Whitney Duncan

These country stars turned devastating personal tragedies into music.

Sure, you know Carrie and Scotty were on American Idol. But can you name the hitmakers who were on Nashville Star?

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone this week. It's a picture and statement that has upset millions of Americans and caused two convenience store chains to ban the issue. Country stars like Brad Paisley are also upset. John Rich spent the better part of two hours tweeting his disgust.

The Taste of Country Music News Minute is brought to you by Rockhouse Pizza!! Today, The search continues for the cousin of Whitney Duncan and Blake Shelton is a genius when it comes to wedding plans. :-)