Jerrod Niemann

It makes sense that Lee Brice would be the first one to recognize a burning bus. After all, he watched his own go up in flames last month. Last night, Jerrod Niemann‘s bus caught fire, and he says it was the ‘Woman Like You’ singer who got his attention and made sure everyone was off the bus before an explosion that would have ripped through the cabin.

Late Tuesday night (March 6), Jerrod Niemann‘s tour bus went up in flames in Chattanooga, Tenn., Taste of Country has learned. The ‘Lover, Lover’ hitmaker appeared at Heart Strings for Hope, a benefit for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and was just wrapping up when the bus broke out in flames around 10:45PM ET.

Jerrod Niemann fans get ready — you will soon be able to hear your first notes of the singer-songwriter’s next single, titled ‘Shinin’ On Me,’ when he hosts his second StageIt performance on Monday (Feb. 27).

As Jerrod Niemann gears up to spend the next several weeks on the road with Miranda Lambert and Chris Young on the On Fire Tour, the singer-songwriter has shared high hopes of doing some collaborations off the stage, as well as on, with his labelmates.

Now THIS is funny.  I mean, I really like Jerrod Neimann and I knew that he was a world-class kidder.    But, I literally laughed out loud when I checked out his video on his website.

Good news for fans of Jerrod Niemann: The singer-songwriter is putting the finishing touches on his next album, which is set to be released in 2012. “We’ve got every single song recorded … now we’re just working on getting them to sound professional,” Niemann tells Taste of Country.

Her latest album, Four the Record isn't scheduled for release until the first of next month, but Miranda Lambert is putting together an extensive tour schedule for concerts.  Her On Fire tour features her and some great opening acts.  You might say she's On Fire (ha.  get it?).

It will be an early announcement of five catagories, with more nominations later in the day on Tuesday September 6th.  The honor of announcing the first nominees will go to The Band Perry and Jake Owen as they appear on Good Morning America.

Dierks Bentley is a heck of a guy.  I'd say that without even considering the contributions he's made to many, many worthwhile causes.  But when it comes to his annual "Miles and Music for Kids" motorcycle ride, he takes it to a new level.

It’s been a long road for budding country superstar Jerrod Niemann, from his years as a songwriter for artists like Garth Brooks and Neal McCoy, to his stint as an independent recording artist. But all that work has paid off — his year-old debut, ‘Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury,’ went to number one, and with his latest single, ‘One More Drinkin’ Song,’ he has three top 40 hits to his credit, inclu