The Band Perry, Little Big Town, Scotty McCreery and Ryan Seacrest will help announce the nominees for this year's ACMs during an online press conference NEXT Wednesday . . . at 930 A.M. Eastern.

BLAKE SHELTON will be playing REBA MCENTIRE'S brother on an episode of her ABC sitcom "Malibu Country". Blake's episode will air March 1st.

TIM MCGRAW believes the highest compliment he can get from a fan is for his music to be part of their lives. He said, quote, "When someone has an experience with your song, whether it's a sad experience or a happy experience or something that marks a time in their life, that's the thing as an artist that you like to hear." PS. He went commando on Ellen yesterday!!