Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Jason Aldean and  Chris Young thank fans for their American Country Award wins, Blake Shelton sends his appreciation to his fans for their prayers for his father, Kellie Pickler visits a grouch and Trailer Choir’s Big Vinny tweets his Biggest Loser farewell. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/ladyantebellum.

Lady Antebellum  – LadyAntebellum: “robe life” forever. accepting applications for “robe life” warriors via pic if you’re interested. why wouldn’t you be?

Jason Aldean – Jason_Aldean: Thank u guys so much for all the votes for the ACA… Now i gotta figure out where to put 6 guitars! Yall are awesome! See u in 2012, now its time to celebrate in Vegas baby!

Chris Young – ChrisYoungMusic: Holy Hot Damn!! Thanks to the fans! Two ACA awards tonight. Breakthrough artist and Single Of The Year! Thank you!

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/kelliepickler.

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GAC host Nan Kelley & Martina McBride on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown. Photo courtesy of Jessica Robbins.

Martina McBride and Edens Edge both stopped by GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week! Martina caught host Nan Kelley up on her busy schedule since the release of her new album, Eleven, while Edens Edge talked about their debut single, “Amen.” If you missed Friday’s premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the week!

Watch Edens Edge’s debut video, “Amen” >>

On the charts this week,  Scotty McCreery and Blake Shelton  continue to own the Top 5 with two videos each. Luke Bryan’s latest video, “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” debuts at No. 11 while videos from Pistol Annies and Eric Church return to the countdown.

Watch Martina McBride’s “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” video! >>

This Week’s Chart:

1. Scotty McCreery – “The Trouble With Girls”
2. Scotty McCreery – “I Love You This Big”
3. Kellie Pickler – “Tough”
4. Blake Shelton – “Footloose”
5. Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”
6. Lauren Alaina – “Like My Mother Does”
7. Chris Young – “You”
8. Martina McBride – “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
9. Reba McEntire – “Somebody’s Chelsea”
10. Taylor Swift – “Sparks Fly” Continue Reading

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Josh Kelley, Taylor Swift and Reba are tweeting about the American Music Awards, Chuck Wicks hangs with Tom McMillan of Tom’s Wild Life and an Eagle lands in Brad Paisley‘s house. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/JoshBKelley.

Josh Kelley – JoshBKelley: Me Katie and taylor swift together at last. AMAs were killer!! Thanks Becky for the pic

Taylor Swift – TaylorSwift13: I had one of the most magical nights with my friends tonight! Hopping on a redeye to play our last 2 shows at Madison Square Garden!!

Blake Shelton – BlakeShelton: Quote of the day.. “That’s what friends are for… So why don’t you go find yourself one?!!!” – Miranda Lambert

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/ChuckWicksMusic.

Chuck Wicks – ChuckWicksMusic: The First and Last “planking” I will ever do just happened with @tmkansas…Lordy Continue Reading

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Album cover art by Peter Max.

The Let Us In Nashville – A Tribute To Linda McCartney album, which features several country artists such as Phil Vassar, Chuck Wicks, Steel Magnolia and Sarah Darling performing their versions of Sir Paul McCartney songs, is now available. Proceeds from the album will go to The Woman and Cancer Fund. The album is streaming all week on MSN’s Listening Booth and AOL’s Listening Party.

The Woman and Cancer Fund was established in the memory of Linda McCartney and promotes prevention, lifestyle awareness, enhances available health services and advocates advanced breast cancer and children’s cancer research. Sir Paul McCartney has given his approval and support of the project.

On November 7, several of the artists featured on the album gathered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for a special concert to benefit The Woman and Cancer Fund. Hosted by Jeff Daniels, Phil Vassar, Steel Magnolia, Chuck Wicks, SHeDAISY, Sarah Darling, Cheyenne Kimball (formerly of Gloriana), Juliana Cole, Jeff Daniels, Nikki Shannon Fernandez, Jordyn Shellhart, Nancy Sirianni, Samantha Landrum, and Blue Sky Riders all performed the tracks they contributed to the album as well as some of their own material. Continue Reading

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Brad Paisley reveals who does his hair, David Nail celebrates the release of his new album, The Band Perry gets surprised by Reba and Kip Moore loses eight years at the Newark airport. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood backstage at the 45th Annual CMA Awards. Photo courtesy of Brad Paisley.

