Billy Dukes

Those flames, they're real. No, not just the metaphorical flames shooting from the head of Katie Armiger's scorned vixen in her new 'Playin' With Fire' video. It was up to her to do the welding and flame-throwing during the clip's dramatic final scene. It wouldn't be accurate to call the singer an expert necessarily. OK, she had no idea what she was doing.

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The 2013 Billboard Music Award nominations have been revealed and Taylor Swift shares the lead as a finalist in 11 categories for the May 19 awards show. The 'Red' album-maker is up for a host of country awards, but also all-genre honors like Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album ('Red') and the night's big prize, Top Artist.

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Single day tickets will go on sale this week for the Taste of Country Music Festival, a three-day camping and country music party happening in the Catskills Mountains of New York. Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson, Trace Adkins, Hunter Hayes and more are scheduled to play the inaugural event.

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Like any married couple, Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher don't always see eye to eye. But they're not the type to have knock-down, drag-out fights that wake up the neighborhood. "I've never thrown anything," Underwood said laughing during a recent interview with Taste of Country Nights host Jeremy Robinson.

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As the fourth single from 'Neon' nears the top of the charts, Chris Young is preparing to release new music. The singer tells Taste of Country that his next album is finished and the focus is on tempo. Fans can expect a faster paced-record than his previous three, one that better reflects his live show. 

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This video is one of the better feel-good, summertime videos of all time. The singer mixes old pictures and footage of himself with pics of others during their glorious adolescent days. It's a nostalgic four minutes intertwined with modern day footage of this superstar and his band singing the song on a small-town bridge. Do you recognize the video from this photo?

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Songs that are amongst the biggest of Lee Brice and Lady Antebellum's careers make a return to the ToC Top 10 Video Countdown this week -- in a big way. 'I Drive Your Truck' was a chart-topper for Brice, while Lady A's 'Downtown' sits at the top of the charts just this week. However, neither of these videos were No. 1 on this list, as decided explicitly by country music fans.

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If you look back over Granger Smith's early album covers, you'll find that he presented himself as a hat act. Sonically he's come a long way since those efforts, with his latest album 'Dirt Road Driveway' falling squarely in the singer-songwriter sub-genre of country music. It's an album that would sound best at a coffee house, not a honky tonk. 

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Songs like Lee Brice's new single 'Parking Lot Party' are easy to dismiss. It doesn't pack near as much punch as 'I Drive Your Truck,' but that's far from his intent. The South Carolina-raised singer is looking to add to the tailgate soundtrack, and at this he's successful. 

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The death of Canada's First Lady of Song has shocked her friends, family and loyal fans who watched a shy adult turn into a prolific recording artist that hosted several national television shows. Rita MacNeil died Tuesday (April 16) after a complication from surgery. The Big Pond, N.S. native was a beloved figure in her home country and she's being remembered now as a gracious friend and talented singer-songwriter.

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