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Nicole Kidman Gets a Little Credit for Keith Urban's 'For You'

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Keith Urban can write a song at the drop of a pencil -- unless he's been assigned to write for a specific reason. The singer says when he was asked to pen a tune for the move 'Act of Valor,' he started having second thoughts. But after a representative from Relativity Films showed him the movie, he really wanted to write for it, in spite of the pressure it created.

"I'd never written for a particular thing before and I was really nervous about doing that," Keith tells The Boot. "Also it was right before my surgery last November, and I felt like I was on too much of a deadline to get it done. Then after I saw the film, I really wanted to do it but I couldn't think of an angle for the song."

Thankfully, Keith's wife, actress Nicole Kidman, urged him to try to write it. "She said to me, 'You should do this, you really should. I think you'll be able to do this if you commit to it.' She gently suggested that I do it and I'm glad she did."

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Oak Ridge Boys Meet the Dukes of Dixieland

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Cross-genre collaborations are nothing new, but few are as interesting as the upcoming album, 'When Country Meets Dixie,' which combines the talents of the Oak Ridge Boys and the Dukes of Dixieland brass band. Imagine a Dixieland band behind the country quartet's monster '80s hit, 'Elvira.' Or the big band sound of New Orleans jazz with trumpet, trombone, clarinet and sax backing the Oaks' gospel tunes.

"I don't think there is any way possible to sing or listen to Dixieland music without being happy," Duane Allen, the Oaks lead singer, tells The Boot. "The idea of working with the Dukes brought smiles to our faces because, even though we did not know exactly where it would wind up, we knew the journey would be fun."

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Lady Antebellum Plan for Growing Families

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The three members of Lady Antebellum -- Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood -- have come a long way since their debut single, 'Love Don't Live Here' hit the airwaves in 2007. Back then, they were three single 20-something aspiring artists, content to live the carefree life while crossing the country promoting their self-titled debut album.

Fast forward five years, and two of the members, Charles and Hillary, are enjoying marital bliss with their respective spouses, while Dave works on wedding plans with his fiancée, Kelli Cashiola. It's a change Hillary says they are all happy to embrace.

"We've always had a really close friendship from the beginning, but I think we've seen each other grow," the recent bride (to drummer Chris Tyrell) explains to Country Weekly. "I'll speak for myself that I'm in a much happier place. We're excited to all be going through the same things quickly after the other, so it's really fun. Love is in the air."

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Canaan Smith, 'We Got Us' -- New Video

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Artist: Canaan Smith

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Why We Dig It: In the age of iPads and Manolo Blahniks, we often forget that our most prized-possession can be one another. With his debut single, 'We Got Us,' Canaan reminds us that you don't need much if you've found love. The video follows couples of various ages as they enjoy the great outdoors, with simple performance shots of just Canaan and his guitar. To top it off, there's a pair of pooches who find real puppy love.

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Eli Young Band Up for Five Texas Regional Awards

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The Eli Young Band are up for five Texas Regional Radio and Music Awards. The foursome is named in the Entertainer and Duo/Group/Band of the Year categories, while their tune 'Crazy Girl' is recognized for Song, Single and Music Video of the Year.

Wade Bowen, Kevin Fowler and the Randy Rogers Band are few of the artists also up for Entertainer honors. Sunny Sweeney is among the Female Vocalist nominees, while Wade Bowen, Hayes Carll, Kevin Fowler, Stoney LaRue and Aaron Watson are each up for Male Vocalist.

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2012 ACM Awards Nominees Celebrate!

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As the saying goes, it's just an honor to be nominated, but that didn't stop The Boot from tracking down more detailed responses from this year's ACM nominees. Here are comments of surprise, gratitude and elation from Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Chris Young, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley and more.

Blake Shelton (Entertainer, Male Vocalist): "The support I have felt this week is overwhelming. Thank you everyone for this honor."

Jason Aldean (Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Single, Video, Vocal Event): "Thank you guys very much for a great 2011. Great 2012, starting off pretty good, too. Thank y'all very much, as always, you guys vote for Entertainer of the Year, so go to ACMVote.com and help a brother out."

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The Bellamy Brothers Fall Victim to Theft in Florida

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The Bellamy Brothers spent some time in their home state of Florida recently, where they received an unwelcomed surprise. While shooting a video in the Florida Everglades, thieves helped themselves to thousands of dollars worth of production equipment, by breaking into their rental cars and trucks.

"The police told us that most of the electronics were offered to a local pawn shop right after the theft, but the owner turned the equipment down after suspecting it had been stolen," David Bellamy shares (quote via MSN.com). "Fortunately, the video cameras and guitars were not taken, probably due to their size."

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