Brad Paisley – BradPaisley: CMA behind the scenes photo 2: My co-host is also my hairdresser. Therefore, I wear a hat.

David Nail – DavidNail: So grateful, too emotional to nap! About to head to Mizzou Fball practice! Gonna feel like a kid!

Zac Brown Band – ZacBrownBand: If you like your turkey fried… follow the safety precautions.


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The Band Perry – TheBandPerry: Surprise CMA celebration hosted by Reba. Love her! Continue Reading

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Miranda Lambert And Nan Kelley. Photo by Cheryl Ecton.

Miranda Lambert has new music out this week and stopped by GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown to talk about her latest project, Four The Record, with host Nan Kelley. Miranda also discussed the success of her all-girl group Pistol Annies, being nominated and performing on this year’s CMA Awards and of course, gave the dirt on husband Blake Shelton. If you missed Friday’s premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the week!

Read our review of Miranda Lambert’s Four The Record >>

On the chart this week, Scotty McCreery and Blake Shelton are in control, making up four of the Top 6 videos. Scotty remains at No. 1 this week with “I Love You This Big” while his new video, “The Trouble With Girls,” debuts at No. 3. Blake comes in at No. 5 and No. 6 with “God Gave Me You” and “Footloose.” Reba’s latest, “Somebody’s Cheslea,” debuts this week at No. 11.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Scotty McCreery – “I Love You This Big”
2. Brad Paisley w/ Carrie Underwood – “Remind Me”
3. Scotty McCreery – “The Trouble With Girls”
4. Kellie Pickler – “Tough”
5. Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”
6. Blake Shelton – “Footloose”
7. Martina McBride – “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
8. Taylor Swift – “Sparks Fly”
9. Toby Keith – “Made In America”
10. Lauren Alaina – “Like My Mother Does” Continue Reading

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Kellie Pickler (and her pumpkin likeness) on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown. Photo by Julee Cobb.

It was a ‘tough’ week on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week. Kellie Pickler paid a visit to talk about her new single, “Tough,” as well as the song’s video, which was inspired by Kellie’s childhood. Kellie also gave details about her upcoming album, 100 Proof, and her role on 90210. If you missed Friday’s premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the week!

If you’d like to make your own Kellie Pickler pumpkin like the one in the photo, check out our Halloween section with carving templates of Kellie, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and more!  Halloween Goes Country >>

On the chart this week, Scotty McCreery remains at the top with “I Love You This Big” while Blake Shelton has a video in two of the Top 5 slots. Several new videos are on the chart this week with Rodney Atkins’ “Take A Back Road” making the highest debut at No. 5. New videos from Eric Church and Jason Aldean are also in the Top 20 this week.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Scotty McCreery – “I Love You This Big”
2. Brad Paisley w/ Carrie Underwood – “Remind Me”
3. Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”
4. Blake Shelton – “Footloose”
5. Rodney Atkins – “Take A Back Road”
6. Kellie Pickler – “Tough”
7. Lauren Alaina – “Like My Mother Does”
8. Taylor Swift – “Sparks Fly”
9. Martina McBride – “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
10. Toby Keith – “Made In America”
11. Keith Urban – “Long Hot Summer”
12. Chuck Wicks – “Old School”
13. Eric Church – “Drink In My Hand”
14. Lady Antebellum – “We Owned The Night”
15. Jake Owen – “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”
16. Pistol Annies – “Hell On Heels”
17. Alan Jackson – “Long Way To Go”
18. Jason Aldean – “Tattoos On This Town”
19. The Band Perry – “All Your Life”
20. Sara Evans – “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown premieres every Friday night at 8/7c with re-airs throughout the weekend. Click here for a complete schedule.

