TWANG TOWN LOWDOWN:

BILLY RAY CYRUS' wife, TISH, has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, after 19 years of marriage.

The filing comes three years after Billy Ray filed for divorce, but withdrew it to try to work things out. Tish is asking for spousal support, full custody of their youngest child, Noah, and payment of her attorney fees. The couple has a total of five children, including Miley, but Noah is the only one that's still a minor.

Tish told TMZ, "This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time."

Apparently, Miley was trying to get in touch with her father about the news, tweeting, "@billyraycyrus, since your texts and email obviously aren't working would you like to talk like this?"

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GAC asked a few country stars to share their Favorite Father's Day memory. Some chose to talk about BEING a father . . . while others focused on stories about THEIR father.

DARIUS RUCKER was all about his kids. He said, quote, "They brought me breakfast in bed. They're young and it wasn't the best breakfast. I remember waking up and being so touched. It wasn't good . . . but I ate it all."

CHARLES KELLEY of LADY ANTEBELLUM talked about being super close to his father. He said, quote, "My dad has been a huge influence. We have a really special bond. I look up to him a lot, so Father's Day is a special day for me."

TRACE ADKINS loves when his children get creative. He said, quote, "I like it when the kids bring me the stuff that they make . . . like the little cards. Those things mean so much more than anything they go to the store and find."

The other stars interviewed are Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Josh Turner, Craig Campbell, The Mavericks' Raul Malo and Paul Deakin . . . and Kris Kristofferson. You can check out all the videos here.

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KACEY MUSGRAVES says she doesn't write good songs when she's in love . . . and that's a problem since she currently has a boyfriend.

She tells CMT, quote, "A lot of what I write is what's happened to me, but lately, it's funny because I almost need to be depressed sometimes to get good material.

"So I'm like, [Gosh darn it], I'm in love right now.' It's hard to write when you're really happy, so I'll ask a co-writer, 'Please tell me about the terrible parts of your relationship.'"

However, if Kacey's friends don't come through with the right kind of misery, then she tries to tap into memories of low points in her life. She says, quote, "I try to go back to times when I wasn't real happy . . . and draw from that."

YOUR DA OF THE DAY..........SHOT IN THE DARK:

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY x 22.....

TWANG TOWN LOWDOWN:

BILLY RAY CYRUS' wife, TISH, has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, after 19 years of marriage.

The filing comes three years after Billy Ray filed for divorce, but withdrew it to try to work things out. Tish is asking for spousal support, full custody of their youngest child, Noah, and payment of her attorney fees. The couple has a total of five children, including Miley, but Noah is the only one that's still a minor.

Tish told TMZ, "This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time."

Apparently, Miley was trying to get in touch with her father about the news, tweeting, "@billyraycyrus, since your texts and email obviously aren't working would you like to talk like this?"

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GAC asked a few country stars to share their Favorite Father's Day memory. Some chose to talk about BEING a father . . . while others focused on stories about THEIR father.

DARIUS RUCKER was all about his kids. He said, quote, "They brought me breakfast in bed. They're young and it wasn't the best breakfast. I remember waking up and being so touched. It wasn't good . . . but I ate it all."

CHARLES KELLEY of LADY ANTEBELLUM talked about being super close to his father. He said, quote, "My dad has been a huge influence. We have a really special bond. I look up to him a lot, so Father's Day is a special day for me."

TRACE ADKINS loves when his children get creative. He said, quote, "I like it when the kids bring me the stuff that they make . . . like the little cards. Those things mean so much more than anything they go to the store and find."

The other stars interviewed are Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Josh Turner, Craig Campbell, The Mavericks' Raul Malo and Paul Deakin . . . and Kris Kristofferson. You can check out all the videos here.

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KACEY MUSGRAVES says she doesn't write good songs when she's in love . . . and that's a problem since she currently has a boyfriend.

She tells CMT, quote, "A lot of what I write is what's happened to me, but lately, it's funny because I almost need to be depressed sometimes to get good material.

"So I'm like, [Gosh darn it], I'm in love right now.' It's hard to write when you're really happy, so I'll ask a co-writer, 'Please tell me about the terrible parts of your relationship.'"

However, if Kacey's friends don't come through with the right kind of misery, then she tries to tap into memories of low points in her life. She says, quote, "I try to go back to times when I wasn't real happy . . . and draw from that."

