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Nashville, TN – Mercury Records singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves will perform current single “Blowin’ Smoke” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Friday, July 26 (11:35pm PT-ET/10:35pm CT).

“Blowin’ Smoke,” written by Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Luke Laird, follows up previous Top 10 hit “Merry Go ‘Round” and has been described by Billboard Magazine as “a swaggering barroom singalong that proves she has versatility to match her sentimentality.”

The official music video for “Blowin’ Smoke” was shot in LA by director Honey (Kings of Leon/Ke$ha) and has over 1.1 million views to date. To view the video, click here. 

Musgraves’ major label debut album, Same Trailer Different Park, was recently selected by Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Times as a Best Album of 2013 (Mid-Year Report).

While everyone had their attention diverted by  Kate’s baby watch in England, country music was celebrating their own “royal baby.” Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott and her husband, drummer Chris Tyrrell, welcomed their first child  — a girl — Monday (July 22nd). Eisele Kaye Tyrell weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Pronounced Eyes-lee, it’s a combination of Chris’ mother’s maiden name and Hillary’s mom’s middle name (Kaye).

She is incredibly gorgeous,” proud dad Chris tells People.

Hillary and Chris tied the knot in January 2012 during an intimate ceremony in Upstate New York, following a six-month engagement. Hillary announced the pregnancy in December, and revealed in March that they were expecting a girl.

Hillary tweeted a photo and wrote, “She’s here, and we are in HEAVEN!!! Eisele Kaye, our beautiful angel, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!”

In the meantime, Lady A’s latest single “Goodbye Town,” is making its way up the country charts.

Lady A (Hillary’s baby prep) OC: …meet her. :28
“I’ve been reading a lot, but honestly, not too much about, especially labor and delivery. I’m just trying to be prepared as much aspossibly, and definitely thinking about the future, for sure. I mean, not just about her getting here and getting into that routine, but also just wanting to really, it starts from the very beginning  preparing them to become the person, the adult, that they become. It all starts so early and every day it matters, and it’s important. We just can’t wait to meet her.”

Lady A (presents for the baby) OC: …really, really sweet. :12
“They’ve been so kind, honestly, just giving gifts whether they’re little cute stuffed animals for our daughter, or onesies, little socks, little keepsakes. It’s been really, really sweet.”

Keith Urban kicked off his Light the Fuse Tour in Cinncinati over the weekend. He says it seems like forever since he’s performed in concert, and yet, it seems like he never stopped playing. Check out the latest Urban Chat, as well as a performance of his hit, “Better Life.”

Luke Bryan’s wife Caroline is featured in the video for the recent three-week No. 1 hit “Crash My Party,” which marks her music video debut. In the clip, Luke is setting up a romantic dinner, complete with wildflowers he picked himself, for his lovely lady.

The ACM Entertainer of the Year weighed the pros and cons of having his wife in the video, and ultimately decided it was the right thing. “I sat down with Caroline. I was like, ‘Do you want to be in the video?’ She’s like, ‘If you want me to be in the video.’ We talked about the positives and negatives of her being in it,” says Luke. “We kinda got to the point where I was like, ‘I ain’t gonna overthink it, you know. Come in the video. It’ll be fun. It’ll be a cool moment.’ It was fun being out there on the set with her and sharing that video, and I think it was a real pretty moment visually to look at.” Luke also says the video will probably help him in the romance department in the future. “I think it gave me some ideas on being a little more romantic these days.”

“Crash My Party” is the title track from Luke’s forthcoming album, due in stores and online August 13th. You can also pre-order a deluxe version with four additional songs here.

Luke Bryan (Crash My Party video) OC: …these days. :37
“The video came together really by me and Shaun [Silva] talking it out, some of my ideas, and then I sat down with Caroline. I was like, ‘Do you want to be in the video?’ She’s like, ‘If you want me to be in the video.’ We talked about the positives and negatives of her being in it. We kinda got to the point where I was like, ‘I ain’t gonna overthink it, you know. Come in the video. It’ll be fun. It’ll be a cool moment.’ It was fun being out there on the set with her and sharing that video, and I think it was a real pretty moment visually to look at, and I think it gave me some ideas on being a little more romantic these days.”

