All five nominees for CMA's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year -- Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean -- will perform at this year's awards ceremony, the Country Music Association announced Tuesday.
Jason Aldean and Keith Urban are also performers on "Country Music's Biggest Night"
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will host the Country Music Awards Nov. 9
The nominations are in for the 45th annual Country Music Awards, and Keith Urban and Taylor Swift are among the recognized artists.
The singer's concerts begin June 16, and every few weeks he'll bring out his girls
From music to marriage, PEOPLE Country's hottest guy talks about balancing life with Nicole Kidman and their girls
In his new video, the country star reveals scenes from his wedding to Nicole Kidman and images of family life
"I wanted to be able to tell everybody because I was so excited about her," the actress says
Their newborn daughter Faith Margaret's name, says a friend, carries special meaning
A surrogate delivers the couple's second child, Faith Margaret
Actresss Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban revealed Monday that they added a daughter to their family last month.
The star tells interviewer Jennifer Aniston about the thrill of pursuing "something that wild"
Bid on artful shots of the country superstars in an auction benefiting those affected by Tennessee's historic flood
The proud parents say Sunday Rose likes to sing, dance and get dolled up with Mom's makeup
Country music star Keith Urban talks about what it was like losing all his guitars during flooding in Nashville.
On the back of Keith Urban's sixth studio CD, "Get Closer," there's a photo of him wrapped in a woman's arms. We don't know who the woman is because her head's cut off at the top.
The country star hops an Amtrak to perform "street music" for his fans, from New York to Philly
The country star puts on mini shows in New York and Philadelphia stations - and on a train between the cities
Urban joins co-hosts, Paisley and Underwood as they get ready to open the show
The stars will headline a homecoming performance Tuesday, the venue's first since the Nashville floods
"You could tell they were so in love," says a source, who witnessed the pair sharing an intimate dinner in Nashville
"Lucky for her," the CMT Music Award winner says. "She sure didn't deserve mine"
Carrie Underwood takes the top prize as a shaken Nashville gets a chance to celebrate
The Grammy winners deliver a spirited performance together of Urban's "Sweet Thing"
The actress says she and Keith Urban try not to spend more than three days apart
Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and others perform and answer phones for GAC's telethon
The singer, who personally donated $500,000, was joined on a telethon by Keith Urban, Vince Gill and more
As Nashville bails out from catastrophic flooding, the country music community will be leading the charge to rebuild Music City.
Country music superstar Keith Urban tells CNN's Rick Sanchez what he's lost in the flood that swamped Nashville.
Behind the scenes at PEOPLE Country shoot, he gives an impromptu concert and blows kisses to Sunday Rose
The Aussie singer says true love - and his daughter - has helped him grow as a songwriter and a person
The country star surprised audience members at a taping of CMT's Crossroads in Nashville
• Keith Urban, picking holiday gifts for his wife Nicole Kidman at London's Harvey Nichols boutique. The country crooner spent a lot of time at the By Kilian counter, scoping out the perfect fragrances for Kidman before finally settling on four perfumes, including the Absinthe Verte.
There will be "lots of kids running around" over Christmas with their extended family
"I sit her at the piano every morning," Urban tells PEOPLE. "We play. We mash the keys together"
Plus, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will sing a duet on tonight's broadcast from Nashville
The star talks about love, marriage, obsession and sex - but keeps mum on Tom Cruise
• Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had a rock 'n' roll date night at the KISS concert at Nashville's Sommet Center. The celebrity couple pulled up to the backstage entrance, sneaking into the show under the radar. But once inside, they rocked out and "were adorable, smiling and totally low-key," an onlooker tells us.
"Guess he's some sort of big deal," Paisley jokes on Twitter. "Needs a haircut though"
"I've had a few injuries, but hey, it's rock 'n' roll," the country singer says
Due to an "oversight," they weren't credited for Musical Event of the Year for their duet "Start A Band"
PLUS: Darius Rucker tells PEOPLE why he felt like he was on Sesame Street when he was nominated
The superstar receives six nods, including male vocalist & entertainer of the year
Vote for Jason Aldean, Joe Don Rooney, Keith Anderson, Jimmy Wayne or Charles Kelley
Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Def Leppard will also perform
Keith Urban and his ladies land Down Under Friday for a holiday weekend with family
He and wife Nicole Kidman chose the name because Sunday went from "the loneliest day" to "the most joyous"
He scoops up video and duet awards ahead of Sunday's show
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
Nicole Kidman's husband laughs off baby rumors
John Mayer and Keith Urban will also team up for a tribute to Bo Diddley
Kidman and Urban are at home with Sunday Rose for the holiday
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?
