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10/31/2011

• Rodney Atkins' "Back Road" Takes the Fast Track
• Kellie Pickler's New Album Due Jan. 24
• Glen Campbell Tribute Planned for CMA Awards
• Dierks Bentley Extends Tour to Canada, Australia
• OFFSTAGE: The Guys of Lady A Before They Were Lady A
• Around the Web: Brad Paisley Opens Up His Diary
• OFFSTAGE: Martina McBride Song Gets a Makeover
• Several CMT Shows Move to New Nights
• OFFSTAGE: Luke Bryan Likes Big Candy, Justin Moore Hates Halloween
• HOT DISH: Blake Shelton Has Plenty to Smile About These Days

10/30/2011

• OFFSTAGE: Sugarland Says "We Are All Changed" After Indiana Tragedy

10/29/2011

• Scotty McCreery, Blake Shelton Occupy Country Charts for Another Week

10/28/2011

• Montgomery Gentry Return With Rebels on the Run
• Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert Scheduled for San Antonio Rodeo
• Lynyrd Skynyrd Opening Restaurant in Las Vegas
• George Jones Announces Tour Dates Through November 2012
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert's Secret of the Bleachers
• OFFSTAGE: Toby Keith Will Help Glee Proceed to Party
• OFFSTAGE: Martina McBride Talks Trust Issues With Chelsea Handler

10/27/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Johnny Cash: The Man Still Comes Around
• Sugarland Returning to Indianapolis With Actress Rita Wilson Opening the Show
• Charlie Daniels to Celebrate 75th Birthday at Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Is Only 30 Percent In
• Around the Web: Toby Keith Fills "Solo Cup" With Glee
• OFFSTAGE: Kid Rock and Martina McBride "Care" Enough to Include Fan
• OFFSTAGE: Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Bull Riders
• Nashville Paying Tribute to Linda McCartney With Concerts, Album

10/26/2011

• Lionel Richie Announces All-Star Country Cast for Duets Album
• Blake Shelton, Hunter Hayes to Play NASCAR Championship Drive
• Richie McDonald Reuniting With Lonestar for New Album, Tour
• OFFSTAGE: The Taylor Swift Braided Bun Breakdown
• OFFSTAGE: Would You Accept a Country Kelly Clarkson?
• Around the Web: Kid Rock Is "Dangerous" With Free Time
• OFFSTAGE: Dierks Bentley: A Mike Fisher Gherm

10/25/2011

• Toby Keith Raises His "Red Solo Cup"
• Martina McBride Performing on Dancing With the Stars
• Jason Aldean, Lady Gaga Tapped for Grammy Nominations Concert Special
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert, Mark and Sally: Oh, What a Flight
• John Prine's Earliest Recordings Top List of Indie Label Releases
• Initial Nominees Announced for People's Choice Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Kenny Chesney's Lucky, Lucky Dentist
• Around the Web: Jake Owen Reveals His Sexy Side
• OFFSTAGE: Win a My Kinda Thompson-Chris Young-Jason Aldean Party Trip
• O Music Awards 2 Announces Additional Performers

10/24/2011

• Sonia Leigh Checks In With "My Name Is Money"
• Loretta Lynn Resting at Home After Hospitalization for Pneumonia
• Toby Keith, Vince Gill Release New Albums
• New Ticket Sales Date for Keith Urban's Hall of Fame Fundraiser
• OFFSTAGE: Five Years of Taylor Swift
• Around the Web: Kelly Clarkson Finds Her Girl Power
• OFFSTAGE: Toby Keith, 12, Works at a Tavern
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Does Bonnie Raitt Karaoke
• HOT DISH: Taylor Swift Sings Alan Jackson's Masterpiece at Nashville Songwriters Celebration

10/23/2011

• Loretta Lynn Cancels Two Concerts Because of Pneumonia

10/22/2011

• American Idol Alums Crown This Week's Album Chart

10/21/2011

• Dierks Bentley Balances Bluegrass, Ballads and Barn-Burners in New York City
• Stagecoach Festival Reveals Lineup
• Jo Dee Messina Expecting Second Child
• Vince Gill Books Multiple TV Appearances to Promote Guitar Slinger
• OFFSTAGE: Eric Church Says "Boone McCoy" Fits His Son
• Crystal Bowersox Exits Record Label
• OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery Loves Trouble
• Around the Web: Sweet Home Alabama Fits Tribble Reese
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert On Her Smokehouse & Grandma's Cornbread Dressing