Lady Antebellum got to perform Goodbye Town with our co-writer Josh Kear and have him share the story of how this song came to life. It’s all in the latest Webisode Wednesday.

Nashville, TN—Capitol Records Nashville’s Jon Pardi has released a brand-new music video for his current single, “Up All Night.”  The video was shot outside of Nashville, near Montgomery Bell State Park and directed by the Edde Brothers who directed Jon’s debut video for “Missin’ You Crazy” as well as his webisode series “My Name Is Jon.”

When it came to deciding the concept for the video, Jon wanted it to stay true to the storyline in the romantic summer song, bring in some of his friends and even his dog “Cowboy” to join in on the fun.   “I had a vision of where I wanted the video to go and I feel like we hit every aspect of the song, which doesn’t always happen in music videos, so it’s cool,” says Pardi.   “I’ve worked with the Edde Brothers for a while now, and I think they did an awesome job bringing the song to life.”  

“Up All Night” is currently climbing the Country radio charts and follows Pardi’s Top 20 single “Missin’ You Crazy,” both from his forthcoming debut album.

For more information on Jon Pardi and to check out a “Behind The Scenes” look at the new video, be sure to visit www.jonpardi.com.  

Kip Moore is really beginning to feel what kind of effect his single, “Hey Pretty Girl,” is having on people…in fact, changing their lives and repairing relationships. “This guy and girl came up to me at a meet-and-greet, and they said, ‘Your song saved us as a couple, because we had split up,’” recalls Kip. “The guy said he heard the song on the way home in his car, and they’d been split up for a few months. He knew right then and there he couldn’t live without the other person, and he called her and said he had to talk to her and he came over to her house right away and basically said, ‘I don’t have a ring yet, but would you marry me?’ And they’ve been together ever since, and they’re set to be married pretty soon.” The top 5 hit was the reason for the couple getting back together, and Kip couldn’t feel more proud to have been a part of their reconciliation.

“Hey Pretty Girl” is closing in on the top of the country charts, currently sitting inside the Top 5.

For more information on Kip, go to his website at kipmoore.net.

Kip Moore (Hey Pretty Girl comments) OC: …feel good. :39
“I’m getting a lot of comments of what this song has meant to their relationship. I can remember one in particular where this guy and girl came up to me at a meet-and-greet, and they said, ‘Your song saved us as a couple, because we had split up.’ The guy said he heard the song on the way home in his car, and they’d been split up for a few months. He knew right then and there he couldn’t live without the other person, and he called her and said he had to talk to her and he came over to her house right away and basically said, ‘I don’t have a ring yet, but would you marry me?’ And they’ve been together ever since, and they’re set to be married pretty soon, and the song was the reason for it, so that makes me feel good.”

Easton Corbin is hitting the road with Blake Shelton on the Ten Times Crazier Tour, which kicks off Friday (July 19th) in Virginia Beach. The trek will also play to Bristow, Virginia on Saturday (July 20th) and Wantagh, New York on Sunday (July 21st). The tour is currently scheduled to wrap October 5th in Wichita.

This isn’t the first time Easton has been on tour with Blake – he actually opened for him on the CMA Entertainer of the Year’s first headlining tour a couple of years ago. “He’s just a great, great guy,” says Easton. “He ain’t scared to sit down and have a drink with ya, and his crew’s great, and ever since then, I’ve always looked forward to going back out with those guys. And we’ve got that chance now.”

Easton is currently sitting inside the Top 10 with his latest hit, “All Over the Road.”

Easton Corbin (Blake Shelton tour) OC: …chance now. :21
“This summer I’m going to be out on the Blake Shelton Ten Times Crazier Tour, and I am just looking really, really forward to it. I got the fortunate opportunity to tour with Blake on his first headlining tour. We did about 12 shows. He’s just a great, great guy. He ain’t scared to sit down and have a drink with ya, and his crew’s great, and ever since then, I’ve always looked forward to going back out with those guys. And we’ve got that chance now.”

Catch up with Luke Bryan and the guys on their four-day run on the road on the Dirt Road Diaries Tour in the latest episode of LBTV. Luke invited some special guests out on stage with him in Atlanta.

In the meantime, Luke is celebrating three weeks at No. 1 with “Crash My Party,” which is the title cut from his forthcoming album, due August 13th.