Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood hauled in awards in the country category at the American Music Awards on Sunday. Jerry Jeff Walker warmed the crowd for George Jones on Saturday night in Grand Prairie, TX and 30 minutes ... more info

Guardian Music — In the early Sixties the young George Ivan Morrison briefly played saxophone in a Belfast showband called the Olympics. Once, before a gig in Derry, the band's minibus pulled up outside his house on Hyndford Street, east Belfast and lead singer Alfie... more info

Mindy McCready is getting out of jail today after serving just half of her 60-day sentence. Speaking of sentences, TMZ says she read enough of them to finish two books while in the slammer–no word on which books, though. Trace Adkins, George Jones ... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — George Jones, 77, is on a roll again, riding high in the wake of a new album of previously unreleased duets, Burn Your Playhouse Down, and his selection as a recipient this year of a Kennedy Center Honour. more info

Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Little Honey, the new album from perennial rock-critic favorite Lucinda Williams: • "The closest she gets to real country, in fact, is a duet wi... more info

The Grand Ole Opry plans to honor Little Jimmy Dickens status as the longest standing member with a Signature Show celebrating his 60th Opry Anniversary on Nov. 1. Trace Adkins, George Jones, and Brad Paisley are among the artists that are scheduled ... more info

The Grand Ole Opry plans to honor Little Jimmy Dickens status as the longest standing member with a Signature Show celebrating his 60th Opry Anniversary on Nov. 1. Trace Adkins, George Jones, and Brad Paisley are among the artists that are scheduled ... more info

Topix — Barbra Streisand , actor Morgan Freeman and country singer George Jones will be honored by the Kennedy Center in December along with choreographer Twyla Tharp and musicians Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of ... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — If you missed the announcement a couple of days ago, today is George Jones' 77th birthday. On your left is an ad for what is most likely the weirdest George Jones souvenir ever produced: a deluxe Winchester rifle commemorating his... more info

BBC NewsBarbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman among Kennedy Center honoreesLos Angeles Times - 3 hours agoThe Kennedy Center has announced the six performers to be feted at the upcoming 31st edition of its honors: Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, Gramm... more info