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"I've never been so inspired, though. I was getting so many stories."

Joe Don Rooney is making big changes as he begins Rascal Flatts' 25th anniversary tour.

"What’s up Bubba," the singer jokes. "What’s up slam? You over there about to wear … you’re looking like Johnny Cash and Johnny Depp right now."

We can thank the Eagles for the Rascal Flatts' new tour.

Carrie Underwood is joining the roster of American Idol judge, and Luke Bryan already knows what to expect.

Country newcomer Dylan Marlowe just released his debut album, Mid-Twenties Crisis, and it features a country boy anthem called "Deer on the Wall."

"We're ready to get back to our main house so we don't have to have direct contact with them anymore," he jokes.

If you're wondering what the trio of Joe Don Rooney, Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox have been up to these last few years, the answer is not hanging out together.

"This one hurt. This is a tough one. This is a legend that was lost," she says.

"I try not to make a habit out of it," Brantley Gilbert says of wearing a gun onstage.

Kristofferson was a legendary songwriting and screen talent, and he also just might be one of country music's most interesting people ever.

Shania Twain recalls a touching — but unexpected — encounter with Kris Kristofferson.