Pasta Primavera — Tonight in DC there’s a load of solid shows for you to check out.  Darker My Love is at the Rock and Roll Hotel with Strange Boys and Love Is All while Loretta Lynn and Justin Jones play a recently announced show at the 9:30 Club.  Across ... more info

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

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Amber Digby was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, moved to Texas to sing honky tonk country music, has a mother who was a harmony singer for Connie Smith and a father who played bass for Loretta Lynn, and is probably the best new female countr... more info

The International Songwriting Competition extends its deadline until December 1, 2008. One of the most respected songwriting competitions in the world, ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes to 62 winners. Judges include 55 high-profile musi... more info

Pitchfork — Our last report on Johnny Cash's posthumous goings-on took the opportunity presented by Johnny Cash Remixed to illuminate the similarities between country music and rap. It turns out the comparison was more apt than we could have imagined. Judging fr... more info

Detroit Free Press — Anyone doubtful that the country audience would embrace perky tabloid star Jessica Simpson need only glance at the Billboard charts, where her first Nashville album, "Do You Know," debuted last week atop the country list. Windsor can count itself luc... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Country, Wacked NewsSpinner.com: Loretta Lynn apparently has some unwanted guests in her home -- ghosts. The country legend has enlisted the help of celebrity 'ghost whisperer' James Van Praagh to rid her Hurricane Mills, Tenn. mansion ... more info

PopSugar — Jessica Simpson continued her country music tour on Saturday night with a performance at the famous Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. It was her first time on stage at the historic venue and Jess expressed her excitement before taking the stage, saying, "... more info

People.com — Loretta Lynn tells her to "keep doing what she's doing," but some fans wish she had covered up more info