March, 2011

 Darryl Worley joins a list of country's greatest this weekend on the Grand Ole Opry...

Las Vegas is preparing for the arrival of country's biggest stars this weekend, but the 46th Annual Academy of Country Awards have already began to take over Sin City...

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert have let another detail slip about their May 14 wedding...

Brad Paisley's upcoming "This is Country Music" features the talents of many of country music's biggest stars...

Jason Michael Carroll is the newest country artist to release an album exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations...

Bluegrass sensation The Grascals celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show with the release of their newest disc...

Chart-topping country music star Darius Rucker and ACM Lifting Lives are partnering for a once-in-a-lifetime musical event to benefit the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center...

Easton Corbin and Joey + Rory are just two of the acts slated to perform at the Tuesday night Grand Ole Opry...

Taylor Swift is partnering with American Greetings to expand her current greeting card line...

The stars continue to fall on the Wisconsin Country Thunder set list...

Married music-making duo Thompson Square has landed on the top of all the country charts with their debut single...

A nine-week schedule will bring some of country music's most legendary songs to one of country music's most legendary venues...

 Country superstar Carrie Underwood will perform this weekend on the Grand Ole Opry...

Little Big Town's writing ability and impeccable harmonies combine to create a country band that's a force to be reckoned with...

Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson join the already announced presenters and performers of the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...

The Country Network has continued to aggressively expand its broadcast reach...

Dolly Parton will be make her mark this summer with a new album and a world tour...

John Rich is telling business mogul Donald Trump like it is after Trump claimed responsibility for Trace Adkins' superstardom following Adkins' appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice...

Alan Jackson will pair his homegrown label with one of the music industry's biggest to begin the next segment of his musical career...

Charlie Daniels and Montgomery Gentry will be among the country stars performing at a fundraising event benefiting degree-seeking veterans...

CMT's hit series "The Singing Bee" and its host funny lady Melissa Peterman will return this spring for a third season...
 

Ashton Shepherd makes plan to release a 4-song EP, which will include the title track off her upcoming album "That's Where Country Grows."... 

Dierks Bentley will be releasing his sixth studio project with Capitol Nashville, and the lead single "Am I The Only One" is debuting soon...

The Academy of Country Music has announced additional stars who will perform at the 46th Annual ACM awards... 

Chris Young, Chuck Wicks and Steel Magnolia are just a few of the acts slated for Tuesday's Grand Ole Opry...

Lee Brice will join other country superstars and the National Rifle Association to help raise funds for charities....

Billy Ray Cyrus and Whoopi Goldberg will reportedly collaborate in Cyrus' upcoming movie project...

Eric Church and The Band Perry will chronicle their journeys to the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards...

Billy Ray Cyrus sat down with the ladies of "The View" Friday, March 18, to clear the air on recent rumors about his family and his fame...

Jimmy Wayne was recently appointed the spokesperson for the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association in hopes of achieving a brighter future for America's foster children... 

Rascal Flatts recently announced their summer tour, “Flatts Fest,” will kick off in Bristow, Va., on June 18 with opening acts Sara Evans, Justin Moore and Easton Corbin...

The first-ever ACM Fan Jam has announced more performers who will join Sugarland...

Craig Morgan and ACM Top New Artist nominee Eric Church are a couple of the artists slated for this weekend's Grand Ole Opry...

Country music powerhouse Martina McBride is putting her 16- and 13-year-old daughters front and center on her new single appropriately titled "Teenage Daughters."

Comedic genius Steve Martin has teamed up with the bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers on his second album "Rare Bird Alert."
 

After 40 years of sensational music making, the Marshall Tucker Band will release a greatest hits album containing favorites dating back to the band's debut... 

CMT will soon be known for not only the music they play but their made-for-television movies as well...

Reba McEntire is marking the 20th anniversary of the day a tragic plane crash took the lives of most of her band members...

The Ram Truck Brand will sponsor the 46th Academy of Country Music Awards fan-voted categories...

