It’s been confirmed that Sugarland will be performing alongside Melissa Etheridge during the Stand Up To Cancer finale in Los Angeles this Friday.

The Stand Up To Cancer event will be aired live on ABC, CBS and NBC and will start at 8pm ET/PT.

The event will also include performances from Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes and others.

The event will benefit the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) organization who are dedicated to speeding up the latest developments in cancer research.

Singer and songwriter, Jerry Reed has died aged 71. He had been diagnosed with emphysema and was being cared for in a hospice.

Nicknamed “The Guitar Man”, he had several number 1 country hits like “Lord, Mr. Ford”, “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot” and “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)”.

Elvis Presley also recorded some of Reed’s songs. Presley recorded “U.S. Male” and “Guitar Man” and Presely’s producer invited Reed to play his distinctive claw style guitar licks on the studio recordings.

Reed was also known for his roles in comedy films like “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Waterboy”.

Trace Adkins is heading to the Middle East to perform for some of the US troops currently serving there.

Adkins will travel to the Persian Gulf when he takes a one week trip to entertain American soldiers serving in the Middle East.

He hasn’t revealed exactly where he will be travelling or exactly when he is going but said, “I’m really humbled by the opportunity to spend more time with our nation’s finest” and added, “This is such an honor for me to be able to visit with our military and tell them how much we truly appreciate all the sacrifices they make for our country and our freedom”.

Adkins is no stranger to the Persian Gulf, he travelled there in 2002 and last year he was honored with a USO Merit Award for his dedication to the American troops.

Tim McGraw’s new fragrance, “McGraw” is described as “a woody, spicy fragrance that’s irresistibily masculine”.

Developed with Coty Beauty the new fragrance sells for around $23 and is available at Kohls if you would like to give it a try.

The fragrance comes in a rectangular glass bottle and has a silver cap and a black leather like collar which looks slightly like the brim of McGraw’s cowboy hat.

Here are the top 40 country singles for this week…

01. Taylor Swift – “Should’ve Said No”
02. Keith Urban – “You Look Good In My Shirt”
03. Keith Anderson – “I Still Miss You”
04. Jimmy Wayne – “Do You Believe Me Now”
05. Brad Paisley – “Waitin On A Woman”
06. Brooks & Dunn – “Put A Girl In It”
07. Sugarland – “All I Want To Do”
08. Alan Jackson – “Good Time”
09. George Strait – “Troubador”
10. Darius Rucker – “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”
11. Toby Keith – “She Never Cried In Front Of Me”
12. The Lost Trailers – “Holler Back”
13. Kenny Chesney – “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven”
14. Kid Rock – “All Summer Long”
15. Carrie Underwood – “Just A Dream”
16. Rascal Flatts – “Bob That Head” Rascal Flatts
17. Luke Bryan – “Country Man”
18. Heidi Newfield – “Johnny & June”
19. Jessica Simpson – “Come On Over”
20. Chuck Wicks – “All I Ever Wanted”
21. Crystal Shawanda – “You Can’t Let Go”
22. Jason Aldean – “Relentless”
23. Bucky Covington – “I’ll Walk”
24. Craig Morgan – “Love Remembers”
25. Jamey Johnson – “In Color”
26. Tim McGraw – “Let It Go”
27. Lady Antebellum – “Lookin’ For A Good Time”
28. Kellie Pickler – “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful”
29. Ashton Shepherd – “Sounds So Good”
30. Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”
31. Pat Green – “Let Me”
32. Randy Houser – “Anything Goes”
33. Adam Gregory – “Crazy Days”
34. Montgomery Gentry – “Roll With Me”
35. Billy Currington – “Don’t”
36. Trace Adkins – “Muddy Water”
37. Chris Young – “Voices”
38. Little Big Town – “Fine Line”
39. Jewel – “I Do”
40. Phil Vassar – “I Will”

The chart is based on the American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks.