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Larry Busacca, Getty Images Still hungry for even more country music news? Here are some of today's top stories from our friends at Taste of Country.

Ethan Miller / Rick Diamond, Getty Images Canada's Craven Country Jamboree is known for bringing some of the biggest stars in country music to their three-day festival, and this year promises to be no exception.

Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Greg Bates is a Nashville native, so he had friends who were songwriters and musicians long before he had his record deal. It's interesting, then, that his single "Fill in the Blank" was written with friends he was writing with for the first time.

Frederick Breedon, Getty Images People seem to quibble quite a bit about what constitutes country music, but no matter your definition, it was represented in Nashville Tuesday night (April 16).

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As soon as Jana Kramer and Brantley Gilbert came out of the closet as a couple last year, all eyes were on the next country power pair. But now that they're engaged, they're headed back into the closet ... all in the name of fashion.

Mike Coppola, Getty Images Trace Adkins, Dwight Yoakam, Rodney Atkins and Tanya Tucker are among the first artists announced by AXS TV as part of the network's live coverage of the upcoming Stagecoach Country Music Festival, April 26-28, The Boot has learned exclusively.

New artists who haven't yet signed with a record label, often find it difficult to get slots on national tours. That wasn't the case for Brian Davis, though, who is currently in the midst of his second trek with Brantley Gilbert. However, Brian did have quite the advantage when it came to securing his spot on the current Hell on Wheels tour...

Jason Kempin, Getty Images Brantley Gilbert has found his niche in the country music community, but when he was first getting into music he wasn't sure that would happen.

Gregg DeGuire, FilmMagic Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, the Eagles and Lisa Marie Presley are among the artists who have donated music memorabilia to an auction benefiting those affected by last December's Sandy Hook school shootings.