Mjsbigblog — Country music legend George Jones passed away this morning at the age of 81. Check out snapshots of what he meant to country music, and tributes from Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery, Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley, after the jump. ... more info

People.com — Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and more react to the loss of the country star more info

E! Online — George Jones brought a lot to country music throughout his illustrious career. And when the 81-year-old passed away Friday, his loss was immediately felt. Carrie Underwood tweeted a... more info

USA Today Music — Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and others express online grief. more info

Mjsbigblog — This week looks to be a reasonably strong week for album sales with three albums selling in the 100K range. Leading the charge are new releases from Paramore and Brad Paisley. Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson see strong upticks increasing 49% and ... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Ll Cool J and country star Brad Paisley poked fun at the furore surrounding their controversial duet Accidental Racist during a skit on U.S.... more info

411 Mania — Paramore will take #1... more info

ContactMusic — It’s been a week of explaining for Brad Paisly, whose ‘Accidental Racist’ song has, accidently (sweet irony noted) caused loads of controversy.... more info

Starpulse — Singer Brad Paisley has another potentially controversial song on his new album in addition to "Accidental Racist." The country star anticipates some backlash from religious conservatives over a so... more info

ContactMusic — Can the circle be unbroken? Who knows? Is the Accidental Racist racist? Who knows? We’ve listened to that song more times than we care to talk... more info