TRACE ADKINS is in New York City waiting out Hurricane Sandy. He took a photo of the broken crane blown over by the winds . . . and says all they had to do was put it on its side and it would have weathered the storm. That's what he used to do when he worked on oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD added 40 new dates to her "Blown Away" tour. It picks up February 13th in Colorado Springs, Colorado . . . and wraps May 18th in Edmonton, Alberta. HUNTER HAYES will return as the opener.

BLAKE SHELTON is taping a holiday special for NBC . . . and he's bringing in four delicious ladies as co-stars. "Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas Special" will feature his wife Miranda Lambert, his mom Dorothy Shackleford . . . plus Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson. No word yet when it'll air.