The cost to bring Carrie Underwood to East Tennessee State University worked out to an eye-popping $41,077 per song, or $7,120 a minute for the time she played.

Mozart meets Stephen Foster. Big deal, right? Not so at all. Mozart and Foster were musical giants from long ago and separate eras, yet on Mother’s Day their music meets courtesy the stellar Voices of the Mountains.

Welcome to the year of the rat. Yep, the year in which we live, 2008, will go down as the year of the rat. But hold the traps. This also happens to be the 25th anniversary of rock band Ratt’s first release. The million-selling hair metal band’s lead singer, Stephen Pearcy, will appear at the Crowbar in Johnson City on May 13.

Introducing Savannah Vaughn. Vaughn plays fiddle, sings and also emcees as a member of the Fall Creek Band.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD, “Street Survivors – Deluxe Edition” (Geffen)

The Pinnacle Awards are presented annually to recognize organizations promoting tourism in the Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia area.

The rock-country singer – wearing tight jeans and a cowboy hat – really had a tough act to follow after Lady Antebellum warmed up the concert hall with rockin’ covers of The Doobie Brothers’ "Long Train Runnin’ " and Tom Petty’s "Free Falling."

One of the fastest rising bands in Christian music will perform in Kingsport, Tenn., on Friday.

Like a rocket. One hit atop another and another has built a stair to the stars for country singer Jason Aldean. When he first played Bristol several years back, he was struggling.

Here is a sample of weekend entertainment.