Hunter Hayes' new release, called Encore, is in stores today (Tuesday, June 18th). It's a deluxe edition of Hunter's self-titled debut album, and features a handful of new songs, including his latest hit, "I Want Crazy."

Hunter tells us he struggled with the decision to release a re-worked album. "Well, Encore was a tough decision for me cause it's a very weird concept to go back and remake parts of a record, but I realized how healthy it was and how good it was to get in the studio and not have a sort of plan for a record, like to go in and say, 'What if I could do this over again?' Okay, well we can, and we did. It's an updated version. It's the most up-to-date version of sort of where I'm at writing-wise, where I'm at musically, but, in general, just where the music is, you know, and there's five brand new songs on it and there is three re-records, including a duet with Miss Ashley (Monroe), which I'm really excited about, but, yeah, just an updated version. There's a lot more energy, I think, in the new music, which I think the original record benefitted from that. Like all together it finally feels like a chapter."

Taylor Swift was among the lucky country acts who have been invited to join the Rolling Stones on stage during their current 50 & Counting tour. She almost stole the show by twirling with Mick Jagger at the end of their rendition of "As Tears Go By" during the Chicago performance.

Taylor tells us the collaboration -- and the twirl -- was a highlight of her career. "The twirl. You know, performing with the Rolling Stones, it just was everything that you would think it would be but better. 'Cause they've been on this huge, heroic pedestal for me for so long, and you walk into a situation like that and you don't know what to expect and having experienced that, they're now at an even higher level of hero status for me. Mostly because of their attitude. Because of their hospitality. Because they hand-write notes, thanking you for being there. Because you get to get pictures with them and hang out with them. I think one of my favorite moments of the whole thing was when the musical director and Mick and I were all rehearsing the song, in a dressing room, with a piano and -- we were just kinda goofing around and we started dancing, like waltz -- like over-exaggerated ballet moves. And then we started twirling around the room. And it was hilarious, because we forgot the words and we just started laughing. We ended up incorporating a twirl into the performance, I think, in homage to the hilarious musical rehearsal that we had that day."

Carrie Underwood and her husband, NHL player Mike Fisher, have put their home in Canada on the market. The couple built their dream home in 2010 on 11 acres while Mike was playing for the Ottawa Senators. The two-story home features five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a laundry room on every floor, expansive closets, a three-car garage, an enclosed porch, a wine cellar, home theater, wet bar and gym.

The property is listed for $2.2 million.

Carrie and Mike are in the process of building another dream home just outside of Nashville on a few hundred acres. The house is reportedly in the neighborhood of $3.2 million.

Despite bad storms in the midwest this weekend, Kenny Chesney went on with the show at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday (June 15th). Torrential rains forced more than 50,000 fans to wait an extra 30 minutes for the show to safely get underway

Kenny said, "Obviously, we never want anyone to be in danger, but we know lots of people plan trips to come together for one of these shows -- and you hate for them to lose their travel, their hotels. And selfishly, the fans at Arrowhead Stadium are some of the loudest we play to every year! So, Kacey (Musgraves) went on thirty minutes late and in the rain, like a real trooper, and we got on with the show."

The 2013 No Shoes Nation tour, which has already sold in excess of a million tickets this year, rolls into Pittsburgh's Heinz Field on Saturday (June 22nd).

Kenny is climbing the charts with his new single, "When I See This Bar." He's been performing it with Eric Church during the stadium shows.

Keith Urban makes a guest appearance on Buddy Guy's new album, Rhythm & Blues, which will be released on July 30th. He lends his talent to the song, "One Day Away." Other guests on the project include Kid Rock, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

Gary Allan will be profiled in an upcoming installment of GAC's Backstory, which premieres on July 14th 10 p.m. ET. The special will include never-before-seen photos of Gary, as well as interviews with those closest to him.

Eric Church will be making a rare club appearance at Metro in Chicago for his Official Lollapalooza Aftershow on August 2nd. Eric is the only country act on the Lollapalooza bill.

The Grand Ole Opry honored Patty Loveless on her 25th anniversary as an Opry member over the weekend with performances by Patty, Vince Gill and Loretta Lynn, among others. The show concluded with Patty and Vince collaborating on their 1995 hit, "Go Rest High On That Mountain." The two were joined by a number of other artists who had appeared on stage earlier in the evening. Patty was inducted as an Opry member on June 11, 1988.

Little Big Town and Trisha Yearwood both picked up Daytime Emmy awards over the weekend. Little Big Town took home the award for Outstanding Original Song for "Good Afternoon," the theme song for ABC's now-canceled Good Afternoon America. "Good Afternoon" was co-written by Little Big Town, Brett Warren and Brad Warren.
Karen Fairchild said, "We are freaking out right now. Winning a Daytime Emmy award is something that we could have never imagined and we are incredibly excited and honored! Thanks so much to Monica Escobedo and Alan Ives at ABC and also our co-writers Brad and Brett Warren."
Trisha won for Culinary Program, tying her own Southern Kitchen show with another Food Network program, Best Thing I Ever Made. Trisha tweeted, "Congrats to the Trisha's Southern Kitchen for winning the Emmy! SO amazing! xoxo." Trisha's Southern Kitchen airs on the Food Network on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. ET.

The LoCash Cowboys were involved in a serious bus accident on Friday (June 14) while en route to a show in Marinette, Wisconsin. The right front tire blew, propelling the bus across a 10-foot median, two lanes of traffic, and over a 4-foot wall into a ditch. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries to the band and crew. The duo were able to perform all scheduled shows throughout the weekend with the help of several rental cars.
LoCash Cowboys member Chris Lucas said, "The bus driver was really the hero in all of this. He manhandled the bus and miraculously somehow kept it from flipping over."

Preston Brust added, "It was unbelievable. The driver literally saved our lives."

LoCash Cowboys' self-titled debut album hits retail outlets today (Tuesday, June 18th).
Preston and Chris co-wrote 10 of the 12 tracks on the CD.

Hank Williams, Jr.'s latest album, Old School New Rules, will be available for purchase at participating NAPA Auto Parts locations beginning this month. In celebration of this first-time offering at NAPA Auto Parts, Hank Jr. joined executives from his indie record label, Blaster Records, at the recent NAPA/Balkamp buyers convention in Indianapolis.
Hank said, "This is the first time music is going to be available at NAPA Auto Parts stores. NAPA customers are my fans. . ."
Hank is getting ready to hit the road on his Old School New Rules summer tour. His tour dates are as follows:
06/21 Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/28 Detroit, MI - The Fox Theatre
06/29 Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion
07/12 Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
07/13 Orlando, FL - UCF Arena
07/19 Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Circus Maximus Theatre
07/20 Fredericksburg, VA - Job.com Pavilion
07/26 Southhaven, MS - Snowden Gove Park
07/27 Guthrie Center, IA - Guthrie's River Ruckus
08/17 Tower, MN - Fortune Bay Resort Casino
08/24 Beaumont, TX - Lamar University
08/31 Portsmouth, VA - Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
09/01 Cherokee, NC - Harrah's Cherokee
09/06 Concho, OK - Lucky Star Casino
09/07 Newkirk, OK - First Council Casino
09/13 Bossier City, LA - Horseshoe Casino & Hotel
09/14 Biloxi, MS - IP Casino Resort and Spa