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Update Wednesday November 11, 2009 01:00 AM EST Originally posted Wednesday November 11, 2009 01:00 AM EST

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NFL Kickoff Ceremonies

Point State Park, Pittsburgh, Sept. 10

HE'S STILL GOT IT!

Tim McGraw, who played football in high school, at the Steelers-Titans game.

Checotah, Okla., High School

Aug. 28

SCHOOL TIES

Carrie Underwood returned to her high school and donated 31 new music instruments, a joint gift from Underwood's C.A.T.S. Foundation and the Academy of Country Music's Lifting Lives program.

To thank her, Principal Brian Terry presented Carrie with her own football jersey.

LOVE ALL!

Tennis, anyone? Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban kept the focus on each other at the US Open in Queens Sept. 7.

JULIANNE & FAMILY

Katherine Hough (left) and Marabeth Poole celebrate little sis Julianne Hough's 21st birthday in Atlantic City Aug. 1.

TOBY'S GRAND OPENING

Toby Keith helped Cherokee Nation executives celebrate their brand new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa Aug. 3.

CHATTY JACK!

Jack Ingram set a Guinness Book record for most consecutive radio interviews in a day—215!—in Brooklyn Aug. 25 to promote Big Dreams & High Hopes.

TALE OF TWO TAYLORS

Taylor Swift and Twilight's Taylor Lautner shared a (passionate!) smooch filming Valentine's Day in L.A., July 30.

ROCK ON, JOE

Joe Nichols serenades his audience at a show in San Antonio Aug. 2. The singer's latest CD Old Things New is due Oct. 27.

A Grammy Salute to Country Music Honoring Vince Gill

Nashville, Sept. 9

BRAD'S GUITAR HERO

"He's one of the best golfers, a fantastic musician, singer, humanitarian and...he knows all the great places to eat in town!" Paisley says of his childhood idol.

SWEET KISS

"You're the kindest thing I've ever gotten to experience," Gill told wife Amy Grant before they sang "Faint of Heart."

FATHER OF THE BRIDE-TO-BE

After announcing that his eldest daughter, Jenny, 27, also a singer, was engaged, he brought her onstage to sing "Forever Changed."