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eOne Music When Mickie James first heard the Jamie Hartford version of "Somebody's Gonna Pay," she wasn't too keen on recording the song herself. "My producer, R.S. Field, played it for me. It was really traditional, old-style country, and I told R...

Two of the best-selling "American Idol" champs, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood dominate a special Billboard magazine survey of the 100 hit singles the TV competition's finalists scored in its first 11 seasons. Of the 100 tunes ranked, 31 country hits that reached the Hot 100 made the list, the top-selling of which is Carrie's sassy smash, "Before He Cheats," which comes in

Bucky Covington and his twin brother, Rocky, are donating proceeds from the song "Drinking Side of Country," to firefighters in the northeast U.S., who have been helping everyone in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. "When you saw a photo or video, in just about every one, there was a firefighter or two, grabbing someone or helping someone grab something," Bucky tells The Boot... Rea

Bucky Covington first made his mark as one of "American Idol"'s fifth season contenders and quickly became a hitmaker on the country charts after signing with Lyric Street in 2006. With help from producer Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown, his first album debuted at the top of Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and yielded three hit singles, including the smash, "A Different World... Re

The title of Bucky Covington's upcoming sophomore album, Good Guys, has a significant meaning for the country music star. It was inspired by a non-profit organization, Help the Good Guys, which supports professional firefighters -- and is a cause the Season 5 "American Idol" contestant proudly stands behind...

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...

Artists: Bucky Covington and Shooter Jennings Video: "Drinking Side of Country" Why We Dig It: Bucky's duet partner on the first single from his upcoming sophomore album is, of course, the son of the late country legend Waylon Jennings...

Bucky Covington will get behind the wheel of a race car for the first time on Saturday, Aug. 11 at Nashville's Fairgrounds Speedway during the Legends Car Race. The event will benefit Nashville's Local 140 Fire Fighters Relief Fund and Help the Good Guys...

Bucky Covington is getting ready to release his sophomore album, Good Guys, later this year, and admits he has a favorite song on the new CD. "Drinking Side of Country" is a self-produced duet with one of his musical icons. "Getting to produce your own music rocks, but being able to say you produced Shooter Jennings just takes it to a whole other level," Bucky says...

Bucky Covington has been out on tour recently and on Thursday (May 10), the bus that carries the singer and his band was involved in a crash on I-65 outside Birmingham, Ala. According to a statement from his publicist, however, Bucky was not on board at the time of the crash as he had already been dropped off for an earlier appearance that day...