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In addition to releasing her highly-anticipated studio album ‘Blown Away’ on Tuesday, Carrie Underwood announced a whopping 57 scheduled shows on her upcoming 2012 Blown Away Tour. Hunter Hayes will open dates across the country and Canada, with $1 from each ticket sold at North America shows benefiting Red Cross disaster relief.

You just never know where that break is going to come from. I'm sure "The Voice' contestant, Gwen Sebastian, figured it was all over for her when she was eliminated from the show last Monday. Guess again. It appears that big things are just beginning for Gwen.

I guess it's to be expected. With larger venues and more people than ever spending their hard earned dollars to purchase tickets to live performances, whatever the size of the venue, records are bound to be broken.

Award-winning actor Kevin Costner is switching hats this spring as he launches his latest concert tour with his band, Modern West. The tour is set to hit over a dozen cities, including New York City, Nashville and Charleston.

I'm a big fan of the guitar slingers. I have nothing against those folks that just sing or just play or stand there and hold a guitar but don't really play (I call them 'human guitar stands'). But nothing impresses me more than someone who can both sing well and tear down a guitar. Brad Paisley is one of the best and it looks as if I'm not the only one who thinks so.

We all heard Brantley Gilbert say it... "Country Must Be Country Wide"... and we know that's right. But, the truth is even larger than that... country is world wide!!

It's got to be a great thrill to be an up and coming country artist and be invited on your first big tour... especially if it's someone you respect and admire. To be asked in person is just icing on the cake.

Speaking of 2012 tours (which we were speaking of earlier), Lady Antebellum is already out on theirs and I think even they are surprised at the turnout.

Seems like I was just telling you about upcoming tour dates for early this year. Well, here it is, February, and many country acts are beginning to announce dates for their "summer" tours.

The key to a really good prank or practical joke is to find out what creeps out or freaks out your victim. For instance, i know for a fact that jack (as in 98.7 jack fm) is afraid of erasers. I heard that Adam West (106.9 The Rock) is fearful of condiments and Harley Myles (also from 106.9 The Rock) is creeped out by gardening tools. These are good things to know.

There are big tours and then there are BIG tours. This should prove to be one of the biggest tours in country music history. Of course I'm talking about George Strait and Martina McBride's 2012 tour together. I do, however, see something in the schedule that I find a little strange. Take a look at the schedule and see if you know what I'm talking about.

This is a really strange and fickle business. I actually had people tell me... people in positions of power and responsibility in the country music industry... That "Country Girl (Shake It For Me) was DOA and never going anywhere on the charts. Here's the strange part... I heard the same thing about "I Don't Want This Night To End". I guess it's good that I don't listen too well. Re