Keith Opens Another Bar In Oklahoma

Toby Keith has opened another one of his famous bars in Oklahoma. Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill opened at the WinStar World Casino on Monday. The restaurant is located at 777 Casino Way, Suite 1, in Thackerville. "We are pleased to see the addition of Toby Keith's signature restaurant at WinStar," Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said in a statement. The location is the third for Keith's franchise, joining existing restaurants in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Gary Allan Releases Eighth Album

Gary Allan released his eighth studio album, Get Off on the Pain, earlier this week. Get Off on the Pain's 10 tracks includes Allan's title track and current single, as well as his previously released single, "Today." Allan wrote five of the tracks and co-produced the album with Mark Wright and Greg Droman. Allan reveals a lot of pain of the new album, such as in the song "No Regrets," which deals specifically with his wife's suicide five years ago.

BMI Congratulates Jason Aldean's Songwriter

Performance Rights Group BMI applauded songwriter Ashley Monroe for co-writing Jason Aldean's latest number one hit, "The Truth," at a recent party at BMI's Nashville headquarters. "The Truth" is Monroe's first number one. Aldean, clad in his trademark faded jeans, checkered shirt and ball cap, showed up to the festivities just before they started. "The Truth" has been played over 80,000 times on country radio. "From day one it was my favorite song on the record," Aldean says.

Lady Antebellum Back On Top

Lady Antebellum returned to the top of the Billboard 200 on Wednesday. According to Nielsen SoundScan figures, Need You Now sold 126,000 copies during the week ending March 7, ending a three-week run for Sade, whose Soldier of Love fell to the second spot after selling 79,000 albums. The album returned to the top spot after a three-week absence, the first time this has happened since Taylor Swift's Fearless did the same in 2008.

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