COUNTRY ON TV - Reba McEntire, Little Big Town, Blake Shelton and Dolly Parton are all hitting the small screen this week. Reba will appear on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, while Little Big Town hit the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Blake Shelton guests on Leno Wednesday, and Dolly Parton will be on Wednesday’s Live! With Kelly & Michael. 

PISTOL ANNIES – According to Miranda Lambert’s Twitter, her band Pistol Annies started working on their next album yesterday. No release date has been set. But good news for fans…Ashley Monroe, one third of Pistol Annies, is releasing a solo album next month. ‘Like a Rose’, which lists Vince Gill as one of the producers, features songs written or co-written by Ashley as well as a duet with Blake Shelton. The collection will be released digitally on December 18th with a physical album in stores on January 22nd. 

TAYLOR SWIFT – One of the things Taylor Swift loves about Christmas is getting a present from her brother. And it doesn't really matter what's in the box -- it's the wrapping she looks forward to the most. “It's bad,” Taylor says. “It's worse and worse each year. It's like garbage bags with duct tape in cardboard boxes with a rope tied around it. It's just like the most hilarious thing to me because he's just---he's just--he wraps presents his own special way." BTW, Taylor co-hosts the Grammy Nominations Concert Live special on December 5th with LL Cool J. Luke Bryan is slated to perform on the show.

BONUS - Here's some BTS of Taylor's latest photoshoot for Parade magazine.