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Brad Paisley’s new album, Wheelhouse will include celebrity guests – including LL Cool J.  Wheelhouse is due in stores April 9^th.

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The Zac Brown Band is headed to the races!  They’ll perform at the Daytona 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show before the start of NASCAR’S 55^th Annual Daytona 500.  The event will air on FOX February 24^th.

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Lady Antebellum is claiming the highest chart debut in their seven-year career this week with their new song “Downtown”.  They debut the song at #25 on the Billboard chart.

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After making an appearance on ABC’s hit drama Nashville…and getting engaged to actress/singer Jana Kramer… one may think that Brantley Gilbert has caught the acting bug.  But the “BG Nation” has nothing to worry about! 

In other Brantley news…Mountain Dew has introduced him as the newest member of the Dew family.  Brantley promises big things are coming soon!

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Congrats to Gary Allan.  His new album Set You Free debuts at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart this week.  This is Gary’s first album to debut at #1 on this chart.  The first release, “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)” is also the #1 song on the country charts this week!

CELEBRITY SCOOP...

Kelly Clarkson Plans to Wed in the Fall, Picks Wedding Singer

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Kelly Clarkson has been keeping her wedding plans under wraps, that is, until now.  In a recent interview, Clarkson revealed some of her initial ideas for the ceremony. “We’re actually thinking the fall this year. We’re thinking outside,” she said. “We are trying to make it small, but it’s hard. I literally had a breakdown two weeks ago about the wedding list.”

Clarkson doesn’t have to worry about the entertainment for her wedding, though. Country star and good pal Blake Shelton has offered himself up for the task. “Blake is going to play at our reception,” she spilled. “We’re very excited.”

Although an official date has yet to be set, Clarkson’s nuptials are sure to be one of the biggest celebrity weddings of the year. That’s not all she has to celebrate, though. The singer’s No. 1 single ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ is nominated for four Grammy awards this year.

Bradley Cooper Denies Taylor Swift Dating Rumors: "Never Met Her"

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Now that Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana have broken up, rumors have been swirling about who he will date next. Some speculated that he would move on to his newly-single "Silver Linings Playbook" costar Jennifer Lawrence, but Cooper quickly squashed those rumors. Now Cooper is being attached to another blonde bombshell: Taylor Swift.

The report was started by Radar Online, which claimed that Cooper shot down Swift's advances. "It was a little awkward for Bradley. Jennifer came to him and told him that Taylor was interested in getting together. He had to politely decline, knowing full well that Jennifer and Taylor are friends," a "source" claimed.

Fortunately Cooper set the record straight fairly quickly when he caught up with Extra at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. "Crazy, never met her, that's not even true at all," he said. "That's completely made up."

For her part, Swift says she's not looking for a new man. "Part of me just wants to be alone," she admitted recently.

Emma Stone Cuddles in Bed With Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper on Vanity Fair Cover

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As if dating Andrew Garfield and starring in two films with Ryan Gosling didn't make fans jealous enough! For the cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue, Emma Stone gets to cuddle in bed sandwiched between Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper.

Laying on either side of the 24-year-old actress under satin sheets, Affleck, 40, and Cooper, 38, lay their heads on Stone's shoulders while smiling for the camera. Making the threesome even more surreal? Affleck is dressed up in a bear costume and Cooper in a gorilla suit. Stone, however, keeps it classy in a powder blue gown.

Legendary lensman Bruce Weber photographed the three stars in a Godfather-themed photo shoot at Beverly Hills mansion. "It is the house where Robert Duvall, the consigliere to the Corleone family, arranges to have the recalcitrant movie producer who lives there wake up with his prize horse's head in his bed," Vanity Fair says, explaining the inspiration behind the animal costumes.

So, why did Stone, Affleck and Cooper get teamed up for the cover? The trio were chosen "based on their impressive, individual accomplishments over the past year," the magazine explains. "Affleck had triumphed with Argo, winning an Oscar nomination for best picture. Cooper had definitively established his acting magic in Silver Linings Playbook, which was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including his own for best actor. And Emma Stone had comfortably sustained her staying power as America's sweetheart with The Amazing Spider-Man."

