For two days, March 17 and 18, American Idol will feature a Grand Ole Opry theme in which contestants will choose and perform songs popularized by Opry members. Carrie Underwood will also appear on the show to sing “I Told You So” with Randy Trav... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Dierks Bentley [ tickets ] has added more dates to his tour itinerary, most of which are opening gigs for fellow country stars, including friend Brad Paisley [ tickets ] and his upcoming "American Saturday Night Tour."... continued more info

Kenny Chesney played most of his hits and then some at a four-hour private show at the Exit/In in Nashville last Monday night. Joining him were songwriters like Craig Wiseman and David Lee Murphy along with special guests Brad Paisley and Peter Coope... more info

USA Today Music — For Brad Paisley, it's almost Saturday night. The country singer has recorded seven tracks for his eighth album, American Saturday ... more info

Idolator — A few weeks ago, Bruce Springsteen fans were up in arms after tickets to his hotly anticipated homecoming shows appeared on Ticketmaster's "secondary market" site TicketsNow suspiciously close to their onsale time. But somehow, the ticketing behemoth... more info

Topix — Tickets to the Allentown Fair concert featuring Brad Paisley, pictured, Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne are $55 and $49. Country music is returning to the Great Allentown Fair on Sept. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brad Paisley, who won two Grammys this week, got a leading six nominations on Wednesday for the Academy of Country Music Awards including a nod for the coveted entertainer of the year trophy. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brad Paisley, who won two Grammys this week, got a leading six nominations on Wednesday for the Academy of Country Music Awards including a nod for the coveted entertainer of the year trophy. more info

Perez Hilton — The nominees for the 44th Annual Country Music Awards were announced Wednesday morning and Jessica Blimpson was conspicuously absent from the list, which included multiple nods for Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, and Carrie Underwood. She had ZERO nominat... more info

Topix — February 11, 2009; Written by Calvin Gilbert Brad Paisley Brad Paisley continued to prove his superstar status by claiming six nominations to lead the field of nominees for the 44th annual Academy of Country ... more info