Very quick Sunday news: new Bucky Covington goodness at YouTube and more...

Here's a gorgeous, fresh video from the Throttle Wide Open tour--enjoy Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Bucky Covington together rocking to "Folsom Prison Blues" in Auburn Hills. (Thanks to jjinmi for graciously sharing this one on YouTube.) Be sure to check out haleylee123's videos of Bucky singing "It's Good to Be Us" and "A Different World" from the same great show. Kudos to both videographers for brightening our Sunday morning!



More video--this one's a blast from the past, but it's one we missed entirely during last year's CMA Fest publicity blitz. Bucky sat down with Bill Logan of WFTS-TV after his appearance on Good Morning America, and a long, excellent chat ensued. To get to the video, look for the small scrolling section just below the video screen on the right. (A fun fact about his song choice during the Idol audition is revealed during the interview--enjoy!)

Here's a look at what's happening in the present:

Chart news: "It's Good to Be Us" finishes the week at #16 on both the Mediabase weighted and Top 500 charts. It looks like we've got a wild week ahead, too--three big hitys are making their slow, graceful descent from the top and there's quite a competition brewing to fill those gaps. Keep requesting--we're looking for that Top 15 very soon!

Bucky Covington rocks the house at Cowboys Dance Hall in this great shot at by the very kind AmaTexMom, who shares more of her images from Bucky's San Antonio concert in her beautiful gallery at BuckyFanPics . Thanks again for your kindness!

Upcoming shows: The Throttle Wide Open tour takes a break for a few days, but Dierks, Bucky and Luke will be back on the road soon for a stop at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, IN on 2/28. Get your ticket now at the Morris Box Office, Supersounds Catalog Center inside TG Music, Goshen IN, by calling (800) 537-6415 or (574) 235-9190, or online at morriscenter.org. Tickets for most of Dierks Bentley's Throttle Wide Open dates are available now at Ticketmaster. (Dierks' official website will have more details on non-Ticketmaster events.) Seats for the Jackson, TN Dierks Bentley concert on April 3rd are available at the City of Jackson site.

On the tube and around the net: CMT Insider (with a bit of fun Bucky Covington content) repeats late Sunday/early Monday at 1:30 AM ET, and Monday morning at 11:30 AM ET/PT.

The Covington Times features two great photos by BluIsDixieGurl-- Bucky Covington and Rocky Covington made a lasting impression at the Bucky Bash! Check out that pretty custom bookmark--and a great Trace Adkins book review, as well as some good advice about the charts--at Midask9's It's Good to Be Us blog.


Vote for Bucky: Yep, another nag--um, "bit of encouragement" about the 2008 CMT Music Awards. There's a belt buckle trophy in Bucky's future--but only if we vote it into his hands. Register and vote right away--and tell a few hundred friends!

Finally, give "It's Good to Be Us" some love at GAC Top 20 Country Countdown, at CMT's Top 20 Countdown and at CMT's Pure Country Pure 12-Pack.

More later--have a beautiful Sunday!