Jan 1, 2015

Dierks Bentley ropes his tour mates into taking part in a personal ritual, persuading Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith to jump with him into frigid waters at Percy Priest Lake in Nashville

Jan 1, 2015

Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless The U.S.A." during intermission in the NHL's Bridgestone Winter Classic, held outdoors at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The hometown Capitals defeat the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2

Jan 1, 2015

Country satirist Cledus T. Judd announces his retirement from recording in a Facebook post

Jan 1, 2015

Lauren Alaina burns her arm when she pours boiling water on it. She spends much of the next 13 hours with the limb in an ice bucket

Jan 1, 2015

Miller Williams dies in an Arkansas hospital of Alzheimer's disease. A writer and teacher, he was the father of "Passionate Kisses" author Lucinda Williams

Jan 1, 2015

Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" is used as music for the United Sikh Mission float during the 126th annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California

Jan 1, 2014

An alligator warning prevents Dierks Bentley from taking his annual New Year's Day polar plunge in Orlando's Lake Eola. For an alternative, he takes a dip in a kiddie pool loaded with ice

Jan 1, 2014

Happy new year! Kenny Chesney kicks off 2014 surfing in Hawaii

Jan 1, 2014

The Zac Brown Band performs "The Star-Spangled Banner" in front of 105,000 people at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor for the NHL Winter Classic. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, in a shootout

Jan 1, 2014

Merry Clayton, a background singer on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," performs the national anthem with Darlene Love, Judith Hill and Lisa Fischer before the 100th Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Michigan State Spartans defeat the Stanford Cardinal, 24-20, in the NCAA game