Congrats are in order for country artist Josh Kelley and his Holllywood actress wife, Katherine Heigl, as the couple have welcomed their second daughter into their family! According to People, they have named their newborn daughter, Adalaide Marie Hope, and unlike her sister, Naleigh, who they adopted from South Korea in 2009, she was adopted domestically.

We are super happy for the couple on the new addition to their family! Best wishes!

Gloriana is getting some national TV time as they will be performing on an upcoming episode of ABC’s popular reality show, The Bachelorette. Apparently, the special guest spot is an especially sweet gig for the group because band mate, Rachel Reinert, is a big fan of the reality franchise.

“I’m a huge fan of ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachelorette’. I watched Emily when she was a contestant on ‘The Bachelor’ and I was an instant fan of hers, so hearing that she is a fan of our band was a wonderful surprise! I’m excited to watch the new season, and I’m even more excited that we got to be a part of it.” -Rachel Reinert

Gloriana’s performance will be featured on the Monday, May 21st episode at 8pm, and will take place as the backdrop for one of contestant Emily Maynard’s “one-on-one” dates in Charlotte, NC.

The ABC Network has ordered a new show, Nashville, that will be steaming up television screens in the Fall! The show is essentially a well produced soap opera (not unlike the currently endangered GCB), but this one has got much more of twang twist to it. The story line centers around a country singer, Rayna (sound like Reba to anyone else?) played by Connie Britton, who is experiencing a decline in the success of her career after decades in the business. In an effort to salvage things, her label tries to force her to work with Juliette Barnes, played by Hayden Panettiere, an up and coming artist with more looks than talent.

Nashville is taking a hard look at country music show business, and putting the spotlight on a lot of aspects that we hear people complaining about fairly often, like the blending of pop into country and the loss of the more traditional sound many fans prefer. The trailer (which you can watch below!) is pretty scintillating, and it is clear that show producer’s are not aiming to skimp on the drama. At a minimum, I think Nashville has the potential to be a show that country music fans will love to hate…if not just outright enjoy it! Watch the trailer, and tell us what you think!

Watch The Nashville Trailer Now!

A few weeks ago we told you about how Jason Aldean is featured in the latest Mountain Dew campaign along with some other celebrities (click HERE to read abou it). Below is his very own “How I Dew” segment!

Enjoy!

Kelly Clarkson is a pop singer with a powerhouse for a voice. Although she is not part of the country genre when it comes to her music, she has a lot of ties to the big family. She is from Texas, enjoys country music, has many friends who are currently staples in the country music scene, (Reba, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert to name a few) and blew people away with her duet “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Jason Aldean.

Recently her pop hit “Mr. Know It All” was tweaked and changed to be played on country stations. The question is should it have been done? Some might argue that the lyrics fit right in with the things they hear on their local radio stations now, the only thing keeping it from being country is the music. Well…isn’t that a big part? Anybody could add some pedal steel to many songs and would make it more “country.” This is a big topic of debate these days, what is country?

Below are two videos…one that is the audio to the country version of “Mr. Know It All” and the other is the official music video for the original version (pop version) of “Mr. Know It All.”

Tell us what you think! Which version do you like better? Do you think she should do more country versions?

Love and Theft will be featured on GAC’s “Day Jobs“, and what will they be doing, you wonder? Just the finest of all endeavors…making whiskey! The country music duo will be working alongside Jamey Grosser, the owner of Popcorn Sutton’s White Whiskey Distillery, and will be seeing just how whiskey gets made! Wonder if they’ll get to keep what they make (though, they may not want to…)?

The episode will air Wednesday, May 16th at 9pm!

Country music fans are going to get a special look inside the life of Carrie Underwood and her two-year (so far) marriage to Nashville Predators forward Mike Fisher! The couple sat down with mega-star and talk show host, Oprah Winfrey for an exclusive interview to be featured on OWN’s “Oprah’s Next Chapter”. (Oprah sure does love her country music stars, doesn’t she.)

The interview took place in the couple’s home in Nashville, and the topics discussed include balancing their celebrity careers with their marriage, how their celebrity status has influenced their lives, and where they want to build their dream home! Fun fact: this is the couple’s first interview together on tape. So, should be interesting!

This episode airs Sunday, May 20th at 9pm.

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