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9-year-old singer Skylar Cain is making quite a name for herself.  Over the summer she sang at the Nashville Palace during the CMA Music Festival.  She was a featured guest at WBKR's The Battle for the Big O finale and she's slated to sing at Pumpkinfest this coming weekend.  But how cool is this??  After recently placing 4th at a talent contest in Clarksville, TN, Skylar got an invitation to have lunch with Kix Brooks.  And, naturally, she's pretty excited about it.  LISTEN!

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Country's own superstar Keith Urban has been officially confirmed as one of the judges for the upcoming 12th season of the hit Fox reality singing competition 'American Idol.'

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Hot off her show, "Heroes"  and the film, "Scream 4", here's hottie Hayden Panettiere back on TV in "Nashville", premiering on Eyewitness News Channel 25 (Time Warner Cable Channel 11) on October 10th. This show could be pretty good. Hayden will portray an up an coming singing star, Juliette Barnes.

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John Michael Montgomery is gearing up to throw his fans one heck of a party in his home state of Kentucky later this month. The singer's annual Country-Fest is set for Sept. 28 and 29, 2012 at Lynkins Park in Winchester, Ky.

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It's funny what you find on Twitter. I was just scanning tweets on my phone and I came across one that was quite interesting.

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I saw Stewart Whitaker's article about the new commercial for NBC Football and, of course, went to watch. Wow. She is so thin. I really think she looks like Celine Dion in the video. See what you think. The song is called,  'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night' . It  kicked off the game between the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers this past Sunday.

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On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of broadcasting live from the Grand Ole Opry. I love being there! It's a magical place of country music history and this trip, I was able to meet the great Ricky Skaggs.

He was very nice and actually, very funny! The 14-time Grammy winner has a new album coming out September 25th, "Music To My Ears".

Take a listen to our interview from the Opry.

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With Chad gone I need to make sure that we have information about the Voice on the WBKR website! So, I asked Cory Stromblad at Taste of Country to help. Here's what he had to say.

With the handful of country artists that have emerged from reality television in recent years, there was bound to be a standout country music singer in the batch of hopefuls spotlighted on last night's 'The Voice' Season 3 premiere. After a rather bold audition with her yodel-infused cover of Patsy Montana's 1935 country classic 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart,' Springfield,  Illinois native Gracia Harrison had the daunting challenge of choosing between Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine as her superstar coach.

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This pretty cool, especially if you're missing Brooks & Dunn. Megan Pacella from Taste of Country has the story.

Keith Urban is back on the road, and he’s so excited to be playing music for his devoted fans that he’s pulling out all the stops. The ‘You Gonna Fly’ hitmaker recently wrapped up a series of shows in Canada and the Northeast, pausing in New Hampshire to join forces with fellow country crooner David Nail. The two stars wowed fans by putting on their own rendition of Brooks and Dunn‘s ‘Brand New Man.’

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BFF (best friends forever) sure does have a different meaning as a grown-up than in grade-school. It's not just matching heart-shaped necklaces and playground secrets. It's not catching a late-night movie or the latest shoe sale. As an adult, it can be difficult to find friends that genuinly stick by your side through the really tough times in life. Imagine having a friend that would shave her head and fight right alongside of you in the toughest battle of your life. Well, that's just what country girl Kellie Pickler did.

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The most powerful celebrity couple??? It's true, click through for more from Taste of Country's Amy Sciarretto.

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Former Idol winner Carrie Underwood still has something to say about whom she'd like to see on the judges' panel. Taste of Country's Alanna Conway has more.

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