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August 20, 2010 » Whiskey Business: Kenny Chesney is offering an extra shot of Hemingway's Whiskey to buyers of the upcoming album's double disc CD/DVD Deluxe Edition. Extras include bonus tracks "Ain't Ever Going Back Again" and "I Didn't Get Here Alone," as well as 30 minutes of additional content including a video reel of Chesney discussing the stories behind each of the 13 songs, a thank-you from Chesney and in-studio footage of the recording of "You And Tequila" with rocker Grace Potter. "Adding a few songs is kind of the same approach we take to our shows," Chesney says. "Every record is different, every night is different. You start feeling good, and you want to do 10 extra minutes, 20 extra minutes, an extra three hours ... This is exactly the same. We put two extra songs and a conversation on the record because there are fans who have been a part of my life for a long time and ... I wanted to give them something special." » I Want "Mine" MTV: Taylor Swift is staging an MTV takeover for the debut of her highly anticipated music video "Mine." Next Friday (8/27), MTV-owned networks CMT, VH1, MTV and MTV International, as well as their online counterparts, will premiere the video, which Swift co-directed with Roman White. Prior to the premieres, Swift will introduce the video on CMT live from small town Maine, where it was filmed. During the associated 30-minute special, Swift will give CMT host Katie Cook a tour of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport and discuss bringing the video to life. The show airs at 8pm ET Aug. 27. If that doesn't satisfy your Swift fix, then check out her new album cover for Speak Now (here and above), as well as pictures from her run in Japan here. » Draw Me A Map: Dierks Bentley plans to go the distance for pediatric health care during his fifth Nashville Miles & Music For Kids Oct. 17. Miranda Lambert, Jerrod Niemann and other artists will join in the fun beginning with an hour-long ride from Harley-Davidson of Columbia (TN) to a Riverfront Park jam in downtown Nashville. "Miles & Music is one of the greatest things we do all year," Bentley says. "The Nashville community has been coming out year after year to support us ... [There are] so many people [who] contribute their time and money to make this a success, [and I'm] looking forward to making year No. 5 bigger and better than ever." Proceeds will benefit the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Tickets and details here. » SexyBackers: There's no time for Lady Antebellum to recover from jet lag. Back Stateside after last week's London media blitz, Lady A have returned with a new seven-song EP exclusively for iTunes as part of the iTunes Sessions series. Unplugged versions of the trio's most popular hits and a studio cover of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers' "Learning To Fly" make up the collection. Also on the Lady A-genda is the Oct. 23 Justin Timberlake And Friends A Special Evening Benefiting Shriners Hospitals For Children concert at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood & Casino. They're on a multi-genre bill with Christina Aguilera, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena Gomez & The Scene and T-Pain. Tickets go on sale Saturday (8/21). Details here. » Award Of Words: The CMA has enlisted Justin Moore, Chris Young, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert to ring in awards season with the two-day announcement of the 44th Annual CMA Awards nominees. Moore and Young will reveal half the nominees Aug. 31 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The next day (9/1), artists and fans will be glued to the tube as Bentley and Lambert announce the others on ABC-TV's Good Morning America during the 8:30am ET segment. CMT Insider Special Edition will recap and spotlight the nominees Sept. 1 at 11am ET. Details here. »Hit List Rodney Atkins and Cracker Barrel have teamed for an Atkins hits compilation featuring "These Are my People," "Watching You" and "Farmer's Daughter." The Sept. 6 release also includes the previously unreleased track "More Like Your Memory (Always Takes Me Back)." Hank Williams, Jr. will host a Sept. 25 Rowdy Friends 2010 Tour concert in Gulf Shores, AL to promote local tourism. Approximately 3,000 $10 tickets for the Bocephus, Gretchen Wilson and Lee Brice show were allocated for locals, with the rest of the 10,000 passes distributed to draw Gulf Shores and Orange Beach visitors. Details here. Trisha Yearwood will put the South in the Big Apple's mouth by hosting a culinary demonstration during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival Oct. 9 at 3pm ET. Details here. American Idol finalist Casey James has gone country and inked a deal with the BNA label, which is home to Kellie Pickler, Kenny Chesney and others. Look for James' debut country album to hit stores next year. CMT.com will stream Lee Brice's hometown concert in Charleston, SC's The Music Farm live Saturday (8/21) at 9pm ET. The show will also be webcast on leebrice.com. Birthdays Harold Reid (the Statler Brothers) (8/21) Kenny Rogers (8/21) Ira Dean (Trick Pony) (8/23) Becky Robertson (Carter's Chord) (8/23) On TV Friday (8/20): Keith Urban, Today (NBC); Blake Shelton, Top 20 Country Countdown (GAC); Trace Adkins, Fox & Friends (FOX News). Saturday (8/21): Little Big Town, Origins (GAC). Sunday (8/22): Little Big Town, Top 20 Country Countdown (re-air) (GAC). Monday (8/23): Miranda Lambert, Invitation Only: Miranda Lambert (CMT). Upcoming Albums Little Big Town The Reason Why (8/24) Randy Rogers Band Burning The Day (8/24) Marty Stuart Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions) (8/24) » Medal Rules: Bucky Covington (l) sports some Olympic hardware with hockey gold medalist Katie Weatherston (r) backstage during the 2010 Capital Hoedown in Ottawa, Ontario. © 2010 LH Publications, LLC