Mjsbigblog — Final nominations in 7 out of 12 categories for the 44th Annual CMA Awards, which will be hosted for the 3rd consecutive year by our own Carrie Underwood and her Arista Nashville labelmate Brad Paisley, were announced this morning a... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Songwriters: Dierks Bentley and Jon Randall Stewart On his latest album, Up on the Ridge, Dierks Bentley sings and plays with all the fearlessness of a young kid. Surrounded by a host of first-class collaborators, including Del McCoury and Sam Bush, ... more info

CMT — Dierks Bentley's latest album, Up on the Ridge, has quickly become a favorite among country fans. His music video for "Up on The Ridge" is also one of the most popular on CMT.com. Through his "Posted" page at CMT.com, Bentley took the time to answer ... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Joe Diffie’s new album, Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album, was originally scheduled to be released later this month, but has now been pushed back to Oct. 26. Farce the Music’s August edition of parodied album covers features multiple appearances fr... more info

CMT — What did we do before Twitter? Seriously. It gives country fans so much random but hysterical nuggets of information. And it's not just Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley who are cracking people up. Girls are getting in on it, too. This w... more info

CMT — Say you've lined up Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Kenny Chesney and a whole onslaught of talent from all kinds of music for an outdoor festival. Sounds like a moneymaker, doesn't it? So how on earth did Churchill Downs in Louisville, ... more info

CMT — Whenever I cover a country music festival, I'm always happy when Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban are on the bill because their music is easy to enjoy at the end of a long, hot day. They're both playing WE Fest this weekend near Detroit Lakes, Minn., al... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Wynonna Judd, her daughter, and tour manager were involved in a “major head-on collision” on Wednesday. Fortunately, everyone turned out to be okay. On Aug. 20, the Country Music Hall of Fame will debut the new exhibit Tammy Wynette: First Lady O... more info

CMT — Usually the late nights come after the baby. But for Dierks Bentley, it's kind of the other way around. Next week he will be staying up super late for shows with David Letterman on Tuesday (July 27) and Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday (July 28), where he'l... more info

Topix — Country singer Dierks Bentley and his wife are expecting their second child this December. more info