• Rascal Flatts member Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon will host Blood: Water Mission’s second annual Red Tie Gala Nov. 21, which will honor Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA, for her work in the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and her advocacy for global health and poverty issues. Dr. Judd Walson, Associate Professor in the Departments of Global Health, Medicine, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics and Epidemiology at the University of Washington, is also being honored for his work at the gala.
Sponsored by maternity and baby skin care line Noodle & Boo, the evening will include performances by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors and feature guests including Jewel, Titans quarterback Jake Locker, Melinda Doolittle, and others. Proceeds from the evening’s events will go to benefit the expansion of Blood:Water’s work in the Suki region of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where an estimated 10 percent of the population is living with HIV/AIDS.
• The late Eddy Arnold will be feted at a special concert event at Music City Roots on Nov. 20. Plowboy Records will bring their release You Don’t Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold to life to honor the country legend in his 95th birthday year at the special show, which will feature performances by Paul Burch, Bobby Bare Jr., Chuck Mead, Jason Ringenburg, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Buzz Cason, Cheetah Chrome, and Pete Mroz. Jim  Lauderdale will host the evening’s events. More information can be found at  musiccityroots.com/shows.

Google‘s Glass augmented reality headset has unveiled some new features and a high-tech set of earbuds, according to Billboard.com. Integrating with Google’s Play media hub, Glass has added a “listen to” command which retrieves and plays the song requested by the wearer from Play’s music service. Other services like Spotify will be added on the device in the future as well.
“With these new features, we’re now building a great music experience on Glass, whether you’re a classical music professor, an acclaimed sound engineer and hip-hop producer, or someone who wants to listen to their favorite tunes anytime, anywhere,” Ed Sanders, the Director of Marketing for Google Glass.
Google recently unveiled a new commercial touting the new product starring producer Young Guru wearing the glasses and using the technology. The $1500 headgear is still in beta testing.
“It’s an immense timesaver, and a great tool to make the world that much cooler, and realize some of the dreams we had as kids,” Young Guru said in an interview with the New York Times. “For all of us who grew up watching Star Trek, ” he added, “this is sort of the beginning of the holodeck.”

Mercury Records recording artist Jennifer Nettles has teamed with a string of songwriters, including Mike Reid, Little Big Town’s Phillip Sweet, Derek George, Butch Walker and Sara Bareilles, among others, for her Rick Rubin-produced debut solo album That Girl.  The project will release Jan. 14 and was recorded at the Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, Calif. The project also features a cover of Bob Seger‘s classic “Like A Rock.”
“I started writing this album three years ago,” shares Nettles. “I put no conscious guides or governors on the creation of this album other than to write songs that I want to sing. Working with Rick Rubin was a dream come true and the result is an album that plays to my roots – country, 70’s radio, gospel and singer songwriter.”
That Girl Track Listing:
“Falling” (Written by Jennifer Nettles)
“Me Without You” (Written by Jennifer Nettles, Tim Owens and Derek George)
“Moneyball” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Scott Patton)
“That Girl” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Butch Walker )
“This Angel” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Mike Reid)
“Jealousy” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Kevin Griffin)
“This One’s For You” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Sara Bareilles)
“Know You Wanna Know” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Richard Marx)
“Thank You” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Phillip Sweet)
“Good Time To Cry” (Written by Jennifer Nettles and Mike Reid)
“Like A Rock” (Written by Bob Seger)