Lauren Alaina Contributes Background Vocals to New Aerosmith Album!

Lauren Alaina got to know Steven Tyler during her time competing on American Idol, and now the Idol judge and Aerosmith frontman has pulled Lauren in to sing on his band's new album. Lauren contributed background vocals to a song called "Oh Yeah" that's expected to show up on Aerosmith's new album, Music from Another Dimension. Lauren says, "The fact that I got to go in the studio with Aerosmith, that's fine with me. I mean, who gets to say that? Not many people." Steven Tyler was actually in the studio with Lauren when she recorded her part for the album. "He's really awesome, and he's a buddy of mine," Lauren says. "So, I get to say Steven Tyler's my friend. So, pretty lucky." Aerosmith's album, Music from Another Dimension, is due out August 28, and a few reports indicate Carrie Underwood may be contributing her voice to the project too. In the meantime, Lauren is releasing her new single, "18 Inches," to radio. The song was co-written by Carrie Underwood and is included on Lauren's debut album, Wildflower.

Kellie Pickler's Date to the CMT Awards Was a Soldier Wounded in Iraq.

KELLIE PICKLER brought a date to Wednesday's CMT Awards but he wasn't her husband, Kyle Jacobs. His name is Sgt. Sean DeBevoise, and he's a Marine who was wounded in Iraq back in 2006.
Kellie Tweeted a picture of them at the show on Wednesday and wrote, quote, "Me and my date." Kellie met Sgt. DeBevoise at a charity event in North Carolina, and he invited her to the Hope For Our Heroes, Got Heart, Give Hope Gala, which went down last month in Washington D.C. Kellie couldn't make it so she invited him to the CMT Awards. Sgt. DeBevoise story is pretty compelling. He was wounded in combat several times and at one point was told he’d never walk again. He proved everybody wrong.

Here's the date photo Kellie posted to Twitter.

2012 CMT Music Awards Winners List.

Here are the winners of the 2012 CMT Music Awards, held in Nashville Wednesday night. Lets see how you did with yuor picks:

Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood -- "Good Girl"

Male Video of the Year
Luke Bryan -- "I Don't Want This Night to End"

Female Video of the Year
Miranda Lambert -- "Over You"

Group Video of the Year
Lady Antebellum -- "We Owned the Night"

Duo Video of the Year
Thompson Square -- "I Got You"

USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year
Scotty McCreery -- "The Trouble with Girls"

Collaborative Video of the Year
Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood -- "Remind Me"

CMT Performance of the Year
Jason Aldean -- "Tattoos on This Town" from 2011 CMT Artists of the Year

Make Your CMT Music Award Picks!

The CMT Awards are on tonight at 8. Below my picks are in bold. Go ahead and make you guesses! Let's see how many we get right!

Video of the Year
Jason Aldean -- "Dirt Road Anthem"
Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter -- "You and Tequila"
Toby Keith -- "Red Solo Cup"
Lady Antebellum -- "We Owned the Night"
Miranda Lambert -- "Over You"
Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood -- "Remind Me"
Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield -- "Easy"
Blake Shelton -- "God Gave Me You"
Taylor Swift featuring the Civil Wars -- "Safe & Sound"
Carrie Underwood -- "Good Girl"

Male Video of the Year
Jason Aldean -- "Dirt Road Anthem"
Luke Bryan -- "I Don't Want This Night to End"
Eric Church -- "Drink in My Hand"
Toby Keith -- "Red Solo Cup"
Blake Shelton -- "God Gave Me You"
Keith Urban -- "Long Hot Summer"

Female Video of the Year
Sara Evans -- "My Heart Can't Tell You No"
Miranda Lambert -- "Over You"
Martina McBride -- "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"
Kellie Pickler -- "Tough"
Taylor Swift -- "Ours"
Carrie Underwood -- "Good Girl"

Group Video of the Year
Eli Young Band -- "Crazy Girl"
Lady Antebellum -- "We Owned the Night"
Pistol Annies -- "Hell on Heels"
Rascal Flatts -- "Banjo"
The Band Perry -- "All Your Life"
Zac Brown Band -- "Keep Me in Mind"

