Country Weekly Magazine Names Country's Hottest Bachelors

Country Weekly Magazine Names Country's Hottest Bachelors

Keith Urban Takes Top Honors Bachelors Issue Hits Newsstands on August 1

NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- They're sizzling, talented, and single! They're Country Music's Hottest Bachelors, as voted by the readers of Country Weekly, the nation's largest-selling country music magazine.

Readers and fans voted online in Country Weekly's first Hottest Bachelor poll and the winner is... Australian guitar wizard Keith Urban! Urban racked up nearly one-third of all the votes.

The complete list of Country Weekly's Hottest Bachelors:

COUNTRY WEEKLY'S HOTTEST BACHELORS

1. Keith Urban. The singer-songwriter-guitarist from Down Under with the sensitive features once dated supermodel Nikki Taylor. 2. Joe Nichols. The 28-year-old Nichols was voted one of CMT's 20 sexiest stars. 3. Keith Anderson. The only newcomer in the group has a smash debut with "Pickin Wildflowers," fueled by a sexy music video. 4. Dierks Bentley. 29-year-old Dierks is currently on tour with superstar George Strait. 5. Jeff Bates. Rugged bad boy Bates has a checkered past. "I think I'm probably the least sexy guy on the face of earth," says Jeff. 6. Ira Dean. Wild and crazy, completely uninhibited Ira plays bass for the hit trio Trick Pony, currently on the charts with their remake of "It's a Heartache." 7. Billy Currington. His video for "I Got a Feelin'" was named one of the sexiest videos of all time by CMT. 8. John Rich. One-half of the duo Big & Rich, his unconventional style, bother personal and musical, are shaking things up. 9. Trent Willmon. He says he's looking for a woman who is "Easygoing like I am and low-maintenance." 10. Keith Burns. The other handsome gent of hit trio Trick Pony. 11. Blaine Larsen. Clean-cut Larsen is the youngest guy on the list. 12. Jon Randall. Described by friends as a true Texas gentleman.

The Hottest Bachelors appears in Country Weekly's August 15 issue, on-sale nationwide on August 1.

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Source: Country Weekly Magazine

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