Capitol Records recording artist Joey Hyde explains in the video below why he chose “Get It On” for his first single.

Scotty McCreery takes fans behind-the-scenes of the filming of the video for his latest single, “Feelin’ It” (check out the video below). Roman White (Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, David Nail) directed the clip, which was shot at Bodie Island and the Outer Banks in North Carolina, where the Raleigh, North Carolina native grew up.

“Feelin’ It” is the second release from his See You Tonight album, which debuted at the top of the country album chart.

Gary Allan has been working on his new album, the follow-up to his 2013 outing, Set You Free. On the project, he worked with producers working with producers Mark Wright (Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack), Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Little Big Town, Cage the Elephant) and co-produced seven tracks with Greg Droman (Get Off On The Pain). This time, he says it will be a little different.

“I think first off, I’m gonna do the tracks that I want. Last time, I let Jay [Joyce] pick what he wanted, and then I let Mark [Wright] pick what he wanted, then I took the [leftovers],” says the California native. “I think I’ll probably cut what I want this time. Unless I can hear what the song needs – like guys that I work with like Mark, he’s great at strings and making things big, so if I need that, I feel like I’ll go to him. If I feel like something needs more funk than I can give it, then I’ll go to Jay. But I think I’d have to feel like I need one of them.”

When he’s not in the studio or writing songs, Gary is out on the road playing a ton of shows and festival dates. On Friday, he’ll be at the Country Explosion in Utah, followed by Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Sunday.

Gary Allan (how he’ll make next album) OC: …one of them. :25
“I think first off, I’m gonna do the tracks that I want. Last time, I let Jay [Joyce] pick what he wanted, and then I let Mark [Wright] pick what he wanted, then I took the [leftovers]. I think I’ll probably cut what I want this time. Unless I can hear what the song needs – like guys that I work with like Mark, he’s great at strings and making things big, so if I need that, I feel like I’ll go to him. If I feel like something needs more funk than I can give it, then I’ll go to Jay. But I think I’d have to feel like I need one of them.”

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.