Very quick Sunday news: Power Picks this week. WZZK Throwdown and more...

Bucky Covington sings underneath the spotlights at Coyote Joe's in Charlotte, North Carolina on 11/23; photo by the very gracious Buckyroo. Thanks so much!

Real life beckons, but come on back for a more news in this spot this evening--or sooner. In the meantime, here's a very quick sweep of today's happenings:

Chart news: Once again, Bucky Covington's "It's Good to Be Us" is lookin' good at #14 on the Mediabase weighted and Top 500 charts, but we'd naturally love to see those bullets grow, so we'll keep requesting! Weekly countdowns from Bob Kingsley, Lon Helton and Kix Brooks are very likely to be in progress on your local country station; when your local DJ takes over, be sure to give him or her a call...

Upcoming shows: Bucky's Throttle Wide Open travels take a mini-hiatus for a few days, but he and his excellent band will be making a stop at the Buffalo Bar in St. Joseph, MO on Friday, March 21. Get your ticket at Biggins Sports Bar & Grill (816 232-4450) or Buffalo Bar at (816) 390-8444. Those intimate shows are a blast--be there if you can!

Is Bucky going to be part of the May 10th WZZK Throwdown in Birmingham, AL this year? The buzz says "yes", although we couldn't find much info on the Throwdown on the station's site. If you're a listener, stay tuned, and please feel free to pass the info along...

Fresh from YouTube this morning--enjoy a bit of Bucky Covington's take on the Elvis classic "Suspicious Minds" from Friday's Tampa concert, courtesy of the very kind coffegurl78. Thanks for sharing this one!

On the tube and around the net: Bucky's got a CMT Power Picks matchup on Monday; check out all the video challenges here, then tune in and log on at 11 a.m. ET tomorrow to vote. To join the fun, go to the main Power Picks site on Monday morning, hit the "Vote Now" link, and watch that window for the exact timing of Bucky's matchup. (Thanks, Laura and Dixie.)

And of course, what Sunday morning browsing session would be complete without stops at The Covington Times and It's Good to Be Us ?

The "It's Good to Be Us" quiz contest continues at Bucky's MySpace blog--your next chance to win is at 4 p.m ET today. The first MySpace poster who answers the question correctly in Bucky's MySpace comments wins an autographed picture and a grand prize entry, and one random winner of those same prizes will be chosen from all the posters who've answered the question correctly--but you've got to post your answer in the blog before Bucky's quiz-solving video appears. Good luck!

Vote for Bucky: Give "It's Good to Be Us" some lovin' at GAC's Top 20 Country Countdown and at CMT's Top 20 Countdown.


We'll wind up this quick post with a reminder about the 2008 CMT Music Awards--register at CMT and vote for Bucky now, then pass along those links to everyone in your email address book. Voting ends April 11th, and time's flying by...

See you later today--have a sweet Sunday!