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I was excited when we announced Michael Ray for Countryfest for a couple reasons: He's incredibly talented, that voice and that face. So, can we just get to July 8th already?! At CMA fest in Nashville last weekend, Michael performed a brand new song that's going to be coming out on his new album.

It's important to keep up to date on all of your country favorites! That's why I make it easy for your every single day (on the air) and every week online. With Country In 60, you have the opportunity to be in the know on all of the major headlines for the country world in 60 seconds or less. So what are you waiting for?! Catch up!

The crowd went crazy last weekend when the first headliner for the Taste of Country Music Festival 2018 was announced: Eric Church. Now, less than a week later, we can bring you your second big name to be headlining the festival next year!

When Garth Brooks was in the Capital Region for the first time after 20 years back in March, it was exciting. I don't know if I've ever felt that kind of energy in the Times Union Center before. It truly was an experience rather than a concert. It was the first time I was able to see the man himself in person and the way he commands a stage is unlike anything else.

Hanging with Tyler Farr is always a trip. He's a great guy and he was just as fun this weekend at Taste of Country Music Festival. I was on the grounds on Saturday and had the chance to catch up with Tyler. He's been a busy guy with his new reality show "A Little Too Farr" (get it?? Too FARR?!) I asked him about the show and the craziest stuff that's been caught on camera, what he would

Joe Nichols walked over to me at Taste of Country Music Festival on Saturday when it was blazing hot inside the lodge at Hunter Mountain. In his black t-shirt, with sweat on his brow he sat down and smiled. That's when I realized he's about three of me and quite possibly solid muscle.

This week has been an interesting one for the Country music world. A lot has been happening. Becoming a daddy announcements, getting stuck in elevators, touring announcements with a former One Direction-er. There's a lot to chat about!

July 8th can't get here quick enough! A beautiful sunny day, filled with friends, country music and fun entertainment - it's a perfect combination! It's going to be so much fun and I can't wait to spend it with you guys! We have a great lineup that's bound to give any country fan exactly what they're looking for so it'll be exciting to finally get to that day on our calendars.

The founding member of rock band, Staind and solo country artist, Aaron Lewis is making his way back to Upstate New York for "The Sinner" tour.

Have you missed any of your Country In 60 this week on the air? It's time to get in your fix of country music news with the Country In 60 video edition. This week, Blake Shelton beat out Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan with this, Garth Brooks showed this off, Tyler Farr proved he's a redneck and more!

Last July was my first big Countryfest experience as an employee of WGNA. I definitely knew what I was getting myself into, well, sort of. But, no one could have planned how my day would go. There's always a schedule in place that you can almost guarantee will be thrown out the window by 10am. It's inevitable. No matter the amount of planning that is done a show like this ends up working on it's o

If you've missed it during the week, I have the fix for that! Country music news is happening all of the time, that's why I've been bringing you Country In 60 daily on the air, but it's time to get you all of what you may have missed throughout the week!