This is no surprise.  The KENNY CHESNEY - TIM MCGRAW "Brothers of the Sun" tour was the highest grossing tour of the summer.  It also broke records for biggest country event in New England history . . . AND in New York City - New Jersey history.  (KennyChesney.com)
 

For the second year in a row, TRACE ADKINS and KRISTIN CHENOWETH will be co-hosting the ACA Awards. The show airs December 17th on Fox.  (Country Standard Time)
 

The TAYLOR SWIFT video for "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" will debut on Thursday at exactly 7:49 P.M. Eastern on CMT, MTV and VH1.  (Nashville Gab)
 

FRANKIE BALLARD dealt with a minor stage fire last Friday in Mitchell, South Dakota . . . when his drummer's monitor actually burst into flames.  He said, quote, "It had three-foot flames in the middle of a song."  Fortunately, no one was hurt.  (Taste of Country)

CASEY JAMES has released the video for his song "Crying on a Suitcase".  It's another one of those "two people fall in love, fight, breakup, and then act remorseful" videos.  I'm not bitter . . . just bored.  (--Here it is on YouTube.)
 

There's a massive 63-disc JOHNNY CASH box set coming out October 30th called "Johnny Cash - The Complete Columbia Album Collection".  It's heavy on Johnny's early recordings from the 1950s . . . but it also includes music he did in every decade up to 1990.  (Billboard)