Music fans all across the board will have something exciting to look forward to this weekend when ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Summer Night television special airs on CBS Sunday (May 19). Read on here to find out which artists are taking part in the program along with Tim McGraw!

Luke Bryan, hotter than the sun burns bright at this moment in time, has a new single on country radio called "Crash My Party" which was written by another in-demand country music writer, Rodney Clawson and in this exclusive for Roughstock, Rodney describes how the hit song came to be written.

It's been a big week for Country-oriented American Idol singer Kree Harrison.  She placed second on Wednesday night's season finale of the hit FOX singing competition, and now she's gearing up to make her debut on the Grand Ole Opry. Read on here to find out more info about Kree's debut!

With Fox TV's 12 season of "American Idol" completed, Keith Urban remains hopeful about the prospects of returning to the program. In addition, he discusses the release of his new single and his hopes for his upcoming album for Hit Red/Capitol Nashville. 

In this exclusive story for Roughstock, red hot songwriter Rodney Clawson discusses how "Get Your Shine On" came to be written and how the inspiration came to the songwriter, his co-writer Chris Thompkins and Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard. 

Rising Country star Phoenix Stone announced today that he's been added to the show bill at Nashville's Exit/In this Saturday night in support of Headliner Big Smo. Read on to find out more about the event and to find out more about Phoenix Stone's 2013 CMA Music Festival Schedule.

Rising Country Music star Lisa Matassa has been added to the lineup at the inaugural Taste Of Country Festival in Hunter Mountain near Catskill, NY. She joins top artists like Trace Adkins, Willie Nelson, Billy Currington, Hunter Hayes and Joe Nichols as guests. Read on to find out more about her set here!

Just in time for fans experiencing 2013's CMA Music Festival in early June, The Country Music Hall of Fame today announced a new exhibit showcasing Carrie Underwood's most recent "Blown Away Tour." Read on here to learn all the details of this new exhibit and how you can see it!

Here's your chance to enter to win an exclusive Deluxe Edition of George Strait's new album Love Is Everything. The album is part of the ZinePak company's fantastic deluxe album packages and includes exclusive content about the album and George's Tour. Enter to win here!

For the third straight year, Aaron Lewis and his wife Vanessa are once again hosting their annual It Takes a Community Foundation benefit concert, Aaron Lewis & Friends, in Springfield, MA on Friday, June 14.  The benefit will include some top stars of Country Music. Read on here to learn more!