.jpg) Hit List - Lucy Hale graces the September edition of Cosmopolitan. The issue is on newstands now.
- The Chicago White Sox will feature the Grand Ole Opry during its "Country Music Night" Aug. 15 during their home game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Easton Corbin will perform behind an Opry mic stand and there will be a post-game fireworks show synchronized with country songs. Ticket info here (enter the promo code CMN) or by calling 866-SOX-GAME.
- Frankie Ballard will headline the Live Nation Ones To Watch with Skype tour, which kicks off Oct. 19 in Minneapolis. A Thousand Horses will open and David Nail will co-headline select dates. Tickets and more info here.
Birthdays/h2> Tuesday (8/5): Terri Clark. Wednesday (8/6): Mark Dufresne (Confederate Railroad), Peggy and Patsy Lynn, Lisa Stewart. Thursday (8/7): Rodney Crowell, Raul Malo (The Mavericks), Michael Peterson, B.J. Thomas. On TV Tuesday (8/5): CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock (ABC); Jake Owen, Chelsea Lately (E!); Jake Owen, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC). Wednesday (8/6): Chase Rice, Late Night With Seth Myers, (NBC). This Week's Album Releases Sunny Sweeney Provoked (Aunt Daddy/Thirty Tigers) Sweeney's third studio album chronicles the singer's coming to terms with the mistakes she's made and the recovery the last few years have brought her. She co-wrote 11 of the 13 songs. Billy Joe Shaver Long In The Tooth (Lightning Rod/Thirty Tigers) Shaver's first new album in more than six years features a duet with Willie Nelson, "Hard To Be An Outlaw." Additional special guests are Leon Russell, Tony Joe White and Shawn Camp. Shooter Jennings Don't Wait Up (For George) (Black Country Rock/BCR Media/Thirty Tigers) Jennings throws the spotlight on his family friend the late George Jones in this album of Jones classics and originals. Upcoming Album Releases Aug. 19 Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe Chase Rice Ignite The Night Randy Travis Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am Various Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited Joel Crouse, Even The River Runs Sarah Dunn Band, You Or The Whiskey Aug. 26 Brad Paisley Moonshine In The Trunk Brushville Self-Titled Lenny Cooper The Grind Sep. 2 Terri Clark Some Songs | 
Blake Shelton is the pride of Ada, OK, so it's fitting that he honored his hometown on the cover of his upcoming album, Bringing Back The Sunshine. Shelton took to the Today show last week (8/1) to break the news that his eleventh studio album will be released Sept. 30. What do the hometown folks think of the cover? Read what the locals told NBC affiliate station KTEN .jpg)
Been to Nashville's Music Row lately? The quaint older homes housing record labels, publishing companies and studios seem to be vanishing by the week, replaced with condos and hotels. Keith Urban took notice. "The past, present and the future are all still here. But the Row is currently under threat from developers," he wrote in an op-ed in last Friday's (8/1) The Tennessean on the threat facing Nashville's famed Music Row. "Nashville has exploded as a music town, and not just country music. Musicians from all genres, all over the world are making the pilgrimage here to immerse themselves in the kind of creative center that so many other cities have lost but that Nashville still maintains. Nashville's growth is exciting, but not at the risk of losing the creative epicenter that is Music Row and that truly makes Nashville Music City." Read more 
Kellie Pickler and Amy Grant have been named Athena Warriors by Athena bottled water. Created in 2003, the company has donated $2 million to organizations to support breast cancer awareness and research. "Breast cancer really hit close to home for me when my 'big sis,' Summer, was diagnosed at such an early age," says Pickler. "I'm happy to say she is now cancer-free. But, so many other women continue to have to fight this disease and even more may not know they need to be aware of earlier detection than previously thought. That's why I'm excited to be an Athena Warrior...I want to help raise awareness so we can find a cure."
Calling all teens and the parents who love them: If a low insurance rate isn't enough to keep your eyes on the road and hands on the wheel, how about a concert from The Band Perry? TBP will play two concerts for winning high schools in the State Farm-funded Celebrate My Drive campaign, which aims to promote safe driving among teens. High schools can register to win not only a concert, but one of 90 $25,000 grants and one of 10 $100,000 grants. More info 
