was very good to Billy Ray Cyrus. His smash debut single, “Achy Breaky Heart,” made the Kentucky native a national star and paid the bills for his family for many years, before Billy Ray successfully branched out into TV and film, most recently playing a country singer in the TV series, Hannah Montana.  However, Hannah Montana star and Billy Ray’s daughter, Miley Cyrus, has some pretty harsh words for the musical genre. Continue Reading

Faith Hill photo by Andrew Southam, courtesy of Warner Bros. Nashville.

Faith Hill made her mark on the charts by adding a little pop and rock spice to her brand of country. Monday night she honored the legendary pop group ABBA during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with her rendition of their hit, “The Winner Takes It All.” ABBA member Benny Andersson accompanied her on piano.

It’s not the first time Faith’s performed the number in concert. She thrilled fans with her version during the 2006/2007 “Soul2Soul Tour. Watch Faith and Benny below:

Keith Urban photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

It’s a tour made in country rock Heaven. The Eagles will headline a June stadium tour with country superstars the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban* as opening acts. It’ll be the first time the three acts have toured together – and the fun begins on June 8 in Toronto.

Fans attending the shows will not be disappointed, as all three acts have a long list of greatest hits. The Eagles – Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit – will perform songs from their more than 35-year career, such as “Hotel California,” “Desperado,” “Life In The Fast Lane,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” “Take It To The Limit,” “One Of These Nights,” and “Heartache Tonight.”  

The Dixie Chicks – Martie Maguire, Emily Robison and lead singer Natalie Maines – will hit the stage for the first time in four years, performing songs from all three of their albums including “Wide Open Spaces,” “Goodbye Earl,” and “Not Ready to Make Nice.” 

Keith’s career already boasts 11 No. 1s, including “Days Go By,” “Sweet Thing,” Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me,” “You’ll Think of Me” and “Better Life,” as well as Billboard’s Country Song of the Decade, “Somebody Like You.”

If you have an American Express® account, membership does, in fact, have its privileges. Cardmembers will have early access to tickets beginning Monday, March 22 at 10 a.m. and tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Monday, March 29, at 10 a.m.  Check http://www.livenation.com/ for complete ticket information.

The concert utilizes All-In ticketing, which allows fans to purchase tickets without any added fees and streamlines the ticket buying process. 

Tour dates are as follows (check artists’ official websites for more info): 

8-Jun              *Toronto, ON                       Rogers Centre

10-Jun           East Rutherford, NJ             New Meadowlands Stadium

12-Jun           Boston, MA                          Gillette Stadium

14-Jun           Philadelphia, PA                   Citizens Bank Ball Park

15-Jun           Washington, DC                   Nationals Park

19-Jun           Chicago, Il                            Soldier Field

22-Jun           *Winnipeg, MB                     Canad Inns Stadium

24-Jun           *St. Louis, MO                      Busch Stadium

*Keith Urban is not appearing at these concerts.

Montgomery Gentry photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.

This morning, tickets went on sale for the 2010 Country Throwdown Tour, sponsored by GAC. The tour kicks off May 14 at the Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, Fla. and goes through June 20 in Mountain View, Calif. at the Shoreline Amphitheater.

The tour features Montgomery Gentry, Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Eric Church, Emily West, Eli Young Band, Heidi Newfield, The Lost Trailers, Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses and Jonathan Singleton and the Grove.

In addition to the artists above on the main stage, there will be a Bluebird Cafe Stage Continue Reading

Gretchen Wilson photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.

Gretchen Wilson has a new CD and single called “Work Hard, Play Harder” — and she coming to the GAC studios very soon! We need your help interviewing her, so please send us your questions for Gretchen. What to ask? Be creative with your questions! Don’t ask when she’s coming to your city because those questions won’t be chosen (you can check her official website for that info).

We’ll take the most unique questions to Gretchen and then feature her answers on GACTV.com very soon in our Fan Q&A section. Hurry, our deadline for Gretchen Wilson questions is Sunday, March 20 at 4 p.m. Central – so click here to send us your question for Gretchen!

One more thing — and this is very important: Do not leave your question as a comment below; you MUST click on the link above for your question to be considered. Thanks so much — we can’t wait to read your questions!

Tiffany Fallon and Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney in 2005, just after they became engaged. Photo courtesy of Schmidt Relations.

Congratulations to Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon, who announced via People magazine that they’re expecting their second child.

“We’re a little more prepared but the same excitement is there,” says Joe Don, already dad to 21-month-old son Jagger Donovan. “There’s such fulfillment in being a father and it’s going to be two-fold now, which is so cool.”

Tiffany, 35, told Joe Don, 34, the big news while they were staying at the same Los Angeles hotel where she revealed she was expecting Jagger. 

“It was late January and we were out by the pool chilling and she said, ‘I have something to show you,’ and she opened her purse and pulled out the stick with the positive sign,” says Joe Don. “I was like ‘Wow! We’re going to have to stop coming to this hotel. We’ll have 16 of these things before long!’ But life just couldn’t get better.”

The magazine reports the couple — due in September – are preparing Jagger to be a big brother, ”but he doesn’t quite understand yet,” Joe Don says. “I pray with him every night and we pray for his brother- or sister-to-be.”

Joe Don says they’ll find out the sex of the baby so Tiffany can “prepare the nest” — but so far they don’t agree on what it’ll be. He thinks it’ll be a girl; Tiffany predicts another boy.

"Here's the fine staff and myself in the ER of M U S C hospital," says Brad Paisley on his Twitter page after taking a fall during his Charleston, SC show on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Photo courtesy of twitter.com/paisleyofficial.

Brad Paisley sure knows how to make an exit. Last night he wrapped up his American Saturday Night Tour in Charleston, SC at the Charleston Coliseum. On the final note of his encore song, “Alcohol,” Brad took a spill onstage, quickly bouncing back up, finishing the show and thanking the audience, like a pro.

After leaving the stage, he went to the local hospital via ambulance to be checked out. Thankfully, Brad was still in once piece — just badly bruised. Brad’s already back in Nashville today. He posted the picture above on his Twitter page, twitter.com/paisleyofficial.

Of course, there’s already a video of Brad’s fall on YouTube:

Alan Jackson's beach-themed birdhouse. Photo courtesy of The Birdhouse Thing.

Now’s your chance to own a home designed by your favorite country star! Disclaimer: you can’t actually live in this home unless you are a bird. GAC and The Grand Ole Opry have partnered with The Birdhouse Thing organization to offer you the opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind, autographed birdhouses designed by country superstars including Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Sara Evans, Alan Jackson, LeAnn Rimes and many more. Proceeds benefit The W.O. Smith Music School. Hurry and get your bids in now — the auction closes on March 23. Continue Reading

Jeff Bridges visits with Nan Kelley on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown.

Actor Jeff Bridges — star of the movie Crazy Heart — is a Best Actor front-runner in this Sunday’s Oscar race. As the down-and-out country singer Bad Blake, Jeff effortlessly oozes the grit and charisma of country legends like Kris Kristofferson (Separated at birth? These two could easily be brothers!).

Jeff recently visited GAC to talk about the movie and some artists whose music he’s currently enjoying. Here’s his Top 5 list: Continue Reading