Perez Hilton — Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have now hosted the Country Music Awards for four years and no one was spared this year during their opening bit. The co-hosts began the night by poking fun at Hank Williams Jr, who was let go by ESPN for comparing O... more info

Guardian Music — (Northernblues Music) (Northernblues Music)From Davy Graham to Bob Brozman and Ry Cooder, there's a long tradition of western guitarists who became fascinated with Indian music. Now comes the Canadian slide player Doug Cox, who is joined by Salil Bh... more info

ContactMusic — Country stars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood showed off their comedy skills at the Cma Awards on Wednesday night 09Nov11 by poking fun at their peers Tim Mcgraw and Faith Hill and embattled veteran Hank Williams JR The four-time co-hosts first too... more info

Reuters — NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The Country Music Association Awards kicked off on Wednesday with a pair of early wins for The Band Perry and an affectionate skit about outspoken singer Hank Williams Jr. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Wait long enough and -- voilà -- a mid-tempo rocker is suddenly a country song. The latest edition of the Country Music Awards opened with Blake Shelton tackling his remake of Kenny Loggins' "Footloose." Yet this wasn't purely promotional, as... more info

ContactMusic — ESPNs Monday Night Football may be without a Hank Williams Jr theme song but Williams has created a theme for like-minded conservatives that has quickly been downloaded by 200000 of them This country sure as hell has gone down the drain We know what ... more info

USA Today Music — The singer says he wasn't fired by ESPN, he quit. more info

BBC 6 Music — Country legend's son talks about his enduring influence on the music world more info

CNN Showbiz — Hank Williams, Jr.'s defiant new single, "Keep the Change" logged 150,000 free downloads in 24 hours. more info

411 Mania — Should Lady Gaga be the new lead singer for Queen? Was ESPN firing Hank Williams Jr. the right thing for ESPN to do? Is Madonna a good choice for the Super Bowl's halftime show? 411's Jeremy Wilson and C.A. Bell debate these topics and more in this w... more info