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Dwight Yoakam had quite the scare recently. While on a flight with eight other people, the airplane started to smoke and had to make an emergency landing!

Proving once again that he's one of country music's most iconic stars, 'A Heart Like Mine' hitmaker Dwight Yoakam has been nominated for Artist of the Year in the Americana Music Awards.

Dwight Yoakam's two-night residency at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium is completely sold out. Tickets for the iconic singer's highly-anticipated return to the historic stage -- scheduled for April 12 and 13 -- sold out within 30 and 45 minutes of being on sale, respectively.

Taste of Country got an exclusive interview with Brad Paisley this week, in which, among other things, the country superstar talks about how Carrie Underwood has become his go-to duet partner. "She’s probably pretty much my first choice to sing with when it comes to a duet with a woman like that. I mean, we just sort of share the same values and get along that well," Paisley tells Taste

Even if you're drinking alone, you'll never be lonely with a good drinking song at your side. Taste of Country recently counted down their pick of the Top 100 drinking songs in country music -- and whether your drink of choice be whiskey or beer, or your preference be the Dixie Chicks over Toby Keith, this list has it all. The Top 100 drinking songs list tips a hat to seasoned drinkers like Merle