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About Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena

Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena is a freelance writer for both Country Music News and Country Music On Tour. Want to collab on some content? Email me. Want my rates for commercial promo work? Get them right here.

Taylor Swift Live Chat

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Taylor Swift schedules a live chat with fans this Tuesday! Taylor Swift is ready to move forward from the Fearless album and tour, and wants to share her latest projects with fans, as well as answer their questions. “I’ve spent the last two years out on the Fearless Tour and working on my new record,” she says. “I’ve gotten so many questions from fans — on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, my website, everywhere really — and it’s so incredible to see how excited everybody is about what’s next. I want them to be the first to know about my new music, and I can’t wait to talk to everybody as directly as I can!” Tune In July 20th at 5pm EST for Taylor’s Live Broadcast Online video chat with Taylor Swift by Ustream On Tuesday, July 20th at 5pm EST, tune in here, Ustream.tv/taylorswift, or Taylorswift.com to join the conversation. Ustream members will be able to log in and post questions of their own.

Craig Morgan and Cracker Barrel

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Craig Morgan partners with Cracker Barrel on a special album release. Craig Morgan has worked a deal with country food restaraunt chain Cracker Barrel to release a special edition of “That’s Why – Collector’s Edition” which comes out July 26. This CD features 13 songs, including Bonfire and This Ain’t Nothin plus two previously unreleased songs. “Cracker Barrel offers the closest thing to home cooking when I am on the road touring. Music is what I do, but country living is who I am, so it’s really nice to have them both come together with my CD at Cracker Barrel,” said Morgan. For more, visit www.crackerbarrel.comCountry Music Photo Gallery

Hank JR, Gretchen Wilson: Rowdy Friends Tour Extended

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The Rowdy Friends Tour featuring Hank Williams Jr and Gretchen Wilson adds new fall dates! Hank Williams Jr and friends Jamey Johnson, Gretchen Wilson, Eric Church and more have added new fall dates to the Rowdy Friends tour. Sept 17 – Evansville, IN – Roberts Stadium – w/ Eric Church, and Sunny Sweeney Sept 18 – Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Civic Center – w/ Eric Church and Sunny Sweeney Sept 24 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena – w/ Eric Church, Gretchen Wilson, and Lee Brice Sept 25 – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum – w/ Gretchen Wilson and Lee Brice Oct 1 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals Oct 2 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Wireless Arena – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson and The Grascals Oct 8 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals Oct 9 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, and Josh Thompson Oct 15 – Southaven, MS – DeSoto Civic Center – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals Oct 16 – Jackson, MS – Mississippi Coliseum – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, and The Grascals Oct 22 – Reading, PA – Sovereign Center – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, and Josh Thompson Oct 23 – Raleigh, NC – R.B.C. Center – w/ Jamey Johnson, Colt Ford, and Josh Thompson Tickets for the shows announced will go on sale throughout July and August. Additional guests on the tour include Colt Ford, Josh Thompson, Sunny Sweeney, and The GrascalsCountry Music Photo Gallery

Carrie Underwood Wedding Pictures

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Carrie Underwood may have been hush about her wedding beforehand, but now it’s all she can talk about! Carrie Underwood‘s romantic and highly secretive wedding to NHL player Mike Fisher may have been carried out under the radar, (and under a paparazzi-blocking tent) but now the couple is ready to share it with the world! Carrie Underwood, complete with gown and bouquet, graces the cover of this week’s People magazine. In the issue Carrie talks all about the wedding details, covering everything from her trick to keep from crying, to her adorably adorned puppy. According to other online media sources, Carrie and new husband are getting plenty of R&R in the sun and sand before they have to go back to the “real world”. Mike returns to training for the brutal NHL sport, and Carrie resumes her Play On tour in just a few weeks. Congratulations to the happy couple!Country Music Photo Gallery

Kenny Chesney: Boys of Fall Video

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Have you heard Kenny’s latest single, “Boys of Fall”? It seems that a summer off touring has allowed Kenny Chesney the time to find more honesty, sincerity, and purity to express in his upcoming album, “Hemmingway’s Whiskey”. The first track to surface “Boys of Fall” carries a wistful and nostalgic tone that puts your right back in those late summers of your teenage years. Take a listen! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_88BGtp1zE] Cheap Football TicketsCountry Music Photo Gallery

Josh Kelley: Georgia Clay

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Georgia songwriter Josh Kelley prepares for his country radio debut. It seems Josh Kelley, older brother of Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, is about to hit mainstream country radio with a voice like no other. His newest single “Georgia Clay” is slated for radio release August 9th, and we are thrilled! If you want more from Josh, you can visit www.joshkelley.com or catch him live as he has just been added to open for Miranda Lambert on CMT on Tour this fall.Country Music Photo Gallery