Country music outdoor concerts are coming!!! And all week long, you can Beat the Box Office to win tickets to see the Country Throwdown at Riverbend, Friday May 21st! Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson and tons of others will take the stage all day long! Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10am at Riverbend Music Center's Box office or at any Ticketmaster location. Better yet, win 'em before you can buy 'em all week long with us, Nancy & Kerrigan on K99.1FM! More details from GACTV.com's Wendy Newcomer.

Tickets On Sale for 2010 Country Throwdown Tour

The 2010 Country Throwdown tour sponsored by GAC, kicks off May 14 at the Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, Fla. and goes through June 20 in Mountain View, Calif. at the Shoreline Amphitheater.

The tour features Montgomery Gentry, Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Eric Church, Emily West, Eli Young Band, Heidi Newfield, The Lost Trailers, Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses and Jonathan Singleton and the Grove.

In addition to the artists above on the main stage, there will be a Bluebird Cafe Stage featuring Ashley Ray, Brad Tursi, Corey Branan, Dave Pahanish, Heather Morgan, Jedd Hughes, Sarah Buxton, Troy Olsen and Walker Hayes.

Think Blake Shelton is jealous? His lady love, Miranda Lambert, is set to kick off her first headling tour and they'll be no shortage of hot dudes to keep her company! Here's the scoop from theboot.com's Nancy Dunham!

Miranda Lambert Tours With Cute Crop of Opening Acts

Miranda Lambert is ready to start a 'Revolution' in a town near you ... and she's bringing some of country music's hottest heartthrobs along for the ride.

Miranda, whose third album 'Revolution' spawned her very first No. 1 hit, has announced opening acts for her first headlining trek, the Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars tour. James Otto, David Nail, Randy Houser, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Eric Church, Jake Owen, Wade Bowen, Luke Bryan and Chris Young will share opening act duties for the gun-toting, no-nonsense 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.'

"I like pink guitars and puppies so how scary can I be?" jokes Miranda. "Seriously, it's going to be a lot of fun. I've been on tour with some great male headliners so I thought it's only natural that I invite some talented guys on my first official headlining tour!"

"I can't wait to get out on the road with Miranda," says Jake Owen. "She and her band know how to rock and our show is a perfect fit with that. Her fans are always ready to have a good time and we're ready to show them a party."

"Miranda and I both have a lot of respect for each other musically," echoes Eric Church. "I consider her a badass, and she considers me one. Put us both together and it should be unsafe at best. Everybody better rest up for this one 'cause we're gonna blow it up."

Miranda's tour begins March 18 in Beckley, W.V. and wraps up June 5 in New Braunsfels, Texas.

As American Idol narrows down this year's hopefuls to the final 12 tonight, last year's winner is hitting the big time with Keith Urban! Read about Kris Allen's fortune from theboot.com's Stephen Betts

Keith Urban Taking 'Idol' Kris Allen on Tour

What happens when you mix a former Playboy Playmate and a country music hunk? A baby, part 2! Congrats go out to Rascal Flatts' guitarist Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffanny Fallon! More from people.com's Eileen Finan!

Baby No. 2 on the Way for Rascal Flatts's Joe Don Rooney

By Eileen Finan

Tuesday March 09, 2010 12:55 PM EST

No question Keith Urban is a talented singer/songwriter/guitarist. He's married to actress Nicole Kidman and they have the cutest little girl, Sunday Rose. Oh yeah, the Aussie Urban also happens to be very very purty! So much so, he was invited to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live. More from usatoday.com!

Jimmy Kimmel presides over 'Handsome Men's Club'

Jimmy Kimmel assembled a bunch of studly stars - including Keith Urban, Matthew McConaughey, Rob Lowe, Patrick Dempsey, Tony Romo, Taye Diggs, Gilles Marini, Jon Krasinksi, Sting, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon to name a few - to be part of his Handsome Men's Club for a post-Oscar sketch Sunday night. Jimmy even goes so far as to poke fun of Keith's "lady hair!" At the end there's a surprise guest - who is not a handsome man.

