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Blake Shelton's new song is hot! 'Boys 'Round Here' has won two straight Showdowns, proving the second single from 'Based on a True Story' will be just as popular as the first. Today and tonight on Taste of Country Nights radio, the track featuring RaeLynn, Pistol Annies and more will go up against a beautiful new ballad from Kristen Kelly. 

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Country legend Charlie Daniels is expected to remain hospitalized until Friday as he recovers from pneumonia and a pacemaker implant to regulate his heart rate. The singer was admitted to a Nashville area hospital on Monday (March 25). He says he hadn't been feeling well.

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Gordon Stoker, a longtime member of the Country Music Hall of Fame group the Jordanaires, died on Wednesday (March 27) after long illness. The tenor's influence on country music cannot be measured by chart hits and album sales, but his group's contribution to what became known as the Nashville Sound is as important as any famed producer, songwriter or executive.

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Tate Stevens finally met his match on the Taste of Country Showdown. Last night, Blake Shelton fans swamped the phone lines to push 'Boys 'Round Here' to a new round. After three nights, 'Power of a Love Song' goes down, but not without a strong effort from the 'X Factor' winner's fans. 

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'Cut to Impress' by Maggie Rose is one of the more entertaining listens of the year. Fans will either embrace the dark, swampy sound the singer creates with producer James Stroud, or they'll be terrified by her bad girl persona and downright chilling stories. The album is no teddy bear.

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Just days after being announced as the second single from 'Based on a True Story ...,' Blake Shelton's new song 'Boys 'Round Here' will face quite a test. The track is set to go up against three-night Showdown winner Tate Stevens today and tonight on Taste of Country Nights radio. It's a battle between country singers -- and fans of their respective reality shows. 

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There is comedy in Blake Shelton singing with Pistol Annies, as he does on his new single 'Boys 'Round Here.' One imagines a country Hugh Hefner surrounded by his beauties. In real life, the Annies likely (very likely) don't attend to his every need and agree with him at all costs, but they do on this song, and it's absolutely charming. 

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The best songs on Thompson Square's new album 'Just Feels Good' sound like a conversation between the two married lovers. Early on, their back-and-forth is light and playful. Later ballads take a more somber tone, but all that find the 'If I Didn't Have You' singers sharing lead are highlights from the duo's sophomore project.

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In recent years, Kenny Chesney has began to reveal layers of his personal life through his music. Songs from 'Hemingway's Whiskey,' 'Welcome to the Fishbowl' and 'Life on a Rock' are his most personal and introspective to date, but he's still somewhat of a private person, one who shuns social media in favor of retreats to the islands. There are plenty of things even a superfan of the 'Pirate Flag' singer might not know. 

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Kellie Pickler and Wynonna Judd danced to keep dancing on Monday night (March 25) during the second episode of the new season of 'Dancing With the Stars.' Tuesday's results show could send one of the two country singers home, but if the judges' critiques and scores are an indication of what America is thinking, neither should be too worried. 

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'X Factor' winner Tate Stevens is a two-night champion after topping the latest from Tracy Lawrence on Monday night. The deep-voiced country "newcomer" is impressing fans, readers and listeners of Taste of Country Nights radio with his new song 'Power of a Love Song.' It will be a battle of contrasting styles on today's and tonight's Showdown. 

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Women who already think Blake Shelton singing is the sexiest thing since Johnny Castle pulled Baby from the corner may want to take the rest of the week off. The best moments on 'Based on a True Story ...' sizzle, and not in that ironic "bow-chicka-wow-wow" sort of way that's occasionally implied with this singer's sense of humor. Songs like 'Mine Would Be You' are safe to put on any red wine and candles soundtrack. Guys, you can thank Shelton via his Twitter account, if you'd like.

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