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The music of rock legends Queen has been covered before by country artists--Dwight Yoakam's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"--but The Band Perry has taken things a step further with their version of "Fat Bottomed  Girls" a song originally done in 1978 by the iconic Freddie Mercury and company. The group was recently featured in Billboard magazine's "Mashup Monday" ser

Reba McEntire is hitting the road this fall.  After touring with George Strait and LeeAnn Womack, she's ready to head out on her own tour.  She's taking The Band Perry, Steel Magnolia and newcomers Eden's Edge out with her on 31 dates in the US and Canada.  No specifics on cities or ticket information is available yet, but we'll let you know when they are, especially if she stops in Central New Yo

Joan and Julie O'Brien posed for pictures before the sold out show with The Band Perry at MVCC.  Tadpole & I also met with the trio, who are a lot smaller and younger in person.  They don't look that young until you see them in person.

Hopefully Mother Nature won't slow down The Band Perry, as they travel to the Mohawk Valley for tonights sold out show at MVCC.  Rebecca O'Brien not only won tickets, but she'll be meeting the trio before the show.  She was our grand prize winner.    Tadpole & Pollywog will welcome the brothers and sister trio on stage.  They may even have a few goodies to hand out too.

They will appearing at MVCC on March 10 with big smiles on their faces. Why, you ask? The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that The Band Perry has been named Top New Vocal Duo or Group for 2011! This ACM award was an entirely fan voted one, and Kimberly, Reid, and Neil are sending their biggest love and thanks to all who voted for them and made this moment

The Band Perry has brought Grandma, Betty Lou back.   The band first used Grams to promote their debut album and now she's back encouraging you to vote for them as the new ACM Duo or Band.

Cross-genre duets are nothing new but it seems that more and more country artists are getting involved lately. Jason Aldean and Reba McEntire have both joined forces with Kelly Clarkson recently following in the footsteps of Jennifer Nettles (with Jon Bon Jovi) , Kenny Chesney (with Uncle Cracker) and Rascal Flatts (with Natasha Bedingfield). How about the hot new family trio out of Nashville &quo

The Band Perry is up for the Academy of Country Music's New Group or Duo of the year.  Like Eric Church they produced a video asking for your vote.  Rather than doing some cutesy video, they a chose to highlight their year.

Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesIt looks like 2011 is starting where 2010 left off for Miranda Lambert.  She and Ronnie Dunn announced this year's Academy of Country Music Award Nominations this morning and she received 7 nods.  She's up for Entertainer and female vocalist of the year as well as single and song of the year for "The House That Built Me...

Tim McGraw is developing a hefty acting resume with the release of his new movie with Gwenyth Paltrow, "Country Strong."  But he'll always think of himself as a finger first.  And he's proving it by hitting the road this Spring with his Emotional Traffic Tour...