December, 2009

Several media outlets are reporting that Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner have agreed they're better off as friends.  Sources say she just wasn't that into him...

Young Country music star will begin his trek in Nashville, Tennessee on New Year's Day.  Former orphan hopes to help those in similar situations...

Pro hockey player recently confirmed he popped the question in front of friends and family and country music star Carrie Underwood accepted...

Taylor joins good company with past winners Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert...

Dierks Bentley and Zac Brown Band both land two spots in Top 10 Radio hits...

Accolades continue to come in for Grammy winning trio's lead single off their sophomore release...

Billboard magazine names Underwood's previous release as Top Country Album of the Decade while "Before He Cheats" makes Top Twenty Singles...

First broadcast of Nichols' trip overseas to entertain troops drew millions of viewers and now you can catch it on rerun...

Comic-loving group hits CMT with latest version of "Rockin The Cheer Gut"...

Several traditions lead up to the big day for the Carroll family...

Country Music trio Lady Antebellum hit the charts with their single "Need You Now," currently certified platinum, and are about to break records again with "American Honey," the just-released cut from their upcoming album, Need You Now...

Country Music recording artist Toby Keith is at the top of the Top 100 this week. Keith is in the No. 1 spot of the Top 100 Songs of 2009, a list produced by AMI Entertainment Network, the leading manufacturer of jukeboxes...

In addition to breaking records all year, Country superstar Taylor Swift made Country radio history earlier this week with the release of her song "Fearless" as a single. The song has already been certified gold, though it was just released to radio...

Uncle Kraker’s hit “Smile” is Swift's No. 1 song on her iTunes playlist...

Gloriana, Randy Hounder among performers...

"Away In A Manger" is available for download on band's Web site...

More nominees for Entertainer of the Year and splitting of categories included in changes...

Touring his native Australia has Keith Urban singing praises of Nashville and his wife, Nicole Kidman. Urban says finding the courage to love is what it's all about for him and is the underlying theme in his music...

Fans of Tim McGraw have the opportunity to obtain a free year-long membership to his exclusive fan club, thanks to a partnership with Windows 7. Windows 7 Section 7 is a free online music site that offers fans insider benefits such as exclusive ticket buying options, discounts and opportunities to meet their favorite artists...

Carrie Underwood has taken home another award to add to her collection, the 2009 Harmony Award. The award is presented to those who demonstrate continual interest and support of Nashville and was presented at Nashville’s Symphony Ball Saturday, Dec. 12...

Special taped last month in Nashville

After a very successful year with "Small Town USA", newcomer Justin Moore has been named Billboard's Top New Country Artist of the Year...

This past weekend Garth Brooks came out of retirement and began his five year run at Las Vegas's Wynn hotel where the country star was all smiles...

Brad Paisley finds it pretentious showing off all his awards in his own home. Instead, the country superstar hands them off to his parents…

Luke Bryan has received the best gift he could ask for this holiday season: his first No. 1 single. “Do I,” off of his new album Doin’ My Thing, has topped Country Aircheck/MediaBase chart…

Del at home recovering after surgery, expecting to return to work in January...

Toy drive, light display part of free event...

Extended version includes extra songs, videos...

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Recorded the legendary song...

Taylor Swift celebrated her 20th birthday on Dec. 13 with a Christmas-themed party for her friends, band and tour crew at her family's home in Hendersonville, Tenn. The biggest gift of the evening came from Swift herself...

Over the past 18 months, husband-wife duo Joey & Rory have achieved much success. In a recent interview with CMT.com, the couple sat down to discuss where their priorities lie, including charitable activities and defending traditional Country Music...

Lady Antebellum released “American Honey,” the second single from their upcoming album to radio Monday. It’s a follow-up to their hit “Need You Now,” which has been at the top of the Billboard Top Country Songs chart for five weeks...

Jamey Johnson, Darryl Worley and Jimmy Wayne among the night's performers...

