COUNTRY QUICKIES: 10/15/12
~~REMINDER: Josh Turner will make a return performance on tonight's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on ABC.
Josh is traveling the country in support of his latest album release, "Josh Turner – Live Across America", now available in all Cracker Barrel locations.
~~Trace Adkins returns to Donald Trump's boardroom for the first ever "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice".
Trace will compete on behalf of the American Red Cross. He joins 12 other celebrities who were previously "fired" by The Donald say.
The other celeb contenders include... actors Stephen Baldwin and Gary Busey; magician and illusionist Penn Jillette; NBA Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman; and Poison frontman Bret Michaels, who won 'Celeb Aprpentice' in 2010.
The winner, as usual, will collect $250,000 to donate to his or her chosen charity.
The season starts March 2013 on NBC-TV.
~~Dierks Bentley‘s annual Miles and Music for Kids charity motorcycle ride and concert — scheduled for Sunday afternoon — was canceled due to severe weather in the Nashville area.
Bentley says he is "so bummed" that he was forced to make the disappointing decision to pull the plug on the event last minute.
There is no word yet on a new date for the Nashville Music and Miles for Kids event, or if there will be any changes in the lineup.
~~ Taylor Swift and Papa John's have partnered to promote the release of her album "Red", out Oct. 22. Beginning that day, the pizza chain will offer a large one-topping pizza and a copy of the CD for $22. A
Taylor is featured on a customized large pizza box and in point-of-purchase displays.
http://www.papajohns.com/taylorswift/
~~ Tim McGraw teamed up with Ne-Yo for a track on the R&B singer's upcoming album.
Tim is returning a favor. You might recall that Ne-Yo made an appearance in ‘Only Human' on McGraw's ‘Emotional Traffic' album, which hit shelves in January of this year.
The song called "She Is" on Ne-Yo's "R.E.D. (Realizing Every Dream)" album, out Nov. 6.
(Tim also teamed up with Nelly on the track "Over and Over" back in 2004.)
~~ At a concert in Maryland recently, Jake Owen showed off his rapping skills by performing the entire ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' theme song.
He surprised the crowd with a version of the theme song to the '90s hit television show, before launching into Sublime's ‘What I Got'.
~~Florida Georgia Line's first single, "Cruise," has been certified gold by the RIAA for 500,000 digital downloads.
~~Jason Aldean's "She's Country" has been certified double platinum, signifying 2 million digital downloads. "She's Country" is now his third double-platinum single, following "Dirt Road Anthem" (which is triple platinum) and "Don't You Wanna Stay" with duet partner Kelly Clarkson.
Aldean's current single "Take a Little Ride" reached gold status last month, signifying 500,000 digital downloads. Tomorrow, he will release his new album, "Night Train".
