~~Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley have a plan to prevent an Oscars-style mishap at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards, which the men will co-host at 7 p.m. April 2 on CBS.

The country singers said if they feel the show starting to go south, they’ll create a diversion.

Dierks jokes, “Luke’s going to have a wardrobe malfunction. At least that way everyone talks about that and not the show.”

Luke adds, “It’s sad nobody is talking about what happened at the Oscars. That’s our approach, Dierks — train wreck the show.”

On a more serious note, Bryan added: “What a debacle, but it gets a lot of press.”

And, Bentley thinks Jimmy Kimmel “was a great host.”

Dierks adds, “We played it so loose last year at the top, we could have had our own Oscar moment.”

Bryan and Bentley, who are returning to co-host the ACM Awards a second time, star in silent black-and-white commercials scheduled to start airing Friday night on CBS.

~~More than a dozen stars are coming together at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 6 for a Merle Haggard tribute concert. “Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard” will feature performances from Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, John Mellencamp, Dierks Bentley, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams Jr., The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Ronnie Dunn, Warren Haynes, Jamey Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lucinda Williams, Ben Haggard, John Anderson, Connie Smith and Bobby Bare.

The concert takes place on April 6, the one-year anniversary of Merle’s death and what would have been his 80th birthday.

Tickets to the public go on sale on Friday, March 3, at 11 a.m. CT at ticketmaster.com and the Bridgestone Arena. A pre-sale begins today at 10 a.m. CT.

~~Brantley Gilbert is extending his current 2017 The Devil Don’t Sleep Tour into the summer.

The newly added dates begin June 2 in Florida and extend through Sept. 23 where Gilbert will be headlining his own tour as well as frequenting festivals throughout the country.

~~Carrie Underwood took to social media this afternoon to wish her son Isaiah a very happy second Birthday.

Carrie shared an adorable photo of the birthday boy playing with a balloon via her official Instagram account.

She writes, “Where did two years go? My angel is getting so big!” she wrote. “On one hand, it’s so fun to see him learn and grow but on the other, it’s all happening so fast! Happy birthday, little monkey! You are my world…my heart…and I thank God for you each and every day! The two years you have been on this earth have been the best of our lives! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!”