Big Day Around The Country

Last night, Keith Urban and friends held the second annual We’re All for the Hall concert in Nashville. Vince Gill, Martina McBride, Billy Currington, Miranda Lambert, Charlie Pride, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, John Mayer, and Dolly Parton took the stage. Each artists sang two songs, one of their own and one made famous by one of their heroes. We’re All For the Hall raises money for the Country Music Hall of Fame.

After being invited by his 6th-grade nephew, Jace Jewell, Tim McGraw made a surprise visit to Grassland Middle School in Tennessee to speak out against bullying. Tim admitted the subject was not really his forte, but after a long conversation with Jace, he had his talking points together. Tim told a significant story about a 13-year-old in Texas who committed suicide last month after being bullied. Tim closed with a statement saying, “Speak up if they see bullying behavior, walk away from bad situations and, above all, not to fall into the trap of becoming a bully.”

Taylor Swift made an appearance on the MTV show The Buried Life on Monday night. If you missed it, we’ll recap. The show centers around a list of 100 things four guys want to do before they die. Ben, Jonnie, and Dave supported their friend Duncan who tried to cross out #59 on the list – ask out the girl of your dreams (Taylor Swift). Their first attempt to meet Taylor failed after they disguised themselves as a country act to get on the red carpet at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. Later, Duncan and his crew scored passes to the show where they posed as production guys. Duncan maneuvered his was to Taylor’s seat, explains his story, and gave her a note with his number attached. Two days later, Duncan received a text from Taylor saying, “Yes, and you’re pretty hardcore for doing that.” The episode ended without revealing if Taylor and Duncan have yet to go on a date.

News From Around The Country
Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band will be honored as the first CMT Artists of the Year. They were chosen based on music sales, country radio airplay, concert grosses as a headliner or co-headliner and video streams, searches and page views on CMT.com. The special will air in December. ….. The three major music channels, CMT, MTV, and BET, will air a one-hour, commercial-free town hall event, A Conversation With President Obama, on October 14th at 2PM Mountain. The President will answer questions on a wide range of topics from the studio audience, as well as from viewers who submit questions via Twitter. ….. Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban have been added to the list of performers at the 44th Annual CMA Awards show happening November 10th in Nashville. ….. Carrie Underwood: A Biography has been released. The book follows Carrie from her hometown in Oklahoma to competing on American Idol. It will also cover Carrie’s charity work and will highlight her successful career. The book is available at your favorite bookseller. …. And finally, if you want to catch up with Taylor Swift and get some inside scoop on her upcoming CD, check out the November issue of Glamour magazine. Inside, Taylor talks about her relationship with Taylor Lautner. She said, “He’s one of my best friends. He’s wonderful, and we’ll always be close. I’m so thankful for that.”