YOUR DA OF THE DAY..........SHOT IN THE DARK:

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY x 22.....

Twang Town Lowdown:

NAOMI JUDD did not like what she saw at last week's "CMT Music Awards" . . . so she fired-off a few words to the "Tennessean".

She has two basic gripes. One being that they barely mentioned the recent passing of
GEORGE JONES . . . and the other is that they spent too much time featuring "non-country" music.

She began by scolding them about George. She wrote, "George Jones is to country music what THE BEATLES are to pop, the ROLLING STONES to rock, ELVIS to rockabilly, MOZART to classical and ARETHA [FRANKLIN] to soul."

Then Naomi blames them for not being country enough: Quote, "Every year, CMT includes artists of unrelated genres, many of whom some country music fans don't even know. I suggest the CMT Awards change its name to perhaps to 'the Multi-Genre Awards Show, Featuring Artists under 30.'"

Preach on, sister . . . preach ON!!

At least Naomi can take a little comfort from this: RANDY TRAVIS has recorded a tribute song with JOE NICHOLS called "Tonight, I'm Playin' Possum".

Randy debuted it at the CMA Music Festival at the "Remembering George Jones" panel session . . . and it's streaming for free right now at RandyTravis.com.

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Toby Keith will lead the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert Saturday, July 6 at the University of Oklahoma's Memorial Stadium in Norman. Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood andRonnie Dunn are among the performers. All seats are $25 and tickets go on sale Friday, June 21. Proceeds benefit the United Way Of Central Oklahoma's May Tornadoes Relief Fund.

"I grew up in Moore, I live in Norman and I've got lots of family and friends who were directly affected," Keith says. "I know these folks and they're resilient, but we're going to keep helping them any way we can. I'm proud to get together with some others from around here who are just as committed as I am to supporting these communities."

"Once we got the news that the tornado had hit Toby's hometown, Miss Yearwood and I told Toby we were at his service for whatever he chose to do," Brooks says. "I am amazed at the human spirit the tornado victims have shown. I am humbled by the giving of the volunteers. It is an honor to get to be a part of this healing process."

Updates for the event and to the lineup will be posted at tobykeith.com.

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BLAKE SHELTON released a celebrity remix of "Boys 'Round Here". It features Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Ronnie Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Reba, Josh Turner, Keith Urban and Hank Williams Jr.

You can check it out here. Sounds like most of the new voices are on the "red, red, redneck" part . . . plus a few random shouts here and there.

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Kip Moore is living with a ghost and he says, "It's real, and every night I feel like I'm gonna die." Kip rents a house from his publisher and apparently there's an angry female ghost who sweeps outside his door at night. Kip also says, "I'll hear some loud crashes at 3am in the middle of the night. It'll give you a heart attack, that's for sure. But at least she's clean. She sweeps, so at least she's clean."

We're not sure why he doesn't just move, but Kip says he's tried to make peace with the ghost. "I literally heard something the other night that just, I couldn't believe I heard it and I sat up in my bed and I really did this. It was 2am and I said, 'I got no beef with you if you've got no beef with me' and I went back to sleep."

D.A. OF THE DAY

Last April, in Hesse, Germany, a bank clerk FELL ASLEEP on his keyboard. At the time, he was transferring $85 into a customer's account. But when he fell asleep, his hand landed on the "2."

And he accidentally transferred 222,222,222.22 in Euros into the account. That's the equivalent of 295.7 million U.S. dollars. His supervisor DIDN'T NOTICE, and the transfer went through.

The guy who was suddenly hundreds of millions of dollars richer either didn't notice or was TOO ETHICAL to withdraw it all . . . and flee to Antigua to eat caviar and Jimmy John's for the rest of his life.

Another coworker ended up spotting it and fixing it. The clerk who made the mistake wasn't fired . . . but the supervisor who missed the mistake WAS. She'd been an employee at the bank for 26 years.

This is in the news now because a labor court in Germanyruled the supervisor only should've been reprimanded, not fired. So they ordered the bank to reinstate her.

TODAY'S WEB NUGGET:

Have you ever noticed that whenever people are featured in the local newspaper, they're always photographed with their arms crossed? It's probably not something you ever gave much thought to, but it's true. It's the "Hey, look at me. I'm featured on the front of my local newspaper" pose, and there's a blog dedicated to it. Check out LocalPeopleArmsCrossed.tumblr.com.

