December, 2010

Before boarding a plane to Mexico to celebrate her recent engagement to actor Eddie Cibrian, LeAnn Rimes was spotted sporting her five-carat oval diamond engagement ring....

Learning to play the guitar for her upcoming role in the film “Country Strong” didn’t come without a scary self-diagnosis for Gwyneth Paltrow....

CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Blake Shelton will perform at the World Ag Expo, the world's largest annual farm equipment show, February 8 in Tulare, Calif....

Country gal Miranda Lambert is more than only prettier these days. She’s thinner, too....

Elizabeth Cook, Troy Olsen, Emmylou Harris and Old Crow Medicine Show are just some of the country stars slated to perform this weekend on the Opry...
 

Carrie Underwood's love for makeup began when she was young, but it took some growing up before the star figured out how to make it work for her....

George Strait, Brad Paisley and Tim McGraw are among the top 20 highest grossing performers of 2010...

Country music star Darius Rucker will perform the national anthem at the Sugar Bowl, and he plans to do a little charity work while he's in New Orleans....

Pop-rock singer Kevin Griffin has decided he'll be moving to Music City....

Most couples want great entertainment at their wedding but few can say their friend and Country Music veteran Neal McCoy will be performing...

Trace Adkins will be performing at the Gospel Music Hall of Fame ceremony January 24 just outside Nashville....

Merle Haggard is supporting friend and country music legend Willie Nelson, who was recently charged with possession of marijuana....

Modern day drifter Dierks Bentley received a special gift this Christmas when second daughter Jordan was born.... 

The 46th Annual ACM Awards will air live on April 3, 2011...

When three young fathers who were old friends got together to reminisce about their childhood antics and reflect on what the future holds for their sons, a No. 1 song resulted, "Anything Like Me"...

 Jake Gyllenhaal purchased an $11,000 vintage guitar for girlfriend Taylor Swift....

When Tim McGraw made a recent appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” he revealed he and wife Faith Hill may be swapping socks this holiday season...

A lot happened in the Country Music world in 2010, but one of the weirder phenomena was the clearly fake celebrity Twitter accounts. Some of the Twitterers include "Not Kenny Chesney," "Rascal Fats" and "Drunken Martina," just to name a few...

Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts are currently on their Nothing Like This winter tour, which doesn’t end until March, but they already have their next tour on the drawing board...

"Drunk On Christmas" comedy sketch turning into an overnight success...

For Country star Shania Twain, Christmas will be nothing short of blessings and joys this year, as she will be celebrating it with her new husband-to-be, Frederic Thiebaud...

Sugarland’s Kristian Bush offers a guide for the perfect holiday gifts...

Eric Church, Darius Rucker, Clay Walker and others added to Country Thunder lineups...

Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts can not only put on a spectacular show but has also been successfully producing as well. Last week, he was spotted in the studio working with one of Nickelodeon's top stars...

Garth Brooks proved to fans why he’s the best-selling artist of all time Thursday, Dec. 16, when he took the stage of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the first two of his nine sold-out concerts....

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will also feature Sugarland, Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band...

Country singer Ty Herndon is not only nominated for a 2011 Grammy but is also breaking records at CMT...

The 12th Annual Americana Music Association Festival and Conference is scheduled for Oct. 12 – 15, 2011, in Nashville...

Jamey Johnson, Steel Magnolia and plenty of others are slated to perform this weekend...

Tim McGraw made an appearance Thursday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and he offered his thoughts on co-star Gwyneth Paltrow’s recent performance on the CMA Awards...

Dierks Bentley will be bringing his highly successful year to an end and celebrating whatever 2011 may have in store for him with a pre-Grammy concert on February 12 at Los Angeles’ Troubadour club...

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean honored Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts on the Grand Ole Opry stage Tuesday night for their service to the Nashville community...

Jamey Johnson's 25-song double album The Guitar Song recently earned two Grammy nominations and a Gold certification from the RIAA....

Highly-rated CMA Country Christmas show coming back before Christmas for another run...

2010 has been a whirlwind for members of The Band Perry, with their single "If I Die Young" reaching the No. 1 spot on Country charts and even receiving a Grammy nomination. With 2011 quickly approaching the band is finishing out the year on a high note...

"There's A Place For Us", co-written and performed by Carrie Underwood for the latest Chronicles of Narnia movie, garners the Country Music superstar her first Golden Globe nomination for "Best Original Song - Motion Picture"...

Tim McGraw's next action-thriller stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds also...

Newcomer Easton Corbin is celebrating his achievements this year with a New Year's Eve performance in Dallas. Corbin has had a successful year with his single, "Roll With it," hitting No. 1 status, as well as his new Billboard title...

Fitness magazine recently ranked several celebrities in different categories for their 'Best Celeb Bodies of 2010.' It comes as no surprise that newlywed Carrie Underwood has claimed the spot as Best Bridal Body...

The newly-turned 21-year-old Taylor Swift will now not only be known for her musical abilities, her whirlwind romances and her record-breaking albums, but also as a face of Cover Girl’s new makeup line, NatureLuxe...

Braid Paisley is rewarding his fans for giving him a great year with a free download of his new single...

Keith Urban revealed personal details about his struggle with drug and alcohol addiction on Ellen...

Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum had a busy 2010, and after all the hard work, the trio is getting recognition on several of Country Aircheck's 'Most Heard' lists... 

