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04/30/2012

• Carrie Underwood Talks About Blown Away
• Stagecoach Festival Ends on High Note With Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Martina McBride
• Zac Brown Band's Festival Returns to Charleston, S.C.
• OFFSTAGE: Who Told Keith Urban to "Kindly Learn to Sing in Tune"?
• Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Emphasize The Voice at Stagecoach Festival
• Lionel Richie Exits ABC's Duets
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Performs With Fifth Grade BGVs
• Around the Web: Dierks Bentley Films in 4WD
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean Recalls First Stagecoach
• Singer-Yodeler Kenny Roberts Dead at 85
• Oven Baked Potatoes With Onions

04/29/2012

• HOT DISH: Keith Urban Gets Emotional at Opry Induction
• Carrie Underwood Plans TV Appearances

04/28/2012

• Lionel Richie and Blake Shelton Still Topping Country Charts

04/27/2012

• Easton Corbin Enjoys the Ride With "Lovin' You Is Fun"
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Says "Gosh, No" to Baby
• Watershed Music Festival Coming to Washington State
• Big Easy Express Documentary Closes Nashville Film Festival
• OFFSTAGE: Who Will Write Us a Hockeytonking Song?
• Around the Web: Kenny Rogers Isn't Ready to Fold Yet
• OFFSTAGE: Vince Gill Amused by Country's Hard Rock Influence

04/26/2012

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: So Why Were Dixie Chicks and Taylor Swift Similar in One Regard?
• George Jones Postpones Tour Through May 20
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood's Husband Won't Cheat on Her or God
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Makes People's Beautiful List
• Bonnie Raitt Selected for Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance
• Joe Pug Searches for Forgotten Truth
• OFFSTAGE: Chris Young: Lyrics He Loves
• Around the Web: Country Stars Stick With Hockey

04/25/2012

• Kip Moore's Musical Journey Is Just Beginning
• Carrie Underwood to Make UK Concert Debut at London's Royal Albert Hall
• Blake Shelton Among Acts Booked for 2012 Indiana State Fair
• Toby Keith Continuing 12-Day USO/Armed Forces Entertainment Tour
• OFFSTAGE: Ice T Honored by Taylor Swift Impression
• OFFSTAGE: Behind the Scenes of the New Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw Video
• Zac Brown Band Plans New Album, Adds Percussionist
• Around the Web: Josh Kelley and Wife Adopt a Daughter
• OFFSTAGE: See a Keith Urban Made of Japanese Wax and Beeswax

04/24/2012

• Lee Brice Shares Songs and Stories in Stripped-Down Setting in New York City
• CMT Big New Music Weekend Begins Friday
• Brad Paisley Appearing on South Park
• Chris Ethridge, Founding Member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, Dies at Age 65
•  OFFSTAGE: Kelly Clarkson Begged American Idol for Country Week
• Lee Brice, Kip Moore Offer New Albums
• OFFSTAGE: Found: Taylor Swift's Three Dot Dress
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood Plans a British Invasion
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Wanted a Song Like George Strait's

04/23/2012

• Women Dominate 2012 CMT Music Awards Nominations
• Johnny Cash's Music Celebrated in Austin by Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Others
• Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift Go Platinum
• Kenny Chesney Joins NBC Summer Concert Series
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood's Long Blond Hair Is Here to Stay
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift From Both Sides, Now
• Around the Web: Kelly Clarkson Turns "Mr. Know It All" Country
• OFFSTAGE: Is Scotty McCreery's Prom Date a Kenny Chesney Fan?
• HOT DISH: Newcomer Jana Kramer Off to Strong Start in Country
• Coconut Macaroons

04/22/2012

• Keith Urban Inducted as Grand Ole Opry Member

04/21/2012

• Lionel Richie's Tuskegee Recaptures No. 1

04/20/2012

• Dierks Bentley: 10 Prime Hits
• Jennie Garth, 90210 Friends Celebrate Premiere of CMT's Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country
• Country Acts Among Nominees at 2012 Billboard Music Awards
• Miranda Lambert Moves Charity Event to Beaumont, Texas
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber Song: "Beautiful"
• Trace Adkins Tapped for Memorial Day Special on PBS
• OFFSTAGE: When Keith Urban Speaks, His Wife Cries
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Owns a Piece of the Pack
• Around the Web: Keith Urban to Join the Grand Ole Opry

04/19/2012

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Why the Term "Country Music" May Disappear
• CMT Debuts Two New Series on Friday
• Dierks Bentley, Pistol Annies Plan Record Store Day Events
• Levon Helm, Voice of The Band, Dies at Age 71
• CMT Music Awards Nominees Will Be Revealed Monday
• OFFSTAGE: Jake Owen on His Fiancée: "She Makes Me a Better Man"
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood Books Billboard Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Watch Lauren Alaina's Listen Up Performance
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban Got Blake Shelton's Number and The Voice Advice

04/18/2012

• The First Families of Country Music
• Dick Clark Dies at 82
• Joe Nichols, Wife Welcome Daughter
• Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl" Goes Gold
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow and Celebrity Rumors
• Music Seen: Lauren Alaina Performs in Nashville
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Feels Like an Elected Official
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw's Looking for a New Roadie

04/17/2012

• Jason Aldean Fell in Love With "Fly Over States"
• Levon Helm in "Final Stages" of Battle With Cancer
• OFFSTAGE: Jake Owen is EW's Nashville Casanova
• CMA Music Festival Adds Three Legends
• Lee Brice's "A Woman Like You" Earns Gold
• OFFSTAGE: Loving Lauren Alaina's New Blond Lob
• OFFSTAGE: Mrs. Keith Urban: Nude Scenes Are No Problem

