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CMT Insider Interview: Josh Turner (Part One of Two) Yes, Josh Turner is a country star, but he wants to make sure he continues to be known as a songwriter, as well. Even with a new album, Haywire, due Tuesday (Feb. 9), the South Carolina native is in the process of building a 1,700-square-foot log c >>more... CMT's Big New Comedy Week Begins March 8 CMT will present Big New Comedy Week starting March 8. The network's comedy programming will include Melissa Peterman's first stand-up special and a reunion of the Blue Collar Comedy team of Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy. >>more... Wynonna Announces the Judds' Final Tour; Ashley Judd Plans Memoir Wynonna has announced that she and mother Naomi Judd will reunite in 2010 for the Judds' final tour. >>more... Kimberly Williams-Paisley Will Host Documentary Series on Children's Health Kimberly Williams-Paisley, the wife of Brad Paisley, will host the first two episodes of a new documentary series about children's health in Tennessee. >>more... Carrie Underwood Inspires Sesame Street Character, "Carrie Underworm" Carrie Underwood has inspired a new character on Sesame Street named "Carrie Underworm." >>more... HOT DISH: Looking Into Willie's World Willie Nelson has one of the most interesting fan club newsletters around. The winter edition of Willie's World arrived at the house the same day the big snow fell, and since I enjoyed reading it so much, I decided to offer highlights from the pens >>more... Lady Antebellum's Need You Now Is America's Bestselling Album Roll out your superlatives, publicists, Lady Antebellum can use all you've got. >>more... CMT Insider Interview: Big Kenny Reflects on Search for Friend Following Haitian Earthquake Kenny Alphin -- better known as Big Kenny of Big & Rich -- begins his story simply enough: "I went to Haiti to look for my friend, Walt Ratterman." >>more... Carrie Underwood Revealed as CMA Music Festival Performer Carrie Underwood will perform at the CMA Music Festival this summer, she said Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 2) during a phone call to a teenage fan. >>more... Jason Aldean Joins Stagecoach Festival Lineup Jason Aldean has joined the lineup for the Stagecoach Festival, which will take place April 24-25 in Indio, Calif., near Palm Springs. >>more... Kenny Rogers Will Celebrate His 50 Years in Music With TV Special Kenny Rogers and a throng of his show business friends will tape a television special celebrating his 50 years in music April 10 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino's MGM Grand Theater in Mashantucket, Conn. >>more... Taylor Swift's Label Head Defends Her Against Criticism In the wake of widespread criticism of Taylor Swift's erratic vocal performances Sunday night (Jan. 31) on the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, the CEO of Swift's record label, Big Machine Records, defended his artist. >>more... NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Crazy Heart Hits the Oscar Trail Crazy Heart, the little country music movie that just keeps growing, was nominated for three Oscars the first week of February. Jeff Bridges is being talked about as the best actor favorite for his nominated role as Bad Blake in the movie. >>more... Rascal Flatts Observe 10th Anniversary With Toast to the Boys Who Make the Noise Over the past decade, Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus have graced the nation's stages, entertaining the masses with their contagious beats and chart-topping hits. Selling more than 20 million albums, the group's milestone accola >>more... Sugarland Returning to the Road in April for Incredible Machine Tour Sugarland has announced a 2010 tour, titled the Incredible Machine tour, which will begin in Primm, Nev., on April 23. >>more... Kenny Chesney Will Be ESPN's Guest on Super Bowl XLIV Weekend Kenny Chesney will be a guest on two ESPN programs this weekend, coinciding with Super Bowl XLIV in Miami. >>more... Dailey & Vincent Salute the Statler Brothers -- and Dazzle Fans Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent -- who conveniently bill themselves as Dailey & Vincent -- cinched their position as the rock stars of bluegrass Wednesday (Feb. 3) with a performance and release party that packed the Ford Theater at Nashville's Countr >>more... Carrie Underwood Earns Supporting Role in Inspirational Film, Soul Surfer Carrie Underwood will play the role of a church youth leader in an upcoming inspirational film, Soul Surfer. Filming will take place in February. The film is based on the life of Bethany Hamilton, a champion surfer who lost her arm in a shark attac >>more... Phil Vassar Rolls On With Traveling Circus There's no doubt that Phil Vassar is the complete ringmaster of his new album, Traveling Circus. He co-wrote all its songs, produced it single-handedly and recorded it with his own road band. >>more... Lady Antebellum's Need You Now Tops Billboard 200 Lady Antebellum's new album, Need You Now, sold 481,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. >>more... Carrie Underwood Will Perform at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 2 Carrie Underwood will make her first concert appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Oct. 2. >>more... Evan Farmer Named Host of CMT's Top 20 Countdown Evan Farmer will make his debut as host of CMT's Top 20 Countdown on Friday (Feb. 5). >>more... Alison Krauss & Union Station Will Perform at Telluride Bluegrass Festival Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas will perform at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, which will take place June 17-20 in Telluride, Colo. >>more... Ten of Our Favorite George Strait Songs Write this down: What's your favorite George Strait song? We could list dozens of memorable Strait tunes from our fool-hearted memory, since it just comes natural, but we've come up with 10 classics that will leave you with a smile. >>more... Zac Brown, Julianne Hough, Sugarland Add Voices to "We Are the World" Remake Zac Brown, Julianne Hough and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush were among the 81 artists from a wide range of musical genres contributing to Monday's (Feb. 1) recording session for "We Are the World -- 25 for Haiti." >>more... MTV, VH1, CMT Will Celebrate Decade's Top Artists Together on Oct. 10 MTV, VH1 and CMT will celebrate the top artists of the decade on Oct. 10 (also known as 10/10/10). >>more... Crazy Heart and The Blind Side Net Academy Award Nominations Jeff Bridges, Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett and Maggie Gyllenhaal are nominated for Oscars for their work in Crazy Heart. >>more... Brad Paisley Sells Out Gillette Stadium Near Boston in One Day Brad Paisley sold out Gillette Stadium near Boston when more than 50,000 tickets went on sale Saturday (Jan. 30). >>more... Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band Deliver the Goods at Grammy Awards The 52nd annual Grammy Awards show Sunday night (Jan. 31) became a validation for two avenues of country music's future: the introspective pop-country exemplified by Taylor Swift and the confident, rootsy, adventuresome trad-country-centered music champio >>more... Sugarland, Miley Cyrus Will Participate in "We Are the World" Session Sugarland and Miley Cyrus will participate in the "We Are the World" recording session on Monday (Feb. 1) in Los Angeles, according to USA Today. >>more...