Happy 4h of July- National Country Music Day Brooks and Dunn?Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith?- Garth Brooks It's July 4th and that means a day for Americans away from blogging to enjoy time with family and friends. I almost forgot that today was America's 232nd Birthday. I would like to extend my wishes for a Happy Fourth of July to my American readership. Did you know that today is also independence from meat day? I guess American vegetarians will be grilling veggie burgers today. Whether you are eating a juicy hamburger, a sausage.

Idol Headlines For 7/4/08 ?American Idol? contestants take the stage at Thomas .&.Mack It beats cleaning pools. Although it won't surprise ?American Idol? fans that upbeat Jason Castro doesn't have a discouraging word to say about.last year's summer job either. The dreadlocked singer spent his summer of ?07 on cleanup duty with his dad's custom-pool company in the Dallas suburb of Rowlett, Texas. Now the easygoing 20-year-old is touring sports arenas with nine of his fellow contestants ? including winner David. Tickets.

The Followup Conundrum: At Midyear, Big Hits Are One-Offs [100 And Single] Ed. note: Chris .".dennisobell.".Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on this week's Billboard charts: If you're trying to guess what might end up as Billboard's top song of 2008, you might take a gander at this week's Hot 100, where a prime contender is still sitting.ee after peaking months ago. That would be Leona Lewis' .".Bleeding Love.".the neo-diva ballad that's outlasted anything her role model Mariah Carey has released so far . Veterans memorial arena.

ZZ Top Signs to American Recordings ZZ Top has signed a new record deal with Rick Rubin's American Recordings imprint through Columbia, Billboard can reveal. The veteran rock trio is planning to hit the studio with Rubin producing, for an album more in keeping with ?La Grange?-era ZZ Top than its pop-friendly ?80s sound, according to manager Carl Stubner. The band recorded for Warner Bros. for the first 20 years of its career before shifting to RCA in the mid-1990s. ZZ Top's last album, 2003?s ?Mescalero? has sold 103,000. Ticket.

Game One - Pewter vs Red Pewter Red Mike Alstott Joey Galloway Warrick Dunn Jeff Garcia Dexter Jackson Tanard Jackson Jermaine Phillips Barrett Ruud Cato June Phillip Buchanon Brian Griese Paris Warren Some highlights from today's. Brooks and Dunn estate.

ZZ Top Is Rick Rubin's Latest High-Profile Comeback Production [American Recordings VI: The Velcro Fly] Brooks and Dunn tickets, ZZ Top! Of course! The trio will celebrate its 40th anniversary by herding into the studio with Rick Rubin later this year, after they wrap up a co-headlining tour with Brooks .&.Dunn. The band is aiming a sound more .".La Grange.".than .".Sleeping.".(aw, can't they do both?), and Rick Rubin does seem the painfully obvious choice for a high-profile authenticity move. The band has also signed to Rubin's American Recordings, which heightens the prospect that its forthcoming album will get his full.

Some 4th of July Fun Veterans memorial arena tickets, It's almost July 4th. Let's have some fun before things start to get serious. No Tampa Bay personalities were harmed in the making of this blog post. Gene: Welcome to the Tampa Bay Buccaneer's first annual July 4th six on six charity flag football tournament. Gene Deckerhoff here and ready to bring you all the excitement from today's competition. Alongside me here at the beautiful Raymond James stadium is Lee Roy Selmon. Lee Roy: Glad to be here. Gene: Me too, now let's get ready.

Musical Memoirs: Independence Day songs This meme is new to me, but I liked this week's theme: Make a mix of at least 10 songs w/or without art that sum up Independence Day for you. Of course I have to start with.".The Star Spangled Banner.".and .".America The Beautiful.". those are no-brainers, right? Then I'd go with some of my favorites.".Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American).".by Toby Keith .".American Soldier.".by Toby Keith.".God Bless.".by Lee Greenwood.".Independence.".by Martina McBride.".Born.". Brooks and Dunn ticket broker.

Kellie Pickler - New Single ?Don?t You Know You Are Beautiful? - Available at iTunes With all the Kristy Lee Cook talk today, lets get back to that non-winning county girl, original-flavah, Kellie Pickler! She sent a message to her fans from her My Space a few days ago: Hey there! Just wanted to say hello and thank you for all the birthday wishes! I love reading all of your sweet comments on my page! I can't believe that I am 22! WHAOOOO! I am on the road this weekend.I have a show with Brooks n Dunn tonight.I can honestly tell you that I never in a million years. Veterans memorial arena ticket broker.

LiveDaily Weekend Podcast, June 27: ZZ Top, Madonna, Coldplay and more ticket brokers, (LiveDaily.com) This week's LiveDaily Weekend podcast features tour, ticketing and music new about ZZ Top [ tickets ], Brooks .&.Dunn [ tickets ], Def Leppard, Ice Cube, Staind [ tickets ], Sara Evans, Missy Higgins, Steven Curtis Chapman, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen [ tickets ], Santana, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Nine Inch. continued.