TAYLOR SWIFT dropped some very un-specific hints about her upcoming album on Facebook yesterday.  She wrote, quote, "I just sat in a big room with a lot of people and made a lot of decisions about a lot of things happening very soon . . . Stuff is about to happen."  (???)  (Full Story)

The PISTOL ANNIES released their video for "Takin' Pills".  Warning . . . images of sexy cowgirls road-tripping, eating junk food, and lighting up cigarettes are involved.  (Video)

BRAD PAISLEY, JASON ALDEAN, TAYLOR SWIFT and MIRANDA LAMBERT are part of the second annual iHeartRadio festival lineup this September 21st and 22nd in Vegas.  Tickets go on sale this Saturday.  (Full Story)

The lineup for Pepsi's 'Summer Beats Concert Series' in Nashville has been announced:  EASTON CORBIN, GLORIANA, RANDY HOUSER, JANA KRAMER, and JERROD NIEMANN.  The show goes down in late July . . . no date yet . . . and Pepsi's going to stream it live too.  (Full Story)