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Tim McGraw is going on with his “Emotional Traffic” tour despite a broken foot.  Tim has been joking on tour this past week that Luke Bryan “saw a spider backstage, screamed like a girl and jumped backward on to his foot.”  Seriously, no one believes that is the truth. But he isn’t saying exactly how he sustained the injury. Photos of Tim letting fans sign his cast are up on his Facebook page.
 

 

 

 

 

Billboard has announced the top-selling country albums of 2011 so far according to Neilsen Soundscan. Jason Aldean leads the pack with My Kinda Party moving 763 thousand copies. Taylor Swift is second with 563 thousand copies of Speak Now sold so far this year. Lady Antebellum's Need You Know, You Get What You Give by Zac Brown Band and Rascal Flatts' Nothing Like This round out the top five.
 

 

George Strait will release his 27th, yet un-named, album on September 6th.  ‘Here For A Good Time’ is George’s 89th career single released and will be featured on the new album. George Strait has the most number one singles of any artist in history including Elvis (57 to date inclusive of all charts). He has sold nearly 69 million records and with 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums has the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and the third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.

 

Justin Moore‘s ‘If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away’ has reached the top of the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. Blake Shelton‘s ‘Honey Bee’ slips to #2, and Jason Aldean‘s ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ completes the Top 3.  Chris Young’s Tomorrow is #4 and The Band Perry‘s ‘You Lie’, last week’s #2, falls to #5 this week.

 

 

Keith Urban is wondering if his fans are really getting the most they can out of his concerts.  He says he sees people taking a ton of photos at his concerts and uploading them to Facebook and Twitter to share with their friends.  Keith believes fans are spending too much time documenting the concert and not enough time really soaking in the experience of being there. "I tend to probably think about memories more than I look in photo albums in the course of a lifetime," Keith explains. Keith brings his Get loser World Tour to Wichita on August 16th.

 

Garth Brooks has performed to sold-out crowds and rave reviews at the intimate Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas since December 2009. Tickets (On Sale Now) are available exclusively at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-877-65-GARTH. Upcoming 2011 Concert Dates include August 19, 20; September 9, 10; September 23, 24; October 7, 8; October 21, 22; November 4, 5

 

 

Taylor Swift’s fragrance will be called 'Wonderstruck.' That's the name Taylor and beauty company Elizabeth Arden came up with for the scent, which is based on her song 'Enchanted.' "I wrote the lyric, 'I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home,' for the song 'Enchanted' about the first time you meet someone," says Taylor. So, what does ‘Wonderstruck’ smell like? It's described as "a sparkling surprise of vibrant fruits, kissed by a bouquet of soft petals and a touch of sweet indulgence."  Wonderstruck hits department stores in October.


Blake Shelton joined NBC's 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon in sharing a few Bud Light Limes, venison jerky, a chorus of Rupert Holmes' 1980 smash, 'Escape' (a/k/a 'The Pina Colada Song.') [Watch the video below.]
Blake's new album 'Red River Blue' is expected to debut atop this week's Country Albums chart as well as the multi-genre Billboard 200.