Garth & Trisha host a Flood Relief Benefit Concert

Garth and Trisha held a press conference on Thursday, October 28th at Tennessee's State Capitol to make their big announcement.

The benefit concert will support the ongoing flood relief for Nashville. Garth says it's simply his way of trying to help, and Trisha says that they've learned that rebuilding is a slow process after watching what has been happening in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina five years ago.

Their show will raise money for the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and will be at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on December 17th.

This will be Garth's first Nashville concert since 1998!

Tickets are $25 with 100% of the proceeds going to charity.

More details will come out on November 3rd.

CMA Performers & Presenters - Update

44th Annual CMA Awards are on ABC November 10th at 7pm.

I'll be adding to this list as they roll in so keep checking back.

Performers

• Kenny Chesney
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert & Sheryl Crow paying homage to Loretta Lynn
• Dierks Bentley
• Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
• Brad Paisley (co-host)
• Carrie Underwood (co-host)
• Sugarland

Presenters

• Tim McGraw
• Darius Rucker
• Luke Bryan
• Chris Young
• The Band Perry
• Easton Corbin
• Little Big Town
• Jerrod Niemann
• Kellie Pickler
• Jeff Jordon (of NASCAR fame :)

KEITH URBAN'S PLAYING HALFTIME ON THANKSGIVING

He's helping kick off the Salvation Army's Kettle Kickoff.

Keith is excited to be part of the festivities, saying, "I'm really honored to be a part of this great tradition and great partnership between the Dallas Cowboys and the Salvation Army. It's gonna be amazing playing in Cowboys Stadium in that environment at halftime of the Thanksgiving game!"

He'll perform several songs, including his new one "Put You In a Song."

The Cowboys will play the Saints starting at 3:15 on FOX.

CMA Performers & Presenters - Update

44th Annual CMA Awards are on ABC November 10th at 7pm.

I'll be adding to this list as they roll in so keep checking back.

Performers

• Kenny Chesney
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert & Sheryl Crow paying homage to Loretta Lynn
• Dierks Bentley
• Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
• Brad Paisley (co-host)
• Carrie Underwood (co-host)
• Sugarland

Brad Paisley's - Hit's Alive

It's due 11/2.

The complete track list for Hits Alive follows:

Disc 1 (Studio Recordings):

1. Mud on the Tires
2. Ticks
3. Anything Like Me
4. The World
5. Little Moments
6. When I Get Where I’m Going (Featuring Dolly Parton)
7. Celebrity
8. Then
9. I’m Still a Guy
10. He Didn’t Have to Be
11. Alcohol
12. Whiskey Lullaby (Featuring Alison Krauss)
13. We Danced
14. Online

Disc 2 (Live Cuts):
1. Water
2. American Saturday Night
3. Waitin’ on a Woman
4. I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)
5. Mud on the Tires
6. She’s Everything
7. Time Warp
8. Letter to Me
9. Then
10. Alcohol
11. Online (Reprise)

New Award Show

FOX will air the American Country Awards on December 6th live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The awards honor performers, albums, songs, touring, and videos.

We pick the winners. Voting is now on until November 8th for all categories, except Artist of the Year - that category is open until December 4th. We can vote once a day.

Go to www.theacas.com to vote.

Artist of the Year

• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
• Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Male

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Keith Urban

Artist of the Year: Female

• Jewel
• Miranda Lambert
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Artist of the Year: Duo or Group

• Lady Antebellum
• Rascal Flatts
• Sugarland
• The Band Perry
• Zac Brown Band

Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist

• Easton Corbin
• Danny Gokey
• Jaron and The Long Road To Love
• Jerrod Niemann
• The Band Perry

Album of the Year

• "Doin' My Thing," Luke Bryan
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Revolution," Miranda Lambert
• "Haywire," Josh Turner
• "Play On," Carrie Underwood

Single of the Year

• "Do I," Luke Bryan
• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Gimme That Girl," Joe Nichols
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner

Single of the Year: Male

• "Do I," Luke Bryan
• "Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "That's How Country Boys Roll," Billy Currington
• "Gimme That Girl," Joe Nichols
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner

Single of the Year: Female

• "White Liar," Miranda Lambert
• "Wrong Baby Wrong," Martina McBride
• "Consider Me Gone," Reba McEntire
• "Didn't Know How Much I Loved You," Kellie Pickler
• "Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood

Single of the Year: Duo or Group

• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Little White Church," Little Big Town
• "Unstoppable," Rascal Flatts
• "Keep On Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "Toes," Zac Brown Band

Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist

• "Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Pray for You," Jaron and The Long Road To Love
• "Lover, Lover," Jerrod Niemann
• "Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "Beer on the Table," Josh Thompson

Touring Artist of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn
• Toby Keith
• Martina McBride & Trace Adkins
• Tim McGraw
• Brad Paisley
• Rascal Flatts
• George Strait & Reba McEntire
• Sugarland
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Music Video of the Year

• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner
• "The Man I Want To Be," Chris Young

Music Video: Male

• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Southern Voice," Tim McGraw
• "Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
• "Why Don't We Just Dance," Josh Turner
• "The Man I Want To Be," Chris Young

Music Video: Female

• "White Liar," Miranda Lambert
• "Consider Me Gone," Reba McEntire
• "Didn't Know How Much I Loved You," Kellie Pickler
• "Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood
• "Work Hard, Play Harder," Gretchen Wilson

Music Video: Duo or Group

• "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
• "Little White Church," Little Big Town
• "Unstoppable," Rascal Flatts
• "Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "Highway 20 Ride," Zac Brown Band

Music Video: Breakthrough Artist

• "Giddy On Up," Laura Bell Bundy
• "A Little More Country Than That," Easton Corbin
• "Lover, Lover," Jerrod Niemann
• "Keep on Lovin' You," Steel Magnolia
• "If I Die Young," The Band Perry

Country Weekly's Sexiest Man

Who is it? Depends. Are you asking CountryWeekly.com or the publication Country Weekly? The lists are pretty different. In fact, the number one on each list doesn't even show up in the Top 10 on the other list!

CountryWeekly.com Readers' Choice Poll Results - "Country's Sexiest Men"

1. Trace Adkins

2. Chris Young

3. Gary Allan

4. Danny Gokey

5. Toby Keith

6. Chuck Wicks

7. Alan Jackson

8. Keith Anderson

9. Keith Urban

10. George Strait

"Country Weekly" Magazine's list of "Country's Sexiest Men"

1. Tim McGraw

2. Keith Urban

3. Dierks Bentley

4. Gary Allan

5. Blake Shelton

6. Chuck Wicks

7. Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley

8. George Strait

9. Darius Rucker

10. Luke Bryan

Tim McGraw's new CD

"Number One Hit's" comes out November 30th. Here's what you'll find on it.

Disc 1

1. "Live Like You Were Dying"

2. "Don't Take the Girl"

3. "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill)

4. "Just To See Your Smile"

5. "Something Like That"

6. "My Next Thirty Years"

7. "The Cowboy in Me"

8. "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart"

9. "I Like It, I Love It"

10. "Watch the Wind Blow By"

11. "Please Remember Me"

12. "Real Good Man"

Disc 2

1. "Southern Voice"

2. "My Best Friend"

3. "Everywhere"

4. "Grown Men Don't Cry"

5. "Back When"

6. "Angry All the Time"

7. "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"

8. "Unbroken"

9. "Where the Green Grass Grows"

10. "Not a Moment Too Soon"

11. "Indiana Outlaw" (Dance Mix and Bonus Track)

12. "Felt Good on My Lips" (Bonus Track)

AMA's Announced

The big show will be November 21st live from L.A. LIVE's Nokia Theater - they'll air on ABC starting at 7pm that night.

The awards are fan voted and you can vote online at www.amavote.com or ama.abc.com

Lady Antebellum is a big contender in all categories.

Pop/Rock Music - Favorite Band, Duo or Group

• The Black Eyed Peas
• Lady Antebellum
• Train

Adult Contemporary Music - Favorite Artist

• Michael Buble
• Lady Antebellum
• Train

T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist

• B.o.B.
• Justin Bieber
• Taio Cruz
• Jason Derulo
• Ke$ha
• Lady Antebellum
• Travie McCoy
• Mike Posner

Country Music Awards

Favorite Male Artist

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Brad Paisley

Favorite Female Artist

• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group

• Zac Brown Band
• Lady Antebellum
• Rascal Flatts (winners of this award the last four years)

Favorite Album

• Jason Aldean "Wide Open"
• Lady Antebellum "Need You Now"
• Carrie Underwood "Play On"

Taylor Swift Sued!

I'm surprised it took this long!

Her former manager, Dan Dymtrow is suing Taylor and her parents, Scott and Andrea, claiming they owe him millions in back commissions. He says he is the one who opened the doors to her success and he's the one who introduced her to industry insiders like Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Records CEO.

Dymtrow claims he was fired right before her deal with Big Machine so they wouldn't have to pay him.

They say he never received the proper court approval for his contract with a then 14-year-old Taylor so they could - and did - lawfully dissolve her agreement with him. Plus, they say this all happened well before her signing with Big Machine Records.

His case was launched in 2007, and a judge dismissed all but one of his seven claims. Last week The Swifts and Dymtrow filed a joint letter to obtain documents they believe support their sides when they meet in court. So that should be interesting.

No trial date yet, but I'll keep you up to date.

source - TheHollywoodReporter.com

CMA Performers & Presenters

44th Annual CMA Awards are on ABC November 10th at 7pm.

I'll be adding to this list as they roll in so keep checking back.

Performers

• Kenny Chesney
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Dierks Bentley
• Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
• Brad Paisley (co-host)
• Carrie Underwood (co-host)