News in Brief

News in Brief
CMT News in Brief
All the news from country music's most reliable source.
Taylor Swift Featured in L.e.i. Clothing Ads Taylor Swift will be featured in a back-to-school advertising campaign for the L.e.i. clothing line. American Songwriter Magazine Salutes Country American Songwriter magazine features Alan Jackson on its current May/June cover and includes a compilation CD with the issue. Carter's Chord Will Release Digital Album on June 17 New country band Carter's Chord will release their album digitally on June 17, with the CD version expected to follow later in the year. Dierks Bentley Makes Men's Fitness Top 25 Dierks Bentley has been named to Men's Fitness magazine's list of "The 25 Fittest Guys in America" with presidential candidate Barack Obama, actors Will Smith and Daniel Craig, athletes Tiger Woods and Brady Quinn, rapper Flo Rida and others. Marty Stuart's Jam Adds Gretchen Wilson, Old Crow Medicine Show Gretchen Wilson and Old Crow Medicine Show have been added to the list of performers at Marty Stuart's seventh annual Late Night Jam scheduled for June 4 to coincide with the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.