Fresh off her first number one single “White Liar,” country firecracker Miranda Lambert releases the ballad “The House that Built Me,” a haunting tribute to the place that holds more memories and truths than any other—your childhood home.

“You leave home, you move on and you do the best you can/I got lost in this ole world and forgot who I am,” Lambert emotes over a simple acoustic guitar strum accompanied by a subtle slide.
Going back to her childhood home, the spotlight is on Lambert’s vocals as she glimpses at handprints on the front steps, visits the room where she learned to play guitar, and sees the tree under which her favorite dog was buried.
Even though the descriptions may be unique to Lambert, listeners can relate to wandering through adulthood in the hopes of building a foundation as sturdy and comforting as the first place they called home.

Luke Bryan and some of his celebrity friends to put a unique twist on his ACM campaign for “Top New Solo Vocalist.” Bryan has done a fun spoof on the “Don’t Vote” video used during the 2008 presidential campaign with twenty-three of his closest artist friends, comedians, and professional sports buddies AND he wears a leotard and dances to “Single Ladies.” The video, already considered a viral success with over 20,000 views, has created quite a buzz since being posted last Wednesday on Bryan’s official YouTube page.

BUT! There’s also a contest -- support Luke by watching and spreading the word and you could win!!

Here are the rules:
1. The contest runs between March 1, 2010, and March 12, 2010.
2. To enter, use the widget on the site below to send the message to your friends. All you have to do is enter your email address and your friend’s email address.
3. The message will automatically be sent to your friend with a personalized link to the “I’m Voting For Luke Bryan” video. All your friend has to do is view the video.
4. Now here’s the catch . . . the contest isn’t about who sends the most messages, but who gets the most people to watch the video.
5. The person who gets the most friends to view the video will win an autographed Epiphone DR-100 acoustic guitar and an autographed copy of Doin’ My Thing and I’ll Stay Me.
6. Entrants must be 13 or older

http://www.lukebryan.com/voteluke

And just in case you don’t know who all those folks are in the video -- here’s a complete list!

Phillip Sweet (Little Big Town)
Kimberly Schlapman (Little Big Town)
Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum)
Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
Dave Haywood (Lady Antebellum)
Dierks Bentley
Jason Aldean
Haylie Duff
Blake Shelton
Little Jimmy Dickens
Emily West
Kenny Rogers
Jennette McCurdy
Jeff Dunham (w/ Walter)
Too Slim (Riders In The Sky)
Ranger Doug (Riders In The Sky)
Mel Tillis
Jon Lajoie
Chipper Jones
Tony LaRussa
Mark McGwire
Adam Wainwright

Whether it’s a good thing or not, there is a major country music presence on the micro-blogging site.

Here are a few favorites:
Billy Ray Cyrus
Blake Shelton
Bucky Covington
Chuck Wicks
Dierks Bentley
Gloriana
Jake Owen
Jewel
Julianne Hough
Kellie Pickler
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Love and Theft
Luke Bryan
Martina McBride
Miranda Lambert
Reba
Taylor Swift
Whitney Duncan