Jo Dee Messina

Nothing beats a cool country soundtrack to crank up while you're exploring those wide-open spaces in your chosen mode of transportation.

It's an honor to sing the National Anthem anywhere, but to have the honor of only being the sixth person to ever sing it at the Kentucky Derby must feel amazing. This year, the performance goes to a country music artist who I just know will make us all proud.

Jo Dee Messina has always been the kind of country singer who tells it like it is. And that's exactly what the 'My Give a Damn's Busted' hitmaker did when she went public with the information that she's in talks with 'Dancing With the Stars.'

The world of country music isn't always cowboy boots, glitzy dresses, and red carpet events; in fact, sometimes the entertainment industry can be downright scary. Jo Dee Messina knows that firsthand, as the man suspected of murdering her stage manager in November was just arrested.

Jo Dee Messina and Alyssa Bonagura enlisted fans to help them make the video for the song 'Unbreakable.' Messina invited her Twitter followers to take pictures of themselves holding signs with words on them, like the song title, "stronger," "believe," "get along" and more, written in all sorts of fonts and with artistic embellishments, like the "t" in strong

We had a blast hanging out with Jo Dee Messina backstage at The Big O Music Fest.  And, after Jo Dee got over her initial "Kizzy" shock, the two became fast friends.  In fact, Kizzy told Jo Dee that she 's a big fan of her song "Lesson in Leavin" and the two belted out an impromptu duet.  Luckily, our cameras were rolling!  WATCH!

I just realized this.  Of all the country music artists I have interviewed over the years, Jo Dee Messina is the one I have interviewed the most.  Random?  Yes!  But it's true.  Earlier this week, Moon, Taunya the Intern and I had a chance to chat with Jo Dee about her upcoming appearance at The Big O Music Fest.  It was my third time interviewing Jo Dee and I quickly remembered how much of a blas

Over the weekend, my friend Chris Langdon posted this very bizarre photo on Facebook.  Yep!  That's a package of 2000 Flushes.  And yep!  That's Jo Dee Messina's face on it.  In fact, as you can see, if you purchase specially-marked packages of 2000 Flushes, you can download a 10-song CD of Jo Dee's for FREE!  Chris posted this photo because the whole thing struck him as a bit odd.  I am not going

Big news from The Big O Music Festival!  This year's line-up just got even bigger.  Just announced- Jo Dee Messina is coming to Reids Orchard to join the show on Saturday, August 18th.  With Blake Shelton already headlining and Jo Dee taking the stage as well, this year's Big O may be the biggest one yet!  Do you have your tickets yet?