Duo Video of the Year
Love and Theft -- "Angel Eyes"
Montgomery Gentry -- "Where I Come From"
Sugarland -- "Tonight"
The Civil Wars -- "Poison and Wine"
Thompson Square -- "Glass"
Thompson Square -- "I Got You"

USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year
Lauren Alaina -- "Georgia Peaches"
Brantley Gilbert -- "Country Must Be Country Wide"
Hunter Hayes -- "Storm Warning"
Scotty McCreery -- "The Trouble with Girls"
Pistol Annies -- "Hell on Heels"
Thompson Square -- "I Got You"

Collaborative Video of the Year
Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter -- "You and Tequila"
Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood -- "Remind Me"
Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield -- "Easy"
Lionel Richie with Shania Twain -- "Endless Love"
Taylor Swift featuring the Civil Wars -- "Safe & Sound"
Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett -- "Knee Deep"

CMT Performance of the Year
Jason Aldean -- "Tattoos on This Town" from 2011 CMT Artists of the Year
Lady Antebellum -- "Dancin' Away with My Heart" from 2011 CMT Artists of the Year
Little Big Town -- "Fix You" from Music Builds: The CMT Disaster Relief Concert
Blake Shelton -- "Footloose" from Invitation Only: Blake Shelton
Sting and Vince Gill -- "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" from CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill
Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood -- "Just a Dream/Dream On" from CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam

Toby Keith and Kristen Bell Hosting Star-Packed CMT Music Awards TONIGHT!

Toby Keith and Kristen Bell are set to co-host tonight's CMT Music Awards, though they only met Monday. They seemed to be having fun with each other at a press conference Tuesday to promote the show, though. When someone asked what Kristen would be wearing on the show, she explained, "You get to sort of formulate an arc in your wardrobe, and it's really silly and girly, but it's a whole lot of fun." That's when Toby broke in, saying, "I have a nice skirt. A little knee-high job with some pumps." Though she's never been to Nashville before this week, Kristen is a big country music fan. The invitation to host was a bit random, and Kristen says, "Honest to God, I don't know how I got here. They just invited me, and I squealed." Toby is an old pro at the CMT Music Awards, and he's taken home several of the show's belt buckle awards in the past. Toby even hosted the show a few years ago with Pamela Anderson, and he likes the spontaneous feel of this awards show. "To me, it's not as sterile as the other awards shows," Toby explains. "It's more hang out, hang loose and the whole night's funner. They've got a wonderful package together this year." Jason Aldean, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, Alan Jackson, Jake Owen and Kellie Pickler will be on hand to give out trophies. Other presenters include actresses Hayden Panettiere, Denise Richards and Ashley Greene. Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Steve Austin, Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti, Jordin Sparks and American Idol finalists Colton Dixon and Skylar Laine round out the presenters list. The 2012 CMT Music Awards broadcast live on CMT and CMT.com tonight at 8.

Are Carrie Underwood and Steven Tyler Recording a Country Song Together?

Some big time AEROSMITH blogger with too much time on his hands claims STEVEN TYLER and CARRIE UNDERWOOD are recording a country duet together. Apparently it's a country ballad that Aerosmith recorded last summer. And Carrie laid down her vocals a few days ago to make it a duet. There's no word on the name of the song, but it's supposed to be on Aerosmith's next album, "Music From Another Dimension", which comes out August 28th.

I'm hoping this is true. We all remember Carrie and Steven tearing it up at the 2011 ACMs!

Brad Paisley Wants to Duet with...Lady Gaga?

Brad Paisley took some time out from making his new studio album to perform on ABC's Good Morning America Friday. In addition to singing "Working on a Tan," "Water" and "Waitin' on a Woman" for the crowd in New York City's Central Park, Brad also revealed that he'd like to duet with Lady Gaga someday. We're not sure if he was serious or not. Before his set, Brad also tasted a few culinary delights from The Chew's Mario Batali on GMA. We'll keep you posted on any news surrounding Brad's upcoming album.