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Taylor Swift dazzles at MTV's Video Music Awards. Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan reveal some surprise nominations for the CMA Awards. Alan Jackson gets a larger-than-life portrait of himself. And Kellie Pickler wins the award for our favorite photo of the week, as she reveals an inspiring new hairstyle...

Lady Antebellum has a new "baby" in the family. Plus, Blake Shelton gets bromantic yet again, but this time more intimately than ever! And Jake Owen celebrates his birthday with a similarly sexy guy who just happens to have the same b'day...

Babies, bravery, and baring all ... It's been a fun week full of mostly good news here at The Boot. From the not-so-surprising announcement of Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood as this year's CMA Awards co-hosts to the exciting first sign of Jennifer Nettles' baby bump, we present country music's week in pictures in the gallery below...

Miranda Lambert's upcoming video for her hit, 'Only Prettier,' certainly has some gorgeous star power. She's recruited Laura Bell Bundy, Kellie Pickler and Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott to act in what's being described as a "mini movie...