The Music City Minute for 2-7-12 ...

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Randy Travis was arrested early yesterday morning on a charge of public intoxication after police in Sanger, Texas found him smelling of alcohol, slurring his words and clutching an open bottle of wine in front of a church.  Randy told police he’d just gotten into a fight with his girlfriend, but later released a statement apologizing for what resulted following an evening of celebrating the Super Bowl.  He was given a citation for the misdemeanor charge and released after a few hours.

Garth Brooks turns 50 today and even though he’s experienced a lot of ups and downs…especially in the music business…he always tries to remain positive.  That's his advice...look within yourself for happiness.  Don't try to find it within other people.

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The second–season premiere of The Voice, featuring Blake Shelton earned the largest ratings of any entertainment telecast since 2006 with 37.6 million total viewers.  The show’s “blind auditions” are underway, and Blake says he’s got a whole new strategy this year.  Last year, he was looking for people with great pitch or tone.  This year...he says each judge knows exactly what they want.

Dierks Bentley’s new album Home is in stores today.  The title track is quickly becoming a fan favorite, especially among those in the military.  Dierks says it's a patriotic song that is also a love song.

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The Music City Minute for 2-6-12 ...

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Carrie Underwood and Steven Tyler rocked a special episode of CMT Crossroads this weekend in Indianapolis before the Super Bowl.  If you missed it…set your DVR.  It airs again this Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM on CMT.

Taylor Swift can do just about anything she wants…including…beat boxing with L.L. Cool J, the host of The Grammy’s!  Watch their funny commercial right now!!!

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Miranda Lambert is proud of husband Blake Shelton’s success on NBC’s The Voice, but she admits…with all of this fame…comes the responsibility of handling it with class.  Catch Blake again tonight on The Voice on NBC.

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Blake Shelton and his The Voice co-stars Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine are featured on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine.  Night two of The Voice is on tonight on NBC.

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Okay…there’s cute…and then there’s Dierks Bentley and his daughter Evie performing for the very first time together.  And THAT…is just about as cute as it gets.  You MUST watch this video …and get ready to smile!

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The Music City Minute for 2-3-12 ...

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Miranda Lambert and husband Blake Shelton will perform “America the Beautiful” before the Super Bowl this weekend.  No doubt, the power couple will do a great job.  If you love their performance, you can download a studio version of “America the Beautiful” on iTunes.

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Dierks Bentley isn’t so much rooting for a particular team this Sunday…he just wants a good game!  He says it may be "payback time".

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Rascal Flatts just announced the name of their 2012 tour.  They’re calling it…The American Band Tour.  The tour begins this summer and features opening acts Little Big Town, Eli Young Band and Edens Edge.  The American Band Tour wraps the Country Mega Ticket lineup with an Atlanta stop October 20^th.

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Carrie Underwood still isn’t revealing the name of her upcoming album…but she DID tell us its release date!  It’s May 1^st!  Entertainment Weekly is calling it one of the “10 albums we can’t wait for”.  And the first release, “Good Girl” will be sent to radio later this month!

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Darius Rucker is definitely watching the Super Bowl this weekend…in his mancave…and here’s why...he's got over a dozen televisions in his mancave!  And they're all REALLY BIG!!!

Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic debuted at #1 on the Country Albums chart this week – making it his 13^th career #1 debut!  Even when you’re a seasoned pro like Tim…some days in the recording studio…are a wash!  BUT...he says you just have to do your best...and go back the next day and continue to do your best.

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Taylor Swift just teamed up with Scholastic books to donate 14,000 books to the Nashville Public Library System.  Some of the books will also be given to preschools, daycare centers and low-income children, while others will be used in conjunction with the summer reading program.  Last year Taylor gave 6,000 books to the library system in her home state of Pennsylvania.

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Despite the fact that Chris Young’s favorite team didn’t make it to the Super Bowl this year, he’ll most definitely be watching the game...and he's picking...The Giants to win!

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