Australia

The Zac Brown Band had plenty of career highlights in 2012, including a No. 1 album with Uncaged, a Grammy nomination and a sold-out concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden, just to name a few. The lauded musicians have even bigger plans for the new year, some that will require a passport...

"All I want for Christmas is a real good tan"? Sounds like Taylor Swift may be celebrating the holidays Kenny Chesney-style. The 23-year-old is spending some time this month in Australia, promoting her latest album, Red. Since Christmas is a summer holiday Down Under, the songstress plans to take advantage of the weather...

Rascal Flatts have toured all over North America, as well as visited Europe, but next year will mark their first trip to Australia. The trio, comprised of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, will headline the CMC Rocks the Hunter festival, held March 15-17 in Pokolbin, New South Wales...

Lady Antebellum is wrapping up the Australian leg of their Own the Night tour. The threesome, comprised of Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, returned Down Under this week after receiving a warm reception during their first visit in 2011, when they joined Aussie Keith Urban for his Get Closer tour...

Joe Nichols is getting set to tour in Australia this month for the fourth time in just three years. His schedule includes a stop at at a major international music festival, and his first-ever appearance in Tamworth, NSW, also known as the Country Music Capital of Australia...

The members of Lady Antebellum are going to need to brush up on their Aussie lingo. Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood are headed to Australia in September. The trio will end the final leg of the Own the Night 2012 World Tour with three dates in Oz...

Country supergroup Alabama has found themselves involved -- albeit somewhat indirectly -- in an unusual legal battle over a song that was a seasonal hit for them 30 years ago. In 1979, a tune called "On the Inside," was a No. 1 hit in Australia...

Newcomer Adam Brand is currently on the road in his native Australia, which is experiencing massive flooding in the Northern region of New South Wales and throughout the state of Queensland. "The floods that have hit parts of Australia are the worst some areas have had in history," says the 'Ready for Love' singer...

Alan Jackson fans down under are in for a 'Good Time' next year. The country superstar has announced that he'll be taking his roadshow to Australia for the first time ever in his 20-plus-year career. Alan will play a total of four shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland starting March 4, 2011...