ix Brooks Thanks the Internet for Helping Joe Walsh Guest Star On His Record.

KIX BROOKS loves how easy it was for guitar legend JOE WALSH to perform on his song "New To This Town". He explains, quote, "[Joe]was actually in rehearsals for the Grammys with PAUL MCCARTNEY [when] I sent him some tracks via the internet. "He recorded on them and fired them back [and] I had them mixed in the same day. You can say what you want about the internet and how it screws the creativity, but there was a time when I would have had to get on an airplane with a two-track tape and fly to L.A. with it. "[The internet] allowed me to get my favorite guitar player ever on one of my records and I just couldn't be more excited about that."

Rascal Flatts Planning to Open Chain of Restaurants!

Rascal Flatts has a lot on their plate with a new album and concert film hitting theaters in the next few weeks. They'll be adding even more to that plate with the launch of a new chain of restaurants. Gary LeVox says that they hope the restaurants open later this year. "We’re just trying to expand our brand and give fans something new and different from us." That's all the details Gary is giving up for now. In the meantime, you can pick up their new album, Changed, on April 3. Their Rascal Flatts: Changed -- One Night Exclusive Theater Event takes place April 5. Check out FathomEvents.com for details and tickets.

Alan Jackson's Wife Denise Has Clean Bill of Health Following Cancer Battle.

Alan Jackson's wife Denise battled cancer about a year ago, but she's got a clean bill of health now. Denise still has to go in for regular checkups, but Alan says, "She's probably more healthy than she's ever been now 'cause she's really watching what she eats and does." Denise is making sure Alan benefits from her new focus on staying healthy. He says with a laugh, "Now she's wearing me out." Facing Denise's cancer diagnosis was really rough on Alan though. Of course, he dealt with it through music, and a song he wrote about the experience may end up on his next album. He says, "I don't imagine it's anything for commercial release or anything, but there's a lot of emotion in that song." Alan isn't the only writer in the family though. Denise has penned two bestselling books about her faith, and her recent battle with cancer may inspire a third one. "She drew from her faith to help her get through that, and I think she feels strongly about trying to do something with that eventually," Alan explains.
Alan's new album is due out later this year featuring his brand-new single, "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore."

"Batman" Hits the Mean Streets of Slovakia!

A 26-year-old Slovakian man turned his life around after spending time in jail last year, and has become a hero. Zoltan Kohari dons a homemade Batman costume, arms himself with a short sword with a Batman action figure attached to the handle, and stalks his neighborhood's streets.
As he was all too eager to demonstrate for a news camera, the stocky superhero looks out for ne'er do wells from his apartment window -- onto which he's scrawled a bat symbol matching the DIY nature of his other gear -- and slides down his building's wires into action.

Carrie Underwood Portrays Dual Personalities in "Good Girl" Video.

At first glance, you may think Carrie Underwood is just prancing around looking good in her new "Good Girl" video. There's actually more to the story than that though. Carrie posted a behind-the-scenes clip from the video set this week explaining the video's dual-personality concept a little further. In some shots, Carrie's dressed in white as an innocent, or "good" girl blindly in love with a guy who's doing her wrong. In other shots, Carrie is dressed in darker colors playing the wiser girl trying to warn the good girl about this guy who's up to no good. Carrie says of the wise girl, "She's not bad, she's just trying to give the good girl some knowledge and say, 'Wake up! Open up your eyes and see this guy for what he is.'" "Good Girl" is the lead single from Carrie's fourth album, Blown Away, due out May 1.



Here's the behind the scenes video!

Jake Owen Helped Some Teenager Ask a Girl To The Prom!

JAKE OWEN used his Twitter account to help some high school kid ask a girl to the prom. On Tuesday he Tweeted, quote, "Hey @larissa_lewisss. My name is Jake. We've never met, but I have a question for you. Hope to hear from you, -J." Larissa replied that she was interested . . . so Jake wrote, quote, "@tylermiles14 wants you to go to prom w/ him. I said I'd ask u if he treated you nice." She agreed . . . writing, "Yes, of course! You can tell Tyler he has a date!"

Once again, Country Music to the rescue!! Way to go, Jake!

Have A Nice Day!

Toby On The Tube!

You've got plenty of chances to catch Toby Keith on TV in the coming weeks. Toby stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday followed by a Friday appearance on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He continues his media blitz with an interview on E!'s Chelsea Lately March 27. Also, catch Toby performing on the 47th Annual ACM Awards Sunday, April 1 on CBS.