Today's Twang Town Lowdown:

There was a tribute to GEORGE JONES at last week's CMA Music Festival. It was a panel of George's closest friends and family, including Jamey Johnson, Randy Travis, John Rich and George's longtime drummer Bobby Birkhead.

Well, people are still talking about George's wife Nancy Jones, who said his last words were, quote, "Hiya. I've been looking for you. I'm George Jones." She added, quote, "I believe he was introducing himself to God."

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MIRANDA LAMBERT is planning to start recording her next album in August . . . and even though she's ridiculously talented and very famous, she still has nagging doubts about her skills. She says, quote, "I freak out every time.

"I'm like a basket case when it's time to make a record. 'Is this gonna work? Is this gonna be the album that stops selling, that stops getting nominated?' I know that I can't live like that. I can't do my whole career like that. But it crosses my mind."

As far as the new album's sound, she's going to lighten it up a bit. She says, quote, "I think I'm just gonna have fun because I've been serious a lot.

"I've written songs about killing people and sad songs, and I really want to do a tour that's just a lot of fun, so I want to do an album with more fun songs.

"And I mean, don't get me wrong. I'll definitely have my serious Miranda Lambert-style songs, but everything I'm listening to now that I'm liking is kind of a jam that you could listen to driving around on back roads or on your boat."

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This year's CMA Music Festival set an attendance record. Over 80,000 fans a day elbowed their way in, which is an increase of almost 13% from last year.

Yes, it's because country music is more popular than ever, but it's also because they moved events to the new Music City Center, which is about three times bigger than last year's location at the Nashville Convention Center.

Still, don't go thinking it was a fluke. Ticket sales for next summer are already 52% ahead of last year at this time. The 2014 CMA Music Festival will be held June 5th through June 8th . . . and you can purchase tickets at Ticketmaster.com.

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TIM MCGRAW is giving fans a chance to win a special edition Dodge Challenger SRT8 that he helped design. It's part of Pennzoil's Four Wheels to Freedom sweepstakes . . . and the deadline to enter is July 31st. Here's the link. And here's a video of Tim talking about designing the car.

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DARIUS RUCKER will be on next Monday's episode of "The Bachelorette". He gives a surprise performance to bachelorette DESIREE HARTSOCK and whatever date the producers coached her into selecting, I mean, the date she carefully chose.

SAY IT WITH.........BACON

Tell Pops you love him this Father's Day . . . but say it with bacon.

Cards, neckties and golf outings won't be necessary. Dear old dad will understand how you feel when you hand him a special Father's Day bacon gift set from Oscar Mayer.

This is a real thing. There are three unique packages to choose from. Each one contains 18-to-20 original bacon strips and comes packed in a handsome plush box.

"The Commander" package includes a stainless steel money clip.

"The Matador" has a pair of cufflinks.

And "The Woodsman" comes with a rugged multi-purpose tool.

They're priced between $22 and $28. Of course, the bacon strips are raw and need to be cooked, so if you really want be nice to your pops, you'll fry it up for him too.

For more details check out http://www.sayitwithbacon.com/. Brilliant . . . simply BRILLIANT!

THE DA OF THE DAY

See . . . THIS is why you don't give single people plus-ones to weddings anymore. You never know WHAT kind of delinquents and deviants they might bring along.

Over the weekend, a couple got married in western Pennsylvania. One of their invited guests brought a 40-year-old woman named Jennifer Martz as his plus-one. And she saw that as an opportunity to STEAL from the new bride and groom.

During the reception, someone noticed a bunch of cards were missing from the gift table . . . and also noticed Jennifer hustling toward the bathroom.

Other female guests chased her down and saw her trying to FLUSH the cards down the toilet while she stuffed $475 in cash and $80 in checks IN HER BRA.

The police came and arrested her for theft. The groom's brother says the entire thing, quote, "ruined the whole time for everybody."

Today's Web Nugget:

DOGS WITH EYEBROWNS

Your dog has feelings and limited ways of expressing them. This is why your pooch needs eyebrows. With eyebrows, you'll know when your dog is confused, upset, angry or surprised. Check out this Reddit collection of dogs with eyebrows.