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! In this week’s edition, Taylor Swift shows off her artwork, Joe Nichols and Jack Ingram engage in some friendly banter over the World Series and both Laura Bell Bundy and Brett Eldredge make important discoveries. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/taylorswift13.

Taylor Swift – TaylorSwift13: About to play in Austin, Texas.

Lady Antebellum – LadyAntebellum: The boys aren’t the only ones who wear @theellenshow underwear, but a lady should never show her knickers…trust me tho they’re on!

Tom McMillan of Tom’s Wild Life – TmKansas: Dear IPhone, I’m officially changing your name to: ICharge. I’ve seen farts that last longer than your phone batteries. Love, Tom

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/chuckwicksmusic.

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Top 20 Country Countdown host Nan Kelley with LeAnn Rimes. Photo by Cheryl Ecton.

LeAnn Rimes dropped by GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week to chat with host Nan Kelley about her new album, Lady and Gentlemen. She also explained why she decided to cover country classics instead of new songs. If you missed Friday’s premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the week!

Read our review of LeAnn Rimes’ Lady & Gentlemen >>

Watch our Fan Q&A with LeAnn Rimes >>

On the charts this week, Scotty McCreery takes the top spot with his video, “I love You This Big.” It’s a week of premieres with four new videos entering the chart. Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield’s “Easy” makes the highest debut at No. 5 while Kellie Pickler’s “Tough” and Blake Shelton “Footloose” come in at No. 8 and No. 9. Sara Evans rounds out the debuts with her new video, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No,” debuting at No. 20.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Scotty McCreery – “I Love You This Big”
2. Brad Paisley w/ Carrie Underwood – “Remind Me”
3. Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”
4. Steve Holy – “Love Don’t Run”
5. Rascal Flatts w/ Natasha Bedingfield – “Easy”
6. James Wesley – “Didn’t I”
7. Thompson Square – “I Got You”
8. Kellie Pickler – “Tough”
9. Blake Shelton – “Footloose”
10. Lauren Alaina – “Like My Mother Does” Continue Reading

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Storme Warren visits Luke Bryan out on his Farm Tour.

It was an all-star lineup on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week! Storme Warren went down to Claxton, Georgia to join Luke Bryan on his Farm Tour and also had the chance to chat with Dallas Davidson and Rhett Atkins, who joined Luke as special guests.

Check Out Our Farm Tour Photos >>

Back in Nashville, Nan Kelley welcomed Lauren Alaina to the studio to talk about her debut album, Wildflower, which hit stores October 11.

Read Our Review of Wildflower >>

If you missed Friday’s premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the week!

On the chart this week, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood’s “Remind Me” ends James Wesley’s run at the top of the charts, knocking his “Didn’t I” video down to No. 5. Gloriana rebounds from No. 19 to No. 7 this week while Lady Antebellum stays strong with two videos on the chart.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Brad Paisley w/ Carrie Underwood – “Remind Me”
2. Scotty McCreery – “I Love You This Big”
3. Thompson Square – “I Got You”
4. Lauren Alaina – “Like My Mother Does”
5. James Wesley – “Didn’t I”
6. Blake Shelton – “God Gave Me You”
7. Gloriana – “Wanna Take You Home”
8. Taylor Swift – “Sparks Fly”
9. Martina McBride – “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”
10. Keith Urban – “Long Hot Summer”
11. Steve Holy – “Love Don’t Run”
12. Lady Antebellum – “Just A Kiss”
13. Pistol Annies – “Hell On Heels”
14. Toby Keith – “Made In America”
15. Billy Currington – “Love Done Gone”
16. Jake Owen – “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”
17. Chuck Wicks – “Old School”
18. Lady Antebellum – “We Owned The Night”
19. The Band Perry – “All Your Life”
20. Alan Jackson – “Long Way To Go”

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown premieres every Friday night at 8/7c with re-airs throughout the weekend. Click here for a complete schedule.

Vote daily for GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown »

Browse GAC’s All-Star Top 20 Photo Gallery »

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