Image Courtesy Big Machine RecordsRascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox shows off his impressive vocal chops on the band's latest single, "Riot." The guys recorded the song at bass player Jay DeMarcus's house, where it took quite a bit of effort for Jay and band mate Joe Don Rooney to add harmonies to Gary's high notes.

Joe Don tells Rolling Stone, "Luckily, Jay has an oxygen tank in the house."

Jay is excited for fans to hear the new single as it climbs the charts at country radio. "'Riot' is one of the songs that we felt strongest about from the first day on the record," he says. "We're thrilled that that one is going to have a chance to see the light of day. Once people hear it, they'll figure out what an incredibly crafted song it is."

"Riot" is included on Rascal Flatts' latest album, Rewind, available now.

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Image Courtesy MCA NashvilleKip Moore knows his fans are waiting impatiently for the follow-up to his 2012 debut album, Up All Night. The first two singles he's released from the sophomore record -- "Young Love" and "Dirt Road" -- stalled out on the charts. He's now back in the studio recording new songs while trying not to overthink the music-making process.

Kip tells The Oakland Press, "I might have gone a little too aggressive or too intense with what I was doing. What I had to do was quiet thinking and just enjoy writing again and let it go from there."

Kip expects to release his new single, and hopefully his new album, in 2015.

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Image Courtesy Arista NashvilleYou won't find Carrie Underwood anywhere near a mall this holiday season.

"I do not do crowds," she says. "Never have."

Growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie went with her mother to Walmart just about every Black Friday, and the experience seriously freaked her out.

She explains, "I'd have to leave the store because I would hyperventilate and need to get out."

These days Carrie ends up looking for good deals online instead of in stores.

She says with a laugh, "I like the online shopping. I'm more of a Cyber Monday kinda girl."

Carrie has a gift for her fans this holiday season. Her double-disc Greatest Hits: Decade #1 compilation comes out December 9 featuring her latest hit, "Something in the Water."

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Image Courtesy Becky FlukeMiranda Lambert is one of the stars appearing on Fox's Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Spectacular Thanksgiving night. The special is designed to raise money for and awareness of shelter pets, and that's a cause very dear to Miranda's heart. She just opened a no-kill shelter, Redemption Ranch, in her hometown of Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

As for appearing on the Fox special, Miranda says, "I'm thankful for anybody that's willing to put something together to celebrate shelter pets. That's what I do."

Pedigree is one of the show's sponsors, and Miranda has worked extensively with the dog food company to help get shelter pets adopted.

"Pedigree renovated 48 shelters this year and gave 500,000 pounds of food away, including pallets and pallets of it to my shelter," Miranda says. "So, when I'm not doing music, I'm doing something with animals. It's my other passion."

Jane Lynch and Hilary Swank co-host Cause for Paws Thursday night on Fox. Scarlett Johansson, Betty White, Kristen Bell, Fergie and Pink are among the other stars appearing on the special.

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Image Courtesy Warner Music NashvilleCole Swindell usually heads back home to Georgia for Thanksgiving, but he's making an exception this year to sing at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Cole grew up watching the parade every year, and he's having trouble processing that he'll actually be a part of the event on Thursday.

He says, "That doesn’t even seem real. Especially from, you know, the folks where we're from, we've all watched that. Even New York is bigger than we've ever imagined."

Cole expects he'll be getting a lot of texts and phone calls from friends and family back home that day.

"My family's gonna be gathered around and waching," Cole says. "It's gonna be fun."

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade airs Thursday morning on NBC. Dan + Shay will perform during the parade, too.

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Image Courtesy Capitol NashvilleLady Antebellum's Dave Haywood and wife, Kelli, will be spending their first Thanksgiving with their baby boy, Cash, this week. Of course, everyone else in Dave and Kelli's family wants to see Cash on Thanksgiving, too. Dave isn't getting into the what he jokingly calls the "dirty politics" of visiting his family over Kelli's family this holiday season though.

He says, "I think for the holidays this year, it's just gonna be about, 'What's the most amount of family we can get him around.' Everybody wants to see him."

Dave and Kelli have come up with a great solution to give Cash the most family time possible on Turkey Day.

"I think we're gonna, obviously, entertain everybody coming to Nashville and being with us probably more than us traveling too much during the holidays," Dave says.

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Image Courtesy RCA/PearlGarth Brooks spends a second week at #1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart with Man Against Machine. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the project moved 62,000 copies to come in at #5 on the overall Billboard 200 Albums chart.

Man Against Machine is available in physical form at all retailers, but you can get it digitally only at Garth's GhostTunes.com.

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Comstock/ThinkstockWhat is the name of Miranda Lambert's boutique with locations in her hometowns of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Lindale, Texas? ANSWER:  The Pink Pistol.

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Image Courtesy MCA Nashville/McClisterSam Hunt has a show in Florida the day after Thanksgiving, so he's bringing his entire band and crew home to Georgia to celebrate Turkey Day. It's no problem since Sam's hometown is on the way from Nashville to Florida.

He says, "[We] get together with my dad’s folks for lunch and then my mom’s folks for dinner.  I’m gonna bring the guys down, and they’re just gonna be part of the family."

Sam plays Tallahassee, Florida, Friday night prior to the Florida-Florida State game on Saturday.

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Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockJason Aldean and Bob Seger's CMT Crossroads episode premieres Friday night at 10 ET.

Thomas Rhett loves to eat dressing at Thanksgiving, but he's not a fan of gravy.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill try to take their three daughters to the beach every Thanksgiving.

The Band Perry's Kimberly Perry makes a sweet potato casserole with marshmallows and a "sugary nutty topping" every Thanksgiving.

Josh Turner had released the video for "Lay Low," the lead single from his new studio album due out in 2015.

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