Catch & Release: Team Opry will face Team After MidNite at the 23rd Annual Celebrity Softball Challenge at Greer Stadium in Nashville June 8 benefitting City of Hope. Team Opry's lineup includes Ayla Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lucas of LoCash Cowboys, Chuck Wicks, Craig Campbell, Jonathan Jackson, Kree Harrison, Maggie Rose, Phil Vassar, Scott Hamilton, Stu Grimson, Two Foot Fred and StageIt concert winner Donica Knight. Team After MidNite consists of Aaron Lewis, Angie Johnson, Brett Eldredge, Chase Rice, David Nail, Greg Bates, J.P. Dumont, Krystal Keith, Lauren Alaina, Preston Brust of LoCash Cowboys, Scotty McCreery, Shane Tallant and StageIt concert winner SaraBeth. More here.

No Sleep Til Michigan: Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Kix Brooks, Chris Young, Colt Ford, Thompson Square, Jerrod Niemann, Thomas Rhett, Jon Pardi, David Nail, Greg Bates, Ashley Monroe, Drake White, Chase Rice and DJ Silver are scheduled to perform at the first-ever Faster Horses Festival. The three-day concert and camping fest takes place in Brooklyn, MI July 19, 20 and 21. More here.

UMGRS: UMG/Nashville artists' CRS 2013 presence includes Little Big Town singing the national anthem during Wednesday's opening ceremonies (2/27). That day's lunch, Team UMG At The Ryman, features Billy Currington, Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, David Nail, Dierks Bentley, Drake White, Eric Church, Eric Paslay, Josh Turner, Kacey Musgraves, Kelleigh Bannen, Lady Antebellum, Lauren Alaina, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Mickey Guyton, Randy Montana, Scotty McCreery and Vince Gill. UMGN hosts Thursday's (2/28) luncheon with Gary Allan and Jon Pardi set to perform.

Signage: Disney Music Publishing and Patrick Joseph Music have partnered to sign songwriter Melissa Peirce. Her credits include David Nail's "Red Light" and Eli Young Band's "Say Goodnight."

Room Where It Counts: Cowboy Fanfest makes space for Tracy Lawrence on the ACM Concert Stage as part of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas Dec. 6. Other artists on the bill during the week-long event include Ryan Beaver, Bucky Covington, Sarah Darling, Brett Eldredge, Jack Ingram, Chris Janson, David Nail, Aaron Watson and Chris Young. More here.

Showdeo Time: The Academy of Country Music will again host musical performances at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Dec. 6-15 in Las Vegas. The Rodeo Live Stage will feature shows from David Nail, Aaron Watson, Chris Janson, Ryan Beaver, Chris Young, Sarah Darling, Bucky Covington, Jack Ingram and Brett Eldredge. The performances are part of the innaugural Cowboy Fanfest, an interactive area highlighting various aspects of the Western lifestyle at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event is open to the public with free admission; more here.

Playing Twister: Capitol's Little Big Town will launch The Tornado Tour Jan. 31, with support from Mercury's Kacey Musgraves and MCA's David Nail in select cities. More than 25 dates, mostly theaters, are on the books through May; schedule here.

Sound Of A Million Jägerbombs: Jägermeister is sponsoring David Nail's fall tour, which launched last night in Cincinnati, OH. Complete tour schedule here.

Nailed Down Some Dates: MCA's David Nail will launch a fall tour Sept. 6 in Cincinnati. Venues on the schedule include Boston's Royale nightclub, New York City's Bowery Ballroom and Chicago's Joe's Bar. Complete list of dates here.

Rain Is A Bad Thing: Capitol's Luke Bryan will sing the national anthem and Kellie Pickler will sing "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch at Major League Baseball's All-Star Game Tuesday in Kansas City (7/10). As previously reported, the Zac Brown Band will perform at the previous night's Home Run Derby. David Nail will play in Sunday's All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game (7/8), which will be televised the following night (7/9) on ESPN-TV, following the derby. The All-Star Game itself airs on FOX-TV.

Someone Like YouTube: A music video of David Nail covering Adele's "Someone Like You" will be featured on the VEVO homepage all day Monday (6/18). The piece will also be cycling through playlists on the entire country roster on YouTube. "We did the video just for friends who'd heard me sing the song backstage and wanted to have access to it," Nail says. "It brings so many things out of you as a vocalist, so I wanted to make sure the visuals lived up to it, but I never thought anyone would pay attention to it. I certainly didn't expect it to turn into something like this." After MidNite With Blair Garner played the performance via a YouTube feed this week. Watch the clip here.

