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Trace Adkins chats about his house fire and his new contest

It never fails to astonish me just how low Trace can make that voice of his go.  Arms crossed obviously does a little something to his chest or vocal cords or something because man made the headphones I'm wearing vibrate.  

Strange feeling, let me tell you. 

Back at the beginning of June I told you about Trace and the fun doggie jingle contest he was taking part in with Waggin' Train Dog Treats.  Well here's a video of Trace not only talking about the contest but his house burning down too. 

And speaking of the fire, soon after the fire destroyed their home, Trace spoke with People Pets about how his daughter had saved the family's two dogs. 

As flames engulfed their home on June 4, the girls and their nanny escaped the house and fled to their safe place (Adkins and his wife Rhonda were not at home at the time). But when the 9-year-old realized her puppies could be in jeopardy, she started to go back to save them. 

"A neighbor tried to stop her," Adkins tells PEOPLE Pets. "But she wouldn't be stopped." So the neighbor joined her and the two carried the pups to safety. 

"They're her puppies," the crooner says of the 10-month-old Australian shepherds, Daisy and Bella. "[Brianna] has severe allergies and this is one of the only breeds that she can have. I told her, 'I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you for the way you saved those puppies.'" 

Brave little Brianna even received the Compassionate Action award from PETA for her bravery.

"Thanks to the heroic actions of Brianna Adkins, her family's beloved dogs survived the fire and are alive and well," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Her heroism is a compelling reminder that all members of the family—including dogs, cats, and other animals—deserve help in an emergency." 

Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood beat out as the most Googled women by Justin Bieber

Buahahaha.  Coed Magazine has a wicked sense of humor and I liiiiike it!

The website, which seems to be not so much college oriented as it is boob oriented, has just come out with it's annual (?) list of the hottest ladies as far as Google searches go and Justin Bieber (hahahaha) made it to the top of the list.  

The list is totally scientific.  Here's how they tabulate the results:

SO how did we come up with this list? Simple. Our editors came up with a massive list of over 200 female actresses, politicians, singers and public figures. On June 2nd we searched each name in quotes with safe search off in Google. Marked down the number of results and wham the list was produced.

Eh **shoulder shrug**, sounds legit to me. 

So, where did the country ladies fall in the list?  Taylor Swift made it in at an oddly disappointing #18 with 159,000,000 searches and Carrie Underwood made it in at #47 with 50,500,000 Google searches.

And just where did the honorary lady, Justin Bieber fit in?  He made it in at #2 with 496,000,000 Google searches. 

You can check out the full list of the top 50 after the jump...

Martina McBride's new album release date changed

Photo via Martina McBride's Facebook

After the wild success of Martina McBride's song Teenage Daughters, people have been excitedly waiting for the August 23rd release of her new album. 

Speaking of which, was the album ever named?  I thought maybe I had a senior moment and forgot, but after Googling like a mad woman, I can't find anywhere that says what the upcoming album was to be called or any album artwork. 

Anyhooo, if you're one of those who has been waiting anxiously for the new release, you better sit down for this....you're going to have to wait even longer than the August release.  Yes, you are now going to have to wait until October 18th to hear the warbling of Ms. McBride.  

Booo. 

Martina took to her blog Monday to inform her fans of the sad state of her album affairs. 

Some of you have heard the album release date got pushed back to October 18th. This was a decision the record company made in order to give us the best opportunity for a great first week in sales, which so many people pay attention to in the industry. I love the fact that it's coming out in the fall. The August date scared me a little...back to school and all that. Plus now it's out just in time for you to get it and give it out as treats for Halloween! :) 

Yeah, Martina albums handed out as Halloween treats...the kids would mutiny and there'd be tricks fer sure - but it was sure a good try at making her fans feel not so bad.  

{via TOC} 

Marty Stuart Late Night Jam

Jam, a/k/a “Just Amazing Music.” Yep, that would sum up Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam!!!

On Wednesday, June 8, 2011, Marty Stuart hosted his annual “Late Night Jam” at the historic Ryman Auditorium. The “Jam” is considered the “unofficial” kickoff to the CMA Music Festival.

