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03/31/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Who Said, "I May Be Old, but Your Music Really Does Suck"?
• Toby Keith Announces Tour Dates
• Carrie Underwood Attends Soul Surfer Premiere in Hollywood
• Luke Bryan, Chace Crawford, Celine Dion Added as ACM Presenters
• John Fogerty to Perform With Judds at Girls' Night Out Taping
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Adding Filter Before Co-Hosting ACM Awards
• Taylor Swift's Worldwide Album Sales Top 20 Million
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean Won't Beg
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Tells Roger Ebert, "It's ON"

03/30/2011

• Las Vegas: 10 Prime Hits
• Brad Paisley Duets With Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton on New Album
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Wishes She Had Carrie Underwood's Legs
• Hit Country Songwriter Harley Allen Dead at 55
• Hearing Set for Doctor Accused of Stalking Shania Twain
• OFFSTAGE: Rebecca Black Is No Taylor Swift
• OFFSTAGE: Champagne Toasts and Thompson Square
• Around the Web: Emmylou Harris Headlines Newport Folk Fest

03/29/2011

• Craig Campbell: From Maintenance Man to "Family Man"
• Randy Travis Prepares Star-Studded Anniversary Album
• Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, Norah Jones Release Ray Charles Tribute
• Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks Receiving Special Honors From ACM
• Texas Judge Won't Give Willie Nelson Special Consideration in Marijuana Case
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Is Chelsea Handler's Hot Mess
• Around the Web: Sheryl Crow Sizzles Her Way to Good Health
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Tries Some Glen Campbell Kindness
• Alan Jackson Performing Charity Concert at Tennessee Middle School
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Out of Her Element

03/28/2011

• Kenny Chesney Goes Coastal in Minnesota
• Blake Shelton Makes TV Rounds in Advance of ACM Awards
• Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban Contribute to Songs for Japan Charity Compilation
• Shania Twain Expresses Canadian Pride During Hall of Fame Induction
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban's Daughter Curious About James Brown
• Around the Web: Tim McGraw Beams a Concert From Space
• Darius Rucker, ACM Lifting Lives Campers Performing at Awards Show
• OFFSTAGE: Kix Brooks to Model for Sir Sean Connery
• OFFSTAGE: John Rich Plays the Conservative One on Celebrity Apprentice
• HOT DISH: John Rich Is Country's Defender on Celebrity Apprentice
• Apple Casserole

03/26/2011

• Sara Evans Keeps Top Album, Billy Currington Snags No. 1 Song

03/25/2011

• Mandolin Prodigy Sierra Hull Moves Forward With Daybreak
• OFFSTAGE: Lady Gaga Goes Country?
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift's Tour Diary in 140 Characters or Less
• Foster & Lloyd Plan New Album
• Shania Twain Appearing at Juno Awards in Toronto
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Explains What The Voice Is Not

03/24/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: He Was the Sound Behind Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard
• Rihanna Will Perform During ACM Awards
• Kenny Chesney Celebrates With Writers of "Somewhere With You"
• Toby Keith Tapped for Dancing With the Stars
• Taylor Swift Adds 16 Dates to Speak Now Tour
• Eric Church, Wife Expecting First Child
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood Leaves Her Heart With Tony Bennett
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert's "Twenty Something" Dog Tweets
• Chris Young Joins ACM Presenters
• OFFSTAGE: Elizabeth Taylor Wished Johnny Cash a Happy Birthday Every Year
• OFFSTAGE: Free Keith Urban Show in San Francisco

03/23/2011

• Ten American Idol Singers With Country Success
• Alan Jackson Signs Deal With EMI Records Nashville
• OFFSTAGE: John Rich Tells Donald Trump He's Wrong
• Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton Set for ACM/USO Concert
• Dolly Parton Plans New Single, World Tour
• Around the Web: Liz Taylor Teased Johnny Cash Every Year
• OFFSTAGE: Dierks Bentley on Loving Jersey Girls
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban Inspired Sara Evans' Surrogacy Dream

03/22/2011

• Luke Bryan, Chris Young and Co-Writers Celebrate Latest No. 1 Singles
• Taylor Swift's Lorax Movie Due in March 2012
• Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire Perform During Tribute to Former President
• Brad Paisley Sets Country Attendance Record at Houston Rodeo
• Willie Nelson Covers "Wild Horses" for Animal Charity
• OFFSTAGE: Cyrus Family Weathered a Storm
• Carrie Underwood Joins Superstar Q&A at Billboard Summit
• OFFSTAGE: Sugarland Voted Onto American Idol
• Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson Will Present at ACM Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Says "Nobody Has a Safety Pass"

03/21/2011

• ACM Awards Add Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band
• Tiffany Takes Notes in Nashville Music Community
• Ronnie Dunn's Solo Debut Album Due June 7
• Dierks Bentley Releases New Single, Plans TV Appearances
• Ralph Mooney, Famed Steel Guitarist, Dies
• Elizabeth Cook Explores Music Roots in New Book, Right By Her Roots
• Keith Urban Books Leno, Ellen
• Kenny Chesney Teams With Football Friends at Tour Opener
• OFFSTAGE: Who's Your Top Female Artist?
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Draws Role in Dr. Seuss Movie
• OFFSTAGE: John Rich Fights for Fans on Celebrity Apprentice
• OFFSTAGE: Kid Rock Skipping ACM Awards
• HOT DISH: Jennette McCurdy: From iCarly to iCountry
• Salisbury Steak

03/19/2011

• Sara Evans Tops Albums Chart With Stronger

03/18/2011

• Rascal Flatts Reveal Flatts Fest Tour Dates and Guests
• Shania Twain's Series Due May 8 on Oprah Winfrey Network
• Lady Gaga Overtakes Taylor Swift With 20 Million Downloads
• The Singing Bee Returns April 8
• Services Held for Atlanta Rhythm Section Singer Ronnie Hammond
• OFFSTAGE: Trace Adkins Wants to Play Mute Gunfighter
• Thompson Square, Billy Currington Earn Digital Gold Singles
• OFFSTAGE: Flatts Fest: Let the Games Begin
• OFFSTAGE: The Skinny on LeAnn Rimes

03/17/2011

• Ferlin Husky Dies at Age 85
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Music Industry's Latest Brainstorm: Goofy or Brilliant?
• Billy Ray Cyrus Says Divorce Now "Dropped"
• Loretta Lynn Schedules Surgery, Delays Shows
• OFFSTAGE: Will Joe Jonas Write a Song About Taylor Swift?
• Around the Web: Kelly Clarkson Forced to Hold New Album
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton's Life Has Been a Bachelor Party
• Little Big Town, Eric Church, The Band Perry Added to ACM Fan Jam
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley Will Fish From Home

03/16/2011

• Kenny Chesney: 10 Prime Hits
• OFFSTAGE: The Making of Keith Urban's "Without You" Video
• Carlton Haney, Bluegrass Festival Pioneer, Dead at 82
• Working Class Season Finale Airs April 1
• Country Dance Comes to Wii Consoles
• Eric Church Earns Digital Gold Singles
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Tells Off Mean, Pathetic Liar
• Around the Web: Kenny Chesney Is a Stickler for the Details
• OFFSTAGE: Zac Brown Band Tries to Kick Oreo Cakesters Habit

03/15/2011

• Aaron Lewis Savors Solo Success
• CMT Creating Made-for-TV Original Movies
• Toby Keith Plans Golf Classic in May
• Natalie Maines Covers "God Only Knows" for HBO Series
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Helps Injured Soldier and His Family Feel at Home
• Steve Martin's New Album Features Paul McCartney, Dixie Chicks
• OFFSTAGE: Sunny Concerts Call for Kenny Chesney Costas
• Alison Krauss, Vince Gill Joining James Taylor's Carnegie Hall Concert Series
• Around the Web: Keith Urban Gets Personal for His Latest Video
• Larry Cordle, Larry Sparks Release New Bluegrass Albums
• OFFSTAGE: New Natalie Maines Music Covers Old Beach Boys

03/14/2011

• Jessi Colter Discusses Waylon Jennings Tribute Project
• Lady Antebellum Preview New Music at Houston Rodeo
• Kenny Chesney Scores Final Four Concert
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert: Mason Jars Through the Years
• Darius Rucker, PGA Tour Will Honor Military
• Around the Web: Dierks Bentley Drives NASCAR Fans Wild
• OFFSTAGE: Garth Brooks Sings Billy Joel With Billy Joel
• Todd Cerney, Co-Writer of "Good Morning Beautiful" Dies in Nashville
• OFFSTAGE: How John Rich Pens a Children's Book
• HOT DISH: Visiting With the One and Only Wynonna
• Chicken Spaghetti Casserole

03/12/2011

• Rocker Aaron Lewis Scores Week's No. 1 Country Album

03/11/2011

• Ron White Talks About New CMT Special and Larry the Cable Guy's Cuddly-Quotient
• Jewel, Unborn Baby Survive Wreck With Firetruck
• ACM Adds Newcomers to Free Las Vegas Concerts
• OFFSTAGE: If Gwyneth Paltrow Did Sign a Record Deal, Then What?
• Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music Event Coming to Columbus, Ohio
• OFFSTAGE: Three Idol Tracks Cover Brooks, Twain and Rimes
• Kenny Rogers Books Opry, TV Appearances
• OFFSTAGE: Cash, Haggard, Lynn and Jewel Revelations in Neil Strauss Book

