Photos: Bryan, Brett, Bundy

Luke Bryan made an appearance on the Today Show earlier this morning to perform his hit single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” and promote his new album, tailgates & tanlines. Fans can also catch him on Sunday’s ABC CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock television special.

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Atlantic Records’ artist Brett Eldredge could not resist showing his appreciation to Brad Paisley for having him on this summer’s H2O II: Wetter & Wilder tour with a good old fashioned prank. At a recent show in Columbus, OH, Eldredge had Paisley’s Chevy Corvette moved, and parked a yellow, child-sized Camaro donning a “Paisley” license plate in its place. Much to Paisley’s surprise, when he came off the bus to jump in his wheels, he found the toy car. Known for his onstage pranks, Paisley congratulated Eldredge with a handshake on a job well done.
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Laura Bell Bundy, who appears with Ricky Schroder in CMT’s first original television movie To The Mat airing Aug 17, stopped by CMT this week to chat with host Evan Farmer. Her interview, along with Ronnie Dunn, appears in this week’s CMT Top 20 Countdown.