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T-Pain and the B-52s go country for Nashville's night of awards
Fans can vote for their favorite country artists until June 15
Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Def Leppard will also perform
It's a girls' night in Vegas as the singer scores top award and Taylor Swift takes album honors
Miley Cyrus will take the stage to perform "The Climb" from Hannah Montana: The Movie
Heidi Newfield goes into Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards with five nominations. It's more than any other female, but she still considers herself the dark horse -- and in many ways, she is, especially since she's up for top female vocalist against such heavyweights as Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.
Guys only sing, declares Reba, who's hosting Sunday's ACMs for the 11th time
He scoops up video and duet awards ahead of Sunday's show
The star will sing from her Hanna Montana soundtrack on the April 5 show
The former show judge says the reality program 'bastardized' country music
T-Pain and the B-52s go country for Nashville's night of awards
Fans can vote for their favorite country artists until June 15
Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Def Leppard will also perform
It's a girls' night in Vegas as the singer scores top award and Taylor Swift takes album honors
Miley Cyrus will take the stage to perform "The Climb" from Hannah Montana: The Movie
Heidi Newfield goes into Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards with five nominations. It's more than any other female, but she still considers herself the dark horse -- and in many ways, she is, especially since she's up for top female vocalist against such heavyweights as Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.
Guys only sing, declares Reba, who's hosting Sunday's ACMs for the 11th time
He scoops up video and duet awards ahead of Sunday's show
The star will sing from her Hanna Montana soundtrack on the April 5 show
The former show judge says the reality program 'bastardized' country music
Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban are competing online for the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year. Fans can vote on www.voteACM.com or www.cbs.com/acma for any of the nominees through the last hour of the 44th Annual ACM Awards on April 5 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Each nominee is also scheduled to perform during the show. – Mike Fleeman
The "Glamorous Life" singer wins CMT's Gone Country 3 with a gospel-inspired song
Plus, performers at the awards show will include Tim McGraw and Rascall Flatts
Carrie Underwood will compete against the guys for entertainer of the year
The country star opens up about her real-life Mean Girls experience
Carrie Underwood and The Dark Knight also win big at the 35th annual ceremony
The country singer is performing "a really emotional song" at the award show
The Nashville singer marries his longtime girlfriend in an intimate ceremony
The Jonas Brothers, Kanye West and John Mayer are also recognized during the primetime nominations special
Plus: Kanye gets the award he says he should have received last year – then gives it away
He's named entertainer of the year for the fourth time, while the show co-host nabs female vocalist
"I'm so glad she's here tonight," Martina McBride raves about the star, who received a standing ovation
The former American Idol contestant and wife Ann Marie welcome their fourth child
Kenny Chesney has won entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards two years in a row. Will he make it three straight?
The country star will sing at the CMAs – but PEOPLE has an early listen of his new song
Yet the country star says his skipping this year's CMA awards isn't "sour grapes"
The country star blasts an Internet rumor as "the most impossible thing on the planet"
At the unveiling of her wax figure, Underwood also talks about ex-boyfriends and Faith Hill
The country star hangs out with – and films – family and friends backstage before a Nashville concert
"I'm Tim McGraw, and I don't approve their message," he says of what his label did
In an election year, the 18-year-old singer is passionate about "political discussions" and, yes, boys
"It's time for me to go for this," says the country singer who is releasing "Goin' All Out" on Tuesday
The singer reveals the inspiration behind "Love Song" about a "love you've got to hide"
Kenny Chesney gets 7 nods and Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts also nab honors
Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday, receiving seven, including album of the year
The country singer warns would-be heartbreakers, "I [will] write a song about you"
The middle Jonas Brother shows up at the country star's concert with Rascal Flatts in West Palm Beach
Yes, she did graduate ("really cool"), but no, she's not dating a Jonas Brother!
The singer says that life is "beautiful" as she dedicates a song to boyfriend Tony Romo
The rapper dedicates his "My Medicine" video to "real American gangster" Johnny Cash
Last year's top new male vocalist at the ACM Awards rocks out with a full band over a driving beat
The former Idol star says the tune, "Best Days of Your Life," is about an ex
"He's not engaged. He's not planning on being engaged in the near future," his rep tells PEOPLE
Working in a new genre makes the pop singer feel like a giddy new artist
Plus, the singer calls Renée Zellweger "the sweetest soul I've ever met"
The country star is named entertainer of the year for the fourth consecutive year
Plus: The singer is all smiles at his rehearsal for Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards
The former American Idol champ is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning
Kenny Chesney will also duet with George Strait on the May 18 telecast
The country star whips up big sales with her new cookbook
The country star got caught in an elevator hoist as he made his entrance
The teen takes video of the year, while Rascal Flatts and Kellie Pickler also score
The country singer celebrates with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and more
Plus: Sugarland receives three nominations for their video "Stay"
The country star is up for entertainer of the year – as well as 10 other awards
NASCAR's sanctioning body finds itself in a rather perplexing situation as the season approaches, just two weeks after chairman Brian France emphasized going "back to the basics" in his state of the sport address.
Garth Brooks will fight fire with five concerts, including one that'll be seen on the CBS special Garth Brooks: Live in L.A.! Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
The country star is spotted around Nashville wearing a sling
If 2006 was Carrie Underwood's coming-out party at the CMA Awards, 2007 solidified her place among the current greats of country music.
Jessica Simpson, Jamie Foxx, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow – not your typical country-music lineup, but they are among the stars expected to join country superstars like Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley at the 41st Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday night, to be broadcast live on ABC from the Sommet Center in Nashville.
With the Mitchell steroid investigation report coming down the chute and otherworldly salary figures being tossed around like confetti, you might just need a reassurance that ballplayers do more than cheat and get paid rather well. If you cotton to country music, so much the better. Country Fastball is for you.
Only last year Carrie Underwood admitted to being "horrible around guys" – but that was then.
Brad Paisley and George Strait led the Country Music Association Awards nominations with five nods each, it was announced Thursday.
Porter Wagoner looks right at home in the marble lobby of Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel. He wears a dark Western suit and tie and holds a shiny black cane. The glare from the crystal chandelier reflects off his eyeglasses as he tilts his head back, trying to remember the last time he played Madison Square Garden.
Russell Crowe says his rugby league club's cheerleading squad is being cut because skimpily clad cheerleaders detract from the game and make spectators uncomfortable.
It's the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and a handful of country music's biggest names have gathered backstage at the Mercy Lounge, an upstairs club in the Cannery Row section of Nashville. The crampe...
Katie Couric talks to Ben Affleck about his new film, "Jersey Girl," in an interview airing Friday on "Today" and "Dateline NBC," the network said Wednesday.
The wait is over for Norah Jones' second album.
The Canadian trade war is over, and that is music--American country music--to the ears of Canadian television viewers. Trade war? Canada? Correct.
COUNTRY MUSIC used to be strictly truck-stop fare. Not today. You are just as likely to hear twanging at a Connecticut clambake or poolside in L.A. A group of young stars singing mainstream lyrics ...
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