ALABAMA LINES UP CRAIG MORGAN, RANDY TRAVIS FOR CELEBRITY CRUISE

Supergroup Alabama are inviting fans to join them for their first Alabama & Friends Festival at Sea, a four-night cruise aboard the Norwegian Pearl. The ship sets sail on October 24th and will travel from Miami to Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.
Alabama will be joined by Diamond Rio, Craig Morgan, Randy Travis and Meghan Linsey of Steel Magnolia, along with DJ DU, Joe Bachman, Scott Munns, Striking Matches, Hudson Moore, Natalie Stovall Band, Rockit City (with Teddy Gentry), and Jeff Cook and the AGB. For pricing and stateroom options, visit alabamafestivalatsea.com.
In addition to the musical entertainment, fans will have the opportunity to meet members of Alabama and other celebrity guests, as well as taking home memorabilia from the experience, including an autographed cruise poster.

BITS AND PIECES: BLAKE SHELTON & JOHNNY CASH

On the heels of announcing his benefit concert, Oklahoma native Blake Shelton urged Americans to help raise additional funds by sharing a link on Facebook yesterday (Thursday, May 23rd). For every share, jcpenney promised to donate $1 (up to $50,000) to the American Red Cross Disaster Giving Program. The mission was accomplished in under two hours, with $50,000 going to The Red Cross.

The official unveiling of the U.S. Postal Service's Johnny Cash stamp will happen on Wednesday, June 5th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. A special ceremony will recognize the Man in Black's contributions to music and pop culture, followed by a series of appearances from a few of Johnny Cash's closest friends and family including John Carter Cash, Carlene Carter, and other guests to be announced. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.

BRANTLEY GILBERT SAYS MEMORIAL DAY WEIGHS 'HEAVY' ON HIS HEART

Brantley Gilbert says that Memorial Day is a holiday that's taken very seriously by his family back home in Georgia. The singer tells us: "Yeah, Memorial Day's coming up. That day is definitely heavy on my heart. It's the day to remember those who laid down the ultimate sacrifice for us and for our country. Trying to embrace that concept is almost impossible but . . . My mom's side of the family is a military family. That was actually an option or an idea for me when I was kinda in limbo what I was gonna do with my life. But I've got some cousins that have been over in Iraq and Afghanistan. My cousin Josh actually lost his best friend in Kirkuk City, Iraq, so I know that day's heavy for him. And it is for all the members of my family that have been in the military. It definitely means a lot to me, not just because my family's involved in it, because of what our military stands for. I'm a huge supporter, to say the least. Definitely, support for the troops is definitely right up there on top of our priority list."

Brantley is busy out on the road this Memorial Day weekend as part of Tim McGraw's Two Lanes of Freedom tour. They play tonight (Friday, May 24th) in Tinley Park, Illinois.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD DONATES ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO RED CROSS

Carrie Underwood wrapped her 2012-2013 Blown Away tour last night (Thursday, May 23rd) in Abbottsford, BC with a one million dollar donation Red Cross for disaster relief. The charitable contribution to the Red Cross comes from the tour's proceeds and was established when it launched in spring 2012. A portion of each ticket sold was earmarked for the charity.
The donation comes just in time to help the victims of the tornados in Carrie's homestate of Oklahoma. She said, "I have watched the devastation . . . over the past several days with great sadness. With the help of my fans who attended my concerts over the past year, we can offer the Red Cross a little extra help in comforting those affected by the recent tornados."
Earlier in the tour, following a performance in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Carrie designated funds to support the response and relief efforts in New Jersey in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

COURTNEY LOVE CATCHES LEANN RIMES' BACK DURING TWITTER DRAMA

If you're smart, you don't want any problems with Courtney Love. The rocker is definitely loyal to her friends and she proved it again on Thursday, May 23rd, when she caught her friend, LeAnn Rimes' back on Twitter. Rimes' husband, Eddie Cibrian's ex-wife and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville tried to re-ignite a Twitter beef with Rimes but Love wasn't having it.

Love tweeted, "Send the trouble makers to me, I eat that s**t for breakfast . . . Leanns my girl,u f**k with her you f**k with me!"

Rimes even got some support from Rob Thomas who tweeted, "Everyone who gives @leannrimes a hard time, be embarrassed that u read enough celebrity gossip to give someone you don't know a hard time."

Rimes dismissed the Twitter shots by saying "name calling and twitter rants are so 2012." She later tweeted at Love and Thomas, "Love you both."