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  • Music Row Celebrates Jason Aldean's Latest No. 1, "The Truth"
    9 Mar 2010 at 5:04pm
    BMI, the performance rights agency, applauded songwriter Ashley Monroe for co-writing Jason Aldean's latest No. 1 single, "The Truth," with a Monday (March 8) afternoon party at the organization's Nashville headquarters. It was her first chart-topper.

  • At 72, Rockabilly Queen Wanda Jackson Still Shakin' All Over
    9 Mar 2010 at 3:01pm
    Wanda Jackson, the effervescent, 72-year-old queen of rockabilly, was thinking she might like to make a duets album. After all, her champions include Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, all of whom encouraged her overdue election into the Roc

  • Jeff Bridges Talks About His Oscar-Winning Role in Crazy Heart
    8 Mar 2010 at 12:40pm
    The veteran Hollywood actor Jeff Bridges first came to American moviegoers' awareness in the role of Duane Jackson in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show. That garnered his first Academy Award nomination. Since then, he has acted in a series

  • Jeff Bridges, Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett Win Oscars for Crazy Heart
    7 Mar 2010 at 11:56pm
    Jeff Bridges' and singer-songwriters Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett were winners Sunday night (March 7) at the 82nd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. All three were presented Oscars for their work on Crazy Heart.

  • HOT DISH: Little Big Town -- Bighearted and Thoughtful
    8 Mar 2010 at 5:01am
    Little Big Town's hubby and wife, Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild, are expecting, and in lieu of gifts, the band is hosting an online shower to benefit babies recovering from the Haitian earthquake. I do believe this is the definition of love.

  • Lady Antebellum and Josh Turner Still Claim Top Album, Song
    6 Mar 2010 at 5:02pm
    Listen, folks, if you want volatility, watch the stock market. The Billboard country charts continue to be remarkably stable. Lady Antebellum's Need You Now celebrates its fifth week as country music's top album while Josh Turner's "Why Don'

  • George Strait, Reba McEntire Keep It Country at Memphis Concert
    5 Mar 2010 at 4:58pm
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Approaching the four-hour mark at George Strait's Thursday night concert (March 4) at Memphis' FedEx Forum, I kept thinking, "This is where 'The Cowboy Rides Away' will bring down the house and bring up the lights."

  • NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Jason Aldean: What's Going On Here?
    4 Mar 2010 at 5:28pm
    When the nominations for the ACM awards were announced the other day, I didn't pay close attention at first. Looked like the usual suspects. After a while, I started wondering: It's obvious who is there -- but who is not? Well, there are many worthy count

  • CMT Insider: Rascal Flatts on the Set of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    4 Mar 2010 at 4:10pm
    Rascal Flatts have no shortage of fans, but they attracted at least two additional admirers when they filmed an episode of the CBS drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In an interview with CMT Insider, cast members Marg Helgenberger and Ge

  • CMT Insider: Kenny Chesney, Steve Miller Play Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
    3 Mar 2010 at 3:44pm
    After performing for almost two hours Tuesday night (March 2) in Nashville, Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller followed a long country music tradition -- dating back to the days of Hank Williams -- by heading out the Ryman Auditorium's stage door, across the

  • Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Lead ACM Nomina...
    2 Mar 2010 at 7:54am
    Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown emerged as the top contenders when the nominations for the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were revealed Tuesday (March 2) in New York City. Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton annou

  • Academy of Country Music Announces Nominees for Off-Camera Awards
    2 Mar 2010 at 7:53am
    In addition to the major nominations revealed Tuesday (March 2), the Academy of Country Music has also announced the nominees in several categories that will not be televised during the ACM Awards taking place April 18 in Las Vegas.

  • Radio Crowd Sees Five New Faces of Country Music
    1 Mar 2010 at 4:57pm
    The Country Radio Seminar wrapped up its 2010 edition Friday night (Feb. 26) at the Nashville Convention Center with the New Faces Show. Lasting just over two hours, the event featured brief musical sets by rising stars Love and Theft, Randy Houser, Chris

  • CMT Insider Interview: Carrie Underwood
    1 Mar 2010 at 4:48pm
    Carrie Underwood displays her acting skills as a guest star in an episode of the CBS series, How I Met Your Mother, airing Monday night (March 1). She has also been filming a movie, Soul Surfer, and will be launching her Play On tour on Marc

  • HOT DISH: Jewel Wrestles With WWE Hosting Duties
    1 Mar 2010 at 5:01am
    My grandson, Jeremy, bolted down the hall and into my office like the house was on fire.