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Sebastian Bach was on the set of John’s latest video shoot when he tweeted a picture of himself, George Jones and Ted Nugent.

How many of them do you think are carrying illegal weapons on them???

As you know, Kenny Chesney LOVES his flip flops.  His favorite pair has a hidden bottle opener in the bottom of them...now that's a practicle pair of shoes!!!

Order your own pair for just in time for Country USA at reef-sandals-online.com.

 Joe Thanks Country Radio for his 4th # 1 "Gimmie That Girl" and buys himself a new state of the art tour bus...

I normally try not to get too serious on my blog.  But when my job and my friends jobs are on the line, I thought it was time to pass this along. 

You may have heard us talking about the Performance Tax that is trying to be passed right now.  The following article explains how this could hurt your favorite stations...

Washington Post
Commentary: Don't tread on radio for record labels' problems
By Gordon H. Smith
Monday, April 26, 2010

It's the Washington way: Get legislation introduced that benefits a special interest, identify a "face" for your industry, mount a pricey lobbying campaign, and hope the bill passes before the American people notice. The Performance Rights Act, aggressively supported by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), is one example. If passed, local radio stations such as D.C. mainstays WHUR-FM and WKYS-FM -- and thousands of other stations across America -- would be required to pay additional fees for every song broadcast.
Supporters tell a woeful tale of a once-famed musician struggling to make ends meet, clinging to the hope of legislation that would reverse decades of injustice and secure a financially sound future for recording artists across America. But in this case, local radio stations -- the musicians' greatest and longest-serving promotional partner -- would be responsible for signing checks worth hundreds of millions of dollars, instead of the record label executives who have systematically abused artists for decades. In fact, 50 percent of the proceeds from this new fee on radio stations would be funneled directly into the coffers of the record labels.
With 50 percent in the labels' pocket, the remaining money would be divvied up by SoundExchange, an organization launched by the RIAA to collect and dispense royalty payments to artists. The disbursement would be split 45 percent for the featured artist and 5 percent for the background musicians -- if SoundExchange can locate them. But given media reports that SoundExchange had trouble finding the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the location loophole seems to be a rather big "if."
It's unfortunate that the Internet has destroyed the business model of the record labels. No longer are music fans buying an entire album of songs to get the one track they enjoy. Instead, for a mere 99 cents or $1.29, they can download a single song through iTunes. Record label revenues have been cut in half over the past decade as a result. But that is not the fault of radio, which continues to build and nurture the careers of countless artists through free radio airplay.
The record label claim that this legislation is about "fairness to artists" is dubious. D.C. native Herb Feemster of Peaches & Herb" fame -- as well as artists ranging from Benny Goodman to Pink Floyd to Cher -- had to file lawsuits against their record labels to recoup unpaid royalties.

Contrast the record label exploitation of artists with that of radio stations that advance the careers of musicians with free airplay and concert promotions. With a growing audience of 239 million weekly listeners, free and local radio remains an unparalleled promotional platform for music, generating untold billions in album and concert sales and merchandising opportunities.
No one disputes the need for artists to be paid for their work. But like every other business in America, those payments should come from their employer, the record label, not from the local radio stations that have propelled their careers to stardom.

If this bill becomes law, hometown radio stations across America would be forced to cut jobs and reduce the public service and charitable work that is the hallmark of local broadcasting. Many stations will switch from music to all-talk stations to avoid paying onerous new fees.
And that would hurt artists much more than it would help them.

Gordon Smith is president and chief executive of the National Association of Broadcasters. He previously served as a two-term senator from Oregon.

Brad Paisley and his band had some fun filming the video for his new single "Water". 

“We had a blast making this video.  The band and I were soaking wet for most of the day, but that was okay.  It reminded me of when I was five years old and mom and dad would take me to the pool,” laughs Paisley.

Check out the entire video below...

It's hare to believe that a little more than a year ago, Bango tore his ACL performing a stunt on the rim.  Now, he's back for revenge...

 Taylor Swift is the new face for the Sony Electronics TX7 Cyber-shot camera. Check out her latest commercial.

Gregg Zaun was a little embarassed during the first inning Monday night against Pittsburgh when shoulder-muscle spasms caused by a collision last week made him botch the delivery of three straight throws back to the mound.

Watch all three throws here

"It was embarrassing, and I was starting to wonder myself," Zaun said. "But I couldn't raise my arm."

Blake Shelton was so proud of his fish last week that he made sure it was posted all over the internet.  But, looking at the picture below from the same fishing trip...I think Miranda's is bigger!  That definately would explain a few things :)

 New Artist Ken Domash stoped by the studio to play some of his new music. 

Check out more from Domash by clicking below...

Taylor Swift will soon have her own comic book.  Here is a sneak peek of the cover. 

The comic, being released this July, will show Taylor's rise from unknown artist to super stardom. 

You can preorder your Taylor comic on Amazon here for $3.99.

Funny what you'll find when you become a parent.  I picked up my phone this morning after hearing my 2 year old son, Will, laughing.  Apparently, he found out how to use the camera! 

Now it's my new background.