POSITIVE CAMPAIGNING (Reba, Martina, Taylor Swift, Wynonna, Trisha, Kenny Chesney, Kellie Pickler, Tim & Faith, Gary Allan, Willie, Alabama)

A nice chunk of distaff Nashville (Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, Wynonna, SheDaisy, Rissi Palmer, Jennifer Hanson, Trisha Yearwood, Sugarlander Jennifer Nettles and Jewel) make a get-out-the-vote plea in a PSA airing airing as part of Lifetime Television and Redbook magazine's Every Woman Counts campaign (which you can check out below). In addition, Reba, Taylor and Martina appear on the cover of Redbook's November issue in conjunction to the whole deal-hickey. You can check out a slew of photos of the ladies inside and online, too.
Meanwhile...as Taylor moves to expand the Taylor Swift brand, she's looking to market a line of Taylor Swift sundresses...perhaps made using the 35,000 huge t-shirts she accumulated this summer...and OMG! Whichever Jonas Brother she was dating just broke up with her...over the phone!



Lucky Old Salt: It's a no-brainer that Kenny Chesney will tour next summer, though nothing's official...except that the show will visit Salt Lake City, apparently.

Cowell-a-bunga!: Kellie Pickler's sophomore album double-aped her debut's debut, sez Billboard's Chart Beat, opening atop the Country Albums Chart and at#9 on the Top 200 Albums countdown. It's also the 205th chart-topper from the "American Idol" assembly line.

Reflected: A Maryland man who just hit the lottery (and looks like Tim McGraw if you photographed him holding a giant prop check from far away) will use the payout to make it big in Nashville...As long as we're talking McGraw, let's look at Tim & Faith's Sexiest Moments, shall we?

See If I Care: "I never really felt like I fit into (Nashville)," sez Gary Allan, who's "never been an industry favorite; he simply doesn't play the game or massage egos to curry favor."

Weeded Out: I never get bored reading the artist concert riders posted online. Like, would you believe "All Willie Nelson engagements must be 'Smoke Free'" and that the guys in Alabama refuse to perform if critters are allowed backstage?