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Over the weekend, Jake Owen got engaged. Today, he shared the details of how it all went down. That’s the top story in today’s Daily Roundup, but scroll through to find other country headlines, like how Keith Urban is doing after vocal cord surgery and why Billy Ray Cyrus needs your thoughts and prayers tonight.

Two of country music’s hottest stars have taken to Twitter to respond to attacks from outsiders. Justin Moore had previously shared his thoughts on Ashton Kutcher’s outfit at the ACM Awards, but he reaffirmed his opinion on FoxNews. Blake Shelton spent an hour defending his team member on ‘The Voice.’ A blogger attached RaeLynn, and papa bear didn’t care for it.

Someone has ticked off Miranda Lambert and the famously feisty singer has taken to Twitter to tell him what she thinks about his assault on country music. That’s the lead story from today’s Daily Roundup. Scroll down to find Kellie Pickler‘s big announcement, our review of Rascal Flatts‘ new album and what television show Scotty McCreery will be making a cameo on.

It was a sad start to a Thursday in country music, as stars from around the country learned of the death of Earl Scruggs. By day’s end, however, things were much more exciting — even a little strange. Blake Shelton was honored in a “hottest guy” poll, and Trace Adkins must have just been hot when he took his clothes off to record new music.

It’s country music week on the ‘Today’ show as Kathie Lee Gifford takes a vacation. So far, Josh Turner and Lee Brice have filled in, and two more country stars are planned for later this week. Taylor Swift also found time to sit down and chat about her new song ‘Eyes Open,’ and a stuffed animal has an important message regarding this year’s ACM Awards.

Carrie Underwood has never declared her political allegiances, but someone in politics is certainly claiming her… along with a handful of other country artists. That’s the top headline in the Taste of Country Daily Roundup, but by scrolling through you’ll also find Ronnie Dunn‘s thoughts on being a first time grandfather, Miranda Lambert‘s surprise guest at a show in Colorado and what Taylor Swift

Randy Houser revealed a picture of what might be the cutest baby in the world today, but his precious new bundle isn’t the top country headline. Kenny Chesney shared some big news about his new music and Jason Aldean revealed the new video for his song ‘Fly Over States.’

Kenny Chesney had an unexpected visitor to his Nashville area home this week, but unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on one’s perspective) he wasn’t there to meet her. Luke Bryan is talking about new music, and video of Randy Travis‘s arrest has been released. All of these stories and many more made the Taste of Country Daily Roundup today.

As country stars like Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum bask in their Grammy glory, it’s back to work for artists like Lee Brice, Jason Aldean and Ronnie Dunn. All three are included in the Taste of Country Daily Roundup, as is LeAnn Rimes — who is far from over the news of Whitney Houston’s passing — and Rascal Flatts, who’ve just announced a concert to benefit a few good causes.

Randy Travis got a little too rowdy in Texas last night, and it cost him some time behind bars. That’s the big story in today’s Daily Roundup, but news of Miranda Lambert struggling to get through a show in Alabama and Jimmy Fallon’s impersonation of Taylor Swift also kept country music fans interested all day long.