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David Nail, who has been on tour with the likes of Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift, is now going outside of the country genre for his new traveling partner. The 'Let It Rain' singer is teaming up with pop star Gavin DeGraw for several dates in March...

Would you have rather seen Taylor Swift perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, rather than Madonna? Taylor Swift thought so, too ... or rather, comedian and 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon dressed as Taylor Swift. Here he is, in full Taylor-drag -- blond ringlets, cute dress, shiny lipstick, guitar and all -- parodying Taylor's hit, 'You Belong With Me,' for the country superstar's mock-audition

Billy Ray Cyrus would like to set the record straight -- all of it. The 'Achy Breaky Heart' hitmaker will release a memoir through Amazon Publishing, entitled 'Hillbilly Heart.' The book will chronicle most of the Kentucky native's life, from his days singing with his dad's gospel group at age five, to his rebellious youth, to ditching a promising baseball career to chase his music dreams... Read

Is there anything Taylor Swift can't do? Well, let's see. Her latest creative pursuit: beatboxing! We're not sure about the technique, but the overall result is undeniably cute. In the newest of her funny commercials for the upcoming Grammy Awards 2012, the country darling lends her golden pipes, smacking lips and some sort of cute clicking noises in an attempt to upstage Grammy host and legendary

Vince Gill has a surprising new gig -- fighting a war on in drugs in southeastern Tennessee. The country crooner/guitarist has been sworn in as an honorary narcotics officer and presented a McMinn Co. Sheriff's badge. His qualifications? "Vince's outstanding character makes him a perfect celebrity candidate for this appointment," says Sheriff Joe Guy...

Dolly Parton has a present for the city of Nashville: the first water and snow amusement park in the country. Teaming up with Gaylord Entertainment Co., the country superstar and 'Joyful Noise' actress has high hopes for the place. "This is going to be so special," said Dolly at Thursday's big announcement of the new $50 million park (quote via Nashville's Tennessean)...

After six years in the music industry, R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Anthony Hamilton is opening himself to a new genre: country.

It may be winter, but things are heating up down in Miami Gardens, Fla., as the Discover Orange Bowl announces its pre-game entertainment. On January 4, 2012, country's suave and benevolent Jake Owen will be headlining the Bud Light Orange Bowl Game Day Fan Zone entertainment...

It's a young Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride! To see more pictures of this year's CMA Awards nominees before they were famous, head over to Snakkle.com to see the full photo gallery. Country Stars' Pre-Fame Pictures The 45th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 9, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC...

Can you guess who these CMA nominees are? Snakkle has scoured high schools all over the country for yearbook photos of country's music's finest ... before they were stars. See if you can identify the country darlings by their dimples (because there's no way their hair will give them away...