Dwight Yoakam, Aaron Lewis, Easton Corbin, Sara Jean Kelley, The Farm, The MyClymonts, The Roys, Casey James, and Thomas Rhett added to festival line-up of Wisconsin based Country Thunder music festival.

When Country Thunder rolls around on July 19-22, it will mark the 20th anniversary of the premiere camping, music and entertainment festival, and now … the announcement of the newest campground, Miller Camping. The newly created camping area, will be available, starting today, online at www.countrythunder.com for $150 or you can call (866) 802-6418 for more information.

For only $120 (price good until March 30, 2012) you can purchase a 4-day pass gaining access to the entire weekend of music and entertainment! For the total festival experience, a campsite may be purchased, with prices beginning as low as $100 for the entire weekend.
Don’t forget you can still get your tickets and pay for them through EZ Pay until April 19 by making three easy monthly installments. Single tickets will be available starting April 1. Tickets, camping, and amenity add-ons can all be purchased online or by phone at (866) 802-6418.

Current Announced Line-Up

Thursday
5:30-6:30pm Sara Jean Kelley
7:00-8:30pm THE FARM
9:00-10:30pm Big & Rich

Friday
2:30-3:30pm The McClymonts
4:00-5:00pm Wade Bowen
5:30-6:30pm Steve Holy
7:00-8:30pm Luke Bryan
9:00-10:30pm Jason Aldean

Saturday
1:00-2:00pm The Roys
2:30-3:30pm Casey James
4:00-5:00pm Aaron Lewis
5:30-6:30pm Easton Corbin
7:00-8:30pm Dwight Yoakam
9:00-10:30pm Blake Shelton

Sunday
1:00-2:00pm Thomas Rhett
4:00-5:00pm Hunter Hayes
5:30-6:30pm Neal McCoy
7:00-8:00pm Brantley Gilbert
8:30-10:00pm Toby Keith

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Gotta love a great country concert!  And you really gotta love a Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan country concert.  The 2012 My Kinda Party Tour has it all; cowboy boots, banjo, guitar licks, cute cowboy butts and LOTS of drunk fans!

Take the guy in this video, risking his life just to slap hands with the handsome cowboys.  Jason and Luke even try to help the guy out by asking security not to throw him out.  GOTTA LOVE THOSE TWO!  They totally understand.  Unfortunately, the guy is just a little too licked to get the point.    Hey, hey, hey goodbye.

Check out www.jasonaldean.com to find out if the 2012 My Kinda Party Tour is coming near you!

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9. I only have one response to @BrettEldredge’s tweet – WATCH IT GROW! “I grew a beard in like 10 seconds once I got up in the mountains…somethin in the water up there!!! chi chi chi chia beard!”

8. No one experiences the joys of legroom more than touring acts like @LauraBellBundy ‘clean living!’ just got on a flight and I have the entire row too myself … Not to mention MORE LEGROOOM #heavenlyairtraun

7. Sunny Sweeney (@gettinsweenered) always has those truthful sayings that no one thinks of. Sunny’s Aphorism of the week is: “the divorce rate in my sock drawer is amazing.”

6. With ACM nominations out this week, there were plenty of thankful tweets this week. @ChrisYoungMusic had my favorite “Workout-check…shower-check…2ACM nominations-check #waitwhat

5. @LukeBryanOnline has some great things coming for all of us fans! Look for “Spring Break 4” on iTunes soon! “Great day in the studio recording Spring Break 4”

4. This week was a big week for @JayDeMarcus, see what he had to say “Alright y’all, Ali and I have baby number two on the way!! Huge surprise but we’re very excited!!”

3. A new tour started this week. @MartinaMcBride is hitting the road with George Strait “Can’t believe we start the George Strait tour tomorrow night! So freaking excited! Are you ready Lafayette???”

2. The last few weeks have been hard for @Miranda_Lambert. First Blake’s dad, now her friend “Please call your friends, especially the ones you haven’t talked to In a while or maybe are not on great terms with and tell em u love em.”

