Kacey Musgraves’ fans were a big part in picking “Keep It To Yourself” as her latest single.

“I did a little Twitter poll to see kind of what the fans were feeling as far as what they would love to hear next,” says Kacey. “There were some that were really high-charting in the poll, [and] ‘Keep It To Yourself’ was one of ‘em. It’s one of ‘em that I get a ton of people just saying like, ‘That is so me right now, and I just really have been through that.’”

The Texas native just returned from her recent overseas tour, which took her to London, Dublin and Amsterdam, among other places. Her first stop back in the States is in Aspen, Colorado July 31st.

Kacey Musgraves (Keep It To Yourself-fans) OC: …for the fans. :35
“I did a little Twitter poll to see kind of what the fans were feeling as far as what they would love to hear next. I’ve been able to put out songs that are my personal favorites off the record, so this time I wanted to know what the fans would like to hear. There were some that were really high-charting in the poll, [and] ‘Keep It To Yourself’ was one of ‘em. It’s one of ‘em that I get a ton of people just saying like, ‘That is so me right now, and I just really have been through that.’ So, it’s for me some, but it’s also definitely for the fans.”

CMA has partnered with Public Television’s critically-acclaimed concert series Front and Center to present two separate hour-long concert specials for the 2014 fall season. The shows will feature the music of CMA Award winners Lady Antebellum as they are joined by special songwriter guests, and a special 10^th Anniversary CMA Songwriters Series celebration with CMA Award winner Dierks Bentley. Bentley will be joined by top songwriters Jim Beavers, Ross Copperman, Brett James and Jon Randall. The episodes, which taped earlier this year in Nashville, are scheduled to air this fall leading up to The 48^th Annual CMA Awards.

Shania Twain is being honored with a Canadian postage stamps, along with the late Hank Snow, k.d. lang and Tommy Hunter.
 
Dierks Bentley’s “Drunk On A Plane” is No. 1 this week on Australian Country Radio.

Darius Rucker is set to perform at the New York Golf Classic at the Hudson National Golf Club July 28th. Proceeds will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation.

Canaan Smith has been crisscrossing the country on his radio tour, getting ready to hit the airwaves with his single, “Love You Like That.” The Virginia native says it’s something everyone – especially country boys – can understand.

“I just love how it says, you know, ‘I’m not gonna do it like a pretty city boy. I’m not gonna do it all romantically and write you poems,” says Canaan. “I’m just gonna take you out to a pretty side of the country and love you as deep as the river.’”

Check him out live in Pittsburgh July 26^th, in Nashville on July 31^st and on Florida Georgia Line’s getaway, This is How We Cruise cruise, in November. For more information on Canaan, go to canaansmith.com.

Canaan Smith (Love You Like That) OC: …relate to. :19
“I just love how it says, you know, ‘I’m not gonna do it like a pretty city boy. I’m not gonna do it all romantically and write you poems. I’m just gonna take you out to a pretty side of the country and love you as deep as the river.’ It’s just the kind of stuff that country boys can relate to.” 

Scotty McCreery performed on Fox & Friends for their All American Summer Concert Series on Friday morning, and right after his appearance, released the video for his hit, “Feelin’ It.”

NASHVILLE – Summer’s hottest artists will perform on CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock airing Tuesday, Aug. 5th (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network and hosted for the second year by reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town.

Filmed during CMA Music Festival in June, the special features many of today’s most exciting Country Music stars, including Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, Hunter Hayes, Brad Paisley and The Band Perry, as they hit the stage during the four-day party and celebration of America’s music.

The special first aired in 2004. This is the 10^th time ABC will broadcast the special – which invites the whole country to America’s largest Country Music celebration. The annual special will air on ABC through 2021.

The Aug. 12, 2013 airing of “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” (8.3 million and 2.0/6) dominated its three-hour time period, beating CBS (6.1 million and 1.5/4) by wide margins in viewers (+36 percent) and young adults (+33 percent). The “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” spiked over 2012’s telecast (5.7 million and 1.5/4 on 9/17/12) by 46 percent in viewers and by 33 percent in Adults 18-49. In fact, the 2013 special drew the biggest-ever audience on ABC and equaled a seven-year high in Adults 18-49 (since 2006). ABC began airing the annual program in 2005.

Keith Urban will appear this Friday in New York City’s Central Park as part of GMA’s Summer Concert Series and will perform songs from his latest #1 album release FUSE, including his current single “Somewhere In My Car.”  It marks the first time that Urban has performed the song live on network television. 

Urban, who returned last week from touring Australia, wowed audiences there with concerts in Townsville, Perth, Narrabri and multiple shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. 

Urban’s ALL NEW “RAISE ‘EM UP’ Tour with Jerrod Niemann and special guest Brett Eldredge debuts in the United States on Thursday, July 17.  The 21-city Summer Tour crosses the country with concerts in Boston, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Atlanta, Denver and Detroit, before its close on September 13^th.

“The ‘RAISE ‘EM UP’ Tour will be a complete build from the sky down,” said Urban. “New staging, new production, a lot more songs from FUSE that the fans have been requesting, a different mix of previous hits, and some rarities from past albums that we haven’t played in a while if ever!! And we’ll be sharing the stage with Jerrod (Niemann) and Brett (Eldredge) both with killer albums!!!!”

For more official Keith Urban news and ticket information go to www.keithurban.net or follow him online on Twitter @keithurban and on Facebook.

Nashville, TN – MCA recording and GRAMMY^®-nominated artist David Nail will make his third appearance at the 2014 Taco Bell^® All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, July 13, as part of the MLB’s All-Star Weekend.

The Taco Bell® All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game will be televised on ESPN at approximately 10:30 p.m. ET immediately following the Gillette Home Run Derby which begins at 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 14th. The Game will also be available via the WatchESPN app.

A few names joining Nail on the celebrity team includes Multi-Grammy Award winning rapper and singer-songwriter Nelly, Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, Actor/comedian Rob Riggle and TV personalities Melanie Iglesias, Andrew Zimmern and James Denton.

Kip Moore premieres the video for his current single, “Dirt Road,” on CMT. 

Mercury recording artist Jennifer Nettles and Slate Creek’s Brandy Clark have been out on Nettles’ That Girl Tour since early February and, in what has become one of the highlights of the show, the women pair up for a chilling version of “His Hands.” A live recording of the moving performance is available now on iTunes.

“His Hands,” written by Nettles, Hillary Lindsey and Ashley Gorley, was originally released on the deluxe version of Nettles solo debut album, That Girl, and Nettles believes it is the perfect song to sing as a duet with Clark.

“What I love about what Brandy brings to this is song,” explains Nettles, “is that her voice has a sweet vulnerability to it that I think makes the character in the second verse that much more believable and that much more authentic.”

Clark shares, “Jennifer is one of the best, most generous entertainers that I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with. Getting the opportunity to sing ‘His Hands’ with her every night has been a career highlight. It is such a powerful song and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.” 

For more information on Jennifer Nettles and the That Girl Tour, visit www.JenniferNettles.com. 

For more on Brandy Clark, visit www.BrandyClarkMusic.com.