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If you haven’t been out to see Martina McBride on her Shine All Night Tour yet, then I promise you that after watching this clip you’ll want to. Sometimes a concert is just a concert and sometimes it really becomes an experience that you take with you for years to come.   From the road crew all the way up to Martina, this show is about making that experience worth every penny.   With Martina, every night on stage is a rockin’ family affair.  And by family we mean each and every fan in the crowd and every member of her crew… Check it out:

Martina, along with tour mates Trace Adkins and Sarah Buxton, makes her way to Champaign, IL and Evansville, IN this weekend.  Then it’s off on a swing through the Northeast with stops in Virginia, Connecticut and New Hampshire next weekend.

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If you thought last week’s episode of Martina McBride‘s “Martina Moments” was cute, wait until you see this one! It’s the blooper reel from last week. Click on the clip below and have a laugh:

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Trace Adkins photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Earlier today in Caddo Parrish, Louisiana , a pickup truck crossed the center line and crashed head-on into the tour bus carrying the band of country music singer Trace Adkins. Both men in the truck were killed upon impact. None of Adkins’ band received serious injuries, however, five were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries and observation.

Adkins, who was not on the bus, had already arrived at the venue when he heard the news. He went to the scene in a van where he picked up the uninjured band members, then went to the hospital to check on the others.

“This is a real tragedy,” says Adkins. “Two people have been killed and I don’t even know their names. So out of respect for their families, I prefer not to comment too much at this time.”

Here is a news report from KSLA in Lousiana:

Adkins, who is a native of Sarepta , Louisiana is still planning to perform a scaled-down acoustic set at tonight’s show with Martina McBride at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana. He will not perform at tomorrow night’s concert (2/14)  in Pensacola, Florida , however  Martina McBride and Sarah Buxton will go on as scheduled.

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Follow Martina McBride as she enters the high-stakes world of concert ticket scavenger hunting!  Martina hits the streets of Milwaukee to hide tickets for her Shine All Night Tour stop. Once hidden, Martina will offer up hints on Twitter and a couple of lucky fans will be rewarded for the detective work. If Martina is heading to your city any time soon you may want to brush up on your sleuthing skills and make sure you are following Martina on Twitter…

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Martina McBride and Trace Adkins will join forces for the 2009-2010 Shine All Night Tour.

Martina McBride and Trace Adkins are in the midst of the 40-city Shine All Night Tour, and they make a joint stop to chat with host Nan Kelley on this weekend’s edition of GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown.

The concert package earned its name from Martina’s current album, Shine, which introduced a couple new hits: the breezy “Ride” and her ballad “I Just Call You Mine.” The latter title is currently at No. 14 on this week’s countdown.

Trace has two songs ranked back to back on the Top 20 this week. His solo single “All I Ask For Anymore” hangs in at No. 7 while the Blake Shelton collaboration “Hillbilly Bone” checks in at No. 6. And the guy who shows up with Martina on the countdown is the real Trace, not the Luke McBain character that’s the hero in a comic book inspired by Trace’s life.

Top 20 Country Countdown counts down the week’s top country videos from No. 20 to No. 1 as voted by viewers on each week on GACTV.com. A new countdown premieres every Friday at 8 p.m. ET on GAC and airs again Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET; Sundays at 1 p.m. ET; and Mondays at 10 a.m. ET. Viewers can vote for their favorite videos, as well as purchase Top 20 artists’ albums and ringtones at GACTV.com.

THIS WEEK’S CHART:

1. Carrie Underwood “Cowboy Casanova”
2. Taylor Swift “Fifteen”
3. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now”
4. Kellie Pickler “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You”
5. Miranda Lambert “White Liar”
6. Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins “Hillbilly Bone”
7. Trace Adkins “All I Ask For Anymore”
8. Reba McEntire “Consider Me Gone”
9. Luke Bryan “Do I”
10. Keith Urban “Only You Can Love Me This Way”
11. Chris Young “Gettin’ You Home”
12. Toby Keith “Cryin’ For Me”
13. Josh Turner “Why Don’t We Just Dance”
14. Martina McBride “I Just Call You Mine”
15. Tim McGraw “Southern Voice”
16. George Strait “Living For The Night”
17. Billy Currington “People Are Crazy”
18. Sugarland “Keep You”
19. Toby Keith “American Ride”
20. Bucky Covington “Gotta Be Somebody”

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Trace Adkins photo courtesy of BC Headache Powder.

Sometimes it’s questionable whether a celebrity actually uses the product he or she is endorsing. That’s definitely not the case with Trace Adkins, who just signed on to become the new face and voice of BC Headache Powder.

“I’m very particular about attaching my name to products or causes, unless it’s something I use or believe in,” says Trace. “My relationship with BC Headache Powder is personal and runs deep. I still remember when my grandfather gave me my first BC. I even remember the product advertising jingle from the ’70s. I am proud to be representing BC, especially on tour in front of thousands of fans.”

As a spokesperson for the next two years, Trace will record radio ads, be included in images at retail stores and on BC’s website (www.bcpowder.com), perform songs at exclusive events, and do a BC Headache Powder-sponsored concert tour in 2010 that will include more than 80 national concert stops. Currently, Trace is sponsored by BC Headache Powder for 38 tour stops on the “Shine All Night” Tour with Martina McBride.

Trace’s deal is the second time in the company’s 100-year history that BC Headache Powder has worked with a country artist. In the mid-’70s, it was Faron Young.

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(l-r): Blake Shelton photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Nashville; Trace Adkins photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Blake Shelton‘s been hinting that his next single would be a duet, but until now fans didn’t know with whom he’d be sharing the mic. Now his record label, Warner Bros. Nashville, announced Blake is teaming up with his buddy, Trace Adkins, for the new song, “Hillbilly Bone.”

“When I first heard ‘Hillbilly Bone,’ I knew it was one of those songs that would kick the door down, and who better to kick the door down with me than my buddy Trace,” says Shelton. “It’s one of those songs you can’t get out of your head, and for Trace and I both, it was one of those songs that made sense since we are pretty much both ‘Hillbilly’ to the core.”

Blake gave his fan club members a gift this morning by making “Hillbilly Bone” available for them to preview for 24 hours via logging into their BSers Fan Club account. Starting tomorrow, fans can stream the song exclusively for two weeks at BlakeShelton.com. According to Warner Bros. you’ll have to wait until Nov. 2 to hear it on the radio and the music video single will be available on Nov. 3.

“Hillbilly Bone,” written by Luke Laird and Craig Wiseman, is a comedic, sing-along song about being so different, but yet really the same. It’s the first single from Blake’s upcoming CD.

If you go see Trace and Martina McBride in concert this fall and/or winter on their “Shine All Night” tour, chances are good that you’ll get to see Blake and Trace sing “Hillbilly Bone.” Blake will be joining Trace and Martina as a special guest on select dates.

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