Perez Hilton — As we've said before, Scotty's got one hell of a country voice, and we're sure it'll complement Brad's quite well! American Idol and country music fans will be thrilled to hear that Brad Paisley has announced plans to tour with Idol winner Scotty McC... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Last year, Brad Paisley finally won a top prize that had been long denied him. more info

Mjsbigblog — Scotty attended the last concert of Brad's tour in Raleigh, NC Sunday night. When the Idol winner joined the country superstar and his openers and crew onstage for the encore performance of "Alcohol", Brad invited Scotty to tour. more info

Mjsbigblog — James Durbin confirms the name of his debut album via twitter, "And the name of The album is...MEMORIES OF A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER! Means looking back on events in my life, to see the beauty in the pain. We had a really positive meeting about picking a... more info

CNN Showbiz — All five nominees for CMA's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year -- Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean -- will perform at this year's awards ceremony, the Country Music Association announced Tuesday. more info

People.com — Jason Aldean and Keith Urban are also performers on "Country Music's Biggest Night" more info

ContactMusic — The members of country trio Lady Antebellum have opened up the doors of their homes for a new magazine spread The Need You Now hitmakers who just wrapped their summer tour with country star Brad Paisley returned to their respective properties in Nash... more info

Mjsbigblog — Carrie Underwood blogged an update on her upcoming album and tour plans at her fan club and also posted on the fan club message board. She was in Ottawa this past weekend for a wedding and loves it there. She will be writing tomorrow and Wednesday, ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Every weekend, there are countless countdown shows. VH1’s top 20 videos. Ryan’s American Top 40. Rick Dee’s Weekly Top 40 and many more. If you find an Idol on one of these shows, please post it here! (all countdown stats collected by tripp_nc... more info

ACountry — 2011 CMA Awards nominations were announced today (September 6).  Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban are nominated for Entertainer of the Year.  Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift lead t... more info