Aug 19, 2011

"Hannah Montana: The Movie" earns a double-platinum album from the RIAA. The soundtrack features Miley Cyrus' "The Climb," plus music by Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts, who sing an acoustic version of "Bless The Broken Road"

Aug 19, 2011

Kenny Chesney's duet with Grace Potter, "You And Tequila," receives a gold single from the RIAA

Aug 19, 2011

"Who Says You Can't Go Home" songwriter Richie Sambora delivers dozens of autographed guitars to soldiers at Camp Pendleton in California

Aug 19, 2011

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines and Pearl Jam founder Eddie Vedder attend as the West Memphis 3, a trio of men who spent 10 years behind bars, are freed from prison in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Aug 19, 2011

Pop singer Katy Perry performs at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for an audience that includes country artists Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Lee Ann Womack, Laura Bell Bundy and Lady Antebellum

Aug 19, 2011

Aaron Lewis presents his It Takes A Community benefit at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts, with Rhett Akins and Tesla's Frank Hannon

Aug 19, 2011

Montgomery Gentry headlines the inaugural concert at the new Twilight Park, an outdoor venue in Woodlake, California

Aug 20, 2011

Chely Wright marries gay-rights activist Lauren Blitzer in Connecticut

Aug 20, 2011

Dierks Bentley throws out the ceremonial first pitch at San Diego's Petco Park. The hometown Padres defeat the Florida Marlins, 14-1

Aug 20, 2011

Julianne Hough and Ryan Seacrest attend the wedding of reality-TV star Kim Kardashian and basketball player Kris Humphries in Montecito, California. Also attending: Eva Longoria, Vera Wang and Demi Lovato