Season 11 of The Voice kicks off tonight & Blake Shelton’s team mentor is legend Bette Midler. He says they were all in awe being around her. Bette won’t be on the show for a few weeks tho.

Carrie Underwood’s Storyteller tour takes 17 semis and eight buses to move from town to town. After all this time in the business, Carrie’s still working towards being comfortable in her own skin as a performer and says, “I’ll probably never get there but I think it’s good to be nervous because that means you care.”

Miranda Lambert has an idea for Frito-Lay and tweets, “I’ve been pondering… Cheetos Crunchy and Cheetos Puffs together in one bag!”

Chris Young’s upcoming record, ‘It Must Be Christmas’ will be out October 14 with guest vocals from Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson and  Boyz II Men!

Jana Kramer should be on Dancing with the Stars tonight. Last week she sprained a muscle and says it’s painful to breathe & move. Her doctor told her not to dance, but Jana’s going to anyway.

Finally – Trisha Yearwood’s 52 today and she’s also just launched her new fragrance exclusively at Walmart. She says it smells of flowers, peaches, musk and the woods.

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