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Christopher Polk, 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.

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

Getty Images for InStyle It's no secret that Kelly Clarkson has country roots. In 2010, she topped the country charts with "Don't You Wanna Stay," a duet with Jason Aldean, had a Top 5 hit with Reba McEntire -- her future stepmother-in-law -- with "Because of You" in 2010, and even released a country mix of her pop hit, "Mr. Know It All," in 2011.

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Twitter While most fans watched the ACM Awards from their couches, they were treated to a little behind-the-scenes action live from Las Vegas, thanks to Twitter.

Frazer Harrison, Getty Images The ACM Awards telecast Sunday night (April 7) is shaping up to be a star-studded event, right from the show's opening number, which will be the live premiere of "Boys 'Round Here," the new single from ACM co-host Blake Shelton.

Michael Caulfield Archive The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web. Kelly Clarkson is set to hit the road with Maroon 5 this summer and early fall. The Honda Civic tour, which kicks off on Aug. 1 in St. Louis, will wrap Oct...

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Already busy co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan also will perform during this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The country cut-ups are among the first round of performers announced Wednesday for the annual awards show in Las Vegas...

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