Photos: Dierks Bentley, Rodney Atkins, Jennette McCurdy

Dierks Bentley and his all-star band didn’t let a power outage at Jimmy Kimmel Live! stop them from performing last week. They improvised for a totally unplugged performance of "Up On The Ridge" as Kimmel recorded the show on his laptop's webcam.

Rodney Atkins, wife Tammy and son Elijah, visited with Titans coach Jeff Fisher during the pre-game reception for his 10th Annual Comcast “Jeff Fisher & Friends” Charity Softball Game Presented by Pinnacle Financial Partners. The event benefitted Soles4Souls Nashville Flood Relief, Nashville Children’s Alliance, Mercy Ministries, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and other charities. The event has raised over $500,000 to date. Photo: Richard Suter

Capitol Records Nashville threw an 18th birthday party for Jennette McCurdy in downtown Nashville on June 21. The star of Nickelodeon’s "iCarly" invited kids from Bellevue Middle School, one of the hardest hit areas by the flood, to enjoy a night of fun. Many artists and their children also turned out, including Martina McBride, Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Phil Vassar and Jamie O’Neal. McCurdy signed to Capitol Nashville on her 17th birthday and has been working on her debut album with producer Paul Worley. Photo credit: Kay Williams

BamaJam Records’ Blackberry Smoke hung with Joe Patrick backstage at the recent BamaJam festival in Enterprise, AL. (L-R): Paul Jackson, Brandon Still, Brit Turner, Richard Turner, Charlie Starr, and Joe Patrick. Photo: Bill Macky

The GAC TV booth at CMA Music Fest was all bluegrass on Sunday morning. The Grascals and Cherryholmes found themselves sharing time at the booth signing autographs for hundreds of fans. (L-R): B. J. Cherryholmes, Cia Cherryholmes, Danny Roberts (Grascals), Kristin Scott Benson (Grascals), Skip Cherryholmes, Jere Cherryholmes, Terry Smith (Grascals), Terry Eldredge (Grascals), Sandy Cherryholmes, Jeremy Abshire (Grascals), Molly Cherryholmes and Jamie Johnson (Grascals). Photo: Mechalle Myers courtesy of GAC