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• Carrie Underwood Donates $1 Million To Red Cross To Aid Tornado Victims No sooner had Carrie Underwood played the final notes on her Blown Away Tour (which concluded last night in Abbottsford, British Columbia), then did she turn her attention to her home state of Oklahoma.
• Jewel 'Transforms Into' June Carter Cash For 'Ring Of Fire' Biopic "It was really important for me to transform into June," said Jewel, "because I am a famous singer in my own right, and I wanted to make sure to avoid people turning on the TV and asking, 'Why is Jewel wearing a brown wig?'"
• Conan O'Brien Points Out That Taylor Swift's '22' Isn't An 'Accurate Representation' "I didn't see any Ramen Noodles in that video 'cause that's all you're eating when you're 22," Conan joked
• Darius Rucker Calls Out Racist Twit(terer) Darius Rucker called out someone who was attempting to spread bigoted stereotypes about race and country music via Twitter.
• Blake Shelton Organizing Benefit Concert For Oklahoma Tornado Victims He also performed "Over You" with Miranda Lambert on "The Voice," in tribute to those affected by the tornado.
• On The Charts: Vampire Weekend's Second No. 1 Album, George Strait's Victory Lap Indie rock reigns this week as Vampire Weekend debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 134,000 copies of the band's third album, 'Modern Vampires of the City', according to data from Nielsen SoundScan.
• Kellie Pickler Wins 'Dancing With The Stars' The country star shares top honors with dancer Derek Hough.
• Jennifer Nettles Says Sugarland Future Is Secure: 'Nobody Panic!' Sugarland is not breaking up, Jennifer Nettles has assured everyone.
• Radio.com Essentials: Darius Rucker Digs His Boots Deeper Into Country In our Radio.com Essentials profile, Rucker broke down country music stereotypes and explained the stories behind many of the songs on his new album, while Entertainment Weekly's Grady Smith provided some back story on the former Hootie & the...
• New Releases: Darius Rucker, Daft Punk, The National, French Montana Every Tuesday, Dan Weiss runs down the week’s new full-length music releases, from charting hits to more obscure depths, the underrated and the overrated.
• Toby Keith Talks 'Devastating' Hometown Tornado "This storm has devastated the community that I grew up in. I rode my bike through those neighborhoods. I have family and friends in Moore. My heart and prayers go to those that have lost so much," he said.
• Zac Brown Band 'Jump Right In' To Summer With New Video Talk about a song tailor-made for summer: Zac Brown Band's "Jump Right In" is all about kicking back, cutting loose, and maybe getting a little crazy. And the video for the song takes the concept one step further.