Dancing With the Stars' Julianne Hough is hanging up her dancing shoes -- next season at least.  "I'm not [going back] next season," she said in an interview on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Tuesday. "But I love that show."

But she said she may return the season after next. "We're going to cross that bridge when we get to that," Hough told Seacrest.

Hough, 21, said she is now focusing on her film career, which includes the upcoming Footloose with Chace Crawford. Last week, she began shooting the musical Burlesque opposite Christina Aguilera.

"I'm completely battered and bruised," Hough said. "It looks like I've got rug burn all over my body!"

How are things with ex Chuck Wicks?  She said they've managed to stay friends. "He's great," she said. "He's amazing."

Something about this girl REALLY bugs me and I can't quite put my finger on it....  She used Country Music to move on from professional dancing and even won an award but we haven't seen anymore music from her and now she's already moved on to movies.  Hmmmm....

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BRAD PAISLEY is set to launch his own record label soon in partnership with his colleagues FRANK ROGERS and CHRIS DuBOIS. Sea Gayle Records will have an operating relationship with Brad's record label, Sony Music. The first artist signed to Sea Gayle Music is JERROD NEIMANN (he so ROCKS!), who's written songs for the likes of GARTH BROOKS and JAMEY JOHNSON.

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BRAD PAISLEY and MARTINA McBRIDE were surprise guests at classic rock group REO SPEEDWAGON's concert in Nashville Sunday night. According to CMT.com, Brad and Martina joined the group for a performance of their song "Roll with the Changes."  Check out the above video of an impromptu jam session backstage where Martina McBride helps sing "So Happy Together" thought you don't even see her until the end...my ears hurt a little. ;)

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After TAYLOR SWIFT won Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards last Wednesday, hosts CARRIE UNDERWOOD and BRAD PAISLEY signed off and said good night. Media reports surfaced the next day claiming Carrie tried to cut Brad off while he was congratulating Taylor on her big win, but Carrie says, quote, "That was really hurtful. My brain would never operate that way at all...It was really, really hurtful to see such a great night and such a great moment be turned into trash."

Carrie and Taylor have been very supportive of each other's accomplishments throughout their careers, and Carrie hates to think these stories took anything away from Taylor's big night. Carrie says, quote, "That's turning somebody's great moment into a tabloid headline, and it's sad."

It seems there's more Carrie gossip to clear up. Over the weekend, OK magazine reported that Carrie was planning to move in with her boyfriend MIKE FISHER. Carrie's rep tells us that rumor isn't true either.

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Justin Moore and his wife Kate just bought their first home south of Nashville, and they are quickly moving in before their baby Ella Kole comes early next year. There are so many things happening so quickly in the rising star’s life right now, both personally and professionally, when asked how he stays grounded and keeps everything straight:

"We're very excited!” exclaims Justin. “The 1100 square feet house we were in was just gonna get too crowded. And, moving out in the country is gonna help me stay grounded. My back porch looks out over a pasture full of cows instead of another house. It makes me feel more at home.”

Bonus is home.

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The Eli Young Band's lead singer, Mike Eli,  popped the question to his girlfriend of six years, Kacey Jann Herndon, on Sept. 22. According to PEOPLE, Mike designed the ring himself. He had the package containing the sparkler delivered to their home via FedEx, which had him a bit nervous that Kacey would see her surprise ... So, he came up with a little white lie to cover his tracks!

"I prayed that she wouldn't answer the door and accidentally see her ring," Mike says. "I told her that FedEx was coming to deliver my taxes!"

Check out the happy couple in the picture above with their newly adopted puppy "Cocoa" from the Humane Society...great looking family already!

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Wynonna says that The Judds are making plans to reunite in 2010…

“We are ‘in talks,’ so there’s nothing that’s been defined yet,” Wynonna says. “I just felt it in my spirit. A couple weeks ago I said, ‘It’s 2010. It’s been 25 years. It’s take your mother to work year. It just feels like it’s the right time; she’ll be 64 in January, and I think it’s time — not the whole year, but it’s just going to be a way to celebrate her.”

Wynonna credits the moment when she and her mother, Naomi, performed live at this year’s CMA Music Festival for giving them the inspiration to get back together as a duo.

“It was huge,” she recalls. “We sang for 50,000 people and they sang back to us and it was a holy moment. And on the drive home I thought, ‘Y’know, I really appreciate where I’ve come from and the people do, too, and they love the Judds music and it hasn’t disappeared.’ I just thought, ‘Y’know, I think it’s time.’ ”

She says that she and her mother are “open to” recording new music and touring in the future.

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Ellen sent Jeannie to the red carpet at the Country Music Awards this week to interview all the biggest stars. Good stuff!

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Dierks Bentley stopped by to help the Waterloo Black Hawks prepare for their Friday night game against the Tri City Storm this morning at Young Arena.  Dierks skated with the team for 45 minutes in full gear.  Afterwards, Dierks stuck around for autographs and pictures.

I like when artists strip down their music...acoustic is soooo cool and really shows who's talented...and who's NOT!  Kellie is great and I'm diggin' the red hair the more I see it...

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KENNY CHESNEY was randomly mentioned in the opening JOE BIDEN skit on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, with JASON SUDEIKIS playing the vice president. In the spoof, Biden said any Republican congressman who supported the Obama health care plan could add anything they wanted to the bill, including a proclamation for a "National Holiday for Kenny Chesney." 

(A short commercial plays before the video....  The Chesney reference is at 5:10.) 

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