Brad Paisley:
Daytona International Speedway and Chevrolet officials announced last week that CMA Entertainer of the Year BRAD PAISLEYwill be behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro SS that will serve as the official pace car for the 53rd running of the Daytona 500.  The Daytona 500 will be broadcast live on FOX, with pre-race coverage beginning at Noon and the race starting at 1:00pm EST.

RONNIE DUNN and SARAH EVANS at the Fremont Street Experience
RONNIE DUNN and SARA EVANS will headline the ACM Concerts at Fremont Street Experience, to be held April 1-2, 2011 in Las Vegas. This is one of the events that takes place during The Week Vegas Goes Country®, leading up to the ACM Awards on April 3. For the fifth year in a row, the Academy of Country Music presents these free and open-to-the-public concerts.

Chris Young
CHRIS YOUNG celebrated a hat-trick as “Voices” became his third consecutive #1 last week.

Little Big Town "Road Trips and Guitar Picks" Tour
LITTLE BIG TOWN’s Road Trips and Guitar Picks tour will be presented by Country Financial. The partnership covers 20 dates. The band was up for a Grammy this past weekend. They are also nominated for an ACM in the Top Vocal Group of the Year category and performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC last week.

Lee Brice at a McDonalds Near You!
LEE BRICE is now being featured on TV’s in McDonald’s restaurants around the country. Customers visiting the popular fast food chain will be treated to a series of segments including music videos, acoustic performances and interviews from some of today’s most popular artists. Be sure to check out Brice’s “Love Like Crazy” feature playing now at participating restaurants.  Also, Brice has been selected as the featured artist for the in-flight audio entertainment for all Continental Airlines flights.

Blake Shelton
BLAKE SHELTON has launched not-so-traditional Valentine’s Day personal greetings for fans on www.BlakeShelton.com. The Valentine’s Day “Blake Mail” has some of Shelton’s witty, off-color ways to tell the one you love “Happy Valentine’s Day” with: “I ‘Balls’ You,” “I Can’t Wait to See…Who You Are When I’m Not Looking” and “On This Special Day…You Can Kiss My Country Ass.”

James Otto
JAMES OTTO appeared on CMT’s Southern Fried Flicks on Sun., Feb. 13 at 7 pm CST.”

Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour
TAYLOR SWIFT kicked off her SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR last week with a sold-out show at Singapore¹s Indoor Stadium. She is currently slated to play 90 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents on the TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011

2011 Grammy Winners
WME 2011 Grammy Winners:
Miranda Lambert – The House That Built Me (Best female vocal performance)
Alan Jackson & Zac Brown Band – As She’s Walking Away (Best country collaboration with vocals)
Diamond Rio – “The Reason” (Best southern, country or bluegrass gospel album)
Patty Loveless – “Mountain Soul” (Best Bluegrass Album)