Rascal Flatts have teamed up with JCPenney this summer on their American Living Unstoppable tour. For their summer tour, Rascal Flatts have been sporting American Living apparel, embodying the look and feel of both their sound and the summer.

In conjunction with the tour, Rascal Flatts have written “American Living,” a new song inspired by the brand. The song can be heard right now on the official site for the Rascal Flatts American Living tour at jcpamericanlivingtour.com.

I’ve got two signed special version CDs (that include the American Living song) to giveaway to two lucky Country Music Stop winners!

To Enter:

~ Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite Rascal Flatts song is. That’s it!

~ The giveaway ends Friday, July 10 at 5:00pm PDT.

~ Two winners will be randomly selected and will receive one CD each.

You can also pick up the special version of the band’s Unstoppable CD at any JCPenney store. All proceeds from the sale of those CDs will be donated to the J.C. Penney Afterschool Fund, which provides children in need with access to afterschool programs.

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The 2009 CMT Awards are just a few hours away, and this year’s nominees and performers are getting ready!

Bill Engvall, who is hosting tonight’s awards show, has admitted to being nervous about his job tonight:

“I haven’t been really nervous about a gig in a long time,” Engvall said in a recent interview. “You don’t want to be the guy who made people say, ‘Oh, remember the year when Engvall did it? Ugh.’”

The CMT awards will air live at 8 p.m. EDT tonight on CMT from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.

A full list of nominees is under the cut! Read more

Rascal Flatts’ Summer Nights is the first country song I’ve heard in a while that really makes me think of summer (not counting Kenny Chesney’s slew of beachy songs!).

Summer Nights is the second single released from their Unstoppable album and was released to radio in May. It debuted at #57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs before falling off completely before its official release in May. It then hit #53 on the charts and finally entered the Top 40 at #30 two weeks later.

The song was written by lead singer Gary LeVox, and talks about a casual summer parties:

We went crazy cooped up all winter long
And school is out so let’s get it on
Flip flop tans and some white sand
I know the perfect spot

What are your favorite summer country songs>

Rascal Flatts have added more dates to their upcoming tour and updated a few specific venues. The tour, titled “Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour,” kicks off June 5 in St. Louis, MO.

Darius Rucker will be joining the group as their opening act.

June
June 5: St Louis, MO; Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 6: Indianapolis, IN; Verizon Wireless Music Center [updated venue]
June 12: Miami, OK; Buffalo Run Casino [new]
June 13: Dallas, TX; Superpages.com Center
June 14: Houston, TX; The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion [updated venue]
June 20: Somerset, WI; Float-Rite Park
June 25: Holmdel, NJ; PNC Bank Arts Center [new]
June 26: Hartford, CT; Meadows Music Theater
June 27: Washington, DC; Nissan Pavilion [updated venue]

July
July 11: Darien Lake, NY; Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 12: Scranton, PA; Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain [new]
July 18: Chicago, IL; Wrigley Field
July 23: Jacksonville, FL; Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [new]
July 24: West Palm Beach, FL; Cruzan Amphitheater [new]
July 25: Tampa, FL; Ford Amphitheater [new]
July 31: Atlanta, GA; Lakewood Amphitheater

August
August 1: Charlotte, NC; Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 2: Raleigh, NC; Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
August 7: Cleveland, OH; Blossom Music Center [updated venue]
August 8: Cincinnati, OH; Riverbend Music Center
August 9: Columbus, OH; Columbus Crew Stadium
August 28: Pittsburgh, PA; Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 29: Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Stadium

September
September 10: Virginia Beach, VA; Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
September 11: Philadelphia, PA; Susquehanna Bank Center
September 12: Boston, MA; Comcast Center

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Rascal Flatts were looking quite shiny tonight on the orange carpet of the Academy of Country Music awards tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas!

The group took home the award for Top Vocal Group.

More pics of Rascal Flatts at the awards and rehearsals last night under the cut! Read more

Rascal Flatts have announced concert dates for their 2009 tour, titled Unstoppable!

The tour will kick off June 5th in Missouri and go until October 18th in California, with 23 cities from coast-to-coast in between. If you don’t see your city listed yet, don’t panic — several more venues are planned to be announced in the future.

Rascal Flatts’ newest album, also titled Unstoppable, will hit stores this Tuesday, April 7th.

Dates and venues include:
(Dates are subject to change)

June
June 5: Maryland Heights, MO; Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 6: Noblesville, IN; Verizon Wireless Music Center
June 13: Dallas, TX; Superpages.com Center
June 14: The Woodlands, TX; Woodlands Pavilion
June 20: Somerset, WI; Floatrite Amphitheatre
June 26: Hartford, CT; Meadows Music Theater
June 27: Bristow, VA; Nissan Pavilion

July
July 11: Darien Lake, NY; Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 18: Chicago, IL; Wrigley Field
July 24: West Palm Beach, FL; Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 25: Tampa, FL; Ford Amphitheatre
July 31: Atlanta, GA; Lakewood Amphitheatre

August
August 1: Charlotte, NC; Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 2: Raleigh, NC; TWC Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
August 7: Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Blossom Music Center
August 8: Cincinnati, OH; Riverbend Music Center
August 9: Columbus, OH; Crew Stadium
August 28: Burgettstown, PA; Post Gazette Pavilion
August 29: Hershey, PA; Hershey Stadium

September
September 10: Virginia Beach, VA; Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 11: Philadelphia, PA; Susquehanna Bank Center
September 12: Mansfield, MA; Comcast Center

October
October 18: Kelseyville, CA; Konocti Field Amphitheater

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Another month, another batch of upcoming album releases! April will see new albums from Rascal Flatts, Emerson Drive, Collin Raye and even George Jones.

Which one are you most looking forward to?

April 7
Rascal Flatts: Unstoppable
Emerson Drive: Believe
Jason Aldean: Wide Open
George Jones: Nothing Ever Hurts Me/A Picture of Me

April 21
The Greencards: Fascination
Daryle Singletary: Rockin’ in the Country

April 28
Jason Michael Carroll: Growing Up is Getting Old
Collin Raye: Never Going Back

TBA
Cledus T. Judd: Polyrically Incorrect
Dean Brody

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The music video for Taylor Swift’s “Crazier” has been released! The song is on the soundtrack for the upcoming “Hannah Montana: The Movie” and clips of the movie are featured in the video.

Taylor wrote the song herself and appears in the video performing on stage at a small country dance.

The soundtrack, which also features performances from Rascal Flatts and Billy Ray Cyrus, was released this past week and the movie will be in theaters April 10.

Don’t miss Rascal Flatts on today’s episode of Ellen! Double check your local listings for times.

They’ll be performing a new song called “Love Who You Love” as well as doing a skit with Ellen.

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Starting March 10th and ending April 7th, Rascal Flatts will be releasing one song per week from their new Unstoppable album, available on iTunes.

“Here Comes Goodbye” will be the first single available on the 10th, with three others following over the next three weeks (no word yet on what those songs will be).

The album is currently available for pre-order on Amazon and contains the following tracks: Read more