1. @DierksBentley has had the opportunity to play many types of shows. This week he was in Milwaukee playing after an Admirals game. “dude just fired a snapshot that broke the glass right in front of my face #totallyrad”

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It’s sort of musical chairs on Billboard’s musical charts this week. Last week’s number-two is now number-one on the country songs chart. It’s Luke Bryan singing “I Don’t Want This Night to End.” Last week’s number-three is now number-two. It’s “You” from Chris Young. And, last week’s number-one drops to number-three. It’s Eric Church with a “Drink in My Hand.”

“Clancy’s Tavern” from Toby Keith now is number-one on Billboard’s country albums chart. “Own the Night” from Lady Antebellum is in second. And Luke Bryan’s “Tailgates and Tanlines” is in third.

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The world’s best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That’s What I Call Music!, released a special new collection of country music’s most romantic contemporary hits yesterday, just in time for Valentine’s Day. NOW That’s What I Call Country Ballads is available on CD and for digital download purchase from all major digital service providers.

NOW That’s What I Call Country Ballads features 18 major chart hits from today’s hottest Country Music artists, including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Marina McBride, Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Darius Rucker, George Strait, and Alan Jackson. NOW Country Ballads follows the first four volumes of the Country Music chart-topping NOW That’s What I Call Country series.

Thanks to our friends at EMI Country Music Tattle Tale has 3 copies to giveaway to our readers!  It’s easy to win!  Just click the Enter to Win button below and tell us your favorite country ballad. 

3 winners will be picked at random on Thursday , February 2nd.

Congrats to our winners:

• Amanda P.
• Suzanne A.
• Carmene G.

CLICK READ MORE to see the full track listing of NOW That’s What I Call Country Ballads.

1.  Taylor Swift                                    Forever And Always (Piano Version)
2.  Keith Urban                                    Tonight I Wanna Cry
3.  Rascal Flatts                                  What Hurts The Most
4.  The Band Perry                             If I Die Young
5.  Martina McBride                            I’m Gonna Love You Through It
6.  Luke Bryan                                                Do I
7.  Jake Owen                                                Don’t Think I Can’t Love You
8.  Lady Antebellum                            American Honey
9.  Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson         Don’t You Wanna Stay
10.  Shania Twain                               Forever & For Always
11.  Carrie Underwood                       I Told You So
12.  Sara Evans                                  I Could Not Ask For More
13.  Kenny Chesney                           Better As A Memory
14.  Dierks Bentley                             Come A Little Closer
15.  Chris Young                                 The Man I Want To Be
16.  Darius Rucker                              Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It
17.  George Strait                               I Saw God Today
18.  Alan Jackson                               Remember When

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Photo Credit: Jason Collier/SeaWorld Orlando

Luke Bryan recently stopped by SeaWorld Orlando to meet one of his biggest fans, Clyde the sea lion, who tried to convince Luke that eating fish before his performances would increase his vocal range.

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Luke Bryan at Terminal 5 in NYC

This week,  Luke Bryan returns to the top of the country radio chart for the fourth time with his #1 hit single, “I Don’t Want This Night to End.” The song, which is his fastest-rising single to date, has also sold over 1 million downloads. Bryan co-wrote the tune with fellow Georgians Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip.

Additionally, the song has broken the record for the highest audience of any #1 single this year with 40 million audience impressions this week. “I Don’t Want This Night To End” follows his Platinum smash hit, “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” both from his current Gold-selling album, tailgates & tanlines.

“I thought ‘Country Girl (Shake It For Me)’ was going to be hard to beat in my shows but watching over 16,000 people jumping with their hands in the air last night just blew me away,” said Luke, who spent the past weekend performing for sold-out crowds during the kick off of Jason Aldean’s 2012 My Kinda Party Tour. “Thank you to radio and the country music fans for continuing to let me have fun with my music. I’m having a blast!”

“I Don’t Want This Night To End,” is also featured on the latest installment of the NOW music series, NOW 41, in stores February 7th. Luke joins stars such as Adele, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Coldplay, LMFAO, and others on the compilation CD.

Fans can look for dates to catch Luke out on the road by visiting www.lukebryan.com.

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