COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

TOP OF THE CHARTS: Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney's Hemingway's Whiskey is the nation's overall number-one album after selling 183,000 copies its first week out. Last week's number-one debut, Zac Brown Band's You Get What You Give, gets bumped to number-two on the country chart.

Billy Currington's Enjoy Yourself slides a spot to number-three, and Jamey Johnson's Guitar Song lands at number-four. Lady A rounds out the Top 5 with Need You Now.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Cold Weather, High Heels and Mike

Carrie Underwood says her new husband Mike Fisher is the piece of the puzzle that had been missing from her life. She tells People magazine's Country Special, "He makes me a better person."

But with winter ahead of us, Carrie is bracing herself for the cold winter in Ottawa, where they have a home. She says, "I can't do my cute heels in the winter!"

The issue of People's Country Special with Carrie on the cover is on newsstands now.

TAYLOR SWIFT: Counterfeiters Stopped

Taylor Swift has won a trademark infringement suit against 16 individuals who sold fake merchandise including T-shirts during her 2009 Fearless Tour. According to the Associated Press, a federal judge permanently barred the counterfeiters from selling merchandise bearing her name or likeness.

QUICK SHOTS:

• Tim McGraw fans can look forward to the November 30th release of his Number One Hits. The double-disc set includes 23 of his biggest hits and his newest single, "Felt Good on My Lips."

• Trace Adkins will head to the Middle East to entertain the troops during his third USO tour. Because of security issues, Trace can't divulge the location of the tour

• Darryl Worley has lined up a half-dozen shows at military installations and is calling it his God and Country Tour. The shows are free and open to the public, but Darryl does have a special offer for soldiers on his website.