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Lady Antebellum‘s Own the Night remains at the top of the Billboard country album chart. The collection features their current Top 10 single, “Dancin’ Away With My Heart,” as well as their two previous No. 1 singles, “Just a Kiss” and “We Owned the Night.” Luke Bryan’s tailgates & tanlines is No. 2 on the country album chart.

AUDIO: Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott say they spent more time working on their Own the Night CD than they did their previous outings.

Lady A (more time on OTN) OC: (Dave) …every day. :21

DAVE: “Not to sound like a cliché, but I mean we spent more time on this one than we did on the first two.” HILLARY: “Which we had more time. We definitely, we took more time off to record this album, which really was a luxury, you know? The past two we’ve had to record pretty quickly, so it was nice to have about five months to record this one.” DAVE: “So, we were in there almost every day.”

During their show in Nashville last week, Lady A surprised the crowd with a few guest performances. Sara Evans and Luke Bryan came out to share the stage and wow the crowd with Charles, Hillary and Dave. Check out the band’s latest edition of Webisode Wednesday!

In this episode of Urban Developments, Keith Urban and his band are in the studio for the recording of ‘For You’ for the Act of Valor film.

Nashville, TN – Feb. 27, 2012 – Award-winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley’s anthemic title track and current single “Home” is resonating with fans across the border as it climbs into the No. one spot on Canada’s Mediabase Country Chart this week. Though inspired by domestic struggles, the track’s relatable global message of strife, strength and optimism is unifying fans everywhere.
 
“Dierks may have had America in mind with ‘Home,’ but the fact it went to No. one in Canada shows that the song has universal appeal,” said EMI Music Canada’s Ron Harwood.  “We are all proud of where we are from.  We’ve all faced tough times recently.  We all know that things can be better again.  It is a song that reflects on our own past and gives hope for a bright future, regardless of where you call ‘home.’”
 
“The gorgeous title track tastefully expounds on American patriotism…without resorting to blatant flag waving. Bentley once again affirms he is not your run of the mill country act.”  – Winnipeg Free Press

“Home” continues to strike a chord with fans in the U.S. as it also climbs through the Top five at country radio this week. Last week, Bentley wrapped the Canadian leg of his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour, which will next visit fans in Australia early next month before its 20-city U.S. spring run. For a full list of upcoming tour dates and more on the new album, visit www.dierks.com. 

Keith Urban has put together a music video for the song, “For You,” which appears on the soundtrack of the film, Act of Valor. Check out the video below.

Alan Jackson broke the all-time attendance record for the San Antonio Rodeo Thursday night with nearly 17-thousand people at his show. It’s the largest crowd ever at the Rodeo!!

Alan performed his latest hit single, “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore,” from his forthcoming album, due out later this year.

AUDIO: Alan Jackson credits his fans for helping him achieve his unbelievable success. 

 AJ (fans) OC: …it works. :30
“You just can’t say enough about country music fans — at least mine, anyway. I’ve had fans that have to have a walker to get to the show…and some that have to have their mama carry ‘em there! I’ve got this wide range of fans. There’ll be doctors and farmers, you know? It’s just amazing how diverse the people are when I’m out there singing. One minute I feel like I’m supposed to be singing a gospel song for this lady and a drinking song for this man, and I just can’t…it’s kinda confusing! But…it works.”

Nashville, TN – Feb. 24, 2012 – Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley wrapped the Canadian leg of his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour last night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Shortly after crossing the border on his return ‘home’ to the U.S., Bentley’s tour bus “Old Goldie” marked its one millionth mile.

“Goldie has been my home on the road since I put out my very first single,” said Bentley. “A lot of memories have been made traveling across the country in Goldie, and I’ve been able to see every city and town three or four times.  If you look at my guitar or my boots or my truck, you know that I love old things.  I hope she makes it another million!”

Ping Pong is an intense sport and the entire Lady A crew is very invested in the game while out on the road. After selling out the San Antonio Rodeo last weekend, there was a serious ping pong showdown backstage.

Keith Urban is in awe of the real-life Navy SEALS who are featured and portrayed in the film, Act of Valor, which opens nationwide on Friday (February 24th). Keith, who wrote and recorded “For You” for the movieâ��s soundtrack, feels people who see it will have a whole new respect for the SEALS. â��I think this film, particularly, when people see it will have a new insight as to what they do,â�� he says. â��The diversity, separate to their sacrifices and their honor â�� separate to that â�� their actual physical human skills are just extraordinary. 

• Act of Valor is inspired by real life events and stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism.
• The soundtrack, which is now in stores, also features Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Sugarland, Jake Owen, Wynonna and many others.

Keith Urban (Navy Seals-AOV) OC: …extraordinary. :36

“For me, and I said this to some of the SEAL guys too, you know, because they were saying thank you so much for the song and being involved in the film. I’d like to say it’s just mine and my family’s tiny little way of saying thank you for what they do. It’s really extraordinary what they do, and I think this film, particularly, when people see it will have a new insight as to what they do. The diversity, separate to their sacrifices and their honor — separate to that — their actual physical human skills are just extraordinary.