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09/30/2011

• Toby Keith Speaks Up About Gays in the Military
• Steve Martin: Bluegrass Entertainer of the Year Goes From King Tut to King Pluck
• Avett Brothers' Bassist Taking Hiatus to Care for Ill Daughter
• Kellie Pickler Books Ellen Appearance
• Martina McBride Will Sing National Anthem for NFL
• ASCAP Stages Party for Writer of Music Row Murder Mystery

09/29/2011

• Steel Magnolia Member Enters Rehab
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Nashville Dreaming With Dierks Bentley and Del McCoury
• Trace Adkins Lands Role in Thriller Film
• The Band Perry Join Christmas Album by Colonial Candle
• Around the Web: Shania Twain Stalker Admits Guilt
• OFFSTAGE: Rascal Flatts Had No Clue About Opry Invitation
• Dierks Bentley Sings Pink Floyd on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
• OFFSTAGE: Lady Antebellum Calls Saturday Night Live the Litmus Test
• George Jones Records Theme for Squidbillies
• OFFSTAGE: Thank You, Live Nation Concert Security Staff

09/28/2011

• Dierks Bentley Not the Only One to Party for "Am I the Only One"
• Scotty McCreery Plans TV Appearances
• International Bluegrass Music Association Conference, Awards Show and Fan Fest Underway in Nashville
• Rascal Flatts Invited to Join Opry
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Says "Change Can Be Hard"
• Around the Web: George Strait Really Is "The Fireman"
• OFFSTAGE: Kenny Chesney's "Reality" Better Than Reality
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Goes Hibachi With Selena Gomez

09/27/2011

• Industry Salutes Songwriters of Justin Moore's "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"
• Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Will Sing "Remind Me" on CMA Awards
• Johnnie Wright, Country Singer and Kitty Wells' Husband, Dead at 97
• OFFSTAGE: I Hate You This Big, Simon Cowell
• LeAnn Rimes Releases Lady and Gentlemen
• Around the Web: Randy Travis Faints Onstage
• Footloose Soundtrack Among New Releases
• OFFSTAGE: New Rachel Bilson Show Heavy on Country
• CMT BLOG: Soundland Helps Music City Earn Its Nickname
• OFFSTAGE: What the Gentlemen Think of LeAnn Rimes
• Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton Nominated at O Music Awards 2

09/26/2011

• Kristin Chenoweth Comes Back to Country Music
• Hunter Hayes' "Storm Warning" Brewing at Country Radio
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood: "Good on the Kid Front"
• Dierks Bentley Releases New Single, Plans 2012 Album
• OFFSTAGE: Toby Keith Unimpressed With His Forbes Status
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift's Wholesome Revolution
• OFFSTAGE: Toby Keith Talks Wild Shot and Worms
• HOT DISH: News About Kristin Chenoweth, Dolly Parton and More
• Chicken Pie

09/24/2011

• Lady Antebellum Album Hits No. 1 in a Big Way

09/23/2011

• Trace Adkins: 10 Prime Hits
• Bakersfield Sound Exhibit Will Open in 2012
• Reba's New Video Debuts Monday on CMT
• OFFSTAGE: Justin Bieber Recruits More Country Acts
• OFFSTAGE: It's Enchanting to Meet Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck
• OFFSTAGE: Dierks Bentley: Bullets and Bananas

09/22/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Music: Teach Your Children Well
• Alan Jackson Draws Huge Crowd to Capitol Street Party in Nashville
• Kenny Chesney Earns Gold, Platinum Certifications
• Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson Scheduled for Fire Relief Concert in Texas
• OFFSTAGE:  Carrie Underwood Can't Wait for Jane's Addiction
• OFFSTAGE: How the Tim McGraw-Faith Hill Chemistry Works
• Around the Web: Jason Aldean Takes "Dirt Road" to the Beach
• OFFSTAGE: Luke Bryan's Musical Do's & Don'ts

09/21/2011

• As a Trio, Gloriana "Really Love" Their New Sound
• Taylor Swift Plans Live CD/DVD Set on Nov. 21
• Lady Antebellum Debut at Top of Billboard 200
• Jake Owen Earns Platinum Single for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night"
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift: No Pabulum, No Cages
• Norah Jones Covers Country on Little Willies' Second Album
• OFFSTAGE: If Toby Keith Was a Regular Guy
• OFFSTAGE: Brad Paisley's Blue Kitchen Makes Me Hate Mine

