Image Courtesy CMAThomas Rhett headlines the Fred's 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series post-race concert at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama Saturday. Getting to play a show at the legendary race track is a big deal for Thomas.

He says, "Talladega is one of those iconic places that you grow up knowing about, whether you follow NASCAR or not. So, to be able to go there and perform…that definitely goes on the 'Things I'll tell my grandkids' list." 

To see the rest of Thomas's tour dates, go to ThomasRhett.com.

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Image Courtesy Blu Sanders/ShoreFireYou know Angaleena Presley as the brunette in Pistol Annies, the band she formed in 2011 with Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe. Now, Angaleena is stepping out with her debut album, American Middle Class, in stores now. As she did with the Annies, Angaleena is brutally honest in the lyrics of her new songs. "Pain Pills" takes on the epidemic of prescription medicine abuse in her native Kentucky while "Life of the Party" details the effects of getting drunk night after night. "Knocked Up" gives a look at the situation surrounding Angaleena's out-of-wedlock pregnancy.

Angaleena tells ABC News Radio, "You know, my mom doesn't like me telling all this, but God wants me to. So, I just have to tell it. But it's just growing up, and sometimes you really have to grow up 'cause you see two little blue lines staring at you in the face."

If you're thinking this all sounds like the exact opposite of "bro country," you're right. That doesn't mean Angaleena has a beef with all the guys dominating country radio with songs about about trucks, girls in short-shorts and binge drinking.

She explains, "It doesn't make me mad because we're all singing about the same thing. We're all singing about the party. It's just some of us are singing about the party, and some of us are singing about the next day when you wake up pregnant in a pool of your own vomit."

Angaleena performed the title track from American Middle Class on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman earlier this week.  While critics are raving about her new music, Angaleena knows it's not always easy to get people to pay attention to your music no matter how good it is.

She adds, "I'm just gonna keep writing these songs and just hoping that they find their way."

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Image Courtesy Pearl RecordsDespite reports to the contrary, Garth Brooks is not playing shows in Ireland in 2015. His rep tells ABC News Radio the news stories coming from across the pond are just rumors. Garth is expected to continue his World Tour well into the new year.

As previously reported, Garth canceled five planned shows in Dublin over the summer because of issues with concert permits.

Go to GarthBrooks.com for a full list of tour dates.

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Comstock/ThinkstockDustin Lynch studied pre-med at which Nashville college before launching his country career? ANSWER: Lipscomb University.

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Image Courtesy CMAReba will headline a benefit concert in Gallatin, Tennessee, on Sunday, November 30 to fund lung cancer research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. The show is organized by Dawn Sears, who is currently battling lung cancer. She is a member of The Time Jumpers western swing band along with Vince Gill.

Tickets for the benefit show are now available at DawnSearsandFriends.com.

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Image Courtesy McClister/UMGSam Hunt plays Nashville's Ryman Auditorium Friday night opening for Kip Moore on the CMT on Tour: Up in Smoke trek. Charlie Worsham is also on the bill, and Sam has had a blast getting to know those guys in the past few weeks.

Sam tells ABC News Radio, "We all get along so well. They have good people on their team, and we have good people on our team. I think good people just get along together."

A lot of that bonding has taken place at the pre-show meals backstage.

Says Sam, "There's a lot of time spent during the afternoon before the actual show happens that we get to hang out."

Kip and his team usually find a place to work out before shows, and Sam is hoping some of that commitment to fitness rubs off on him soon.

"I go through phases," Sam admits. "I'll do two or three weeks where I’m pretty good, and then I lose my discipline and I fall off for a little while and then I get inspired to go back. So, I'm back and forth."

Sam's debut album, Montevallo, is due out October 27 featuring his hit single, "Leave the Night On."

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Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockDan + Shay will perform on NBC's Today show on October 23.

Dustin Lynch appears on GAC Top 20 Countdown Friday.

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Image Courtesy Republic NashvilleFlorida Georgia Line has had a jam-packed week in New York City promoting their just-released album, Anything Goes. While the duo is having a blast sharing their new music with fans, the crazy schedule can get stressful. That's why FGL's Tyler Hubbard will probably break out his yoga mat at some point this weekend to blow off some steam.

Tyler and his fiancée, Hayley, often post photographs on Instagram of their yoga practices, which is something Tyler would've never done before they got together.

He tells ABC News Radio, "If you'd have told me a couple years ago I'd be doing yoga, I'd would have laughed at you, but it's something I enjoy, and it's definitely a good time to unwind and just let loose a little bit."

Practicing yoga helps Tyler with some back issues while giving him an extra boost of energy to perform for his fans.

"It keeps us in shape," Tyler explains. "I like to enjoy life to the fullest, man. You gotta feel good, so it helps out with that, for sure."

Be sure and catch Florida Georgia Line performing on CMT Instant Jam Friday night at 10 ET.

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Image Courtesy Webster PRTanya Tucker's career is the subject of a new exhibit opening November 14 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

"Tanya Tucker: Strong Enough to Bend" will feature several of Tanya's stage costumes, including a few custom-made Nudie's Rodeo Tailor designs from her career. Tanya's custom Harley Davidson motorcycle painted in her own special hue of pink will be on display along with an enlarged reproduction of her Rolling Stone cover from September 1974. A container of Tanya's salsa rounds out the exhibit.

The Tanya Tucker exhibit will run through May 2015.

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Image Courtesy Warner Music NashvilleCharlie Worsham is starting to choose which of the 30 songs he's written for his sophomore album will make the final cut. Fans can expect the music of Charlie's home state, Mississippi, to heavily influence the follow up to his 2013 debut, Rubberband.

Instead of trying to keep up with every other male singer on country radio today, Charlie tells The Tennessean, "I want my compass to be my heart and the fact that I grew up in a state that gave us Elvis Presley and B.B. King and Marty Stuart and everybody and their momma. When people dig into my new record, I want them to feel that.”

Fans can catch Charlie Worsham opening Kip Moore's current CMT on Tour: Up in Smoke outing. Go to CharlieWorsham.com for tour dates.

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