If good old fashion country music is what you are looking for, then this show is one show you don’t want to miss out on next year. The list of performers for the show included Marty Stuart and his band, the Fabulous Superlatives, his lovely wife Ms. Connie Smith, The Quebe Sisters Band, Doug Kershaw, Duane Eddy, Ricky Skaggs, Mel Tillis, and the legendary Dolly Parton.

The objective of the “Jam” is twofold: to preserve the roots of country music and to benefit musicians who have fallen on hard times. All the entertainers on Marty’s show volunteered their time so that all proceeds from the evening could go to benefit the musicians through the MusiCares organization.

And what an evening it was – three and a half hours of pure country music at its finest, performed by some of the biggest names in the business. The highlight of the evening was Dolly Parton. The audience greeted her with a standing ovation as she walked on to the stage of the Ryman Auditorium. She entertained the crowd with “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “9 to 5” before she took a seat next to Marty Stuart to reminisce about old times, and to sing the song she wrote for Porter Wagoner, “I Will Always Love You.”

The evening’s festivities had a fitting ending in the mother church of country music as Marty Stuart encouraged the crowd to stand and sing “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” to end a terrific night of pure country music.

Pistol Annies give their very first radio interview....reveal when their album will be coming out

Photo via US 99.5/Nate Azark

Miranda Lambert's girl group side project Pistol Annies seem like they've been around for a while now, but it's actually only been since April 22 that we've formally been introduced to the Annies.  They're so new, in fact, that today was the very first day that they had done a radio interview. 

The trio which includes Miranda, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley, stopped by Tampa Bay's US 99.5 today to chat about all sorts of fun things from nicknames, marriage, divorce, kids, hunting, and the fun of having girlfriends out on the road with you.  

The best news to come from the interview was when Miranda said they expect their new album to be released in early July.  Yay!

Check out the whole interview on US 99.5 here. 

More ring photos here.  More photos from the interview here.

Blake Shelton says sorry in new song

I so love this video.  

As loud and boisterous and sure of himself as Blake Shelton appears most times, this video shows that a more vulnerable, not-always-self-assured Blake does exist and it's pretty darn endearing. 

Shania's new video for 'Today is Your Day'

Uhmm, Keith Urban paid $950 bucks for this key chain....that's $55 a letter

Photo via CelebBabies - Keychain photo: Jennifer Fisher, Inset: Isaac Brekken/Getty

Personalized items are always lovely to own, but a dog-tag key chain for $950?

Yeah, that's a bit much for this girl.  Even if I was a gazillionaire I have a hard time thinking I'd pay $950 for a plain key chain with uneven lettering. 

Of course the above-mentioned keychain comes in gold or silver so I suppose maybe it's worth its weight in either of those precious metals. 

Anyway, CelebBabies reports that Jennifer Fisher is a well known creator of charms, pendants, and rings for women but that she's gotten into the manly side of things with a new line of dog tags, gold tie clips, and key chains.  

And apparently Keith Urban's a fan, having the above keychain designed (apparently before Faith Margaret came into the picture). 

You can check out Jennifer's not-for-the-faint-of-heart line here and her more affordable line of goodies here. 

I have two words for you....she's 12

Photo via Emily Brooke's Twitter

Well I guess technically that's two words and an apostrophe S, but whatever. 

I get asked to check out a lot of singers running this site.  Truth be told it doesn't usually interest me.  I like the celebrity side of things, the gossipy, fun, oh-look-what-they've-done-now side of things. Finding new artists just isn't really something I find interesting.

I know, shocking! 

Actually, if you've been coming here long I'm sure you've heard me say that half a dozen times or more over the years. 

Occasionally, though, someone comes along that makes me go "wow."

I'm saying wow now.  

Emily Brooke is a 12-year-old young lady who sings like an angel, plays her really cool custom guitar like a pro, writes great songs, and has blonde hair. 

Sounds like a winning combination to me. 

Of course, there are a thousand guitar-playing, song-writing, angelic-sounding blonde cuties out there - we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed that she doesn't get lost in the mix.  

You can find out more about Emily on her website here and check out some of her original songs as well as a bunch of great covers on her YouTube page here.

All you need to know about this video is that Sara Evans is messing with a banana

Yep, that's what this whole video is about, Sara and a banana.

But get your mind out of the gutter, it's for health reasons. 

{via Bobby Bare}