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Brad Paisley spent the week in the studio putting the finishing touches on his next album, Wheelhouse.  Wheelhouse hits stores April 9^th.

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Taylor Swift sings about fairytales…and for a brief moment…she got to step into one.  She recently posed as Rapunzel for a Disney Dream Portrait series.  Check it out!!!

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Carrie Underwood isn’t the only member of the family who’s excited about the upcoming live made-for-TV broadcast of The Sound of Music.  Carrie is playing the coveted role of Maria von Trapp…but Carrie’s mom has her heart set another role.  She wants to play one of the nuns!  The three hour show, based on the Broadway version of The Sound of Music, is set to air sometime this year on NBC.

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Randy Houser has charted his first EVER #1 hit this week with “How Country Feels”.  It’s perfect timing for Randy because this just so happens to be the week he released his new album, also called How Country Feels.  Pick up a copy – it’s in stores now.

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Thomas Rhett may be 100% focused on his music, but the “Beer With Jesus” singer can’t help but wonder what it might be like to try his hand in acting. Thomas says his dream would be to star in a movie with Brad Pitt.

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Taylor Swift travels to a lot of desirable spots around the globe, but she’s rarely there on vacation.  If fact, even when she can work an extended break into her busy schedule, her work ethic gets the best of her.  Taylor says she feels guilty taking a vacation - because she's currently promoting an album.

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You’re hearing a new song from Lady Antebellum called “Downtown”.  The group calls it a little quirky...and something unlike anything they've ever done.   “Downtown” is the debut song from Lady Antebellum’s upcoming album, due out later this year.  You can see them debut it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Monday night.

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The debut album from country newcomer Kacey Musgraves will be in stores on March 19^th.  She’s calling it Same Trailer Different Park and it will include her current Top 15 hit, “Merry Go Round”.  Kacey actually co-produced the CD, in addition to writing or co-writing every song on it.

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Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert are headed to the Grammy stage!  They’ll give a special performance together – makes sense given the two recently kicked off their Locked & Reloaded Tour.