LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rosanne Cash didn’t plan to write an album about her heritage. It just sort of happened. Cash says she and her husband, musician John Leventhal, traveled to Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta for various reasons and got inspired to write songs about the characters there. The result was the Grammy-winning album, “The River and The Thread.” Cash says she’s been a New Yorker for 25 years and she thought of the American South as just an anecdote of her past. She says her heart was open this time around and she had a better sense of what “home” means.

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NEW YORK (AP) – Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town wants to get into your kitchen. She’s releasing her first cookbook, titled “Oh Gussie! Cooking and Visiting in Kimberly’s Southern Kitchen.” Schlapman will share recipes and stories about her roots in north Georgia, traveling with the band and her life in Nashville. Schlapman is promising the recipes will be “fresh, accessible, nutritious, quick and fun.” “Oh Gussie!” comes out April 14.

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Aaron Tippin will mark his 25th anniversary in music with a two-disc album of new music and new versions of his hits. “Aaron Tippin 25” will contain his re-recordings of songs like “You’ve Got To Stand For Something,” “There Ain’t Nothing Wrong With The Radio” and “Working Man’s Ph.D.” The album will also contain new songs, including his takes on Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together,” Frank Sinatra’s “The Way You Look Tonight” and The Georgia Satellites song “Keep Your Hands To Yourself.” “Aaron Tippin 25” will come out March 2.

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NASHVILLE (AP) – The people who put out the “Now That’s What I Call Music!” compilations will put out one focusing on the history of the Academy of Country Music Awards. “Now That’s What I Call The ACM Awards 50 Years” will be a two-CD set reflecting the show’s 50th anniversary. It will include recent songs like “The House That Built Me” by Miranda Lambert and “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum, as well as classics like Willie Nelson’s “Always On My Mind” and George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” The set will also include songs by Carrie Underwood, Alabama, The Judds, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Taylor Swift. It comes out March 31.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rosanne Cash has a special place for her three new Grammys. She says she has a “chick cave,” the opposite of a “man cave.” She was worried she’d have to share them with her husband and collaborator, John Leventhal, but she remembered he gets his own. Cash won three American roots Grammys last night.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Miranda Lambert was glad to perform early at the Grammys. She says she gets really nervous when she performs, and she could have a cocktail afterward and settle down. She won the best country album Grammy for “Platinum.” Carrie Underwood won the country solo Grammy for “Something in the Water.” The Band Perry won the country group award for their version of Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind.” Campbell won a Grammy too, for co-writing the best country song, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.” Old Crow Medicine Show won best folk album for “Remedy.”

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NEW YORK (AP) – Brandy Clark is hoping a musical version of “Hee Haw” will draw in people who don’t like country music. Clark and songwriter Shane McAnally are working on “Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical.” Clark says she wants people to leave it saying, “Wow, if that was country music, I love it.” Clark says the musical is in on the joke and makes fun of the “Hee Haw” stereotype. She says she wants it to have as much heart as it does humor. It premieres in Dallas in September.

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NASHVILLE (AP) – The Gatlin Brothers will do one more big tour before easing up. They will launch their 60th anniversary tour tomorrow in Harrington, Delaware. Larry Gatlin says it’s not a farewell tour, but after it’s done, they’re going to slow down a bit. He says it’s not a matter of their not being able to draw a crowd or sing or that they’re out of money. He says they just want to spend more time with their families. The Gatlins also will release a gospel album called “Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers 60th Anniversary Collection.” A release date was not given.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Dierks Bentley hopes his longtime friend Miranda Lambert wins at the Grammys — even if it means he loses. Bentley and Lambert supported each other early in their music careers. They’re both nominated for best country album. Bentley says any time Lambert wins anything, he’s usually the first to stand up to applaud. He says, “A win for her is a win for everyone.” Lambert already has one Grammy, but Bentley has none.

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Barbara Mandrell and her sisters will reunite for a fundraiser this weekend in Nashville. The Nashville Tennessean reports Mandrell and her sisters Louise and Irlene will host an event for the Nashville Humane Association Saturday. Mandrell says she and her sisters are best friends but they will not be singing. She says she retired 17 years ago and has not sung or played a note since.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Shania Twain’s Las Vegas show will be featured as an ABC special. “Shania: Still The One Live from Vegas” will show Twain’s full stage performance, as well as behind-the-scenes footage. It runs February 28.

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