When Jason Aldean was looking at opening acts for his 'Wide Open' tour, he looked no further than Luke Bryan and pretty much wouldn't take no for an answer.

"We've got a lot of stuff in common, and when we first started talking about going out on the road, he was my number one choice to get," says Jason. "And they were asking me, 'If we can't get him, who do you want?' And I didn't really have anybody else in mind. 'I'd like to get Luke, and if we can't get him, then we'll look at other people, but this is who I want.' Luckily it worked out. I think when you're out on the road, you've got to be out there with people you like hanging out with. Not only does it make the time go by a lot quicker, but I've been on tours that weren't that much fun, and I've been on ones that were a lot of fun. When you enjoy the people that are around you, it's a lot of fun."

From his own Black & Gold draped suite in Sun Life Stadium, Kenny Chesney cheered his New Orleans Saints on to a wild 31-17 Super Bowl victory on Sunday. Afterward, with his father and college buddies in tow, he attended Coach (and friend) Sean Payton's post-game locker-room speech. And after that -- at Coach Payton's request -- Kenny hit the stage at Miami's Intercontinental Hotel to rock the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints' victory bash along with hundreds of jubilant players, their families and guests.

Sporting a white T-shit and Saints cap, Kenny pulled Coach Payton onstage with the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy, shouting "The Saints just won the Super Bowl!" and then lit into 'Living in Fast Forward.' When the elated coach announced that he intended to drink beer in Mexico, Kenny kicked into a raucous performance of 'Beer in Mexico.'

Reckless Kelly set the musical bar high for themselves after the release of their sixth album, 'Bulletproof,' in 2008. Soon after its release, the album became the Austin-based band's biggest seller, hitting the Billboard Top 200 chart and reaching the Top 25 of the magazine's Top Country Albums chart. 'Bulletproof' contained their first No. 1 on both the Texas and Americana charts, 'Ragged as the Road.' The success of the song and album also scored Reckless Kelly a nod for Best Band or Duo at last year's American Music Awards.

With the release of their latest project, 'Somewhere in Time' (in stores Feb. 9), the country-rockers stepped out on a limb by trying something brand new -- recording a full album of tunes they had no part in writing. The 12 tracks on 'Somewhere in Time' were all penned by the band's mentor and idol, Pinto Bennett. (Listen to the album track-by-track, here.)

"Usually I do all the songwriting or most of it," Reckless Kelly's lead vocalist and guitar player Willy Braun tells The Boot. "This was a record we've wanted to make for a long time. Pinto is a big hero of ours and an old friend, so it's been an idea we've had for quite a while. We finally just got the timing right to pull it off."

Rascal Flatts are getting into the Olympic spirit this year. Their latest hit, 'Unstoppable,' is being used as the theme song for athletes at the upcoming Winter Olympics.

"AT&T and NBC came to us about the song, and they wanted to change it into more of an anthemic thing before the Olympics -- not just about love but about you being unstoppable ... like an Olympic athlete, for instance," guitarist Joe Don Rooney explains to The Boot. So Jay [DeMarcus] got with the writers, Hillary Lindsey and James Slater, and rewrote the song to fit more of that theme, and it turned out killer."

Dating can be daunting ... especially if you're famous. The gossip rags just love to pair up single celebs ... whether they're actually a couple or not.

Taylor Swift has been linked with a number of suitors, including Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, and more recently John Mayer. The 20-year-old country superstar likes to keep her love life in her lyrics ... and out of the press. But one thing she will reveal is her "type."

Taylor's ideal man will be tall (not sure about the dark and handsome part). The 5'11" multi-Grammy winner admits her heart skips a beat when she meets someone taller than her.

She just performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, is jetting to Hawaii to start filming her first movie role in 'Soul Surfer,' will be launching her next headlining tour in March ... and in June, she'll perform at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.

Somewhere in between, Carrie Underwood will also be planning her upcoming wedding. But she'll need to block out Oct. 2, because on that day Carrie will perform her first concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, singing with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

Tickets for the prestigious concert event go on sale on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14.

The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo boasts a lineup this year almost as star-studded as an awards show.

Featuring a mix of artists of all genres, the event will feature performances by Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Rodney Atkins, Randy Houser, Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith, along with 80's band Foreigner, Christian rock band Third Day and pop singing sensation Selena Gomez.

In addition to being one of the most popular rodeo shows in the country, the San Antonio Stock and Rodeo has also committed more than $96 million in various educational endeavors, including scholarships and grants. The rodeo, which kicked off Feb. 4, runs through Feb. 21. Click here for more information.