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11/30/2011

• Grammy Award Nominations Revealed
• CMA Country Christmas Special Airs Thursday
• Court Says Tim McGraw Is Free to Record and Shop for Another Label
• Faith Hill Cancels NBC Special Appearance
• Jake Owen Toasts "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" With Songwriters
• CMT Artists of the Year Taped on Tuesday Night
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Gives Me "Hell"
• ACM Awards Combine New Artist Categories
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Wears Camouflage on Red Carpet
• Around the Web: Grammy Concert Lets Country Stars Experiment
• OFFSTAGE: Does Rob Lowe Refuse to Age?
• Mindy McCready Sought in Son's Kidnapping

11/29/2011

• Todd Wilbur Reveals His Top Secret Recipe
• Caitlin Rose's Songwriting Blooms on Own Side Now
• OFFSTAGE: So, Who Is Jennifer Nettles' Husband?
• Dixie Chicks Release Storytellers DVD
• Drummer Tom Roady Dies Prior to Concert
• CRS New Faces Show Lineup Revealed
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Puts Christmas in a Jar
• OFFSTAGE: Vince Gill Shops Like a Man

11/28/2011

• Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Weds Justin Miller
• Tim McGraw to Ask Court to Allow Him to Record for Another Label
• OFFSTAGE: Kelly Clarkson Sings Carrie Underwood
• Around the Web: Two Taylors for the Price of One
• OFFSTAGE: Zac Brown Paid Dues With Soggy Dollar Bills
• OFFSTAGE: Darius Rucker Recalls the "Good Times"
• HOT DISH: Taylor Swift Is Still the Center of National Attention
• Minnie Pearl's Chess Pie
• 12 Days of Christmas: Gifts for Country Fans

11/26/2011

• Scotty McCreery Returns to Top of Albums Chart, Brantley Gilbert Arrives at No. 1 Spot

11/24/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: A Thanksgiving Reflection: Woody Guthrie's Music and Heritage Live On

11/23/2011

• Sting, Vince Gill Gather at CMT Crossroads
• OFFSTAGE: A Family Videos Countdown, CMT Style
• Sugarland Named in Lawsuit Surrounding Indiana State Fair Tragedy
• Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley Lead Canadian Festival
• Around the Web: Keith Urban Enters "Vocal Lockdown"
• OFFSTAGE: Country Stars Share Thanksgiving Plans
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift's AMA Make-Under Look in Six Steps
• Dierks Bentley, Sugarland Join Bob Dylan Tribute

11/22/2011

• Cool Album Cuts: George Strait, Toby Keith and More
• Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell Unite for Anti-Death Penalty Concert
• OFFSTAGE: Chris Young Adds Some, Um, Lyrics to His Song
• Around the Web: Lady Antebellum Dance the Night Away
• OFFSTAGE: Justin Moore's Big Girl Was Ready for Her Baby Sister
• OFFSTAGE: President Obama Brings "The Best Shrink" to White House

11/21/2011

• Taylor Swift Is "Out-of-My-Mind-Happy" About Wins at American Music Awards
• Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert Plan 2012 Tour
• Justin Moore, Wife Welcome Daughter
• Taylor Swift Releases First Live CD/DVD Set
• Willie Nelson Offers New Album of Country Classics
• Guitarist Paul Yandell, Chet Atkins' Longtime Sideman, Dies at Age 76
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Shuts Lesley Stahl Down
• OFFSTAGE: And AMA Goes to ... Blake Shelton!
• OFFSTAGE: The Band Perry's Kimberly vs. Emma Stone in Bottega Veneta
• Grammy Hall of Fame Adds Three Country Classics
• HOT DISH: Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw Tour Won't Be Visiting Buffalo, N.Y.

