Country star John Rich sings a sonic bailout for Detroit

DETROIT — John Rich of the duo Big & Rich has written a song called "Shuttin' Detroit Down." Rich premiered it this week on Detroit's WYCD-FM and has been performing it during a radio station tour.

The Detroit Free Press reports Friday the host of the "AfterMidNite" country program heard on more than 250 outlets says reactions have been strong. A Warner Bros. spokeswoman says it rushed a copy of the song to radio stations and had no idea it would explode.

The chorus begins, "In the real world, they're shuttin' Detroit down, while the boss-man takes his bonus and jets on out of town."

Jessica Simpson Jets Off to Virginia

Jessica Simpson was snapped out and about in Virginia on Wednesday night, but why is the blonde star on the East Coast?

The 28-year-old country singer is in Charlottesville, VA her latest stop on the Rascal Flatts tour. Simpson was bundled up in a stylish gray jacket, with dark sunglasses and a cute hat.

The star looked beautiful despite recent media buzz surrounding pictures of her showing off a curvier figure.

Jessica and Rascal Flatts will take the stage Thursday in Charlottesville at the John Paul Jones Arena.

Jonas Brothers Include Taylor and Shania on New CD

The Jonas Brothers are going a little bit country on the soundtrack to their '3D Concert Experience' film. Billboard is reporting that the tracklist will include a duet with Taylor Swift and a cover of Shania Twain's 'I'm Gonna Getcha Good.'

The movie was shot last summer on the pop princes' Burning Up Tour. Swift was a surprise guest on two of the tour dates, dueting with the group on several of her own hits, including 'Should've Said No.'

The '3D Concert Experience' soundtrack will hit stores February 24.

Faith Hill Explains

Faith Hill sure is busy these days for an artist without a new album to promote. She sang at Tuesday's Neighborhood Ball, an inaugural event celebrating the swearing in of President Barack Obama. She also recorded 'America's Song' for the inauguration, a collaboration with several other artists who all performed the song on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' this week. And now, the country songbird is gearing up to sing at the Super Bowl on February 1. But what's really keeping Hill busy is her day job -- not as a singer, but as something much more important.

"I'm a very busy mom, and that's really what I (am)," the mother of three tells Canadian country radio station CDJC. "I'm a mom who happens to sing on the side. It's kind of like my side gig now!"

Hill's fans need not worry -- she's not going to retire anytime soon.

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