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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Sep. 21, 2011

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All five nominees for Entertainer of the Year will perform at the "The 45th Annual CMA Awards."  Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban, are confirmed for “Country Music’s Biggest Night(TM).” “The 45th Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, November 9th. Tickets go on sale to the public this Saturday, September 24th (10:00 AM/CT) at www.ticketmaster.com. Prices start at $110.  The tickets have sold out the past two years.

Blake Shelton says he doesn’t mind that he can't go out and eat in public anymore. Blake's face has become so well known since landing a regular TV gig on The Voice. Before, he says he could run errands around town. But he admits he just can't do that anymore. “We definitely don’t go places like we used to,” Shelton says, obviously referencing wife and fellow celebrity Miranda Lambert. “I hate to even say that because it sounds stupid, but we just we can’t anymore at the moment. But if that’s the worst thing, that’s awesome. I know how rare it is to be in this position that I’m in right now. It’s not a problem. It’s a good thing.”

ZAC BROWN was asked if he has a bucket list of performers he'd like to someday work with. Boy does he. Check out this wish list. Zac said, quote, "STING is one that I'm really excited about trying to track down. (And) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN."  Zac also name-checked one of the hottest female singers on the planet, British pop star ADELE. He said, quote, "I can't stop listening to her '21' record. It's amazing."

Jake Owen and his tour buddy, dog Merle, are featured in People magazine's People Pets website. Merle replaced Jake’s former road companion, Vern. Vern had to be retired from the road Jake says, "He became lonesome and ornery and mean."   So Vern went back home to Nashville and puppy Merle, who turns 1 in October, was given the good news that he was going to take Vern's place. “I like to take my dog on the road,” he tells PEOPLE. “He stays up front; he likes it there.”