CMA preview
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A.J. Hammer discusses what to expect at this year's CMA show.
Kidman remembers husband's promise: "Let me give you a home and a baby"
The country crooner makes Kidman blush with his comments on her natural assets
The actress tells Parade about her baby girl and going "to hell and back" with husband Keith Urban's addiction
The singer helps his friend celebrate his 50th birthday in country style
Ronnie Dunn says the new parents to Sunday Rose won't be bothered by paparazzi there
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 singer says he relishes "taking care of the little girl" when wife Nicole Kidman is working
A guitar signed by Rihanna and Justin Timberlake is also up for sale to benefit Stand Up to Cancer
Despite setback, he continues his slate of U.S. dates and Down Under family time
The month-old baby is already socializing with Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe
Urban and Kidman get back to their domestic routine in Nashville with baby Sunday Rose
"We're all doing superbly well," says the singer of life with his 10-day-old daughter with Nicole Kidman
The elated couple tell PEOPLE about welcoming daughter Sunday Rose
Nicole and Keith name her after an Aussie artist's muse – and Urban's grandmother
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcome a baby daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban.
Nicole Kidman gave birth Monday to a baby girl named Sunday.
Plus, American Idol's Michael Johns sends along his best wishes
Sunday Rose Kidman Urban was born Monday morning in Nashville
After Sunday Rose is born Monday morning, the singer releases an online statement
Sunday Rose Kidman Urban was born Sunday, weighing in at a healthy 6 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces
The singer hints at a Nashville concert that he expects to be a dad any day now
The couple hit their usual haunts as they prepare for parenthood
Urban brings Kidman on stage as thousands of concertgoers celebrate her 41st birthday in song
The mom-to-be turns another year and has "never been happier or healthier"
"You can fight life," observes the expectant actress, who's due this summer
He hugs you "like he's your long, lost friend," one lucky attendee tells PEOPLE
The surprise guest at the CMA Fest says having a baby means learning new words
Plus: The singer is all smiles at his rehearsal for Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards
Plus: Fans can vote for their favorite country star, Busta Rhymes talks about his new single, and more
Plus: His touring partner Carrie Underwood dishes onstage about her dating life
It was only Feb. 13 – but Keith Urban couldn't wait to wish his wife, Nicole Kidman, a happy Valentine's Day.
Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child, her rep confirms.
It might be an unlikely spot for a couple of Australians to find their dream home, but Keith Urban says there's something about the land near Leipers Fork, Tenn., a half-hour southwest of Nashville, that he and wife Nicole Kidman both love.
Recent PEOPLE cover-boy Keith Urban is back with his new greatest-hits collection, Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids, dropping Tuesday. Just to whet country fans' appetites, we got our hands on one of the new songs, "Romeo's Tune," Urban's cover of a 1979 hit by Steve Forbert. Listen to it below...
In a sweeping new interview Nicole Kidman revisits her divorce from Tom Cruise and its aftermath, her relationship with her kids, and her guarded hopes for having a child with Keith Urban.
Video courtesy ABCNicole Kidman says it's painful for a husband and wife to publicly reveal the struggles of their private life – but that she and Keith Urban are doing so to help others.
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.
Keith Urban was en route to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Sydney on Monday when he got into a motorcycle accident while being followed by a photographer, he said in a statement.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's "Private, yet convenient ... tranquil celebrity retreat" in one of Nashville's gated communities is on the market, the singer's rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Nicole Kidman reveals a side seldom seen - lonely on the night she won her Oscar, and enigmatic when it comes to recounting her attempts to bear a child with Tom Cruise.
Nicole Kidman says she was engaged to a mystery man in between breaking up with Tom Cruise and marrying Keith Urban.
Since completing his 90-day stint at the Betty Ford clinic in January, Keith Urban says he feels older but wiser - and that's exactly how he wants it.
Nicole Kidman got a very special gift for her 40th birthday this week - a visit from her husband, Keith Urban.
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Halle Berry had to write "I will not make 'Catwoman II' " on a chalkboard four times in order to earn her pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding woman of the year.
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