04/16/2012

• Merle Haggard Enchants Crowd at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• CMT.com Celebrates 15 Years Online
• We're All for the Hall Concert Raises $465,000 for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• Luke Bryan's Tailgates & Tanlines Certified Platinum
• OFFSTAGE: When Carrie Underwood Made $15,980 a Year
• Waylon Jennings' Final Recordings Due in September
• Sugarland Unaware of Possible Delay at Indianapolis Concert, Jennifer Nettles Says
• Around the Web: Keith Urban Catches the Writing Bug
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Too Teary to Sing
• OFFSTAGE: Rascal Flatts Reveal Top Crying Songs
• HOT DISH: Keith Urban Gives to Community and Gets a Surprise of His Own
• Impossible Cheeseburger Pie

04/15/2012

• OFFSTAGE: Lady A's Dave Haywood Weds Kelli Cashiola

04/14/2012

• Rascal Flatts' Changed Barrels In as Week's Top Album

04/13/2012

• Lionel Richie: CMT Insider Interview
• CMT Will Air Punk'd With Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber
• Kenny Chesney Will Sing at Drew Brees, Matthew McConaughey Event
• Around the Web: Pistol Annies Work 9 to 5

04/12/2012

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Willie Nelson: Older Than Time, Younger Than Yesterday
• Taylor Swift Co-Writes Song for Justin Bieber Album
• Sugarland Providing Video Depositions in Connection With Indiana State Fair Tragedy
• Mindy McCready Delivers a Son
• Keith Urban Thanks "You Gonna Fly" Writers for Best Party Yet
• Josh Turner's New Album Due June 12
• CMA Music Festival's Free Concerts Announced
• Around the Web: Lady Antebellum Assign an Art Project

04/11/2012

• We're All for the Hall Concert Provides Major Star Power
• Merle Haggard Continues Surprise Appearances in Nashville, Joins Twitter
• CMT Blog: Florence + the Machine Cover a Country Classic
• Keith Urban Invited to Join Grand Ole Opry

04/10/2012

• Trampled by Turtles Go Slow and Steady
• Alan Jackson's New Album Due June 5
• CMT Blog: Hear Alabama Shakes in NYC
• Martina McBride, Jake Owen Join CMA Music Festival
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood Rakes It In
• Chris Cagle Plans New Album for May 29

04/09/2012

• Sugarland: 10 Prime Hits
• Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw Debut at No. 13
• Jake Owen Gets Engaged Onstage
• Randy Travis' Ex-Wife Sues for Breach of Contract
• Around the Web: Keith Urban Loves His New Voice
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley Helps Fight Hunger
• HOT DISH: Recapping the Big Moments at the ACM Awards
• Fruit Salad

04/07/2012

• Lionel Richie's Tuskegee Is Week's Best-Selling Album

04/06/2012

• Kenny Chesney, Brett James Feted for Their No. 1, "Reality"
• Merle Haggard: 10 Hits That Dominated Country Chart
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood, Without an Entourage
• Memoirs From Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs Make the Spring and Summer Reading List
• OFFSTAGE: Kellie Pickler Finds Tammy Wynette on American Idol
• OFFSTAGE: Top 20 Songs to Take Me "Way Down Here"

04/05/2012

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Signs of New Music From Willie Nelson
• Kathy Mattea Signs to Sugar Hill Records
• Jana Kramer, Love and Theft Albums Due June 5
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood No Longer Needs to "Sing to the Moon"
• OFFSTAGE: The Seven Best Quotes From the ACMs
• Around the Web: Kelly Clarkson Brings Country Onstage
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley on the Brilliance and Ambiguity of Pop

04/04/2012

• Rascal Flatts' Changed Reflects 12 Years of Evolution
• CMT Plans Animated Series, New Reality Shows
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood's Bronzy, Smoky ACM Look
• Kellie Pickler Returns to American Idol
• OFFSTAGE: Let's Not Hate Ashton Kutcher for His Style and Song
• OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery's SAT Scores

04/03/2012

• Lionel Richie Makes It Look Easy in Las Vegas
• Rascal Flatts Deliver New Album, Changed
• John Fogerty Teams With Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Others for New Album
• George Jones Released From the Hospital
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood Steps Out of Her Bubble
• Lumineers, Vespers, Lukas Nelson Release New Albums
• OFFSTAGE: Hunter Hayes' Story Behind "Here's Hope"
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley's Other Camouflage Dreams
• Jessie James Engaged to Eric Decker of Denver Broncos
• OFFSTAGE: Kiss Call Country the "World's Music"

04/02/2012

• Taylor Swift Wants to Hug Fans After ACM Win
• Miranda Lambert Ready to Pass the ACM Torch
• Jason Aldean Says Next Album Is Completed
• Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Other ACM Winners Visit Pressroom
• Blake Shelton: "I'm Trying to Get Fired"
• Scotty McCreery Credits Fans for ACM Win
• OFFSTAGE: ACM All Star Jam: Dierks Bentley and the Gatlin Brothers?
• OFFSTAGE: Jake Owen's Red Carpet Style Analysis

04/01/2012

• Taylor Swift Wins ACM Entertainer of the Year Award
• HOT DISH: Stars Packing Up ACM Awards, Preparing for Lionel Richie Tribute
• Early ACM Wins Go to Toby Keith, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
• Earl Scruggs Remembered by Musicians, Fans During Service in Nashville
• Eric Church Brings a Party to Las Vegas for ACM Concert
• OFFSTAGE: ACM Awards Rehearsals: What I Saw and Heard
• Thompson Square Win Duo of the Year Prize at ACM Awards
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley's First Time -- at ACM Awards