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Ed Rode, WireImage The Boot gathers today's country music news headlines from around the web.

Gary Allan has scored his first No. 1 debut on the multi-genre Billboard 200, as his ninth studio album, Set You Free, enters the chart at the top spot, while also bowing at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. Selling just over 106,000 albums in its first week, the critically-acclaimed disc is the singer-songwriter's third No...

Gary Allan subscribes to Gene Watson's school of country music, agreeing with the legend that people really do want to hear a sad song. "Nobody cares if I'm happy, why would you want to write about that?" muses the singer-songwriter. "I don't want to hear songs about how sunshiny things are...

The first single from Lady Antebellum's upcoming fourth studio album is out! "Downtown" is an uptempo tune that reminisces about fun, carefree nights in a high-energy city. "There's some sass to this track that makes it really fun to sing...

Gary Allan will take fans through a range of emotions on Jan. 22, the day his ninth studio album, Set You Free, hits stores. "Looking at song titles, when I laid it out the very first time it read like a breakup," Gary tells The Boot, explaining the track order of the new project...

So long, 2012! The Boot rounds up quotes from your favorite country stars about their 2013 resolutions, New Year's Eve plans ... and how they'll nurse the aftermath of the celebrations on New Year's Day. Luke Bryan always gets a bit nostalgic on the last day of the year...

Gary Allan is sharing new tunes with fans in the New Year. His sixth studio album, Set You Free, is due out Jan. 22. "That's the flavor of every song on there -- the whole album has hope," the country star tells The Boot, explaining the significance of the title...

Gary Allan knew from the beginning that he wanted to tie his hopeful tune, "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)," to a cause. "As soon as we decided on this song to be a single, I said, 'Man, this could shine light on something, help somebody somewhere,'" he tells The Boot...

Gary Allan is known as one of the hardest-working men in country music, who just happens to have a great sense of fashion. So it wasn't too surprising when the singer-songwriter opened a clothing store, called The Label, in the heart of Nashville last year...

As a die-hard country music fan, Gary Allan admits he's disappointed with the way so many of his peers have crossed over into the pop world. "I personally think it's a bad thing for all genres," the country star told The Boot and other reporters at a recent media event...