11/20/2011

• Taylor Swift Wins Three American Music Awards

11/19/2011

• Miranda Lambert Keeps Album Supremacy as Taylor Swift Claims Top Song

11/18/2011

• Joe Nichols Keeps It Country on New Album
• Sherrié Austin Steps Right Up for Circus Girl, New TV Show
• Alabama Reuniting for Concerts in 2012
• Martina McBride Will Host Adoption Special on CBS
• White House Hosts Country Stars for PBS Special
• OFFSTAGE: Should Taylor Swift Be Drug-Free Spokeswoman?
• Danny Gokey Exits RCA Nashville
• Prominent Texas Music Figure Joe Gracey Dies
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban on Polyps and Fiats
• Around the Web: Reba Reveals Her Speed Dial
• OFFSTAGE: Craig Campbell's True Blood Connection

11/17/2011

• Vince Gill Celebrates California Homecoming
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: From Miranda Lambert to Johnny Cash: Thinking About Holiday Gifts
• Vince Gill Recalls Gym Teacher's Attempt at Sex Abuse
• Performers, Presenters Join CMT Artists of the Year
• Carrie Underwood Confirms CMA Music Festival
• Lauren Alaina Will Light Up Graceland on Friday
• Rascal Flatts Will Perform on NBC's Today on Monday
• Around the Web: Toby Keith Wises Up to "Red Solo Cup"
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood's Husband Is Sporting New 'Stache
• OFFSTAGE: Eric Church Deconstructs Chief
• OFFSTAGE: Top 10 Ways Kendra Wilkinson Loves Country

11/16/2011

• Luke Bryan Wrapping Up CMT on Tour
• The Band Perry Join Grammy Nominations Concert
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Is Not the Only Sexy Country Singer
• Rodney Atkins Will Sing at National Tree Lighting
• Glen Campbell's Live in Japan Album Due in January
• Around the Web: Lauren Alaina Scores a Thanksgiving Gig
• OFFSTAGE: How Zac Brown Was Born Into the Kitchen
• OFFSTAGE: Kimberly Perry's Tomboy + Feminine Style

11/15/2011

• Chris Isaak Rises to the Occasion on Beyond the Sun
• The Band Perry, Faith Hill, Kellie Pickler Appearing on Holiday TV Specials
• David Nail Leads New Album Releases
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Is Thankful for Neuschwanstein
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Will Drink Until He Dies
• Around the Web: Trace Adkins Acts Naturally
• OFFSTAGE: Lauren Alaina on Learning to Drive a Stick Shift

11/14/2011

• Miranda Lambert Gets Personal Four the Record
• Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw Reuniting for 2012 Stadium Tour
• Dierks Bentley Plans Nashville Concert to Coincide With Release of New Album
• Blake Shelton's Invitation Only Special Premieres Monday on CMT
• Sunny Sweeney Marries Longtime Boyfriend in Las Vegas
• OFFSTAGE: Kimberly Perry: From "Small Town Girl" to a Little Love Song
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Will Find Out Who Their Friends Are
• Around the Web: Miranda Lambert Reveals Her Heroes
• OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery Calls Golf a Peaceful Sport
• HOT DISH: Blake Shelton's Hotness Was Great Way to Open CMA Awards

11/12/2011

• Miranda Lambert's Four the Record Debuts at No. 1

11/11/2011

• CMA Award Winners Open Up in Pressroom
• LeAnn Rimes Pulls Double Duty With CMT Film and New Album
• Universal Music Group Buying EMI Music Group's Recorded Music Division
• Country Stars Win Billboard Touring Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban, David Nail Sing Glen Campbell's Praises
• Around the Web: Faith Hill Counts Her Blessings
• OFFSTAGE: Long Lines at Big Machine After-Party
• Sammy Shelor's Banjo Leads to Letterman
• OFFSTAGE: Charles Kelley Wants Motown at Hillary Scott's Wedding

11/10/2011

• Taylor Swift "Freaking Out" Over Latest CMA Entertainer of the Year Award
• Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Both Surprised by CMA Wins
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: CMA Awards Do Right With Glen Campbell Tribute
• OFFSTAGE: Top 10 CMA Style Trends
• OFFSTAGE: Observations From the CMA Awards Black Rubber Carpet
• OFFSTAGE: Before Lady Antebellum Owned the Night, They Seized the Day

