Image Courtesy Shock InkEric Church, Kacey Musgraves and Merle Haggard are on the bill for Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic this summer in Austin, Texas. The 42nd edition of Willie's Picnic also will feature appearances from Jamey Johnson, Leon Russell and Asleep at the Wheel.

The show will take place at the Austin360 Amphitheater. Willie staged the first 4th of July picnic just outside Austin in Dripping Springs.

"I got the idea from Woodstock about how music could bring people from different places together," Willie explains. "I had just moved to Austin and had come to realize what a great music center it was and could be. I thought it would be a nice idea, to this year have it back in Austin, but at a more comfortable venue for the fans AND the pickers."

Tickets for Willie's 4th of July Picnic go on sale Friday, April 10 at Ticketmaster.com and CircuitoftheAmericas.com.

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Image Courtesy Valory Music Co.Brantley Gilbert is releasing an expanded edition of his album, Just as I Am, on May 19, one year after the album's debut. The Just as I Am Platinum Edition will include five new tracks, including a remix of "Bottoms Up" featuring rapper T.I. The project features the original hit version of that song along with the singles "One Hell of an Amen" and "Small Town Throwdown" with Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore.

Here is the Just as I Am Platinum Edition track listing:

"If You Want a Bad Boy"
"17 Again"
"Bottoms Up"
"That Was Us"
"I'm Gone"
"My Baby's Guns N' Roses"
"Lights of My Hometown"
"One Hell of an Amen"
"Small Town Throwdown"
"Let It Ride"
"My Faith in You"
"G.R.I.T.S."
"Read Me My Rights"
"Grown Ass Man"
"Bottoms Up (Remix)" featuring T.I.
"Do What the Night Wants"
"Stone Cold Sober"
"Same Old Song"
"Just as I Am"

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Image Courtesy CMANewlyweds Jason Aldean and Brittany Kerr plan to add to their  family pretty soon. After getting married in Mexico earlier this month, Jason now tells People, "In the next couple of years, probably, we definitely want to have kids."

Jason's two daughters from his previous marriage, Keeley and Kendyl, are excited at the prospect of a new sibling.

He adds, "They want a brother, so we'll see what we can do about that."

Brittany is keeping Jason company on his the road during his Burn It Down tour. The trek continues April 9 in Wichita, Kansas.

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Image Courtesy ACM Brad Paisley, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts have been added to the performers lineup for the 50th Annual ACM Awards coming up April 19. Alan Jackson, Martina McBride and Brooks & Dunn's Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will also appear on the live broadcast.

Vocal Duo of the Year nominees Dan + Shay will perform a duet with pop star Nick Jonas and Christina Aguilera will collaborate with a surprise artist, too. Christina's ACM performance comes just days after her April 15 debut on ABC's Nashville as a pop star hoping to make a country album.

Jason Aldean, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, Sam Hunt, Cole Swindell, Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line are among the previously announced performers.

Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton return as hosts for the 50th Annual ACM Awards airing Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

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Image Courtesy Dot RecordsFrom high school bullies to fishing, Maddie & Tae say they’ve covered it all on their first album.

“We poured our whole hearts into Start Here, and I cannot wait to just show our fans the whole Maddie & Tae spiel. Songs that cover all different topics,” Maddie says, as Tae chimes in her agreement.

One of Maddie’s favorite songs on the record is called "The Down Side of Growing Up," something she and her musical  partner have apparently done while simultaneously making this record.

“We've been writing this record for five years, so we've had this kind of evolution of music and our journey over the past five years has changed a lot,” Tae reflects, “but it's been fun for us, 'cause we've gotten to write about it and kind of get our different emotions out.”

Look for Maddie and Tae’s debut in stores and online June 2. It features their first number one, “Girl in a Country Song,” as well as their current hit, “Fly.”

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What was Blake Shelton's first number one song on the Billboard Country Singles chart? ANSWER:  "Austin," in 2001.

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Arista NashvilleCarrie Underwood officially introduced her her newborn son Isaiah Michael to fans via an Instagram photo on Sunday.

"The Predators are in the playoffs! Just waiting to get called up! #PutMeInCoach," the 32-year-old "Blown Away" singer captioned a photo of the sleeping baby holding a miniature hockey stick. The post is a nod to her husband Mike Fisher's team, The Nashville Predators, clinching first place in their division.

Carrie and Mike welcomed Isaiah on February 27. He's the first child for both.

“We’re definitely blessed to have him join us in our lives, Fisher told NHL.com earlier this month. "There’s no better feeling.”

“It really is such a miracle and such a beautiful thing,” Underwood told People magazine in February.

“I’m looking forward to reclaiming my body,” she added, “I’ve been saying it’s been on loan for the past many months … I’m excited to take it back.”

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Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockGarth Brooks has broken his own record for ticket sales in the state of Nebraska. So far, he’s sold nearly 84,000 seats to his May 7-10 shows in Omaha, topping his 1997 benchmark, when close to 67,000 came to see him in Lincoln.

Justin Moore recently stopped by the Fire Station in Hershey, Pennsylvania, treating firefighters to free tickets to his show at the Giant Center. Justin also gave the firefighters a $5,000 donation to renovate their fire hall, courtesy of Crown Royal.

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Sony Music NashvilleKenny Chesney says “Wild Child” is more than just his latest hit -- it’s actually a description of the kind of woman he hopes to find.

“I'm very attracted to women that are like that: that love hard, that they've got a little bit of island soul to ‘em, they got a little bit of hippie in ‘em, and a whole lot of free spirit,” he confesses. “And I guess, all my years in the islands, I just became attracted to that kind of person, you know, and met so many wonderful people from so many different parts of the world.”

The “American Kids” hitmaker admits he’s drawn to women who follow their passions, whatever they may be.

 “Whether they want to be a doctor, or whether they want to play music in Hawaii, or whether they want to grow a garden, or whether they want to surf around the world or bartend in the islands, or whatever it is their passion is, that’s what drives them, and that’s what this song is about -- and I think that’s a beautiful thing to see.”

“Wild Child” is Kenny’s second hit with Grace Potter. The two ascended the heights of the country chart in 2011 with their duet “You and Tequila.”

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Image Courtesy CMAOn what was her 60th birthday, Reba on Saturday performed at and emceed Muhammad Ali’s 21st Anniversary of Celebrity Fight Night charity event in Phoenix.

Reba performed “Going Out Like That,” “Time On Her Hands,” and “Radio" at the event, held at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa.

Her birthday was celebrated with a video that included wishes from notable names including Carol King, Tom Hanks, Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Carol Burnett, The Band Perry and President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush.

Among the other performers were Blake Shelton, who sang “Drink On It,” “Home” and “Boys ‘Round Here"; Ronnie Dunn, who sang “Red Dirt Road” and “Boot Scootin Boogie”; and Reba's stepdaughter-in-law, Kelly Clarkson.

In addition to the musical performances, there was a live auction with the proceeds going to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute and other various charities.

Seven million dollars was raised at the event.

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