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George Clooney Pays Stranger's Bill at Restaurant

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George Clooney has a guilty conscience.

On Friday night, the actor confused a diner at a trendy Berlin restaurant by picking up his check. According to the Local, Clooney feared his group had been too loud.

The businessman, however, didn't even recognize the star.

As the customer finished his meal at Grill Royal restaurant and went to pay, he learned the $134.66 bill had been covered, UPI reported.

The waiter told him George Clooney was behind the gesture. The actor thought he and his friends, who were seated at the next table, had disturbed the man.

"That's not true at all,” the man told Bild newspaper. “They had behaved in a very cultivated manner. I was stunned.”

Clooney is in Germany filming scenes for the upcoming movie The Monuments Men.

Melissa Gilbert Engaged to Timothy Busfield!

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Little House on the Prairie meets thirtysomething . . . for love! Melissa Gilbert is engaged to actor Timothy Busfield.  It will be the third marriage for both.  She’s a mother of two,  he’s a father of three

They got engaged over the holidays. What brought the TV veterans together in the first place? They've known each other for quite some time, as their paths have crossed off-and-on over the past 20 years.

WEIRD NEWS...

Man steals car to prevent ex-girlfriend's wedding

Police say a West Valley City man stole a truck while trying to stop a former girlfriend's wedding.

Heavy snow covers the region The Deseret News reports police say that when a friend failed to give 30-year-old Andrew Marlin Curtis a ride on Jan. 18, Curtis stole a truck that was left running in a Midvale, Utah parking lot and drove to his ex-girlfriend's house.

According to court records filed Thursday, Curtis told police he crashed the truck in a church parking lot, leaving behind the vehicle's license plate and bumper.

Police say Curtis returned the truck, telling police he stole it while trying to convince his ex-girlfriend not to get married, but she wouldn't speak to him.

Curtis is charged with unauthorized control of a vehicle. The truck's damage is estimated at $1,000.

STUDY: Sex Is Better Than the Super Bowl

You guys. The Super Bowl this Sunday. Between the dueling Harbaugh brothers coaching, great teams playing, sexy butts, sure-to-be-killer ads, and a halftime perfumer you actually want to watch (Beyoncé!!!), there's something for everyone.

That's why we were shocked to see a new study from Durex that found most Americans would skip watching the game to have sex. According to their survey, 85 percent of men and 81 percent of women would ditch the game to get down and dirty.

Um…hold the phone, people. Yes, this is Cosmo and yes, we're all for having sex, but this is the freaking Super Bowl! It only happens once a year and frankly, you can have sex anytime, anywhere (and should be). Do we really have to sacrifice watching the big game to get some nooky when you can get it before and after? (Now there's a thought.)

On one hand, it's pretty awesome that more men than women would sacrifice watching the game to get laid, but on the other...we don't want to have to choose. Give us our football and our sex. Or, even better, come up with a game, like your guy owes you a sexual favor every time Ray Lewis sheds a tear. (Girl, you're going to be very happy when it comes time for him to pay up.)

Taco Bell CEO: Cool Ranch tacos on the way

Greg Creed, chief executive officer of Taco Bell, announced on "CBS This Morning" that Cool Ranch tacos are on the way.

"We've got Cool Ranch. That's coming," he said. "That's my tease."

Taco Bell made headlines last year for introducing tacos with a Doritos shell for its 50th anniversary. Cool Ranch is a flavor of Doritos, so it would appear the brand is taking the partnership with longstanding partner Frito-Lay even further.

Creed said on "CBS This Morning," "We started working with Frito-Lay a number of years ago. For our 50th anniversary, we wanted to celebrate the taco. And you know, there had been no innovation in tacos. So we sat down with Frito-Lay, they obviously own Doritos, they're our great partners. Two years later, we launched the Doritos Locos Taco, which ... is the biggest launch in Taco Bell."

  VIDEO OF THE DAY!

It's a monkey wearing a snow suit hanging out in the snow. Do you really need to see anything else today?

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