Live Daily — Organizers of Country Throwdown--a traveling multi-stage affair headlined by Montgomery Gentry [ tickets ], Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town and Jack Ingram--have firmed up the tour's itinerary with dates in 23 cities this spring. The trek will get ... more info

CMT — Keith Urban has joined the Handsome Men's Club. Well, maybe he didn't technically join, because maybe it isn't technically a club. But he was there, in a conference room wearing a navy sport coat and college-stripe tie, looking very official. It was ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kris Allen’s tour schedule is beginning to shape up, and he’s got a bunch of summer fair dates lined up, plus a few clubs and casinos On April 23rd Kris opens for Keith Urban at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Vegas, but it looks like he’s g... more info

Mjsbigblog — Kris Allen’s tour schedule is beginning to shape up, and he’s got a bunch of summer fair dates lined up, plus a few clubs and casinos. On April 23rd Kris opens for Keith Urban at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  Kris will open fo... more info

ContactMusic — STING, BEN AFFLECK, MATT DAMON, KEITH URBAN and MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY teamed up to film a hilarious skit for comedian JIMMY KIMMEL's post-Oscars TV special on Sunday... more info

Live Daily — Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Billy Currington and Kellie Pickler have been added to the lineup for the 2010 CMA Music Festival [ tickets ], set for June 10-13 in Nashville, TN, according to a press release. McGraw, who is making his first appearance ... more info

Live Daily — Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert lead the pack with the most nominations for the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which takes place next month in Las Vegas. Country trio Lady Antebellum dominates the categories wit... more info

ACountry — 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced live on CBS The Early Show by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton.  Lady Antebellum leads with seven nominations; Miranda Lamber and Carrie Underwood with six nominations; Taylor Swift ... more info

MTV.com News — Swift is up for the big prize, Entertainer of the Year, at the ACM Awards in April.By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Taylor Swift has a few more nominations to add to her résumé: The country pop superstar has bee... more info

Perez Hilton — They're some very generous Aussies! Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban will be helping to fund a school in Haiti teaming up with director Paul Haggis and the Artists for Peace and Justice. Keith reveals: "We're actually going to be funding a school down t... more info