Jamey Johnson has been crowned the savior of traditional country music in some circles but the announcement today of his duet with Kid Rock for a performance on the Wednesday November 11, 2009 telecast is sure to ruffle some feathers.

Today The Zac Brown Band announced that rock star Kid Rock will be joining them and other artists including Little Big Town, Kellie Picker and Joey + Rory in a benefit for the Georgia Theater, which burned down recently.  The show is October 30, 2009.

For the second time in three years a Country music artist has topped Neilsen SoundScan's year-end, all-genre cumulative album sales chart.  Rascal Flatts did so in 2006 and Teen Queen Taylor Swift takes home the honor this year, beating out the likes of Lil' Wayne.

The latest Soundscan numbers are out and once again Kid Rock finds himself high on the charts with his nearly year old (non digitally released) album.  The new releases last week included Jimmy Wayne, The Lost Trailers, Jason Boland & The Stragglers and the Now Country compilation.  How did it all go down? read more to find out.

Kid Rock hit paydirt with "All Summer Long" as the song has continued to rise to the top of multiple radio charts. He's also seen his nearly year-old album "Rock N Roll Jesus" continue an unlikely rise back up the Hot 200 albums chat, largely because his songs aren't available for download in the USA. The version of "All Summer Long" on iTunes and other digital outlets is NOT Kid Rock.

Heidi Newfield lead the pack of new releases at country radio this week with her solo debut "What Am I Waiting For" landing at #2 on the country chart while Keith Anderson's "C'mon" landed third. Sugarland continued to lead the pack with "Love on the Inside."

Kid Rock has flirted with country chart success in the past but "All Summer Long," despite not sounding even like a contemporary country hit, may have enough legs to become a smash hit for him.  It's fun and it's from his latest rock album "Rock N Roll Jesus."