Trace Adkins Gets Kidney Stone Treatment, Bares All in Hospital Gown!

Country stars are known for sharing their lives with fans, but Trace Adkins took that relationship to a whole new level via Twitter. Trace had some kidney stones broken up at the hospital Tuesday in Nashville,and he actually posted a picture of himself from behind wearing a hospital gown that left nothing to the imagination. The procedure went well. Trace tweeted, "In recovery. They said that I required an unusually large stent and that it is freakishly long. Thank you Lord!"

Trace Adkins Shows Off His Tennessee Cabin to Cowboys & Indians.

Since Trace Adkins' family home near Nashville burned last June, he and his family have been staying at their farm about an hour outside Music City in Eagleville, TN. Trace is featured on the cover of Cowboys & Indians' April issue, on stands now. He gave the magazine a tour of the cabin on the property. Trace laid out the initial plan for the 3,200 square feet home designing it to be as open and spacious as possible.
The basement of the cabin is the kids' area complete with 12 bunk beds so Trace's children can bring their friends to the house. He says,"That’s where all the bunk beds are, and they have their open space and the big-screen TV where they can do their [Nintendo] Wii thing and all that stuff." Trace adds, "It’s like a camp, almost. Camp Adkins." Trace and his family plan to start working on a new home in Nashville this spring.

The Band Perry Toast Latest #1 Hit and Look Forward to Sophomore Project!

The Band Perry toasted their latest #1 hit, "All Your Life," Monday morning with a breakfast party in Nashville. "All Your Life" is the fourth single from their self-titled debut project and has been certified gold for 500,000 downloads. "Any number one is really, really special," Kimberly Perry explained, "but this will be the final single from this album. So, we're really excited to just kind of wind down the whole process with such a win in a song." The Band Perry has been writing for their new album with several people, including pop hitmaker Skylar Grey, and will start recording this spring. The group was writing with one of their heroes on Monday afternoon -- Sheryl Crow. Kimberly says, "It's been a long time coming. She's a hero of ours. I just love, lyrically, she's so creative and completely unique to herself. She's a strong lady."

Rascal Flatts Picks Up Humanitarian Honor.

Country music’s biggest radio convention kicked off Wednesday by honoring Rascal Flatts for their charitable work. Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney picked up the 2012 Artist Humanitarian Award at Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar. Admitting “It’s a little uncomfortable to be recognized for something we feel we should be doing,” Jay went on to say it seems only natural to pay the blessings forward. In the past, the country trio has often done work and raised money for the American Red Cross, Make-A-Wish, and Nashville’s Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Rascal Flatts’ new CD “Changed” comes out April 3.

Tim McGraw's Wish List...

I'm sure there are plenty of people who wish they could share the stage with TIM MCGRAW. But who does Tim want to work with? He told CMT Insider that he'd love to perform with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. Quote: "[Bruce is] one of my heroes and really the ultimate performer. If I could ever do a song, a show or a tour with him, I would do it in a heartbeat." Since Tim is also a working actor, he has a wish list of co-stars he'd love to act with,including DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, CLINT EASTWOOD and SEAN PENN.

Taylor Swift and Zac Efron Deny Relationship, Sing Together on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Taylor Swift and Zac Efron appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday to promote their new animated movie, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, in theaters March 2. During the interview, Taylor cleared up rumors she and Zac are in a relationship. "We are not a couple," Taylor told Ellen. "He is awesome. We are not a couple though." Taylor says it was really improbable that she and Zac would fall in love on the set since The Lorax was animated. She joked about it saying, "Like, 'Oh my God, as we were recording our voiceovers on separate coasts, we really connected.” Taylor and Zac are good friends though, and she even taught him how to play the Foster the People hit "Pumped Up Kicks" on guitar. The co-stars performed the song for Ellen, but then changed the words up to talk about some of the weird pranks Ellen has played on them over the years.

Taylor Swift: “Mean” Is About Mean Critic.

Taylor Swift says many people think her Grammy Award-winning tune “Mean” is about her being bullied in high school, but it’s actually about a music critic. During an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Taylor acknowledged the song has become tied to bullying since its release, but told Jay, “I actually wrote the song about a critic who kept giving me really bad reviews.” Taylor says she finally overcame the negative reviews by singing about it, adding, it won two Grammys and “Now I feel better.”