HANK JR ALBUM ON THE WAY

Curb Records will release Best of Hank Williams Jr. (All My Rowdy Friends) on March 27th.

Track Listing

• Family Tradition
• Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
• Women I've Never Had
• Outlaw Women
• Kaw-Liga
• Old Habits
• Dinosaur
• The Blues Man
• Texas Women
• Dixie On My Mind
• All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
• A Country Boy Can Survive
• If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie
• The Conversation
• All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
• Country State Of Mind
• Born To Boogie
• If the South Woulda Won
• There's a Tear In My Beer (w/ Hank Williams)
• Red, White, & Pink-Slip Blues
• Bartender Song (Sittin' At the Bar) (w/ Rehab
• All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming For Monday Night Football

VH1'S 100 GREATEST WOMEN IN MUSIC

This list looks at the last 20 years and some of our favorite country stars make the list.

Madonna is in at #1.

Here are the Country women, and women with country connections from the list.

#89 - Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum

#82 - Miley Cyrus

#62 - LeAnn Rimes

#58 - Miranda Lambert

#43 - Taylor Swift

#41 - Jewel

#39 - Dixie Chicks

#37 - Faith Hill

#35 - Shania Twain

#25 - Sheryl Crow

#23 - Carrie Underwood

#19 - Kelly Clarkson

NEAL McCOY'S NEW CD

(from NealMcCoy.com)

XII comes out March 6th. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert produced his 12th studio album. Blake said he considers Neal to be more than a friend, he's a "hero." Blake said he wanted Neal to "cut songs that he was truly excited about." Miranda said, "it was a blast to see Neal and Blake together. They had the place laughing all the time. I think the fans will hear three different artists coming together on this album with their individual takes on the music."

XII track listing

1. A-OK
2. Real Good Feel Good
3. Judge a Man By the Woman
4. Mouth
5. Shotgun Rider
6. That's You
7. Crazy Women
8. Lucky Enough
9. Every Fire
10. That's Just How She Gets
11. Borderline Crazy
12. Van Gogh

RASCAL FLATTS CHANGED

April 3rd is the day we get new music from Rascal Flatts. They are issuing two versions of Changed. One is just 11 tracks, but the Deluxe Edition will give us four more songs, plus a "'Zine Pack." The "'Zine Pack" includes a small magazine (get it?:) with pix, interviews and lyrics, and a set of Flatts guitar picks (OK, now that's cool!). The Deluxe Edition is available at Wal-Mart.

(photo from rascalflatts.com)

Changed track listing

1. Changed
2. Banjo
3. Hot In Here
   
4. Come Wake Me Up
5. She's Leaving
6. Let It Hurt
7. Lovin' Me
8. Hurry Baby
9. Sunrise
10. Great Big Love
11. A Little Home
12. Friday Can't Come Fast Enought (Deluxe Version only)
13. Fall Here (Deluxe Version only)
14. Right One Time (Deluxe Version only)
15. Next To You, Next To Me (Deluxe Version only)

25th ANNUAL KIDS CHOICE AWARDS

I know, it's hard to believe that these Nickelodeon awards are this old! But they will air live from L.A. on March 31st and a few country stars have been nominated.

Taylor Swift is up for Favorite Female Singer, and Favorite Song for "Sparks Fly."

Toby Keith is up for Favorite Male Singer (he's going against Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, and Usher).

Lady Antebellum are up for Favorite Music Group.

HUNGER GAMES SOUNDTRACK

I can't wait for this movie to come out on March 23rd. I devoured the books - and you should too - so I'm excited to see what they do with it.

The soundtrack comes out March 20th, and features many country artists. (I think I can tell just by the title of some of these songs what scenes from the book they will be featured over.)