Picture it. You're a major country superstar, excited to be coming off the road after a crazy successful tour. It's your last song, you're wailing on the guitar out in the crowd, you run up the ramp like you've done a thousand times before, and FALL FLAT ON YOUR FACE! Ouchy! Check out what happened to Brad Paisley this weekend in Charleston, South Carolina! Read the deets from theboot.com's Donna Hughes.

The Oscars are Sunday and you can bet Tim McGraw and wife Faith Hill be there, cheering on Tim's "Blind Side" co-star Sandra Bullock, who's up for Best Actress! Theboot.com's Alanna Conaway has the story.

Tim McGraw Excited for Oscars

This Sunday (March 7), Tim McGraw will hit the red carpet at the 82nd annual Academy Awards with wife Faith Hill on his arm, as the two cheer on his movie, 'The Blind Side,' which is up for Best Picture. Tim's co-star in the film, Sandra Bullock, is also nominated for Best Actress and is considered a frontrunner in the category.

"We're very excited about going to the Oscars," Tim said this week on ABC's 'Good Morning America.' "Faith's going to be there, and we've got a lot of friends who we are looking forward to seeing. It's going to be fun ... It's nice to go with a movie that's nominated and a co-star that's nominated. It's a new experience for me."

The Oscars will air live from Los Angeles, this Sunday, March 7 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC.

One of my favorite things on CMT is the Crossroads segment, where country artists are paired with rock singers. This week, Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller recorded a show, then gave folks at Nashville's Tootsie's Bar a surprise! Read more from theboot.com's Nancy Dunham!

Kenny Chesney Takes Steve Miller to Tootsies!

Can you imagine what it would be like to be nominated for an award? Lady Antebellum is riding high today after their seven nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards next month. Countryweekly.com has the reactions of several other nominees after they heard their names called.

Stars React To ACM Nominations

As the ACM nominations were announced, reactions from the stars are starting to pour in:

Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire made the announcements yesterday during the CBS Early Morning Show...here's some "behind the scenes" video!

"My management called and told me to turn on the TV to The Early Show, and I couldn't believe they read my name. I feel so blessed to have been embraced and considered a contender in this format. I'm in the same category as George Strait, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Kenny Chesney. Wow."

"This is pretty cool

to be acknowledged by the ACMs like this. 'Boots On' was a big song for me and the video was a big part of it. That video could have stood on its own as a YouTube phenomenon and it would have been awesome; I just got lucky enough that Drake was singing my song. To receive this much national recognition for it is more than I ever dreamed of."--Randy Houser

"You dream and pray your whole entire childhood to one day do what you enjoy and love doing the most . . . I feel blessed beyond measure, and am so appreciative of everyone in the country music community for thinking of us. I'm overwhelmed to say the least."--Hillary Scott, Lady Antebellum

"You always hear about the power of a great song, and there's no doubt that 'Need You Now' has definitely been a career-changer for us . . . but seven nominations?! We are blown away."----Dave Haywood, Lady Antebellum

"We were actually flying out of Las Vegas when we heard the news about our nominations. I can't wait to get back here . . .its always one of the most fun events of the year, and we have really special memories of winning the 'New Artist' award here a few years ago. I never thought we'd have a bigger night than that . . . all of this is just unreal!"--Charles Kelley, Lady Antebellum

"Thanks for all your kind words and support about the nominations . . . Awards are great but we make our music for YOU, the fans. Not our peers."--Jay DeMarcus, Rascal Flatts, via Twitter

"Getting ready in my room, singing my thoughts. Super annoying new habit of mine. Today it's 'I love ACM nominations. I love ACM nominations'."--Taylor Swift, via Twitter

"This is the best day of my life! I got to read the nominations with the 'queen of country music,' Reba. And, then I find out 'Hillbilly Bone' is nominated! I'm glad that my first nomination in years is with one of my great friends, Trace Adkins. The only thing that could make this day better is if Betty White was there to give me the award should I win!

--Blake Shelton

So excited for Lady Antebellum who lead the way with seven Academy of Country Music Award nominations! They are very deserving and really great kids! Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton made the announcements this morning on the CBS Early Show. Here's the release from acmcountry.com.