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Brad Paisley, who headlines this radio-station lollapalooza, is one of Nashville’s most likable stars. He sings about domestic squabbles and drinking too much and wacky Hollywood celebrities but gives the everyday a ring of uncommon grace–the way your wife falls asleep on your arm and makes your limb fall asleep, for example. Though it hasn’t happened yet, he has the stuff to cross over to a pop audience, too; at a taping of CMT’s Crossroads last year I saw him coax 10-gallon grins out of a roomful of New York City John Mayer fans. Nashville Star host LeAnn Rimes and alum Miranda Lambert also appear.