10/20/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: All Hail the Pentecostal Rural Tarts
• CMA Awards Add Five Performers
• World Series Invites Trace Adkins, Ronnie Dunn to Sing
• The Mavericks Reuniting for 2012 Tour
• OFFSTAGE: Merle Haggard Wishes He'd Written George Strait Tune
• ACM Awards Revive Category for Songwriters
• OFFSTAGE: The Literal Charm of Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck
• Around the Web: Toby Keith's Secret to Success
• OFFSTAGE: Behind Eric Church's Keith Urban Cameo

10/19/2011

• Brad Paisley Announces 2012 Tour Dates
• Sweet Home Alabama's Tribble Reese Gives Love a Second Chance
• Brad Paisley, Friends Toast Two No. 1 Singles on Grand Ole Opry Stage
• The Judds Perform Small Show in Franklin, Tenn.
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Plots Revenge Playlist
• Around the Web: Dierks Bentley's "Home" State Chooses His Song
• OFFSTAGE: Katherine Heigl Picks Taylor Swift as New BFF
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Visits South Park

10/18/2011

• Scott Borchetta Remembers the Late Dan Wheldon
• Lady Antebellum Reveal 2012 Tour Dates
• CMA Awards' New Artist Nominees Will Perform
• Montgomery Gentry Lead New Releases
• OFFSTAGE: Giuliana Rancic Will Be Loved Through It
• OFFSTAGE: Dierks Bentley's Double Standard
• Around the Web: Lauren Alaina Takes Her Best Shot
• OFFSTAGE: Casey James Gives Best Effort After American Idol

10/17/2011

• Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson Among Five Inducted Into Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame
• Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans Add 2012 Tour Dates
• OFFSTAGE: Dan Wheldon Dies in Indy Crash
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Feels So Stinkin' Old
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars Might Mash Up
• Neal McCoy Releases New Single
• Around the Web: Jennifer Nettles Exports "Love"
• HOT DISH: Sweet Home Alabama Star Clears Up the Confusion

10/15/2011

• Scotty McCreery, Keith Urban Top This Week's Album, Songs Charts

10/14/2011

• Chris Young Beams With Thoughts of "You"
• Robert Plant and Gregg Allman Jam, Buddy Miller Rules at Americana Music Awards
• Carrie Underwood, Volunteers Build Playground in Her Hometown
• Luke Bryan, Eric Church Earn Gold Albums
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift: Full Glitz or No Glitz?
• Easton Corbin Cancels Shows on Doctor's Orders
• OFFSTAGE: Justin Moore and Carl Edwards Fight Over Girl
• OFFSTAGE: Why Martina McBride Made Eleven in Atlanta
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Gives the Gift of Imagination

10/13/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Rebels Without a Clause?
• Vince Gill Honored by Nashville Mayor for Talent and Contributions
• Taz DiGregorio, Co-Writer of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," Dies Following Auto Accident
• Rascal Flatts' Live Album Due Nov. 8
• OFFSTAGE: Martina McBride Talks About Daughter's Favorite Country Music
• Joe Nichols Plans New Album, It's All Good
• Around the Web: Justin Moore Reels In a NASCAR Star
• OFFSTAGE: Martina McBride Kicks Off My Journey in Song

10/12/2011

• Hank Williams Jr. Thrives With Downloads, Media Coverage Surrounding Controversy
• Martina McBride Turns It Up to Eleven
• The Jayhawks Take Flight Once More
• Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts Join CMA Awards
• George Strait Announces Tour Dates
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Busy Photoshopping Carrie Underwood
• Around the Web: Lauren Alaina Honors Her Grandparents
• OFFSTAGE: Behind the Seams of Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck Gown
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban on the Age-Old Country Pop Crossover
• The Band Perry Appearing on O Music Awards 2

10/11/2011

• CMT Big New Music Weekend Begins Friday
• American Music Awards Nominees Revealed
• New Releases: Martina McBride, Lauren Alaina and More
• Taylor Swift Named Billboard's Woman of the Year
• Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops Arrives on DVD
• OFFSTAGE: Lauren Alaina on Facebook Boyfriends
• Keith Urban Plans All for the Hall Concert
• Around the Web: Hear Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart"
• OFFSTAGE: Just How American Is Toby Keith?
• OFFSTAGE: Jack Black's Gone Country, for Keith Urban

