Garrett Hedlund

Dierks Bentley got his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour off to a running start Friday, April 13 in Los Angeles. He was joined by openers the Eli Young Band and Will Hoge, in addition to a few famous friends. Music Row reports that Foo Fighters' lead guitarist Chirs Shiflett came out for the group's "Big Me," as well as for the Flying Burrito Brothers' cover, "Sin City." A... R

Garrett Hedlund knows how to create a stink on a movie set, but not in the way you'd think. Just ask Leighton Meester. In the movie 'Country Strong,' the characters played by Garrett and Leighton fall in love. "Garrett is really awesome...

In the new movie, 'Country Strong,' Garrett Hedlund has to play a convincing star on the rise. That meant months of guitar and vocal lessons for Garrett, but he also took his inspiration from some unlikely sources. "I was looking at the back cover of vinyl and seeing pictures and getting the gist of the soul of what these guys were," he tells The Boot...

Leighton Meester discovered a lot about herself while making the new film, 'Country Strong,' including that, much to her surprise, she's depressed. In the movie, which opens January 7, Leighton plays Chiles Stanton, a country ingenue who goes on her own musical journey as she begins to write songs from her heart...

Love scenes can be awkward for even the most experienced actors, but 'Country Strong' star Garrett Hedlund says he just jumped right in when it came to his kissing scene with co-star Gwyneth Paltrow. Garrett's first meeting with Gwyneth was only shortly before their romantic scene...

Tim McGraw helped bring the production of his new film 'Country Strong,' which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, to Nashville this past February, and that gave temporary jobs and the chance to be seen on the big screen to hundreds of Middle Tennesseans, like me...

It isn't uncommon for actors to bestow presents upon one another after working together on a project. When the filming of 'Country Strong' wrapped, the movie's leads, Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow, presented actress Leighton Meester with a unique parting gift...

In the new film, 'Country Strong,' Gwyneth Paltrow plays Kelly Canter, an iconic country star trying to pick up the shattered pieces of her life and career while also battling an addition to drugs and alcohol. Tim McGraw is James Canter, her manager/husband, anxious to renew his wife's superstar status...

Nashville may just have another Hollywood crossover soon, as actor Garrett Hedlund more than proves his country chops in the upcoming film, 'Country Strong.' In this exclusive movie clip, Garrett sings 'Chances Are,' a song penned by famed country tunesmiths Nathan Chapman, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, also found on the 'Country Strong' soundtrack...