The Hunger Games Soundtrack

1. Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift f/ The Civil Wars
2. Eyes Wide Open - Taylor Swift
3. Abraham's Daughter - Arcade Fire
4. The Ruler & The Killer - Kid Cudi
5. Run Daddy Run - Miranda Lambert f/ Pistol Annies
6. Kingdom Come - The Civil Wars
7. One Engine - The Decemberists
8. Take the Heartland - Glen Hansard
9. Lover is Childlike - The Low Anthem
10. Dark Days - Punch Brothers
11. Tomorrow Will Be Kinder - The Secret Sisters
12. Just a Game - Birdy
13. Oh Come & Sing - Ella Mae Bowen
14. Rules - Jayme Dee
15. Reaping Day - Carolina Chocolate Drops
16. Give Me Something I'll Remember - Neko Case
17. Safe & Sound (bonus video)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

GRAMMY'S TONIGHT

It's going to be a great show tonight.

One of the performances to look forward to is a tribute to Glen Campbell. Blake Shelton and the Band Perry will honor him when he receives the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Country Nominees

Blake Shelton - "Honey Bee" - Best Country Solo Performance

Blake Shelton - Red River Blue - Best Country Album

Band Perry - Best New Artist

DIERKS BENTLEY

On Wednesday Dierks will be on The David Letterman Show.

BUT...

before that he will participate in a live webcast where he'll sing songs from "Home" as well as some of his other hits. "Live on Letterman" will be webcast from the Ed Sullivan Theater at 7pm.

You can watch it live or on-demand at the "Live on Letterman" website.

People in New York will also be able to watch it as it will be broadcast on the Times Square JumboTron. You can also catch it on various mobile apps.

CRAIG MORGAN'S NEW CD

This Ole Boy - his sixth studio album - drops on February 28th. He wrote or co-wrote seven of the 12 new songs.

This Ole Boy tracks

1. This Ole Boy
2. More Trucks Than Cars
3. The Whole World Needs a Kitchen
4. Country Boys Like Me
5. Show Me Your Tattoo
6. Love Loves a Long Night
7. Being Alive and Livin'
8. Fish Weren't Bitin
9. Better Stories
10. I Didn't Drink
11. Corn Star
12. Summer Moon

DANNY GOKEY GETS HITCHED

(from tasteofcountry.com)

Congrats to Danny and his new wife, model Leyicet Peralta. The two were married January 29th in Florida. Danny was married to Sophia who died in 2008 after a routine surgery for congenital heart disease. The two newlyweds asked their guests to give a donation to Sophia's Heart, the children's charity that Danny founded in honor of his late wife.

Danny told People magazine, "We are so thankful to have found each other and now be able to spend the rest of our lives together."

Wondering what's up with Danny musically in country? He says, "I would like to be known for the love songs...I want to be like the Brian McKnight of country music."

CASEY JAMES SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM

It's coming out on March 20th.

Casey says he could have put an album out right after American Idol (where he finished 3rd in the 9th season), but he "wanted to make an album deserving of all the fans that put me in this position. I feel like I've done that. And it feels good."

He co-wrote nine of the 11 tracks, played both the electric and acoustic guitar throughout, and served as co-producer along with Chris Lindsey.

Here's the track listing.

1. The Good Life
2. Crying On a Suitcase
3. Let' Don't Call It a Night
4. Drive
5. Love The Way You Miss Me
6. Undone
7. So Sweet
8. She's Money
9. tough Love
10. Workin' On It
11. Miss Your Fire

"TUSKEEGEE" TRACK LIST

Lionel Richie's album drops on March 27th and after the sneak peak at the CMA's last year I'm excited. Lionel calls "Tuskeegee" "one of the most special albums" he's ever recorded.

"You Are" - Blake Shelton

"Say You, Say Me" - Jason Aldean

"Stuck On You" - Darius Rucker

"Deep River Woman" - Little Big Town

"My Love" - Kenny Chesney

"Dancing On the Ceiling" - Rascal Flatts

"Hello" - Jennifer Nettles

"Sail On" - Tim McGraw

"Endless Love" - Shania Twain

"Just For You" - Billy Currington

"Lady" - Kenny Rogers

"Easy" - Willie Nelson

"All Night Long" - Jimmy Buffett

The night after the ACM's the stars will team up for Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert that will air on a future date on CBS.