Hunter Hayes Explains Why He Played All the Instruments on His Debut Album

I always thought HUNTER HAYES played every instrument on his self-titled debut album because he wanted to impress people. But no, Hunter says he only did it because he didn't have money and, well, because he could! He told VH1, quote, "It's a process born out of the way I used to do my demos because I didn't really have a choice. I knew a couple of instruments, and I had a bunch of gear. "And if I was gonna write songs, I'd never hear them finished until I'd actually cut them myself. I didn't have money to do demos, and there was nobody else really around at the time. So it just kind of became a way I'm used to working, and we ended up making the whole record that way."

By the way... Check out the video. It's Hunter at age 4 on stage with Hank Jr.! AMAZING!

Dreams REALLY DO come true...

There aren't many professional singers who can hold their own with MARTINA MCBRIDE. So how awesome was it when Martina let a 13-year-old join her on stage for a song. AND the girl totally nailed it!!
Her name is Kate Falcon and she was at Martina's show last Friday in Nashville. Martina invited her up to the stage and they did Martina's song "Anyway". They trade verses early on and then Martina was so impressed she turned it over to the girl and actually took a seat.

Only in Country Music can this kind of magical moment happen for a 13 year old girl!
-Hammer

Taylor Swift Wants to Have Four Kids . . . And She Donated $10,000 to a School for the Deaf.

Part of TAYLOR SWIFT'S plans to rule the world include passing her DNA onto future generations.  "Marie Claire" asked for her take on "Forbes" magazine's report earlier this year that she was highest paid celebrities under 30. She said, quote, "That money will be really good for sending my kids to college some day . . . or maybe I'll have a few more kids than I thought. I want a bunch of them running around, minimum four." Unfortunately, the world is going to have to be patient. She adds, quote, "I want to wait a while, but the idea of pouring everything you are into another person when you become a parent has always been amazing to me." By the way . . . you may have heard how some goofs tried to sabotage a contest where a school would win a Taylor Swift concert. They got people to cast tons of Facebook votes for the Horace Mann School for the Deaf. The bad joke being it's live music for the hearing impaired. Yeah, not funny. But Taylor made it backfire by donating an extra $10,000 to the school . . . and each student gets a ticket to her next concert.  (--You can read more about it here.)

Zac Brown Wants to Teach His Daughters How to Can Preserves.

"Southern Living" magazine asked ZAC BROWN what he'd like to teach his daughters. And if you know Zac, you're not surprised that his answer was food related. He said, quote, "I want them to grow up canning in the kitchen with us and making preserves. To learn what it means to really fish." Zac also wants his girls to stay grounded. He added, quote, "[And] what it means to have a job. "I want to make sure they know that there's no free ride. You don't want spoiled kids in high school that end up being worthless later on. I want to teach them perspective. That's important."

A Six-Year-Old Boy Got to Become Hellboy Through Make-a-Wish!

A six-year-old boy named Zachary has leukemia, and was given the chance to have a wish granted through Make-a-Wish. His wish was . . . to meet and become HELLBOY. Zachary is a big comic book fan, and his parents said he's watched the "Hellboy" movie about 100 times while getting treatment in the hospital.
So the people at Spectral Motion studios brought Zachary in, and also put out a call to Ron Perlman, who played Hellboy in the movie. Ron went through four hours of makeup and costume work to become Hellboy one more time. Zachary just thought he was getting a tour of the studio, but at the end of the tour, Ron showed up and gave Zachary a sit-down with Hellboy. After that, the Spectral Motion artists put Zachary in the make-up chair and turned HIM into a miniature version of Hellboy.

(CBSNews.com)