Darius Rucker

Crossover artist Darius Rucker was met with a lot of naysayers when he decided to try his hand at country music, but the singer says he wants nothing more than to be country.

The 2014 ACM Awards turned into a good ole' fashioned sing-along when Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum took to the stage for a rousing rendition of 'Wagon Wheel.'

Darius Rucker will kick off this year's CMA Fest in a way only he could. Every year, Rucker hosts Darius and Friends, a benefit concert at the launch of the country music festival in Nashville.

While he's not one himself, Darius Rucker knows who country's bad boys are!

The polar vortex has been rearing its cold and snowy head quite a bit lately, which can affect artists who are on the road touring. Last week, David Nail encountered a problem with icy roads when he was on his way to open a show for Darius Rucker in New York.

Jay Leno will wrap his lengthy stint as the host of 'The Tonight Show' in February, when Jimmy Fallon takes over and moves the show to NYC. However, country superstar Darius Rucker will have the distinction of being one of the last acts to perform on the show with Leno as host before he signs off (again).

All five nominees for the Heartwarming Moment of the Year award at the 2014 Taste of Country Awards involve kids ... duh. Country artists go out of of their way to help children in need, turning up in the most surprising places. It's the only format where a dying girl can ask to get a phone call from her favorite singer and actually receive it.

With Artist of the Year already decided, Song of the Year is the most distinguished honor at the 2014 Taste of Country Awards. Ten hits from 2013 make the ballot, including ACM, CMA and Grammy nominees. Combined, these tracks have sold over 11 million downloads, but which is worthy of this fan-decided honor?

Although Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker didn't actually sing 'Jingle Bells' together, they still contributed to an unintentional duet, turning the Christmas classic into a decidedly country carol!

Darius Rucker brought Christmas to the 2013 'CMA Country Christmas' special with a beautiful rendition of John Lennon's 'Happy Christmas (War Is Over).'

Darius Rucker is a man of many talents and one of them apparently is gift-giving. The singer sent Eisele, the new baby of Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and husband Chris Tyrrell, the sweetest baby gift. It was literally rockin'.

Dreams do come true, thanks to kind-hearted singers like Darius Rucker. The country singer made a surprise appearance at a high school talent show to duet with Frankie Antonelli, a teen with Down syndrome.