09/20/2011

• ACM Honors Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire at Special Ceremony
• Toby Keith Is Highest-Paid Country Star, According to Forbes
• OFFSTAGE: What's Sexy to Kenny Chesney
• CMA Awards' Entertainer Nominees Will Perform
• Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts Prepare for iHeartRadio Festival
• Hank 3 Doubles Down on His Independent Streak
• OFFSTAGE: A Dixie Chick's Wide Open $6 Million Spaces
• Around the Web: Billy Ray Cyrus Acts Naturally on TV
• OFFSTAGE: You Can't Miss a Candlelit Charles Kelley

09/19/2011

• Luke Bryan Crosses Genres During CMT on Tour's Stop in New York City
• Randy Travis Books Opry With Carrie Underwood, Friends
• Rodney Atkins Joins CMA Songwriters Series
• OFFSTAGE: Are Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood the New Captain & Tennille?
• Taylor Swift Brings Chesney, McGraw, Dunn to Nashville Shows
• OFFSTAGE: LeAnn Rimes' Husband Defends The Playboy Club
• Around the Web: Lady Antebellum Prank Fans Over Dinner
• OFFSTAGE: Blake Shelton Hated Playing on Skins Team
• HOT DISH: Kellie Pickler Visits and Offers Update on New Album
• Fudge Pie

09/17/2011

• Rack Up Another No. 1 Album for George Strait

09/16/2011

• Connie Smith Reaffirms Her Status as Top Vocalist in Long Line of Heartaches
• Steve Holy Runs Hard With New Music
• Martina McBride Joins Andre Agassi Foundation Fundraiser
• OFFSTAGE: It Had to Be Carrie Underwood
• Grand Ole Opry's Wilma Lee Cooper Dead at 90
• SoundLand Festival Begins Wednesday in Nashville
• Around the Web: Taylor Swift Spills the Beans
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert: No Little Bitty Love Songs
• OFFSTAGE: George Strait Says to Hell With the Red Wine

09/15/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Johnny Cash and Hank Williams: Got Some More Music Here
• Brad Paisley Writes Book Honoring Guitar Heroes
• Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Record Duet
• OFFSTAGE: Jewel Introduces Her Little Rodeo Man
• Around the Web: Hear Faith Hill Sing With Tony Bennett
• OFFSTAGE: Lauren Alaina to Sing Carrie Underwood's "Eighteen Inches"
• The Dirt Drifters Donate Blood to Country Fans
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Sings "Red Shirts, Khaki Pants" for Target

09/14/2011

• Luke Bryan Is Ready for Headliner Status During CMT on Tour
• Zac Brown Finds His Place at All for the Hall Concert in L.A.
• Martina McBride Plans Amtrak Tour to Promote New Album
• George Jones Celebrates 80th Birthday With Party in Nashville
• Taylor Swift, Other Country Stars Ask Fans to "Give the Gift of Music"
• OFFSTAGE: Carrie Underwood Plans to Tour Her Face Off
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Reveals 10 Secrets
• OFFSTAGE: Lady Antebellum Obsessed With Eric Church
• Wade Mainer, Banjo Pioneer, Dies at 104

09/13/2011

• At 100, Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Legacy Remembered
• Steve Holy, Brantley Gilbert Offer New Albums
• OFFSTAGE: Move In With Lady Antebellum
• Kenny Chesney Makes Surprise Appearance at Grace Potter & the Nocturnals' Nashville Show
• Lady Antebellum's Own the Night Released
• Celebrity Chef Stephanie Izard Will Oversee Menu for CMT Artists of the Year Special
• OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery: Track Lists and Math Tests
• Don Wayne, "Country Bumpkin" Songwriter, Dies at 78
• Canadian Country Music Award Winners Revealed
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban Loves Tu Compania
• Around the Web: Zac Brown Band Prep a Tasty TV Show

09/12/2011

• Sunny Sweeney Lands Forcefully With Concrete
• Jason Aldean Earns First Double-Platinum Album
• Don Williams Tapped for ASCAP's Golden Note Award
• Martina McBride Helps Grand Ole Opry Go Pink on Oct. 22
• OFFSTAGE: Lady Antebellum Owned Saturday Night
• Around the Web: Toby Keith Reports for Duty on 9/11
• Gregg Allman, Lucinda Williams Will Be Honored by Americana Music Association
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift: From Gilchrist & Gilchrist to Frothy Monkey
• OFFSTAGE: Back When Lady Antebellum Made $200 a Gig
• HOT DISH: Air Force Veteran Getting a New Home From Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson

