Hit List Birthdays Friday (8/1): George Ducas, Charlie Kelly. Saturday (8/2): the late Hank Cochran. Sunday (8/3): Dean Sams (Lonestar), Randy Scruggs. On TV Friday (8/1): Trace Adkins, Fox & Friends (FOX). Saturday (8/2): Trace Adkins, National Anthem at Red Sox v. Yankees (FOX). Sunday (8/3): Brad Paisley, Rising Star (ABC). Monday (8/4): Dwight Yoakam, Under The Dome (CBS). Upcoming Album Releases Aug. 5 Sunny Sweeney Provoked Billy Joe Shaver, Long In The Tooth Shooter Jennings Don't Wait Up (For George) 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 Sep. 2 Terri Clark Some Songs | 
Like Christmas in July, Garth Brooks gifted his fans with another concert date. Next stop on The Garth Brooks World Tour? Atlanta, GA. Brooks will play Philips Arena Sept. 19 at 6:30pm ET with special guest Trisha Yearwood. This follows the 10 dates he'll play in Chicago in early Sept. and it's the first time he's played Atlanta in 18 years. Tickets go on sale Aug. 8 at 10am ET and are available via Ticketmaster 
Football season is almost here! If you're finding it hard to wait, Kenny Chesney has something to tide you over until then. He's teamed with director Shaun Silva to co-produce a documentary on legendary football coach Steve Spurrier called The Believer. It's the third pigskin piece Chesney has produced, following 2011's The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story and 2010's The Boys Of Fall. The Believer will air on ESPN Aug. 27 as part of the SEC Networks "SEC Stories" series. Watch the trailer 
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Luke Bryan will launch the 5-hour Energy Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2014 Oct. 1 in Knoxville, TN. Get pre-sale info on select dates and see the full schedule 
Remember scratch and sniff stickers? Miranda Lambert has taken that idea one step further with the new tour poster you'll find on display at her Platinum Tour stops. She collaborated with tour sponsor Crystal Light to create a "playable poster." When you touch the poster it "spins" her Platinum album, unlocking songs from the record. Sound freaky? Here's how it works: Conductive ink is printed on the reverse of the poster, creating touch sensors that can pick up electrical signals from fingers. The conductive ink is connected to a processor – similar to an iPad, but on paper – and an electric speaker is attached to the back, turning the poster into a megawatt speaker. "I'm always thrilled to introduce new ways for my fans to interact with my music," says Lambert.
He's a licensed pilot. His latest single is "Drunk On A Plane." Clearly, Dierks Bentley has a thing for planes. And the aerial admiration doesn't end there. While on a tour stop in St. Louis, Mo. Dierks happily found himself in a "drone war," trying to take out a drone that flies above his concerts with his remote-controlled Super Cub model airplane. How'd he fare in the battle? Watch the DBTV clip 
The CMA has partnered with iTunes to promote CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock, which airs Tuesday (8/5) on ABC-TV. Starting this week, songs from featured performers will be on a dedicated CMA Music Festival station on iTunes Radio. Content and tune-in messaging will also appear throughout the iTunes store and social media pages. Additionally, a dedicated store will be available on iTunes during the broadcast where viewers will be able to purchase music from the featured artists.
Jake Owen will host the 8th 
Lee Ann Womack always impresses on the red carpet 
