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Chris Young kicked off his first headlining tour with a sold-out show at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium last week. The singer-songwriter invited Thomas Rhett and Joanna Smith to join him on the Liquid Neon trek, and says he couldn't be happier with his opening acts...

"Men and women can't be friends," Billy Crystal's character mused in the iconic film When Harry Met Sally. Joanna Smith agrees, especially when it comes to an ex! The Georgia native's poignant new single, "We Can't Be Friends," is all about those lingering feelings that prevent a platonic relationship with a former lover...

As a 20-something, Joanna Smith has enough life experiences to keep her songwriting full of new ideas, but once in a while she does borrow from her friends' lives. One instance in particular, she borrowed a line -- 'Kissin' in Public' -- from another songwriter, who shall remain nameless...

Joanna Smith has been Luke Bryan's No. 1 fan since long before he debuted in 2007 with the huge hit, 'All My Friends Say.' Her admiration actually goes way back to when they were both growing up in the 'Georgia Mud.' "Luke's always been like a big brother," Joanna tells The Boot...

While Joanna Smith isn't 'Gettin' Married' any time soon, that doesn't mean she wasn't sucked into the royal wedding like the rest of us. "I woke up and caught the balcony scene and -- don't print it -- but I was kind of into it," she tells The Boot with a laugh...

When it came to her second single, Joanna Smith just didn't want to write another song about Georgia. It's not that she doesn't appreciate her small town upbringing in Crestview, but since she'd arrived in Nashville it seemed every co-writer she'd worked with wanted to tap into her Georgia background...

Every weekend, The Boot brings you the week's top tweets, so you can see what your favorite stars are chirping about! This week's top Twitter posts come from Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jaron and the Long Road to Love and more. Don't forget to follow The Boot on Twitter (@thebootdotcom)...

Exercise more and eat less -- that may be the most common New Year's resolution, but that's not exactly what we heard when we asked about the resolutions of some of country's brightest stars! Here are a few of our favorite celebrity plans for 2011: Jaron and the Long Road to Love: "To end the long road to love...

The Boot talked to some of your favorite country stars about their memorable holiday traditions. Carrie Underwood remembers a family tradition that brought joy to others. "When my grandmother was still alive, we would all go to her house on Christmas Eve, and we would go to the local nursing home and sing Christmas carols up and down the halls and pass out little bags with goodies in them,&qu

This time of year, tour buses aren't logging a whole lot of miles. Country stars are off the road and settled at home with their families for the holidays, even if it's just for a couple of days. The Boot caught up with some of our favorite Nashville newcomers (and a veteran or two) to find out how they will be spending the most wonderful time of the year...