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Making music is a creative exercise, right? True, but when you're doing it professionally you have to take business into account, as well. Gary Allan, who has made eight albums over the course of his illustrious, 16-year career, may have seen it all, but he's still learning as he goes...

The Band Perry is in the midst of recording their sophomore album. As the trio hinted to The Boot earlier this year, they're working with legendary producer Rick Rubin, who is known for his work with the Dixie Chicks, Adele and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among a laundry list of other huge names in music...

Gary Allan is ready for fans to hear new music. The singer, who released his last album, Get Off On the Pain, in 2010, has been in the studio this spring working on his latest project. While the record is still untitled and doesn't yet have a release date, Gary reveals the first track on the album...

Jerrod Niemann is going to Free the Music with his sophomore album. The singer-songwriter's next project, which dons the picket sign title, will be released Oct. 2. The album will include his current single "Shinin' On Me." "Free the Music is an album where I wanted to do just that," Jerrod explains...

Every summer blockbuster is preceded in release with a short trailer to give you an idea of what the movie is about, so why shouldn't albums have the same? Josh Turner gives a glimpse into his latest project, Punching Bag, out June 12, in a clip that takes you behind-the-scenes of the recording process...

Chris Cagle is guaranteed one eventful start to summer. The singer-songwriter's fifth studio album, Back in the Saddle, will be released June 26. This marks the first LP from the Texas-raised singer since his 2008 project, My Life's Been a Country Song...

Joey+Rory have always had a knack for naming their records. Their debut, Life of a Song, got its title from an album track that likens life to a song that "lives forever and never dies." The next was cleverly titled Album Number Two, and now their third, His & Hers, alludes to the couple's decade of martial bliss. "...

Craig Morgan cast the lovely Angie Harmon in his last video for "This Ole Boy," but we're thinking he'll go blonde for his newest single, "Corn Star." The country star tells The Boot that Tony and Emmy winning actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is his pick for his next video's leading lady...

New music from Ronnie Dunn is out today (May 21). Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has re-released the singer's solo album as part of its exclusive music program. While the record was originally released in 2011, this incarnation includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks...

Christopher Polk/ACMA2012, Getty Images for ACM Kenny Rogers is back in the saddle again. The singer revealed last night (May 9) that he will be recording a new album for Warner Bros. Records with producer Dann Huff. The announcement came during the first of Kenny's two nights as the Artist-in-Residence at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.