Mjsbigblog — Scotty McCreery was featured in an interview that aired this morning on The Today Show. His tour opening for Brad Paisley, his whirlwind life since Idol, and continuing his studies were some of the topics of conversation. more info

Mjsbigblog — Concert stats from American Idols Scotty and Kelly and UKXF . If they are not the headliners, their names are highlighted so that you can find them. This is the daily numbers thread. 15 Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery Lubbock, Texas; ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Concert stats from American Idol Scotty, Voice Dia and Pop Idol Will. If they are not the headliners, their names are highlighted so that you can find them. This is the daily numbers thread. 8 Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery Tacoma, W... more info

Starpulse — "Celebrity" singer Brad Paisley has taken aim at Paul McCartney and his "yes men" for coming up with the worst album title ever. The country music star is not a fan of McCartney's new release "Kis... more info

ContactMusic — Celebrity singer Brad Paisley has taken aim at Sir Paul Mccartney and his yes men for coming up with the worst album title ever The country music star is not a fan of the former Beatles new release Kisses on the Bottom and suggests someone should hav... more info

Mjsbigblog — Holy sold out Country concerts, Batman! We’ve got a raft of them featuring Scotty, Lauren and Dia as openers. There are also a sprinkling of results from the various British show Simon produces. Scotty: 12 Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Scotty McC... more info

Mercury News, California — The six-ticket bundle consists of Miranda Lambert (April 27), Sugarland (June 1), Brad Paisley (July 27), Toby Keith (Aug. 12), Rascal Flatts (Sept. 14) and Jason Aldean (Sept. 28). more info

CNN Showbiz — Taylor Swift gets a chance to extend her reign as the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year, but she's competing with four-time winner Kenny Chesney and nominees Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton. more info

E! Online — The country world just keeps coming up Chesney. Kenny Chesney led the way this morning when Reba McEntire announced the nominees for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards... more info

ACountry — 20112 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced online via the first-ever ACM digital press conference   Kenny Chesney leads with 9 nominations; Jason Aldean received 6 nominations, Lady Antebellum received 5 nominations, Brad Pais... more info