Country crooner Tim McGraw will be headling a music and arts fest in Missouri this summer...

Country legend Loretta Lynn has a rose named after one of her albums in Nashville...

Mark Wills joins a list of other celebrity judges...

Jimmy Wayne, Emmylou Harris, Mel Tillis and Del McCoury Band featured this weekend...

Willie Nelson has been making news headlines for years, several of those for the prestigious Grammy Awards he has won – seven, to be exact. Now, Nelson is adding another notch to that belt, with one of his songs landing a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame...

Singer-songwriter Bill Anderson is celebrating his career with a boxed set, due to come out in 2011. The collection will span his 50-year career...

When Trace Adkins released his 2005 smash, “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” fans couldn’t get it out of their heads. And now the tall, dark and dangerous man is releasing a new song that’s even sillier and just as unforgettable...

After a tough 2009 when the singer lost his Tennessee home to a fire, Andy Griggs is back with a fiery new single...

Danny Gokey, Elizabeth Cook and Diamond Rio also on schedule...

In her nearly 15-year career, Country songstress LeAnn Rimes has sung about “Blue” moments and times when she’s had “Nothin’ Better To Do.” Now, the Grammy-award winner is addressing some “Crazy Women” in her new single, to be released digitally Dec. 12.

Martie Maguire and Emily Robison of the Court Yard Hounds debuted new music Dec. 7 via an interactive online chat and concert with fans.

An auction featuring Johnny Cash memorabilia earned more than $700,000...

Twelve years in the making, now you can see how good your knowledge of country music is with The Opry's new book...

Taylor Swift loves to send notes and greeting cards. In fact, the 2009 CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year has said that if she wasn’t a singer/songwriter, she’d like to write greeting cards. Wish granted: Century-old American Greetings has formed a partnership with Swift that allows her to do just that.

Keith Urban and his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, are no strangers to the red carpet. In fact, some might even call them pros for attending film and Country Music awards. However, Kidman did say she had a favorite awards show, and as a Hollywood veteran her choice was surprising.

The trio picked up the Artist of Decade award at Monday night's American Country Awards, while their newest release hit No. 1. And they're nice guys to boot...

The Grascals' upcoming album will be released exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations...

As we all know, Country Music sweet heart Carrie Underwood is now – finally – married to her Canadian hockey prince, Mike Fischer. But just because Fischer “put a ring on it” doesn’t mean the two will be going from wedding preparation to baby preparation any time soon.

The first-ever American Country Awards show aired live last night from Las Vegas. The newly-born awards show was given the motto, “boasting more music per minute than any other awards show,” by host Trace Adkins, and it couldn’t have been more true.

Some of country music's biggest names and greatest legends took time to honor Merle Haggard on Dec. 5 in Washington D.C...

A Hank Williams box set has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Historical Album...

After fulfilling his contract with Arista Nashville, Alan Jackson said he is keeping his options open for a new label...

Diamond Rio have been nominated for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards...

ACM Artist of the Decade George Strait has teamed up with Wrangler to release George Strait Cowboy Love Songs, an eight-song compilation available exclusively at select Wrangler Specialty Apparel retailers nationwide. 

Eighteen-time ACM award winner and best-selling artist of the 20th century Garth Brooks still gets excited when he hears his songs on the radio. Brooks remembers struggling for a long time before eventually getting his first record deal, and it was a sweet moment when he heard his first single through the radio waves...

 This year the America's Opry Weekend Year-End Special will be hosted by Trace Adkins. The special will feature exclusive interviews with some of this year's top hit-makers...

The Band Perry, Easton Corbin, Josh Thompson and others are the new faces featured at the CRS New Faces of Country Music Show ...

Dierks Bentley comments on Nashville's growth...

The Band Perry is on a roll with their first No. 1 hit, now their first Grammy nomination...

Rosanne Cash has received her eleventh Grammy Nomination for recent album, 'The List'...

Bo Bice, Joe Diffie and Love and Theft will make appearances this weekend...

Known for their "good time" songs, the trio known as the Peach Pickers hit No. 1 again with a little help from Josh Turner...

Country megastars Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert received multiple nods when the 2011 Grammy nominations were announced Wednesday during a televised Grammy nominations concert... 

On Friday, Dec. 3, NASCAR and Country Music fans will be able to enjoy the sounds of Martina McBride at the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony in Wynn Las Vegas...
 

After parting ways with his label earlier this year, then being diagnosed with cancer, Eddie Montgomery now faces divorce...

The 53rd Annual Grammy Award nominations were announced Wednesday night during the one-hour “Grammy Nominations Concert Live,” and several of Country Music's biggest names were on the list...  

Country superstars Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band were all in one place this week when they were recognized as CMT’s first ever “Artists of the Year.”...

After yet another arrest for pot possession Willie proposes a new tea party that has taken off on Facebook.  He says they lean a little to the left...

Seems Josh Kelley fans can't wait for his upcoming full release, so his record label has decided to go ahead and issue an EP that includes his current hit "Georgia Clay"...

 They say that behind every great man there is a great woman. Well if Nicole Kidman has anything to do with her husband's music then the saying must be true because country fans are loving Keith Urban's songs...

 A radio contest in Texas gets out of hand when fans cause a server for several radio stations to crash...