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Keith Urban will add a newly recorded version of "You Look Good in My Shirt" to his Greatest Hits album, which will now be subtitled 19 Kids, rather than 18 Kids. The updated album will be available at retail on Aug. 19. The original track was included on 2005's Golden Road but was not released as a single. However, the concert staple is now getting airplay on country radio. "The trick for this song was to bring all of the live energy to the new recording," said Urban. "I think that we accomplished that, and I'm glad that we finally have the opportunity to give everyone what they've been asking for." Urban's Greatest Hits was originally released in 2007.



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Kristy Lee Cook, a finalist on American Idol's seventh season, has signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, a label under the Sony BMG Nashville umbrella. Her first single, "15 Minutes of Shame," is expected in August, with an album produced by songwriter Brett James to be released in the fall. "I've wanted this for so many years," Cook said. "To have the chance to be a country singer, to make the music I love and to have enjoyed the support of so many American Idol fans this past season, it all means more than I can put into words. Thank you so much to everyone. I'll do my best to make you proud!" Fellow Idol contestants Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood are also on the Sony BMG roster in conjunction with 19 Recordings.

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Sugarland have announced plans for their Love on the Inside tour, which will begin Sept. 13 in Asheville, N.C. The duo will be joined by Kellie Pickler and new artist Ashton Shepherd ("Takin' Off This Pain") on most dates. The 25-city tour will conclude on Nov. 16 in Bossier City, La. Sugarland will release a deluxe edition of their new album, also titled Love on the Inside, on July 22, with a regular edition to follow on July 29.

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Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus performed at a Nashville-area skate festival on Sunday (June 29) to honor Alex LaVasseur, the late son of songwriter Jeffrey Steele. LaVasseur, 13, was killed in an ATV accident last year. Along with the Cyrus' surprise appearances, the memorial festival included a concert featuring Doobie Brothers vocalist Michael McDonald. Billy Ray Cyrus is currently the host of Nashville Star. Steele serves as a judge on the show. At the festival, Miley Cyrus sang "Hollywood Girl," a song Steele wrote.

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Dierks Bentley is the first country artist to participate in the Xbox 360 promotion, Game With Fame, where he played Halo 3 with online fans and gamers. Xbox Live has 12 million members worldwide. Other artists who have participated in the game include Ludacris, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, Kanye West, Korn and Velvet Revolver, as well as athletes such as Andy Roddick, Brady Quinn, Larry Johnson and Jason Giambi.

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A new compilation, Country Sings Disney, will feature Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Trisha Yearwood and will be released on July 8. The collection features country artists singing songs from films like Bambi II (Alison Krauss, Martina McBride) and Cars (Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts). Other artists include Bucky Covington, Josh Gracin, Little Big Town, Bonnie Raitt, SHeDAISY and Phil Stacey, as well as the Billy Ray Cyrus-Miley Cyrus duet, "Ready, Set, Don't Go."

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