Country singer Whitney Duncan is auctioning off her CMA gown on eBay, where the proceeds will go to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital...

Billy Ray Cyrus has big plans for Christmas this year, which include going over to Iraq to perform for our troops...

Gretchen Wilson took the liberty with her new label to record a Christmas single with her daughter...

Jimmy Buffett and the Zac Brown Band spent some time together recently in Nashville during a CMT Crossroads taping in front of an invitation-only crowd...

The Counrty Music Hall of Fame in Nashville is making some changes for the upcoming year...

For all of Taylor Swifts accomplishments this year, she now has a few more successes to be proud of this year...

Young recently released "The Man I Want To Be" as his latest single...

With help from friends, the Country duo raised funds for the T.J. Martell Foundation...

Bryan is looking forward to starting new holiday traditions and continuing some unusual ones...

Country sensation recently spotted in New York with straight hair...

Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins and plenty of others slated to perform...

Country Music superstar Carrie Underwood is giving her fans an early Christmas present, as the vocalist announced this week the plans for her spring Play On tour. This North American 2010 tour will start March 11 in Reading, Penn., with special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia...

Country stars Miranda Lambert, Emmylou Harris, Sugarland and Sheryl Crow are among the women set to perform on the reborn Lilith Fair concert tour next summer. The tour acknowledges women from all genres of music...

Judd sings that "she beat Tiger all to hell…"

GAC filmed their travels for a television special premiering this month...

First issue of Luke McBain sold out within 48 hours...

Country Music sweetheart changes her redheaded 'do...

After a widely successful fall tour, platinum artist Jason Aldean has extended his Wide Open tour for nearly 30 more shows in 2010. Aldean will be joined on the second leg of the tour by fellow Georgian Luke Bryan...

Snow may be falling in Wisconsin now, but come summer, Country Music fans can turn up the heat with the Country Thunder music festival lineup. The star-packed festival will take place July 22 to 25, 2010, in Twin Lakes, Wis., with stars like Kevin Costner, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and others performing...

Christmas is right around the corner and this year, how would you like to unwrap something that has been signed or previously owned by Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift or Johnny Cash? These Country stars and others have donated items to be auctioned off for charity...

Download Phil Vassar's "An Acoustic Christmas" for free...

The Band Perry, consisting of three siblings, is already on Top 40 Country Radio with their first single...

A group of lucky Nashville music students were invited to attend a music celebration at the nation's capitol...

More than $30,000 raised thanks to Messina...

Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott will stay busy for the remainder of the year. The harmonic trio will perform the National Anthem for two upcoming football games, including a performance at the Sugar Bowl…

Country mega-group Rascal Flatts announced the last leg of their American Living Unstoppable Tour, which will re-launch in mid-January and end in mid-March. The tour sold 550,000 tickets on its first leg, which began in June 2009...

Australia-native Keith Urban is in the race for the Tennessean of the Year award by Nashville's Tennessean newspaper. While 2009 has been a big year for the Country Music artist, his career is not the reason he's nominated for the award...

Little Big Town, Billy Currington and Darius Rucker will also perform...

Aldean's third album, Wide Open, gives him his second platinum record...

The two took advantage of the surprise visit by performing Hagar's songs...

Josh Turner, Keith Anderson and The Grascals among those taking the Opry stage...

Country trio Rascal Flatts will soon tape their appearance on the CBS hit crime show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In the episode, the group will play themselves, but one Rascal will be the victim of a murder...

Country star and half of the Sugarland duo Jennifer Nettles was among the performers for this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. Nettles' performance honored Bruce Springsteen, one of five honorees of the night...

Brooks & Dunn, who announced their split in August, have announced dates for their final tour, The Last Rodeo. A celebration of their 20 years together, the tour will launch on April 23, 2010, with 47 shows running through Aug. 8...

Miranda Lambert and boyfriend Blake Shelton don't typically collaborate on each others albums, but on Miranda's upcoming album Blake will make an appearance...

