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  • Kelly Clarkson calls 'Voice' contestant a 'country Patrick Swayze'

    It was the third night of the Battle Rounds on The Voice Monday, and one battle had everyone seeing icons. Blake Shelton's team members, Carson Peters and Clint Sherman, battled it out to Vince Gill's "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away," and Kelly Clarkson thought Carson should be singing in Road House. Kelly said, "Carson, I was like, 'Oh, my God.' Seventeen years old looking like a country Patrick Swayze. I'm like, 'What?'" The former American Idol winner wasn't the only one impressed with Carson. Blake's team advisor, Dierks Bentley, saw another legend in Carson. "Carson could be a big superstar. His voice has got the bluegrass stuff and the country stuff. But it has almost like an Elvis kind of harder-edge tone happening," Dierks said. In the end, Blake chose Carson as the winner of the battle, and is excited to see what the 17-year-old has in store. "I just feel like Carson had the edge. He's just got a few different gears he can go to as a vocalist. Carson's only 17 years old, and as a coach, that's very exciting. Also, we haven't yet heard him play fiddle. I can't wait for that."

  • Dierks Bentley adopts a dog he met on live 'Today' segment: 'I feel it's meant to be'

    Country star Dierks Bentley did not plan on adopting a third dog, but he fell in love with rescue Goose while recording a 'Today' segment.

  • Dierks Bentley Cheers on His Wife at the Boston Marathon

    As his wife ran the Boston Marathon to raise money for a homeless shelter, Dierks Bentley and their three kids could not have been more proud.

  • ACM Awards 2017: Red carpet arrivals

    Country music's hottest acts stepped out on Sunday night for the 52nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

  • Here Are The Winners Of The 2017 ACM Awards

    The brightest stars of country music came out to celebrate.

  • Meet The True Faces Behind Your Favorite Country Songs

    Just because country superstars sing 'em, doesn't mean they wrote 'em.

  • Levi Hummon reveals he can shotgun a beer faster than Dierks Bentley

    The singer-songwriter has famous lineage and a new single -- get to know him in this video where we cover it all!

  • Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley Write a British Country Song

    Country superstars Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley moseyed over to The Late Late Show With James Corden to write and perform a hilarious British country song.

  • Luke Bryan announces Crash My Playa show in Mexico

    Luke Bryan announces Crash My Playa show in Mexico

  • Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan And Brad Paisley To Headline NY's Farmborough Festival

    Good news for all you country fans in New York City: a brand new three-day country music festival is coming to Randall's Island June 26 to 28, and the headliners are some of Nashville's biggest stars. Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Brad Paisley, alongside some of country music's brightest talents including Kip Moore, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch, Cassadee Pope, Joe Nichols, Raelynn and Brandy Clark, will be hitting the stage in NYC at the end of next month, and they couldn't be more excited.

  • Dierks Bentley Weighs In On The 'Girl Crush' Country Radio Controversy

    Radio Stations are reportedly pulling Little Big Town's new hit "Girl Crush" due to complaints that the song's lyrics promote a "gay agenda," even though the song is not about lesbian romance. Written by Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey and Liz Rose, "Girl Crush" actually tells the story of a woman who is jealous of her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend. "I will speak out against my own industry right now and say this is a bunch of crap," country radio host Bobby Bones said about the controversy during a recent interview with Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman.

  • Why Dierks Bentley Never Wants To Be Blake Shelton

    Dierks Bentley has been a prominent face of country music for more than 10 years now, with many of his songs reaching No. 1 on the country radio charts. The 38-year-old singer from Arizona moved to Nashville, Tenn., at 19 years old to pursue a career in country music and never looked back. He's set to release his seventh studio album "RISER" on Feb. 25, which was written and recorded between the death of his dad, Leon Fife Bentley, in June 2012 and the birth of his first son, Knox, in Oct. 2013. Bentley, who also has two daughters, Evelyn, 5, and Jordan, 3, with wife Cassidy Black, chatted with HuffPost Entertainment about his career, his experiences on tour and his life as an "undercover" celebrity.

  • WATCH: Earl Scruggs' Classic Hits

    Earl Scruggs, the Bluegrass legend and banjo master, died Wednesday morning at the age of 88, and he has left his fans quite the musical legacy with his songs. The Associated Press didn't mince words when describing the contributions Earl Scruggs bestowed upon this nation's culture, describing him as a "pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music," an icon in the vein of Johnny Cash and Hank Williams. The day after he died, Earl Scruggs fans turned to YouTube to record tributes.

  • Rock Band Weekly: Country Pack 4

    Next week's Rock Band DLC features various Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling country artists ... and yet, the one who jumps out is the lady who had her own sitcom. Complete details of the fourth country track pack can be found after the break.

  • Rock Band Country 5-pack official, coming next week

    Harmonix has made official the previously reported Rock Band country music track pack for the week of December 16. Judging by the comments in the earlier post, the tracks may not be your cup of tea, but please keep the "it's Rock Band" cries to a minimum.Country Pack (680 / $8.49) Brad Paisley - "Mud on the Tires" (160 / $2) Brooks & Dunn - "Hillbilly Deluxe" (160 / $2) Dierks Bentley - "Free & Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (160 / $2) Dixie Chicks - "Sin Wagon" (160 / $2) Miranda Lambert - "Gunpowder & Lead" (160 / $2) All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. Now that we've gotten a few more genres checked off the list, what do you say we see some Roots Crew from Philly represented, eh Harmonix?