Zac Brown Band will perform the national anthem before Notre Dame's Fighting Irish take on the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide at the BCS National Championship game on Monday. Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan will also headline events leading up to the big game in Miami.

Congratulations to new parents Jon Jones (Eli Young Band) and wife Sarah on the birth of their first child Hudson Lennon Jones. Their new bundle of joy made his world debut Monday afternoon outside Fort Worth, Texas.

When Kelly Clarkson won the first title on American Idol, she also won over her future mother-in-law -- Reba McEntire. The two became fast friends after meeting during the first season, and they’ve gone on to make music and tour together. (audio) Soon, Kelly will be kin when she marries Reba’s stepson Brandon Blackstock. Kelly had said that she and Brandon planned to elope, but now rumor is that the pair are planning a big event for their big day.

Wanna catch up on the TV show Nashville before new episodes start back up on January 9^th?  CMT will air the first six episodes of Nashville Sunday. The marathon starts at 2 p.m. ET, while a new episode premieres Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are both up for Golden Globes for their roles on the show.

There's no doubt that LeAnn Rimes likes to wear bikinis -- she wears one in practically every photo that hits the tabloids. Word is that LeAnn tips off the paparazzi to her whereabouts to insure that she's camera ready. A source reports, “LeAnn wants good pictures out there. She wants to look good and she wants people to see how she looks happy with Eddie, that's why she does that.”

Gary Allan is kicking off the New Year with a big sales week for his single “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain).” According to his publicist, the song has sold more than 112,000 downloads this week alone.