11/09/2011

• The Band Perry Triumph at CMA Awards
• Taylor Swift, CMA's Entertainer of the Year, Still Writing for Next Album
• Sugarland Planning to Take Time Off
• Early CMA Winners Include Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean
• Lionel Richie Returns to CMA Awards With New Versions of Old Hits
• CMA Singles and Songs of the Year: 10 Prime Hits
• OFFSTAGE: CMA Artists and Presenters $15,000 Richer
• Around the Web: Miranda Lambert Scorches CMA Awards Rehearsals
• BMI Proclaims Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins as Year's Top Songwriters
• Randy Houser Signs With Stoney Creek Records
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean: "American Dream Is Alive and Well"
• OFFSTAGE: Sugarland's Kristian Bush Tells (Almost) All at BMI Awards

11/08/2011

• CMA Nominees Define Entertainer Category
• Hillary Scott Claims SESAC Songwriter of Year Prize for Second Consecutive Year
• Scotty McCreery Books Macy's Parade
• People's Choice Awards Nominees Revealed
• Joe Nichols, Josh Gracin Offer New Albums
• Around the Web: Who's Your CMA Entertainer of the Year?
• OFFSTAGE: The Taylor Swift Meow Heard 'Round the World
• OFFSTAGE: Zac Brown Says Garth Brooks Changed His Mind
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban Writer Loves Song He Didn't Write

11/07/2011

• Rob Lowe Will Host CMT Artists of the Year
• Don Williams Serenades at ASCAP Awards Show
• OFFSTAGE: For Keith Urban, It's the Slow Cars
• Reese Witherspoon, More Actors Join CMA Presenters
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift's Kitty Says Hello
• OFFSTAGE: Zac Brown One-Ups His Own Chili
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Tries Not to Write Bad Songs
• HOT DISH: Country Stars Are Ready for the CMA Awards

11/06/2011

• Sons of the Sooner State Claim No. 1 Song and Top Two New Albums
• Music Journalist Patsi Bale Cox Dead at 66

11/04/2011

• Brad Paisley's Diary of a Player
• CMT Celebrates CMA Nominees With Special Video Programming
• Alan Jackson, Kix Brooks Joining Music City Walk of Fame
• Dollywood's Christmas on Ice Opens Saturday
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Gets Serious About Miranda Lambert's "Over You"
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert's Style: Rock 'n' Roll Cowgirl
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift "Means" Business
• OFFSTAGE: Lady A's Hillary Scott Covers Redbook
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Tells Jon Stewart Why He Wrote His Book

11/03/2011

• Keith Urban Plans Throat Surgery
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Vince Gill: He's Country Music's MVP
• Faith Hill's New Single, "Come Home," Arrives Nov. 9 at Radio, iTunes
• Sugarland Join Grammy Nominations Concert
• Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift Earn Touring Nominations
• Reba McEntire Among CMA Awards Presenters
• Around the Web: CMA Hosts Pass the Audition
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Bakes to Calm Nerves Over Release of New Album
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Hasn't Overcome Guitar Addiction
• OFFSTAGE: Toby Keith on Roger Miller, John Prine and Warmongers

11/02/2011

• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert on Kim Kardashian: "Divorce Is Not an Option"
• Blake Shelton, Kenny Loggins Will Sing "Footloose" on CMA Awards
• Robert Ellis: A Young Man With an Old Soul
• OFFSTAGE: Even The Band Perry Have Bieber Fever
• Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl" Goes Platinum
• Willie Nelson Covers Country Classics on New Album
• Pat Green Prepares Songs We Wish We'd Written II
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill: More Scents on the Way

11/01/2011

• Mac McAnally Reprises Career in Live in Muscle Shoals
• Reba McEntire Will Host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards
• Brad Paisley Issues Book, Plans TV Appearances
• Miranda Lambert Releases New Album
• Craig Morgan Offers New EP
• OFFSTAGE: All Taylor Swift Wants Is a Truffula Tree
• Jimmy Wayne's New Book Published
• OFFSTAGE: How to Lose Weight Like a Teenager
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift's Sweet Smell of Success
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean Had No Worries, No Priorities
• Songwriter-Singer Liz Anderson, Mother of Lynn Anderson, Dies at 81