03/10/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Tiffany, Dude From Styx Are Latest Nashville Arrivals
• McEntire, Paisley, Rucker and Underwood to Honor Former President George H. W. Bush
• Blake Shelton Will Host Celebrity Shoot in Las Vegas
• Playlist: 20 Recommended Tracks
• OFFSTAGE: Trace Adkins Thinks Justin Bieber Is a Blessing and a Curse
• Ten Contestants Named for CMT's Next Superstar
• OFFSTAGE: Sara Evans Fan Tattoos Song on Her Back
• Around the Web: Kid Rock Involved in Confederate Flag Controversy
• OFFSTAGE: Jay DeMarcus Taking Jennette McCurdy From iCarly to iCountry

03/09/2011

• Luke Bryan Energizes Spring Break on the Florida Coast
• Randy Houser Bus Fire Destroys Equipment, Clothing and Personal Items
• Jason Aldean and Business Team Join Billboard Event
• OFFSTAGE: Charles Kelley's Dad Can Relate to "Need You Now"
• ACM Adds Women, Men to Girls' Night Out TV Special
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Trying to Keep Up With Gwyneth Paltrow
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Looking Good in Bargain Vest

03/08/2011

• Sara Evans Rejuvenates Her Career
• Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band Join CMA Music Festival Lineup
• OFFSTAGE: Could Miranda Lambert Be Another Martina McBride?
• Emmylou Harris' New Album Due April 26
• CMT Music Awards Set for June 8
• Around the Web: John Rich Reps Country Boys on The Apprentice
• OFFSTAGE: How's Your Voice When Blake Shelton's Not Looking?
• OFFSTAGE: Sara Evans' 40th Birthday Dance-Off

03/07/2011

• Trace Adkins Apologizes for "Brown Chicken Brown Cow"
• New Faces Show Performers Sparkle Despite Awards Presentation
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton Set a Wedding Date
• Jason Aldean Adds Summer Dates to My Kinda Party Tour
• Blake Shelton Will Coach NBC's The Voice
• Taylor Swift Releases "Mean" as Next Single
• OFFSTAGE: Did Rascal Flatts Put Justin Bieber's Hair in a Casino?
• Around the Web: Sara Evans Is Back and Stronger Than Ever
• CMT Will Air Dixie Chicks' Shut Up and Sing
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood and Clint Eastwood Join Brad Paisley
• HOT DISH: Taylor Swift Hits L.A. Following Asian Tour
• Cupcakes and Icing

03/05/2011

• Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson Have Nation's Top Country Song

03/04/2011

• Hollywood and Nashville Align at Sony's CRS Celebration
• Trace Adkins Gets to the Point
• Montgomery Gentry Sign to Average Joe's Entertainment
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Song Would Make a Better Idol Exit
• Singer Emma Jacob's Mother Dies During Daughter's Concert
• Around the Web: Miley Cyrus Admits to Missing Hannah Montana
• OFFSTAGE: When Keith Urban Tours, Nicole Kidman May Write Screenplay
• OFFSTAGE: Kid Rock Discovers Ty Stone at Pistons Game

03/03/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Why Reba Gets a Much-Deserved Country Music Hall of Fame Induction
• Wisecracking Blake Shelton Headlines Music City Jam
• Taylor Swift Adds Opening Acts to North American Tour
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Tour Rehearsals: The Photo Album
• Ronnie Dunn Sings New Material at CRS
• OFFSTAGE: Zac Brown Creates a Whole New Kind of Camping
• Around the Web: Kix Brooks Aims for a New Career
• OFFSTAGE: Justin Moore's Road Trip to Heaven

03/02/2011

• Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Presented Artist Humanitarian Award at Country Radio Seminar
• Jason Aldean Credits Platinum Success to Song Choices
• The Judds Receive Country Radio Broadcasters' Career Achievement Award
• OFFSTAGE: Sara Evans Says DWTS Gives Men an Unfair Advantage
• Martina McBride Previews New Music at CRS
• ACM Awards' Six Entertainer Nominees Will Perform
• OFFSTAGE: The Bieberizing of Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and More
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean Was Nervous to Sing With Kelly Clarkson

03/01/2011

• Country Music Hall of Fame Adding Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard and Bobby Braddock
• Zac Brown Band Sets Its First Southern Ground Music and Food Festival
• Brad Paisley Announces H2O II World Tour
• James Otto Exits Warner Bros.
• OFFSTAGE: Hillary Scott Never Made It Through to Hollywood
• Elvis Presley's Elvis Is Back Reissue Among New Releases
• OFFSTAGE: Gwyneth Paltrow, Taylor Swift Go for Gold at Oscars
• Around the Web: Zac Brown Band Bundle Up Music and Charity
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban: What About Georgia?