Allmusic Blog — Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn, will be released early next month on Columbia Records. Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow both appear on the album’s lead single, an updated version of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” featuring Lynn he... more info

Mjsbigblog — Listen to a 60 second snip of Carrie Underwood’s contribution to the Loretta Lynn tribute album, Coal Miner’s Daughter A Tribute To Loretta Lynn.  The album comes out November 9. Carrie sings the 1971 country hit, “You’re ... more info

Topix — Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert will pay tribute to country music legend Loretta Lynn at next month's CMA Awards, with a special performance of "Coal Miner's Daughter." Lambert and Crow have already recorded a version of the 1970 hit with Lynn on a t... more info

Mjsbigblog — The American Country Awards list of nominees I posted over the weekend have been confirmed this morning. The first-ever American Country Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM... more info

People.com — The Coal Miner's Daughter will be saluted at next month's country music ceremony more info

Mjsbigblog — The American Country Awards nominations are set to be announced on Monday, but if the spoilers posted by a country music blog are correct, FOX isn’t doing a very good job of keeping the noms under wraps before the official announc... more info

The 9513 Country Music — On Monday, Pierce reviewed Marshall Chapman’s new book They Came to Nashville, which interviews country stars such as Miranda Lambert and Rodney Crowell about their journeys to Music City. The post sparked an interesting debate on the merit of revi... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, and the Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson will perform at the CMA Awards on Nov. 10. Watch the video premiere for Elizabeth Cook’s song “All The Time.” In the latest... more info

People.com — Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton will also hit the Nashville stage Nov. 10 more info

Mjsbigblog — After a few days with no public appearances, Danny Gokey was back out on the road Friday for a weekend with three back to back concert appearances. Danny opened for Blake Shelton at the Spotlight Lexington Festival celebrating the... more info