09/10/2011

• Jake Owen Tops Both Country Charts

09/09/2011

• 9/11 Remembered by Country Artists
• Miranda Lambert's Revolution Tour Rolls Into Indiana
• Blake Shelton, Songwriters Savor Sweet Success of No. 1 Hit, "Honey Bee"
• Around the Web: Carrie Underwood's New Album Nearing Completion
• Reba McEntire Planning Pilot for ABC Sitcom, Malibu Country
• Ashton Shepherd, Husband Welcome Second Child
• OFFSTAGE: 9/11 Happened Before Some Country Artists Were Artists
• Connie Smith Celebrates New Album With Performance on Music Row
• OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift on Faith Hill's "Grace in the Spotlight"
• Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury Set for Bill Monroe Tribute Concert
• OFFSTAGE: Songs I Was Loving When the World Stopped Turning
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck to Host CMT Series, Angels Among Us

09/08/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: George Strait Just Keeps on Rolling
• New Album Preview: Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum and More
• Ronnie Dunn, Rodney Atkins Added to ACM Honors Presentation
• Toby Keith Covers Waylon Jennings, Three Dog Night on Deluxe Edition of New Album
• Around the Web: American Idol Winner Won't Abandon Roots
• OFFSTAGE: Lauren Alaina Is Crushing on Hunter Hayes
• OFFSTAGE: Ronnie Dunn on Four-Wheeling and Bulldozing
• The Civil Wars Pick Their "Poison and Wine" on European Tour
• OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert's Kenneth Cole Purse Holds It All
• Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers Set for IBMA Awards Show

09/07/2011

• Alan Jackson Recalls 9/11 on 10th Anniversary
• Lady Antebellum Plan New Video, TV Appearances
• Summer 2011 Recap: Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and More
• Taylor Swift Selected for Nashville Symphony's Harmony Award
• Dierks Bentley Brings Miles & Music for Kids Back to Nashville
• OFFSTAGE: Billy Ray Cyrus Doesn't Belong on "Worst" List
• OFFSTAGE: Keith Urban's Phoenix: Sensual, Not Metrosexual
• OFFSTAGE: Hillary Scott Hears Wedding Strings
• CMT Blog: BayFest Music Festival Needs a King and Queen

09/06/2011

• Four Artists Tied as Top CMA Nominees
• Carrie Underwood Gives Chicago Summer the Perfect Ending
• CMT Reveals More New Shows
• OFFSTAGE: Sparks Fly When Justin Bieber Punks Taylor Swift
• Randy Houser Weds in Dominican Republic
• George Strait Releases New Album
• Around the Web: Jason Aldean Gets His Game On
• CMA Award Nominations Go to Swift, Shelton, Urban, Aldean and Paisley for Top Prize
• OFFSTAGE: Michael Martin Murphey Serenades Newlywed Lauren Lauren
• Jack Greene Donates His Three CMA Trophies From 1967

09/05/2011

• Chet Atkins Exhibit Conjures Fond Memories for Steve Wariner
• HOT DISH: Is Tim McGraw Considering A Star Is Born Remake?
• Broccoli Cheese Soup

09/03/2011

• Pistol Annies Vault to Top of Albums Chart

09/02/2011

• Ten New Tracks: Billy Ray Cyrus, Dolly Parton and More
• Around the Web: Hear Carrie Underwood's Blue Duet
• Shooter Jennings Amused by Response to "Outlaw You"
• OFFSTAGE: Jason Aldean's Back-to-School Memories
• Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker Earn Platinum Singles
• Zac Brown Band Reveal Southern Ground Festival Lineup
• OFFSTAGE: Did Jake Owen Call You This Week?
• National Folk Festival Begins in Nashville
• OFFSTAGE: Kelly Clarkson Picks Pistol Annies
• Adam Moyer Wins Devin Grissom's Heart on Sweet Home Alabama

09/01/2011

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Pistol Annies, Connie Smith, Sunny Sweeney Give It a Try
• Darius Rucker Announces Headlining Tour
• CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill Coming in November
• OFFSTAGE: New Faith Hill Music Coming Soon
• George Strait, Martina McBride Plan 2012 Tour
• OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Should Dance, Donny Osmond Says
• Around the Web: Kelly Clarkson Owes Reba McEntire
• OFFSTAGE: Chris Young Doesn't Mind Sounding Country