 BOCHEPHUS IS READY: For 20 years Hank Williams, Jr., has been kicking off Monday Night Football as only he can! He recently shot a brand new show open in Los Angeles with a little help from some friends. You can see Hank's video when the new season of ESPN's Monday Night Football debuts Sept. 8th. For schedule, highlights and latest news on Monday Night Football, click the photo above.
 MORE NEW ACM MEMBERS: Los Angeles-based musicians The Drew Davis Band are brand spankin’ new members of the Academy. The high-energy band has been out on the road promoting its debut album, Crossroads, and recently wrapped up a tour opening for Hootie and the Blowfish.
 GOODBYE, SNOWMAN: Country music has lost one its most colorful and creative singer-songwriters. Jerry Reed died Monday, Sept. 1 at the age of 71 after a battle with emphysema. In addition to amazing guitar work and recording signature tunes “Amos Moses,” “East Bound and Down” and the Grammy winning “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” Reed will be forever remembered for his role as Burt Reynolds’ truck-driving sidekick “The Snowman” in the film Smokey and the Bandit. For more on the life and career of Jerry Reed, click the above photo.
 SUGARLAND will perform along with Melissa Etheridge during the finale of the Stand Up to Cancer event, which will air Sept. 5 live from Los Angeles' Kodak Theater on ABC, CBS and NBC at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Other A-list celebrities confirmed to participate include Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Katie Couric, Sally Field, Charles Gibson, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron and more. |  JESSICA CAME ON OVER! While visiting the Academy of Country Music office this week to sign up as a new member, budding country star Jessica Simpson was interviewed by Entertainment Tonight about her move into country music. Look for the ET story and Jessica's new album, Do You Know, on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. Click on the photo above to pre-order your copy of Do You Know.
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