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Taylor Swift is finishing out her Speak Now World Tour in Australia and New Zealand, and she just played two nights at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (March 6 and 7) to an ecstatic crowd. There, Swift broke out her ‘Hunger Games’ hit ‘Safe and Sound’ for the first time ever as a solo performance. Though the pop-country songstress officially debuted the song at the Ryman with vintage Americana duo the Civil Wars back in January, this was the first time she stood alone without the accompaniment of her co-writers.

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Martina McBride is riding high at No. 1 on the Music Row’s Country Breakout Singles chart this week with her power-ballad anthem about dealing with breast cancer, ‘I’m Gonna Love You Through It.’ The song made its impact to country radio late last summer and took 31 weeks to top the industry chart.

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The Dirt Drifters‘ rootsy new single ‘There She Goes’ immediately separates itself from the mainstream of country music without alienating or offending. The five piece band rely heavily on background vocals in a way no one has tried recently.

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Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 28), Nashville’s BMI lobby was packed with the friends, family, industry peers and fellow co-writers of Eric Church, as they all had the same goal in mind: to pour a cold cocktail and celebrate one of country music’s hottest stars for his first ever No. 1 single, ‘Drink in My Hand.’

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Within weeks of beginning the Brothers of the Sun Tour, Kenny Chesney will have a new album for sale in stores nationwide and at digital retailers. A press release confirms that the still-untitled project will be released on June 19, just 17 days after his first date with co-headliner Tim McGraw.

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Well it sure didn’t take long for Carrie Underwood to pick up where she left off now that she has released new music to country radio. The powerhouse vocalist is definitely having a “good” week as her new single ‘Good Girl’ tops the Billboard Digital Country Songs chart. The track has even recently been named the most-added song to country radio as of late.

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Roger Daltrey
Age: 68
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Actor
Known For: Being the founder and frontman of the legendary band The Who, known for singles including ‘I Can See for Miles,’ ‘Pinball Wizard,’ ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again,’ ‘Who Are You’ and ‘You Better You Bet,’ and acting in dozens of movies, TV series and stage shows

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Trace Adkins has taken control of his Twitter page and given fans — well, female fans — a treat with a picture of his barely-covered backside before he laid down to have some kidney stones removed. “@ Vanderbilt having kidney stones busted. No big deal,” Adkins posted with a barely suitable for work photo late Tuesday morning.

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Craig Morgan‘s discography includes songs as wild and redneck as ‘Bonfire’ and ‘International Harvester,’ and as sobering as ‘Almost Home’ and ‘Tough.’ On his new album ‘This Ole Boy,’ the singer never reaches those extremes, turning in his most centered project to date.

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Trace Adkins lead an interesting day of country music headlines. Much like Carrie Underwood last week, the singer finally learned how to use Twitter, and his first posts were revealing… to say the least. Lauren Alaina also made a big announcement this afternoon, and Miranda Lambert took fans behind the scenes of the video for her new song ‘Over You.’

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

46 BC – Julius Caesar proclaims the first Leap Day (More info)

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Rascal Flatts new video for 'BANJO' just came out...however if you want to know how to dance to it, watch this video:

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