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

CMT — As we close in on football season, Kenny Chesney offers up a song and video that will be especially meaningful for players -- former and current -- and their families. Chesney played in high school, too, and if I'm not mistaken, there are some quick ... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Miranda Lambert and friends Kellie Pickler, Laura Bell Bundy, and Hillary Scott take on their alter egos in her new video for “Only Prettier.” Tanya Tucker filed a lawsuit against Nashville producer Gregg A. Brown for more than $170,000. The la... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Penned by Casey Beathard and Dave Turnbull, “The Boys of Fall” is an introspective, wistful whiff of Friday Night Lights nostalgia, a player’s-eye-view of high school football and the small-town society that rallies around it, watching their dr... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Billy Joe Shaver is recovering from minor heart surgery and is expected to resume performing in August. Even with pancreatic cancer Charlie Louvin maintains his optimism and seems as vital as ever. Funny or Die, the comedy website co-founded by Will ... more info

CMT — When I think about Kenny Chesney, I don't think "space cowboy." Nor do I think "gangster of love." Yet somehow, when he is singing "The Joker" with blues rockers Steve Miller Band on the CMT Crossroads that premieres Friday night (July 9), it all wor... more info

CMT — On the list of classic American songs that get covered way too much, Steve Miller Band's "The Joker" has got to be way up there -- and I mean that as a compliment. I've loved it since long before I had a clue what "really love your peaches, wanna sha... more info

CMT — Have you seen this month's Men's Journal with Lance Armstrong on the cover? It's not a magazine I normally read, but how can you resist a story that promises ways to do summer right and throw a righteous backyard bash? The best advice, though, is in ... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- Check out Mishka (below) performing STIR IT UP with Kenny Chesney, Matthew McConaughey, Clayton Mitchell and Tambo from No Shoes Radio. They were in Las Vegas for an interview for No Shoes Radio and O'Neill had videographers to... more info