Darius Rucker is among the famous faces talking about their favorite college football team in a new docu-series, The Stars Are Aligned, to help launch the SEC Network on Thursday (August 14th) at 9pm ET. Charlie Daniels, Ashley Judd, Emmitt Smith and actress Melissa Joan Hart will also be featured.

Tickets for this year’s CMA Awards and CMA Country Christmas taping go on sale September 6th at 10am CT through Ticketmaster.  The CMA Awards will take place in Nashville on November 5th.  Performers and presenters will be announced in the coming months.

Eric Church‘s band recently hosted their third annual Put a Club in My Hand golf tournament in Nashville. The event raised more than $112,000 for MusiCares.

According to ABC News Radio, Luke Bryan’s appearance on ABC’s Nashville is scheduled to air October 1st. He filmed his scenes with star Connie Britton on the set of ABC’s Good Morning America last week.

Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Vince Gill and Jennifer Nettles are among the list of artists appearing on Christian singer Michael W. Smith’s new holiday album, The Spirit of Christmas. Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, U2’s Bono, Michael McDonald and Amy Grant will also appear on the new collection.