Blake Shelton, Martina McBride, John Rich, Trisha Yearwood, and  Josh Turner are heading to NYC next week  to co-host NBC’s Today alongside Hoda Kotb.

Shelton is to kick off the week Monday, McBride will serve as co-host Tuesday, Rich on Wednesday, Yearwood on Thursday and Turner on Friday.

“I don’t think the ‘Today Show’ knows what they really signed up forwith me co-hosting,” says Blake. “I mean, have you read my tweets?  I hope they’re ready to sensor me.”

We don’t know about you, but we will definitely be watching Today everyday next week!

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CountryMusicIsLove & Country Music Cares have teamed up to host an auction to help raise funds for those affected by the devastating floods in and around the Nashville area. Below is a listing of the active items up for bid on Ebay.

Please bid & help spread the word. Every little bit helps!

Click each link to place your bid…

Click HERE to see a list of ALL of the active items.

The following items have ended:

Autographed Dierks Bentley “Feel That Fire”-  $37.99

Autographed Big & Rich “Greatest Hits” DVD- $26.00

Autographed Larry The Cable Guy “Tailgate Party” DVD- $20.50

Autographed Lady Antebellum “Lady Antebellum”- $62.00

Autographed Eric Church “Carolina”- $31.02

Autographed Josh Turner 8×10 Photo- $76.00

Autographed Luke Bryan “Doin’ My Thing”- $33.00

Autographed Diamond Rio 8×10 Photo- $15.00

Autographed John Rich “Son Of A Preacher Man”- $28.02

Autographed Little Big Town “A Place To Land”- $30.00

Autographed Dierks Bentley “Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory”- $46.00

Autographed Chris Young “The Man I Want To Be”- $53.00

Autographed Darius Rucker “Learn To Live”- $51.00

Autographed Jake Owen “Easy Does It”- $50.00

Autographed Luke Bryan “I’ll Stay Me”- $40.99

Autographed Mallary Hope 8×10 Photo- $49.00

Carboard Kenny Chesney Cut-Out- $161.00

Autographed Whitney Duncan CD/DVD combo- $100.00

Autographed Big & Rich “Greatest Hits” CD $152.50

Acoustic Guitar Autographed by Kenny Chesney- $1,050.00

Peavey Jack Daniel’s Guitar Autographed by Luke Bryan- $480.00

Autographed Kenny Chesney Tour Poster with Custom Frame- $255.00

Banner Autographed by Darius Rucker, Jake Owen, & Luke Bryan- $127.50 & a Second Chance Offer of $125.00

Autographed Taylor Swift “Fearless” – $305.00

Autographed Taylor Swift “Fearless” Platnium Edition- $957.98

Autographed Gloriana 8×10 & Lyrics Bundle- $132.50

Autographed Lee Ann Womack “Greatest Hits”- $37.00

Autographed Ryan Tyler Band “My Guitar”- $13.50

Autographed Ryan Tyler Band 8×10- $26.00

Autographed Colt Ford “Ride Through The Country”- $14.64

Autographed Ashton Shepherd Opry Program- $20.50

Autographed Reba McEntire “Keep On Loving You”- $50.02

Autographed Ryan Tyler Band Tee Shirt- $12.99

Country Weekly article Autographed by The Band Perry- $13.25

Tim McGraw/Faith Hill Fan Pack w/ Autographed Tim McGraw 8×10- $29.00

Autographed Zac Brown Band “Breaking Southern Ground” Cookbook- $71.00 & $51.00

Autographed Zac Brown Band 8×10- $32.55

Autographed Joey+Rory 8×10- $24.24

Autographed Sara Evans “The Sweet By And By”- $22.50

Nashville Predators Jersey Autographed By Dierks Bentley- $154.49

Sugarland “Live On The Inside” Poster- $14.50

Keith Urban “Escape Together” Poster- $15.00

Taylor Swift “Fearless” Poster- $36.00

Autographed Colt Ford “Ride Through the Country” CD $12.99

Cardboard Kenny Chesney $30.00

Autographed Ashton Shepherd Opry Program $9.99

Autographed Chris Young “The Man I Want To Be” CD $21.00

Autographed Jake Owen “Easy Does It” CD $20.50

Autographed Martina McBride “Shine” CD $37.00

Autographed Craig Morgan Poster $9.99

Autographed Phil Vassar “American Child” CD $15.50

Autographed Kenny Chensey Jersey $128.05

Autographed Whitney Duncan “Right Road Now” CD & Bonus Poster $17.50

Autographed “It’s Alright By Me” Darius Rucker T-Shirt $13.50

Autographed Eli Young Band Poster & Sticker $4.99

Autographed Gloriana 8×10 Photo $18.99

Autographed Joey + Rory (Joey and Rory) 8×10 Photo $12.50

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John Rich is offering fans a FREE download of a brand new, never before heard song titled, “Lend A Hand.” Rich wrote the song and dedicated it to Nashville.

You can download the song for free HERE.

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Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay are hosting “Bands, Brew, & BBQ” through February and March. The weekly event is set to feature country artists such as  LeAnn Rimes, Montgomery Gentry, John Rich, and Willie Nelson. LeAnn Rimes is kicking off the fun this Saturday at Sea World.

Click HERE to see the lineup coming to Sea World and HERE to see who’s coming to Busch Gardens.

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Country’s bad-boy is a proud poppa!  John Rich and his wife Joan welcomed a baby boy early Sunday morning his rep has confirmed.  Cash Rich (yes, that’s really his name!) was born at a Nashville hospital.

Congrats to the proud parents!

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Based on radio airplay, below are the top 10 country songs of 2009 in order as determined by MediaBase…

• She’s Country – Jason Aldean
• Whatever It Is – Zac Brown Band
• It Won’t Be Like This For Long – Darius Rucker
• Sweet Thing – Keith Urban
• God Love Her – Toby Keith
• Sideways – Dierks Bentley
• I Run To You – Lady Antebellum
• It’s America – Rodney Atkins
• Feel That Fire – Dierks Bentley
• Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band

2009′s top new artists on the radio…

• Always The Love Songs – Eli Young Band
• Wild At Heart – Gloriana
• Boots On – Randy Houser
• Runaway – Love & Theft
• Small Town USA – Justin Moore
• Red Light – David Nail
• Shuttin’ Detroit Down – John Rich
• Gettin’ You Home – Chris Young

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John Rich was the grand marshal at the 57th Annual Nashville Christmas parade last weekend. The parade raised money for the Piedmont Natural Gas’ Share the Warmth program which helps families in need pay their heating bills.

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