10/10/2011

• American Idol's Lauren Alaina Draws on Faith and Family on Debut Album
• The Band Perry Tapped for Dancing With the Stars
• Hank Williams Jr. Records Song About His Fox & Friends Experience
• OFFSTAGE: Dierks Bentley Will Miss Hank Jr. on Mondays
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Explains Why Miranda Lambert's Not Pregnant
• Around the Web: Rodney Atkins' "Back Road" Leads Home
• OFFSTAGE: Dierks Bentley to Take Us "Home" With Next Album
• HOT DISH: Hollywood, Nashville and Footloose
• Scalloped Tomatoes

10/08/2011

• Toby Keith Scores Top Song While Lady Antebellum Keep No. 1 Album Perch
• Hank Williams Jr.'s Monday Night Football Role Temporarily Filled by ESPN

10/07/2011

• Todd Wilbur Serves CMT's Top Secret Recipe
• Stars Shine at Footloose Premiere
• Rascal Flatts Will Join Opry on Saturday
• OFFSTAGE: Behind Miranda Lambert's Saddest Song
• Ronnie Dunn, Jake Owen Join Christmas Album
• OFFSTAGE: Country Stars Tweet (and Retweet) Their Love for Steve Jobs
• Sugarland Returning to Indianapolis for Free Concert on Oct. 28
• Around the Web: Kellie Pickler Gets Creamed

10/06/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Ronnie Dunn Says There's Still Room for the Common Man
• Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood's "Remind Me" Certified Platinum
• Eric Church Welcomes First Child
• Faith Hill Will Sing on CMA Awards
• Hank Williams Jr., Monday Night Football Part Ways Permanently
• Taylor Swift to Visit Stores, Shows With New Fragrance
• Lauren Alaina Picks New Single, Adds TV Appearances
• Bucky Covington Plans New Album, Single
• OFFSTAGE: Kenny Chesney: One Win, One Snub
• Around the Web: Jason Aldean Parties On
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert: "If You Can Rock It, Rock It"
• OFFSTAGE: Will Taylor Swift Spritz Wonderstruck Near You?
• CMT Reveals CMT Artists of the Year Honorees

10/05/2011

• Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs, Who Revolutionized Music Industry With iTunes, Dies at Age 56
• Will Hoge Earns His "Wings" With New Video
• Jason Boland & the Stragglers Start a Worldly Discussion
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban Leading in a CMA Poll
• Kenny Chesney Added to Concert for Bill Clinton's Foundation
• OFFSTAGE: What Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift Share
• Around the Web: Scotty McCreery Intentions Are Clear as Day
• OFFSTAGE: The '70s Were Good to Trace Adkins

10/04/2011

• Kellie Pickler Wants You to Get "Tough"
• BMI Lauds Rodney Atkins, Writers Luke Laird, Rhett Akins for "Take a Back Road"
• New Releases: Scotty McCreery to Hank Williams
• Invitation Only: Martina McBride Premieres Oct. 17 on CMT
• CMA Awards Show Adds Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert and The Band Perry
• OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery: "Idol's Fun, but ..."
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift: 21-Year-Old 2.0

10/03/2011

• Hank Williams Jr.'s Political Comments Result in Monday Night Football Suspension
• Scotty McCreery Inspired by Family, Hometown for Debut Album
• Jason Aldean Raises $315,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research
• OFFSTAGE: Trace Adkins on Turning 50 and Being Over Half Done
• Blake Shelton's Well Lit & Amplified Tour Begins in January
• OFFSTAGE: Shania Twain Stalker's Love Letters Revealed
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Teams Up With T.I.
• OFFSTAGE: John Rich and Donald Trump Baby Talk on Twitter
• Songwriter Bobby Braddock to be Honored as BMI Icon
• Cast Announced for CMT's Sweet Home Alabama's Second Season
• HOT DISH: Painting the Grass Blue in Nashville
• Italian Meat Sauce

10/02/2011

• John Rich Announces Birth of Second Child
• Trisha Yearwood's Mother Dies in Georgia
• OFFSTAGE: The Band Perry on Breaking Records and Those Crazy Bieber Rumors

10/01/2011

• Lady Antebellum and Rodney Atkins Still Have Top Album and Song