Billy Joel's venue-ending performance at Shea Stadium is now available as a two-disc album and features one of country's biggest stars...

The finalists for the upcoming CMT reality competition show have been announced...

The CMA Entertainer of the Year was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Feb. 17, 2001, and the now decade-long member celebrated his stay during the"All-Star Weekend" at the Opry...

Several of country's finest are scheduled to appear Tuesday on the Grand Ole Opry...

Sara Evans and Ronnie Dunn are set to headline the ACM Fremont Street Experience, but a new class of country will also perform at the free, open-to-the-public celebration...

Tyler Farr is set to join Lee Brice and Jerrod Neimann for the ongoing tour...

The third release from Church's second album has earned the singer Gold status...

Country singer and songwriter Steve Earle is letting his voice be heard in the current Wisconsin worker debate...

Josh Tuner, Terri Clark and Kenny Rogers are a few of the artists slated to appear this weekend on the Grand Ole Opry...

The Dixie Chicks' "Shut Up and Sing" will be the next movie featured on "CMT #1 Music & A Movie" hosted by Cody Alan and Alecia Davis...

The CMA has added a songwriter category for admission into the Country Music Hall of Fame...

ACM Entertainer of the Year nominee Jason Aldean will roll into Milwaukee, Wis., July 8 to kick off the summer leg of his 2011 "My Kinda Party" tour...

The Eli Young Band's latest single "Crazy Girl" is an early chart topper and the No. 1 most added song at Billboard...

The Judds and Loretta Lynn will join more superstar women of country music for the ACM "Girls' Night Out" special...

Brad Paisley enlisted country's biggest voices for his upcoming album "This Is Country Music," and country group Alabama joins him on the album's next single....

The CMA Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a slew of some country's biggest names....

Kenny Rogers is the first artist to release a second album under Crack Barrel's music program... 

Despite their high-profile careers, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert remain a traditional couple planning their May wedding...

The artist humanitarian award went to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill for their efforts to help Nashville flood victims...

The third annual "Live at the Bluebird Cafe" will kick off on March 17 and will feature Jerry Douglas, Webb Wilder, Brad Jones and others...

Life couldn't get much better for Montgomery Gentry. The dynamic duo has recently signed with a new label, has plans to start their new tour in April and is set to headline the Music City Marathon... 

Nicole Kidman gets creative at finding ways to stay busy while on tour with hubby Keith Urban... 

International country star Shania Twain will release her autobiography, "From This Moment On," May 3....

ACM Entertainer of the Year nominees Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean and Keith Urban are scheduled to perform during the award ceremony April 3....

Country music star Sara Evans knows a thing or two about dancing, and she recently revealed an unfair advantage she sees in ABC's Dancing with the Stars....

Zac Brown Band will headline the first-ever Southern Ground Music and Food Festival to be held at Clemson University’s Littlejohn Coliseum Festival Lawn in Clemson, S.C., on April 8-10....

Fourteen-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs has announced the first of his upcoming tour dates....

Brad Paisley announced his H2O II World Tour will kick off May 28 in Pittsburgh, Pa., with special guests Blake Shelton, Jerrod Niemann and more....

Sara Evans' new album "Stronger" will include one of her favorite songs by Rod Stewart, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No," but the song was intended for another leading lady in country music....

Reba McEntire, Bobby Braddock and Jean Shepard are the latest artists to be honored with inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame....

Her year started out with a bang, but now it’s time for some rest, relaxation, and whatever else the doctor prescribes. Miranda Lambert was forced to cancel her Australian tour with Alan Jackson due to a respiratory infection.

Brad Paisley joins Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and others in this weekend Grad Ole Opry All-Star weekend lineup....

Jason Aldean's “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” an emotional and soulful duet with Kelly Clarkson, reached No. 1 on his birthday....
 

Trace Adkins acknowledges that fellow country singer Tim McGraw has had more acting experience, possibly giving him a bit of an edge....