1) Here's your reminder that tonight's "People's Choice Country Awards" starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on NBC.  If you'd like a refresher on who's hosting, performing, and presenting, hit up Billboard.com.

2) How much does Dolly Parton love her home state of Tennessee?  She's  releasing an exclusive Tennessee Volunteers edition of her upcoming album, "Rockstar".  It even features a live version of "Rocky Top".  (Full Story)

3) Riley Green's song "They Don't Make 'Em Like That No More" has been a fan favorite for a while now.  I guess the fans have spoken, because he's finally releasing it tomorrow.  (Full Story)

4) Remember last summer when country artists had the top three songs on the Billboard Hot 100?  Darius Rucker was asked about that in an interview with "Billboard News".  In his opinion, that's just the beginning. 

(Darius' new album, "Carolyn's Boy", is out October 6th.)