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The Taste Of Country Music Festival kicks off Thursday in upstate New York.  We realize you may not be able to make the trip to see Jason Aldean, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young and more, but this weekend we'll bring the festival to you.

I've heard of home invasions before but you would think an apartment invasion would be hard to pull off.  There's so many people to hear it going down that you'd think the chances of getting caught are much higher.  For some reason, it's always more shocking to hear it happened to someone famous, but that's exactly what happened in Raleigh, N.C. to Scotty McCreery!

Before today, country fans planning on attending one of the best country music and camping festivals in the U.S. only knew who was performing. Now they know when stars like Brad Paisley, Brantley Gilbert and more will be playing at the 2014 Taste of Country Music Festival.

Three days, over a dozen of country music's top artists and 23,000 screaming country music fans helped make the first-ever Taste of Country Music Festival an undeniable success. Headliners Willie Nelson, Trace Adkins and Lady Antebellum led the way in 2013, but the fans were every bit as important to the party as the music.

The official 2013 Taste of Country Music Festival poster was a hot item during the first-ever event. With Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Willie Nelson and more performing, the keepsake would have been a much-coveted prize even if there were more than 300 posters printed, but there weren't.

The inaugural Taste of Country Music Festival kicks off this week. For those in attendance, that means live performances from Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Willie Nelson and many more. If you can't make it -- Hunter Mountain can only hold so many country fans, after all -- you can still watch the fun live, online via a stream from the venue.

We want to fly you to the hottest music festival of 2013. Enter below for your chance to see Willie Nelson, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Trace Adkins, and more at the Taste of Country Music Festival in Hunter Mountain, NY.

Aren't they handsome? These three guys are very helpful and a huge part of the success of Taste Of Country Nights. To the left is our producer, Todd; in the middle is engineer Chris; and on the right is our newest member Jon, our screener.

Taylor Swift earned seven new honors, including Artist, Album and Song of the Year, at the second-annual Taste of Country Awards. The fan-voted awards concluded last night (Jan. 15 at midnight), with the 'Begin Again' singer outlasting fellow superstar Carrie Underwood in many of the categories.

Having the biggest country music scandal of any year is an honor that comes with few congratulatory messages, so it seems unlikely many will be showered upon Jason Aldean for winning at the 2012 Taste of Country Awards. His night out with dancer and former 'American Idol' contestant Brittany Kerr was named the Scandal of the Year by Taste of Country readers.

Beginning this week, readers get to decide the 10 hottest videos of the week in the brand new Taste of Country Top 10 Video Countdown. On Friday (Jan. 18), the first video countdown will debut, showcasing the most popular country music videos as decided by readers' votes.