Hit List -
 The Band Perry, Justin Moore and Brantley Gilbert will headline concerts at the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard, powered by BigMachineRecords.com. Newly signed A Thousand Horses and Drake White will also perform. - Montgomery Gentry will headline the 6th Annual Country on the Beach Oct. 4-7 to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation. Sirius/XM's Storme Warren will host, and additional performers include Darryl Worley, Ray Scott, Love And Theft and Ryan Kinder.
- Tracy Lawrence will perform at Craig Morgan's Eighth Annual Charity Event and concert July 20 in Dickson, TN benefiting the Dickson County Craig Morgan Foundation. Info and tickets here.
- Ray Stevens has released his Ray Stevens' Nashville memoir. Get your copy here.
Birthdays
Thursday (6/26): Gretchen Wilson
Friday (6/27): Lorrie Morgan On TV
Tuesday (6/24): Jennifer Nettles, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated) (R 1/27/14); Kip Moore, Late Night With Seth Meyers (repeat) (NBC).
Wednesday (6/25): Big Smo (A&E).
Friday (6/27): Brad Paisley, Jimmy Kimmel Live (repeat)(ABC). This Week's Album Releases:
Breelan Angel Dirty Little Secret (Misbehavin'): Angel co-wrote all 10 songs, including the title track, which is about family secrets in a small town; "Double Standards," which looks at women trying to be good and bad at the same time; and "Walk of Shame," a song about "that girl." Upcoming Album Releases
July 1 Colt Ford Thanks For Listening
Jul. 15 Cowboy Jack Clement For Once And For All
Jul. 22 Sammy Kershaw Do You Know Me? A Tribute To George Jones
Aug. 19 Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe
Aug. 26 Brad Paisley Moonshine In The Trunk | 
Cole Swindell, Lee Brice, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and more than 50,000 fans helped set the all-time Heinz Field country attendance record in Pittsburgh Saturday (6/21), according to Bryan's publicist. The fact that it was the headliner's very first stadium show made it all the sweeter. Bryan's massive stage extended almost to mid-field. "Even people in the middle of the house had a front row seat," one attendee tells us.
Blake Shelton launched the 2014 version of his Ten Times Crazier Tour in Austin Friday (6/20) with openers The Band Perry and Dan+Shay. "The stage show was simply amazing," our insider says. "He comes out on a platform from behind the screen, which looks like a bunch of silos! The whole thing was just the coolest looking thing I’ve seen in a long time." Wife Miranda Lambert was a surprise guest Saturday in Dallas, performing "Baggage Claim" and leading the sold-out crowd in "Happy Birthday" for her husband, who turned 38 Wednesday (6/18). 
Miranda Lambert will grace the cover of the final issue of Ladies' Home Journal when it hits newsstands this week. The publication traces its roots to 1883, though its first official "cover girl" appeared in 1898. Ida McKinley, wife of President William McKinley, had the honor. More on the magazine's history 
Sarah Darling auditioned on Sunday's (6/22) debut of Rising Star, performing Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go 'Round." See her story and performance, and how show expert Brad Paisley voted, 
Blake Shelton brought out Justin Moore to surprise an Arkansas crowd. –
