Ventured out to the Exhibit Hall today to see who was meeting fans. Here is who I found...

Scotty & Lauren had the biggest crowd of anyone in the Hall today. People were going nuts for them, pushing and shoving each other to get the perfect shot of the two "Idols". Scotty was so surprised by the crowd that had gathered that he had to get proof for himself.

They are both singing at the Grand Ole Opry tonight.

CLICK HERE to see all the photos from this afternoon.

Shania Twain was signing copies of her new book today at CMA Fest. The line was soooo long, and I couldn't see her from the front doors. People coming out of the signing were so happy, and said that she was so nice!

Every night for the 4 nights of the Festival there is a concert at LP Field (where the Tennessee Titans play). Performing tonight to kick off the Festival...

Jason Aldean
Easton Corbin
Sara Evans
Casey James
Brad Paisley
Ricky Skaggs
Zac Brown Band

Whew...It's gonna be a long night.

I will be blogging, video blogging and posting photos the entire time I am in Nashville so keep checking back!

The boys of country music ruled LP Field's stage tonight.


It all started with Zac Brown Band. They were amazing as always, and invited some friends to join them on stage including, Amos Lee, Sonia Lee, Randy Travis and Alan Jackson.

CLICK HERE to see my photos from the first night of performances!

Easton Corbin took the stage and his guitar player was rocking a Dallas Bull t-shirt! He was so excited to be playing the main stage.

Casey James made a surprise appearance and played two songs. Just him and his guitar. He sounded great!

Sara Evans took the stage to bring the ladies into the festival. She looked and sounded really great. Glad to see her back doing her thing.


Oh and click here to hear what happened at Kellie Pickler's meet and greet!

Jason Aldean then brought the house down. He was also joined on stage by Kelly Clarkson to sing "Don't You Wanna Stay." They killed it!  Can't wait to see Jason at the Amp in July!

And finally, Mr. Entertainer of the Year, Brad Paisley closed the first night of show. And yes...Alabama surpised eveyone by performing with Brad, and Brad was hit by a special flash mob (you are going to have to watch the show on ABC later this summer to catch that).

Here are the highlights from the first night at LP Field! (BTW...had to go rogue and sneak my camera in...shhhh, our little secret).




What an amazing night, and it's only night #1. So much to do and see tomorrow.

Last night's show was really good, and it kicked this year's CMA Fest into high gear.

My favorite performance of the night was Lady A and their cover of Prince's "Kiss". (BTW...I loved Hillary's purple jacket!)

Oh and we must not forget Shania Twain falling on her way to present an award. Oops!

But she has such a great attitude about the whole thing!

CLICK HERE to get a full recap of the big show from last night...

Launa has been telling me for the past year that I need to go check out Keys Country to get some cowboy boots. She is always rockign hers and they are adorable. They are not just cowboy boots, they are a personal expression.

So yesterday I ventured to the small store on Dale Mabry in Tampa and well...let's just say I had a "Ah Ha Moment."

It is a gorgeous store, with awesome inventory. I wanted to buy everything I saw. The owner sure has an eye for great fashion. It's not just plaid shirts and jeans. They have stuff you can wear for a night out, to work and of course jeans, too. I bought a couple of shirts on the sale rack, and yes finally my very own cowvboy boots. The best part was that I got them on sale. They were the only size left in this style and so being that they were a 10 it was meant to be.

I'm breaking these babies in this weekend in Nashville, and will definitley be wearing them at The Keith Urban concert, too!

Yee-haw!!!