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Chris Young Gets the Crowd Going With ‘Save Water Drink Beer’ at 2012 ACM Awards
Tonight at the 2012 ACM Awards, after Carrie Underwood took the stage to perform her new single ‘Good Girl,’ hosts Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire introduced two-time nominee Chris Young, who got the crowd pumped with a live rendition of ‘Save Water, Drink Beer.’

Danny Gokey Is Engaged
Congratulations, Danny Gokey! During a recent interview with FOX News — on which the ‘American Idol’ alum appeared to discuss his charity efforts through his organization Sophia’s Heart — Gokey was overjoyed while talking about his engagement to girlfriend Leyicet Peralta.

Taylor Swift Releases Bonus ‘Speak Now’ Songs on iTunes
Up until recently, Taylor Swift fans could only snag bonus tracks from ‘Speak Now’ if they bought the deluxe version of the album at their nearest Target store. However, Ms. Swift does not want to deprive her tech savvy fans of these songs for any longer, so the 21-year-old songstress has released the bonus tracks to iTunes.

The Band Perry Writing ‘In Full Force’ for New Album
The Band Perry are still soaking in the success of their No. 1 hit ‘If I Die Young,’ but that doesn’t mean the trio are showing any signs of slowing down. Kimberly Perry recently caught up with Billboard for a Q&A session, and even though they’ve been busy winning CMA Awards for their chart-topping song, the vocalist said she and her brothers are in full-blown writing mode for album No. 2.
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Billy Currington Finds Out He Has a Neighborhood Stalker
So… this is creepy. Billy Currington recently found out that one of his neighbors has been stalking him for the past six months. According to Currington’s official Twitter page, the peeping tom has been scoping out the country singer through a pair of binoculars.

Scotty McCreery Gets a New Pickup Truck
This has been a great week for Scotty McCreery. Not only did the ‘I Love You This Big’ crooner have his first album ‘Clear as Day’ debut at No. 1 on the Billboard album charts, but he also celebrated his 18th birthday (which was on Oct. 9) by getting his very first car! As always, McCreery kept it country, receiving his very own Ford pickup truck.

Randy Travis Is Living the Fast Life in New ‘Everything and All’ Video
Randy Travis has premiered the video for his latest single ‘Everything and All,’ which is one of six new songs included on his most current album, ‘Anniversary Collection.’ In the video, Travis leads viewers through a whirlwind journey, as cameras travel at warp speed throughout various scenes.

Rascal Flatts Inducted Into the Grand Ole Opry
Rascal Flatts are officially the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry! The trio was inducted into the Opry last night, Oct. 8, in a ceremony that was simultaneously celebrating the institution’s 86th birthday.

Ronnie Dunn, Brad Paisley + More Tapped for Upcoming Christmas Album
You can’t really go wrong when it comes to country Christmas songs, and there is a new country Christmas album on the horizon that you won’t want to miss out on this holiday season. Ronnie Dunn, Brad Paisley and many other country singers have been tapped to contribute songs to ‘A Very Country Christmas,’ according to CMT.

Scotty McCreery Heads Back to School for ‘The Trouble With Girls’ Video Shoot
Scotty McCreery has headed back to his hometown high school to shoot his video for ‘The Trouble With Girls.’ The North Carolina native hit the halls of Garner High School, where McCreery is currently enrolled as a senior, on Saturday, Oct. 1, and he brought plenty of his friends along for the shoot.

Shania Twain’s Supposed Stalker Interrupts Her Testimony in Court Again
Shania Twain testified in court yesterday against her alleged stalker, former doctor Giovanni (who goes by John) Palumbo, but the testimony didn’t come without some drama. While Twain told her story via a video recording, Palumbo couldn’t help but stand up and interrupt the singer as she spoke about her problems with the man.

Makenna and Brock Duet to Zac Brown Band’s ‘Colder Weather’ on ‘X Factor’
Tonight on ‘X Factor,’ Simon Cowell‘s newest singing competition reality series, two country hopefuls performed onstage together. Makenna and Brock sang in perfect harmony to Zac Brown Band‘s ‘Colder Weather’ as they took the ‘X Factor’ stage at the audition rounds in Chicago.