What’s Shakin'? James Otto's Next Album James Otto is sounding very happy-go-lucky of late, what with “Groovy Little Summer Song” putting a sunny disposition and a bit of blue-eyed soul into the beach-weather playlist.The song is just one of a dozen tracks set for James’ next album, which is slated for release at the tail end of summer, Sept. 14. The project is titled Shake What God Gave Ya!, and it’s apparently loaded up with the same sort of R&B influences that shade “Groovy Little Summer Song” and his signature hit, “Just Got Started Lovin’ You.”

Trisha Yearwood Learns Repeating Is Difficult One of the old adages of the music business is the tale of the sophomore album: An artist has an entire lifetime to build the material for a debut project, but just a year or 18 months to come up with the songs for the second one.Trisha Yearwood discovered the same principle applies to writing books — specifically, to writing cookbooks. She released Georgia Cooking In An Oklahoma Kitchen, written with her sister and her mother, in 2008. And it went so well that Trisha followed it up this year with another volume, Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood: Stories And Recipes To Share With Family & Friends.

Aaron Tippin On Tour With "FIFI" We all know Aaron Tippin as one of the most recognizable and influential voices in country music.  And you may also know that Aaron is a highly experienced airmen who owns some vintage planes including a 1941 Stearman bi-plane.  I've personally had the honor and thrill of taking a short flight in that plane over [...]

And the Title of Katie Armiger's New Album is... A couple of weeks ago we came to you with an opportunity to help Katie Armiger decide what the title of her new album should be.  Over 1,300 of you responded with your votes, and Confessions of a Nice Girl is the clear winner with more than fifty percent of the votes.“I think it’s incredible [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow Releases Country Single If you were listening to your favorite radio station yesterday, you might have heard a new song, "Country Strong," by an unknown singer named Kelly Canter. Who is Kelly? None other than Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, star of the upcoming movie, Country Strong, also starring Tim McGraw.In the movie, Gwyneth's "Kelly" is a just-out-of-rehab country singer trying to re-start her career. [...]

Josh Turner & Wife Jennifer Expecting Baby No. 3 Josh Turner and wife Jennifer are expecting their third child. Josh announced yesterday on People.com that his two sons, three-year-old Hampton and one-year-old Colby, will be getting a new sibling come January. “Jennifer and I are very thankful to be expecting our third child,” says Josh. “We've always wanted a big family. It's hard to [...]

Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland on Their Latest With fall looming, country stars are lining up with dates for new albums and with some brand new singles.Among the acts with new songs in release are Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney and Sugarland, each of whom put out a new single in the last three weeks. Reba’s “Turn On The Radio” comes from an album due in November — her first with in-demand producer Dann Huff, known for his work with Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts. Kenny’s new song, “The Boys Of Fall,” embraces high-school football, and it landed in country’s Top 15 in just its second week on the charts. And Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue” was written with two other people, including a member of the rock band Better Than Ezra.Here’s what they’re saying about their new music:

Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris: Hall of Fame News Abounds Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney: several halls of fame are bursting with news about their programs or their members.The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame have new inductees on the way, the Country Music Hall of Fame has a couple of fundraisers on the docket in Nashville and Los Angeles, and one Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member invoked the names of two Country Hall of Famers when he played next door to Nashville’s best-known museum.Here’s a bundle of Hall of Fame-related music news:

Carrie Underwood Scores 13th No. 1! Hot off the heels of her wedding and honeymoon, Carrie Underwood has once again found herself at the top of the charts.  Her latest hit, "Undo It," is the third consecutive chart topper from her platinum selling Play On album.   The song is one of seven tracks on the album she co-wrote, and it becomes [...]

Write to Blake Shelton for Advice! Does trouble seem to follow you wherever you go? Ask our new advice columnist, Blake Shelton, for a solution!Trouble with work? Love? Life in general? Blake has the answers to all your problems. Write to him now in our exclusive advice column, "Dear Blake," and he may address your concerns on GACTV.com.Hurry — the deadline [...]