Photos:  Mercury Records

Kacey Musgraves releases her debut album, Same Trailer Different Park today and  she co-wrote and co-produced every track on the project.  The title of the album comes from a line in her song “Merry Go Round”.  Kacey says she likes album titles that make people think. 

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George Strait will release his 40^th studio album in May – and he’s calling it Love Is Everything.  George’s latest single, “Give It All We Got Tonight” is the first track from the new album and if it hits #1…it will make his 60^th career chart topper.

Photo:  Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

The numbers are in!  Luke Bryan headlined the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo over the weekend before a crowd of 75,242 fans.  This was Luke’s second performance at the Rodeo, the first as a headliner, and the largest crowd of his career.  The rodeo is also reporting that this was the second-largest crowd in their history.

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Blake Shelton is gearing up for the new season of The Voice, which begins in less than a week.  It sounds like the addition of Shakira and Usher may force Blake and Adam Levine to up their game.  The new season of The Voice debuts Monday at 8:00 on NBC.

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Keith Urban and his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, have nearly been married seven years…but that’s long enough for the couple to want to renew their vows.  The couple will renew their vows on or around their June wedding anniversary in Australia.