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Scotty McCreery and newcomer Payton Smith will open.

The music business is a high-stakes, high-risk venture, and it's not unusual for things to wind up in court.

He says it's like the "good old county music" he grew up on.

At the age of 17, McCreery became the youngest male contestant to win 'American Idol', during the show's 10th season, but he was even younger when he first showed his musical promise ... at the ripe old age of one.

He's showing fans who he really is.

Once and 'Idol' winner, always an 'Idol' viewer ...

Nothing beats year-old cake and a little relaxation.

California goes country this May.

"In Between" is his pivot point, the song that closes one extended chapter and begins another.

Willie Nelson is king when it comes to country music commercials during the Super Bowl, but there is a queen.

"I got in at, like, 1AM and just turned the radio on, and there it was ..."

While some country stars may not be able to leave their homes without sunglasses and a baseball cap on, lest they be spotted by fans or paparazzi, the tables turn on Halloween.