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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.

Brad Paisley Underwater

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Tonight, at 10pm ET GAC will air Brad Paisley’s Underwater special that documented the struggle to recover in time for an upcoming tour. This special will follow Brad through the damage caused by last months flood in Nashville. It is exactly one month after Brad launched his H2O World Tour in Virginia Beach. It follows Brad through the tragedy of finding his guitars and much of his tour equipment drowned in four feet of water, and through his crew’s amazing rebuild as all of Brad’s staging was replaced in little more than two weeks. “What’s crazy about the tour is that we literally had to do things that we’d never had to do before,” Brad explains. “We usually take three weeks to rehearse something, and the first week is kind of gettin’ everything in line. Second week, you start runnin’ stuff. Third week, you’re goin’, ‘OK, we need this better, we need this better.’” Set your DVR fans or tune in live tonight at 10pm ET on GAC! GAC will also run the special four times throughout the day on Tuesday.Country Music Photo Gallery

The Charlie Daniels Band will Release Pair of Digital Singles

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On July 4th, The Charlie Daniels Band, through Blue Hat Records/E1 Entertainment will release a pair of digital singles. The two tracks are featured on The Charlie Daniels Band’s upcoming August 10th release, a patriotic compilation titled Land That I Love. Both songs, Iraq Blues and (What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010 are newly recorded studio versions, and the 2010 update of (What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010 also includes a brand new verse. The singles will be available at all major online retailers. Daniels had this to say about the new upcoming release,”I wrote Iraq Blues on three separate trips to entertain the troops over there in Iraq. It’s about the troops and for the troops. (What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010 is an updated version of a song I recorded several years ago. The new lyrics reflect life in America in the 21st century.” For more information and updated tour dates, visit www.CharlieDaniels.com. Country Music Photo Gallery

Blake Shelton has a 6-pack

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Yes, you heard it right all you Blake Shelton fans, he is releasing an additional 6-pack. Blake Shelton delivered the news at the 2010 CMT Music Awards that his next 6-pack will be released on August 10th. This new 6-pack will feature his current single “All About Tonight” as well as a song co-written by fiance Miranda Lambert and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum entitled “Suffocating”. Blake says this of the new but really not so new concept of EP’s, “It does make me feel more creative. It’s ongoing recording, which is a lot of fun for me. I feel like I’m making a mini Greatest Hits every time I put out one of these, ’cause I feel strongly about each and every one of those songs. It’s more of a dynamite in a small package kind of thing.”Country Music Photo Gallery

Lynyrd Skynyrd To Get A Country Tribute

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The Country Music Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Sweet Home Alabama,” is set to come out July 20th only at Wal-Mart. Among those artists who have recorded tracks for “Sweet Home Alabama ” are  Eric Church, Randy Houser, Uncle Kracker, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Randy Montana, Eli Young Band, and Ashley Ray. This eight-track collection mixes a variety of Skynyrd classics such as “Simple Man” by Houser, “Gimme Three Steps” by the Eli Young Band, “Call Me the Breeze” by Shooter Jennings, “Tuesday’s Gone” by Randy Montana and “Sweet Home Alabama” by Joyce protege Ashley Ray — with more obscure cuts such as “The Ballad of Curtis Loew” (Church), “Four Walls of Raiford” (Johnson) and “All I Can Do Is Write About It” by Uncle Kracker. “It’s all these young country bucks doing Skynyrd songs, which is pretty cool to us,” Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant tells Billboard.com. “It gives me great pleasure, because they’re doing older stuff…my brother (Ronnie Van Zant) wrote while he was still alive. People still love that stuff. They did what he did. He was a poet for the common people, and it’s always great when other people are interested enough to re-do the songs.” Currently, Skynyrd is on a summer tour that lasts until September 3rd, mostly with Bret Michaels and .38 Special. The group releases “Live From Freedom Hall,” recorded at a 2007 concert in Louisville, Ky., on June 22, and Van Zant says Skynyrd is hoping for a quick follow-up to last year’s studio set, “God & Guns.”Country Music Photo Gallery

Rascal Flatts Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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According to a list released today by The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Rascal Flatts will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “To have only wanted to make music since childhood, this far exceeds any expectations I ever had,” said Rascal Flatts lead vocalist Gary LeVox. Guitarist Joe Don Rooney noted, “Having our name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has to be one of the coolest things that’s ever happened to Rascal Flatts. I’m honored and completely humbled.” Bassist Jay DeMarcus added, “I am so humbled, filled with gratitude and completely overcome with emotion. … I guess we’ve really done something after all.” Though no specific date and location have  been confirmed, the star is set to be unveiled sometime in 2011. Congratulations to this outstanding trio. They are very well deserving of this!! Country Music Photo Gallery