Strum Majors: The 2012 CMA Music Festival is adding two acoustic performances to each of its nightly concerts. Performers include Kellie Pickler, American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser, The Voice contestant Gwen Sebastian, Love And Theft, Kip Moore, Country Music Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson and Steel Magnolia. David Nail will team with the Nashville School of the Arts Chamber Choir for the event's opening ceremonies. Complete lineup here.

Fever Pitch: Lauren Alaina, Bucky Covington, Sarah Darling, Whitney Duncan, Brantley Gilbert, Billy Gilman, Kristin Kelly, Scotty McCreery, Robin Meade, David Nail, Two Foot Fred, Carrie Underwood, Chuck Wicks and Scott Hamilton will participate in the 2012 City Of Hope Softball Challenge June 9 at Nashville's Greer Stadium. Storme Warren will emcee.

Rollin' On The River: Performing at the 2012 CMA Music Festival's free Chevrolet Riverfront Stage in downtown Nashville are: Lee Brice, Colt Ford, Tracy Lawrence, Dustin Lynch, Neal McCoy, Montgomery Gentry, Craig Morgan, Jerrod Niemann, Randy Rogers Band, Josh Thompson and Uncle Kracker, Thursday (6/7); Craig Campbell, The Farm, Gloriana, Jo Dee Messina, David Nail, Oak Ridge Boys, Thomas Rhett, Sawyer Brown, Phil Vassar and James Wesley, Friday (6/8); Laura Bell Bundy, Edens Edge, Casey James, Lonestar, Love And Theft, Kip Moore, Heidi Newfield, James Otto, Corey Smith and Mel Tillis, Saturday (6/9); and Wade Bowen, Brett Eldredge, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, JT Hodges, Steve Holy, Jana Kramer, LoCash Cowboys, Lorrie Morgan, Sunny Sweeney and Darryl Worley, Sunday (6/10). Montgomery Gentry's Thursday set at 10am CT will be the CMAMF's first performance at Riverfront.

Friends In Yo Faces: Stoney Creek's Thompson Square may have had to miss their CRS New Faces performance (2/24), but they'd already produced an intro video. Watch the humorous clip here. And if you missed the show or just want to see the others again, here are the vids from Eli Young Band, Sunny Sweeney, Hunter Hayes, and David Nail. 

Thompson Square Update: Stoney Creek's Thompson Square canceled their opening sets on Lady Antebellum's Own The Night tour over the weekend to attend the memorial services of Shawna Thompson's father George Michael "Mickey" McIlwain. MCA's David Nail filled in; the duo's next appearance is TBA.

Wall Bling: The RIAA has issued gold certifications for David Nail's "Let It Rain" and "Red Light."

Crunch N' Munch: UMGN/Nashville will take over the Ryman Auditorium for its third annual CRS Luncheon at noon Feb. 22. Performances by Lauren Alaina, Laura Bell Bundy, Easton Corbin, Mallary Hope, Josh Kelley, Scotty McCreery, Randy Montana, Kip Moore, Kasey Musgraves, David Nail, Randy Rogers Band, Canaan Smith, Chris Stapleton, Josh Turner, Drake White and Lee Ann Womack are the main course, and a to-go lunch will precede the event. Alaina will also sing the National Anthem to open CRS 2012 at 9am (2/22). The BMI- and Country Aircheck-sponsored WCRS Live! adds Ashley Monroe and takes place Feb. 23 at 3:30pm. Pro X Media will power the free CRSnet service, which provides access to Seminar content via any Wi-Fi-enabled device, and the Badge Bar has expanded inside the Renaissance Ballroom. The $499 regular rate for the Feb. 22-24 event is available here. The rate excludes access to the New Faces show, which is sold out.

In Case You Missed It: David Nail performed "Let It Rain" during Thursday night's (1/19) Tonight Show With Jay Leno. View the performance at the 37:50 minute mark.

Hunter Hayes made his TV morning show debut on ABC's Good Morning America Monday (1/23). Watch his performance of "Storm Warning" here.

In Case You Missed It: MCA's David Nail performed "Let It Rain" during last night's (1/19) Tonight Show With Jay Leno. View the performance at the 37:50 minute mark.

New & Approved: ACM New Artist of the Year semifinalists are Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, JT Hodges, David Nail, Jerrod Niemann, Justin Moore, Scotty McCreery and Thompson Square. Member voting determined the first round of nominees, and GACtv.com/ACM fan and membership votes will be combined to determine the three finalists, to be revealed in February. The final round of voting will begin at VoteACM.com March 19 and close April 1 when the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards air on CBS-TV.