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Carrie Underwood is batting five for five!

Billy Ray Cyrus has successfully tackled a recording career, multiple television series roles and a big-screen movie career — so what is the logical next move for the 50-year-old entertainer? Broadway, of course! The superstar will join the cast of the long-running fan-favorite ‘Chicago’ as the ethically-challenged lawyer Billy Flynn beginning this November.

Tracy Lawrence is set to make his full-length feature debut with ‘L.A. Dirt,’ which began filming in early June in Mobile, Ala. The movie will feature Lawrence in a supporting role, portraying the uncle of an aspiring 18-year-old dirt track racer. The plot will be centered around the young hopeful’s pursuit of his racing dreams.

Nashville’s hottest new trio the FARM will give fans what they’ve anxiously been awaiting since their burst onto the music scene last year: their new album. ‘The FARM,’ the group’s debut release, will hit stores on July 17.

If there were any doubts about Jewel’s ability to transform into a dead ringer of June Carter Cash, they’ve been dispelled by a photo the country singer posted to Twitter this week. Jewel will be playing June Carter Cash, the wife of legendary singer Johnny Cash, in a Lifetime biopic about the late ‘Jackson’ songstress.

If the rest of the Zac Brown Band‘s new album is half as fun as ‘The Wind,’ fans are in for a great summer in 2012. The ever-growing country jam band performed their new single live for the first time at the 2012 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night, and proved why they belong in discussions about country music’s top musicians.

She’s beautiful and talented, but where Jana Kramer really shines on her debut country album is in her ability to select songs. Not only has she found 12 tightly-packaged, colorful ballads and pop-country cuts to make her own, but she’s found songs that fit her like the perfect pair of broken-in cowboy boots.

Country music fans who have been out to see Eric Church‘s Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour have been introduced to the hot new trio the Cadillac Black, fronted by songwriter on the rise Jaren Johnston. If you’re wondering why Johnston’s name has a familiar ring to it, it’s because he is one-third of the writing team behind the recent Keith Urban chart-topper, ‘You Gonna Fly.’

On Friday morning of last week (May 11), Kip Moore made his national television debut when he performed his current Top 5 hit, ‘Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck’ on ‘Live! With Kelly.’

On Wednesday afternoon (May 9), Chris Young debuted his glowing (literally) new video for ‘Neon’ during a live streaming event. If you took part in the live chat, you know that the ‘Tomorrow’ hitmaker is as nice in ‘person’ as you would expect. After debuting the video, Young patiently answered dozens of questions and even dished some details about why he chose to make ‘Neon’ a single.

Just one week after its release to radio, the new Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw duet, ‘Feel Like a Rock Star,’ has them, well, looking like rock stars. The song made a historic debut on the charts, coming in at No. 13.

Kenny Chesney fans will want to tune into the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1. The superstar is planning a major reveal at the show, choosing to perform the first single from his brand new album, according to a representative from his label BNA. It’s certainly interesting that the title of the single has not yet been determined but the live premiere has! Even so, Chesney fans will take