Starpulse — Garth Brooks is trying to hide a family secret from his fans - his sister Betsy Smittle is allegedly struggling with bipolar disorder and recently faced police arrest for streaking down her street.[...] Read more! more info

MTV.com News — "T-Swizzle" collaborates with T-Pain and Def Leppard, while Brad Paisley takes home most awards.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift arrives at the 2009 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday Photo: Rick Diamond/ Getty Images Yes, tech... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Shockingly I actually don’t mind some country rock every now and again. Now remember it is country rock for a reason. I aint talken about that Garth Brooks bullshit. I am talking about the lines of Wilco, Drive By Truckers, Johnny Cash, Band Of Hor... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — The rock-country hybrid is nothing new. Employed by everyone from Garth Brooks to Country Western Troubadour of the Dead Unknown Hinson, subgenres have popped up ad nauseam since the 1950s. See, for example, rockabilly, punkabilly, and even gothabill... more info

Live Daily — World-famous singer Josh Groban and opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will join the ranks of the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame next month during a special event that will feature performances from The Who's Roger Daltrey, Beninese singer/songwriter Angeli... more info

Totally Fuzzy — CTV said...SONGS BY THE DUMPEDWomen have "I Will Survive" to sing at karaoke to show just how much they are over that rotten ex. Any Major Dude and Todger Talk, the blog that dispenses sound advice on sex and relationships for men, got together to pi... more info

Our friends at radio trade site All Access have listed “Indian Summer” as a spotlight track, citing one radio programmer who claimed the song reminds him of a Garth Brooks record. Certainly, the lead single from Brooks & Dunn’s upc... more info

MTV.com News — We look back at the 'American Idol' finalists' past 11 weeks and see how they really match up.By Jim Cantiello Adam Lambert and Kris Allen Photo: F Micelotta / American Idol/ Getty Images Tuesday night's "American Idol" finale will have se... more info

Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark and Charlie McCoy became the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony that included tributes from Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, George Jones, Alison Krauss, Josh Turner, Michael McDonald, Rod... more info

Garth Brooks is in the process of developing a movie for Lifetime titled Unanswered Prayers, based off his hit song of the same name. Country California: What artists (old or new, obscure or mainstream) have you started paying attention to in 2009? M... more info