It’s been a wonderful week off and I hope all my readers were busy with family and friends as I know I sure was. Here’s what we all missed during our turkey-coma!

Zac Brown Band has pushed “Highway 20 Ride” as their next single and so far radio listeners are loving it as it quickly climbs the charts. This is a good move for them because it shows they have so much more depth than just cheeky songs like “Toes” and “Chicken Fried“. ZBB is still pounding pavement on the Southern Ground tour so look for a stop near you.

Lady Antebellum has released the cover art for their upcoming album “Need You Now“, whose title track has dominated the charts and our brains for the last several weeks. Lady A fans can get a little of what they need now as the trio tours with and opens for Tim McGraw this winter on the Southern Voice tour. Watch for the album to release in early January.

Speaking of Tim McGraw, you can catch him today on Oprah along with Sugarland and several other mainstream artists as Oprah kicks off her holiday season. Congratulations are also in order for Tim and co-star Sandra Bullock as their new movie, The Blind Side, rakes in a whopping $40+BILLION at the box office over thanksgiving weekend, coming in second to New Moon.

Several country music stars are helping you get in the holiday spirit. Joey + Rory have released “It’s Christmas Time” while country newcomer Whitney Duncan revisits the classic Christmas hit “All I want for Christmas is You“. Sugarland is still going strong with their holiday album Gold & Green, and Carrie Underwood is primed and ready for her holiday special that airs December 7th on ABC.

That’s all for now in country music news. Be sure to stay tuned as we bring you more, and announce the winners of our Great Holiday Giveaway!

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Today only, preview a new track from Billy Ray Cyrus before it releases anywhere else!

Billy Ray Cyrus is starring in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Christmas in Canaan” which debuts Saturday December 12^th at 8pm EST.  Billy Ray has written and performs the new original song, “We’ll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)”  for the movie.

Hallmark Channel is debuting the music video for this song, exclusively, on the November 28^thth during the premiere (@ 8pm EST) of the Hallmark Channel original movie “The National Tree,” starring Andrew McCarthy and Evan Williams.

*To celebrate this, Hallmark Channel’s Facebook page will premiere the song, first and exclusively on November 24^th, the day after its relaunch. On November 25^th the stream of the song is available to all interested radio stations, websites and blogs by visiting Hallmark Channel’s Facebook page.*

From November 25-27, Hallmark Channel is giving the MP3 of the song away free on its Facebook page to all of it’s and Billy Ray’s fans.  Anyone who visits the page that day can download the song for free.

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Reckless Kelly is pulling things up by the root for their 3rd self-released album this coming February.

In honor of Idahoan legend, Pinto Bennett, Reckless Kelly incorporates many of his hardcore cowboy songs into their upcoming release “Somewhere In Time“.

“While this is Pinto’s material, this is very much a Reckless Kelly record,” explains vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Cody Braun.  “It’s simply a bunch of great songs we wanted people to hear.” His brother Willy Braun continues, “I think this time we did again what we always set out to do which is to make a record we can be proud of.”

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Food Network’s hottest Guy visits Nashville’s hottest lounge!

Guy Fieri, Anne Burrell, and members of the Rock of Love cast visit Tootsie's Orchid Lounge!

Food Network celebrity Guy Fieri paid a visit to the legendary Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge recently to and brought plenty of friends!

According to sources, Guy came in a little after midnight with some of his production crew, as well as a few people from the cast of Bret Michael’s “Rock of Love” and stayed until closing time.  Tootsie’s regular performer, Leslie Craig, invited him on stage to sing for a couple songs before they sat in the legendary front VIP booth for a few drinks.

Guy Fieri is best known for hosting The Food Network program Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, while the gal on his right is Anne Burrell, hostess of “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef”. I personally am a HUGE fan of both and probably would’ve fainted had I seen them come in!

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Performers for the 2010 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo have been announced, and leading the pack is Toby Keith!

The schedule for the 2010 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is still under construction, however it has been leaked that Toby Keith will be headlining at least one day. Other performers at the event include Rodney Atkins, Lady Antebellum, Randy Houser, Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, James Otto, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley and Jake Owen.

Keep your eyes peeled for the full line-up which is expected to come out in January. Please remember that proceeds from the annual stock show and rodeo support Texas youth and education. The organization also seeks to positively influence the agricultural industry in Texas. your support and attendance go a long way!

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