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The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web.

"You better REDNECKONIZE!" Miranda Lamberttweeted last night (Mach 14), along with this pic of her and her favorite reality TV star Honey Boo Boo. Pageant queen Alana Thompson and her family met the "Mama's Broken Heart" singer backstage at her stop in Macon, Ga. "They are so sweet!" Miranda told fans on Twitter. The 29-year-old also admitted to showing the fam (and the crowd) her 2012 Halloween costume that paid homage to the 7-year-old "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" star. (See it here.)

The odds that this year's "American Idol" winner will be coming home to Nashville are getting better. On last night's episode, it was revealed that singer-songwriter Kree Harrison is one of the Top 3 most-voted for contestants. Additionally, Janelle Arthur came in sixth, with USA Today noting that she ranked No. 1 in her home state of Tennessee.