The National Songwriters Association International (NSAI) introduces a new type of membership to non-songwriters...

"Cheer Gut" take off of popoular "Beer Gut" video is available now...

Country star Trace Adkins has joined the cast of "Tough Trade," a new drama from Lionsgate about a long-time music industry family in Nashville...

Growing up as a foster child is sometimes tough, especially during the holidays.  That's why Jimmy Wayne advocates so strongly for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree and other charitable programs as he experienced their help first-hand...

Jim Lauderdale is a two-time Grammy winner who has the chance to add to his resume at this year's Grammys...

Group up for Best New Artist, Country Album and Country Performance...

Cash received her eighth Grammy nod this week...

Nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album for "Townes"...

Ricky Skaggs and Trisha Yearwood on the list...

Country Music trio Lady Antebellum received two Grammy nominations Wednesday for their hit single, "I Run To You," including Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals and Best Country Song...

TNT is set to usher in the holidays with its annual presentation of Christmas in Washington, which will air Sunday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. Among the musicians expected to perform are Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond and Sugarland...

Country Music artists David Nail and Billy Ray Cyrus will be joining an all-star cast of musical performers at the New York Stock Exchange Euronext holiday tree-lighting festivities next Thursday, Dec. 10. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will also be available for viewing online...

Free show in Key West this weekend to benefit Global South Relief...

The Country trio created their own breakfast combination available exclusively at Denny's...

After performing in New York Wednesday night, Messina returns to Nashville for two free Christmas concerts this weekend...

Singer even tweeted onstage at the Grand Ole Opry...

Carrie Underwood’s brand new Invitation Only premiered Tuesday on CMT. The performance was filmed in Nashville and featured the Country superstar singing her hit songs and answering questions from the audience…

2009 has been quite the year for 19-year-old superstar Taylor Swift, and the 2010 Grammy Awards will be no different. The Grammy nominations were announced last night during the Grammy Nominations Concert, and Swift received eight nods, behind only Beyonce, who earned 10...

Country Music is lending the services of one Mr. Tim McGraw to Hollywood yet again. McGraw, who is earning rave reviews for his role as Sean Tuohy opposite Sandra Bullock inThe Blind Side, is about to embark on a new film this January, according to recent reports...

3 Doors Down releases an 8-song EP of acoustic versions of tracks from their current release, 3 Doors Down, including their brand new Christmas song...

Warner Brothers recording artist Blake Shelton to release new single on December 22 as well as an iTunes exclusive, Blake Shelton: The Essentials...

Under Genovese's leadership, the 2009 CMA Music Festival hit an all-time high...

Special end of the year Opry show will be available to radio stations nationwide.  Darius Rucker hosts the wrap-up featuring some of the year's biggest country music hits...

Musicians from Sara Evans to the Oaks Ridge Boys have Christmas tours scheduled...

Some of Country's biggest stars will perform during next year's Frontier Days...

Composers under 28 years of age can enter until Feb. 5, 2010...

Oprah Winfrey has invited Country stars Sugarland and Tim McGraw to help her celebrate the holidays this year. Both Country acts sang a duet with another artist for the show..

Bucky Covington, Sawyer Brown and Love And Theft brought a little extra holiday cheer to the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital recently with a surprise guitar pull. The Country artists entertained the children with a mix of Christmas carols and Country hits...

Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins and Kris Kristofferson are among those who will honor the late Waylon Jennings by performing on a tribute album. Bentley, who sang Waylon's "Lonesome, Or'nery, and Mean," even earned the respect of Waylon's widow...

It is not about beer guts this holiday season according to Trailer Choir. The band has re-worked thier hit single into "rockin' the cheer gut"...

Although tabloid coverage and partying is important to young Hollywood stars,  Carrie Underwood is determined to stay out of it and continue to be a positive role model…

Dierks Bentley and Jason Michael Carroll among performers...