Eddie Montgomery: Tennessee Super Bowl-Bound
Dec. 4, 2008 — Based in Lexington, Ky., Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery grew up a fan of the National Football League’s Cincinnati Bengals, making 2008 a tough year. The team has won just one time in its first 12 games.

Dierks Bentley To "Fire" Up New CD
Dec. 4, 2008 — With "Feel That Fire" already in the Top 10 on the country singles charts, Dierks Bentley has decided to make the song the title track for his next album, due Feb. 3.

Faith Hill Has Elfish Visitor
Dec. 4, 2008 — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill live in a suburb of Nashville that boasts a number of famous neighbors, and at Christmas time, they’ve been known to have visits from the likes of Martina McBride, Wynonna and Kenny Chesney.

George Strait Sets Summer Tour
Dec. 4, 2008 — George Strait, the most-honored artist in the 42-year history of the Country Music Association Awards, has unveiled a 17-date tour for summer 2009.

Jewel, Others Donate Handwritten Lyrics for Charity
Dec. 4, 2008 — A month after she launched an online auction for women’s shelters, Jewel kicked off a second auction Wednesday for the Project Clean Water charity.

Aaron Tippin Leads Country’s Military Parade
Dec. 4, 2008 — After performing in Iraq on Thanksgiving, Aaron Tippin is back in the U.S. from his fourth tour of military bases in the Middle East.

Miranda Lambert: "Gunpowder & Gold"
Dec. 4, 2008 — Miranda Lambert hasn’t yet picked up any frankincense or myrrh, but she’s got plenty of gold this Christmas season. "Gunpowder & Lead" has been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America as a digital gold single as well as a ringtone.

Alison Krauss, Robert Plant Score at Grammys
Dec. 4, 2008 — Taylor Swift hosted the first-ever Grammy nominations announcement special on Wednesday, with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss looming large on the ballot for the 51st annual ceremony.

Emerson Drive: A Million Miles, Away
Dec. 3, 2008 — Emerson Drive has said goodbye to Old Faithful. That wasn’t the real name for their tour bus, but it could have been: The vehicle ran more than 1 million miles during its lifetime.

Kenny Chesney Leads ’09 Bookings
Dec. 3, 2008 — Kenny Chesney hinted last month that he’ll launch his 2009 tour in April, but he’s already looking past that with an Aug. 15 concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. — the fifth straight year he’ll play the NFL venue. It’s just one of numerous live events beginning to take shape for next year.