搶先看:2014 PANINI COUNTRY MUSIC CARDS

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There’s a special bond between country music stars and their biggest fans that perhaps runs a little deeper than most. Country music devotees crave their favorite artists. They cheer the harmonies, hard-charging lyrics and twangy deliveries every time they blare from the radio or a pair of ear buds. Appearances on awards shows or the late-night talk-show circuit are must-watch material. Country music devotees ensure sold-out concerts, download new music the day it hits iTunes and know every word of every song by heart.

About the only thing they don’t do is collect their favorite stars’ trading cards, if only because there have traditionally been precious few cards to collect. But that changes in a huge, historic way in early December when Panini America delivers 2014 Country Music, a star-studded, standalone trading set that honors the biggest names in country music — and the unbridled passion and loyalty of the fans that love them.

Slated to release December 3, Panini America’s 2014 Country Music release will deliver autographs and memorabilia signed and worn by some of today’s biggest country music entertainers and a card-collecting experience unlike any that’s come before. Each hobby box of 2014 Country Music (eight card per pack, four packs per box) will deliver four autograph or memorabilia hits per box, including at least two autographs guaranteed.

The list of signers secured so far for the inaugural Country Music collection includes Miranda Lambert, the members of Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert, Sara Evans, Ashley Monroe, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, members of Alabama and Eli Young Band and more.

Among the product’s many highlights are . . .

• The Silhouettes insert featuring jumbo pieces of star-worn memorabilia and autographs honoring such fan favorites as Miranda Lambert, Wynonna, Brantley Gilbert, David Nail, Sara Evans, Darius Rucker, Pat Green, Jana Kramer, Brian Kelley, Tyler Hubbard, Gretchen Wilson and more.

• Triple Material cards featuring renowned trios such as The Band Perry, The Cadillac Three and Gloriana. Look for Silver (numbered to 25), Gold (numbered to 10) and Prime Material versions.

• Florida Georgia Line headlines the Combo Signatures insert that also features bands and collaborations such as Thompson Square, Big & Rich, Brantley Gilbert/Colt Ford, Gretchen Wilson/Terri Clark, Pat Green/Chuck Wicks and more.

• The Authentic Signature insert features autographs from top solo acts and popular band members including Lambert, Monroe, Green, Wynonna, Joe Diffie, Kimberly Perry, Heidi Newfield, Chris Young, Ronnie Milsap, Randy Owen and more.

• Find five different insert sets including Backstage Pass, Fresh Faces, Instrumental, Top of the Charts and Award Winners. Each insert features Blue (numbered to 199), Red (numbered to 99), Silver (numbered to 49) and Gold (numbered to 25) parallels.