LADY ANTEBELLUM: Happy Birthday, Oreo!(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2012)

Lady Antebellum put on an impromptu concert Tuesday in Los Angeles to celebrate the 100th birthday of Oreo cookies -- right after experiencing their first in-person flash mob. They also contributed a custom greeting card to commemorate the event. You can find and send their personal birthday message at StarGreetz.com/Oreo.

LADY ANTEBELLUM: Lady Lingers(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2012)

Lady Antebellum's Own the Night is once again the nation's top country album, selling another 20,000 copies last week, according to the latest SoundScan figures. Luke Bryan's Tailgates and Tanlines also holds at number-two, selling 19,000, and Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party stays at number-three.

The Band Perry move up a spot to number-four with their self-titled album, making room for Craig Morgan's This Ole Boy, which debuts at number-five. --Tammy Ragusa

MIRANDA LAMBERT: Own a Piece of "Over You"(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2012)

Miranda Lambert looks amazing in the dramatic video for "Over You" and now you can own a piece of it. Starting March 12th, the one-of-a-kind necklace that she wears will be auctioned off on eBay to benefit the American Cancer Society. For details on the hand-beaded piece, go to designer Karen Linder's website.

LIONEL RICHIE: Country Connection (Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2012)

There's still a couple of weeks before Lionel Richie's country duet project, Tuskegee, hits stores, but on his YouTube page you can go into the studio for sessions with Billy Currington and Willie Nelson. You'll see that recording was a small part of the process. Lionel says many of the stars had stories and memories tied to his songs. He tells us that at times it was like "group therapy," but it connected him to each country star.

MARTINA McBRIDE: I'm Just Gonna Love You (audio)(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2012)

Martina McBride's hit single "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" is about an actual cancer survivor, but she found personal meaning in the lyrics. She played a demo for her husband, John, and he told her, "That's what I would want to say to you." That's when she realized that it means, "I will stick with you no matter what." --Tammy Ragusa

JAKE OWEN: From Mild-Mannered to Superstar (audio)(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2012)

Jake Owen is one of the most accessible artists in country music, known for taking fans out on his boat or inviting them out to restaurants, but even he goes through a metamorphosis before he takes the stage. Jake says, "It's kinda like Clark Kent." Only he dons cowboy boots and pearl snaps instead of blue tights and a cape.

JERROD NIEMANN: Boom Goes the Bus(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2012)

Jerrod Niemann's tour bus caught fire on Tuesday night. According to Chattanooga, Tennessee's WRCB-TV, Jerrod had just performed at a benefit for St. Jude Children's Hospital and returned to his bus with his father, uncle and friends. Lee Brice, who was also at the event, alerted him of smoke pouring from the rear of the bus. Jerrod says, "We get everyone off, and pretty soon we hear this 'boom!' And we think it's the fuel line, but we look and the whole front windshield was just blown out."

No one was injured, and all of his instruments were retrieved before the explosion.