Starpulse — Miranda Lambert has taken aim at her former tour mate Eric Church after he openly criticized reality TV shows for churning out so many country singers and compared the genre to "American Idol gone... more info

ContactMusic — Miranda Lambert has taken aim at her former tour mate Eric Church after he openly criticised reality TV shows for churning out so many country singers and compared the genre to American Idol gone mad Church blasted the industry during a recent interv... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Highlights from the first two days of the 2012 Stagecoach Country Music Festival include performances by Miranda Lambert, Steve Martin, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean. The Mavericks reunion and roots-rock singer-songwriter Dave Alvin also provided hi... more info

Topix — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift atop the list, look no further than the CMT Music Awards nominations for proof country music's new favorite color is blonde. more info

Starpulse — Country music stars Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert look set to dominate the 2012 CMT Music Awards after landing a combined total of nine nominations. American Idol winner Underwood leads th... more info

ContactMusic — Country music stars Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert look set to dominate the 2012 Cmt Music Awards after landing a combined total of nine nominations American Idol winner Underwood leads the pack with five nods - her song Good Girl will go head-... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — This morning CMT announced all their nominees for the CMT Music Awards and I was shocked to see almost all familiar names on the nominee list. Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton are country musicia... more info

E! Online — It's a man's world? Not where country music is concerned. The nominations for the 2012 CMT Music Awards were announced this morning and it's safe to say the ladies are... more info

Detroit Free Press — Carrie Underwood earned five CMT Music Awards nominations, Miranda Lambert has four as a solo artist and as part of her trio Pistol Annies, and Taylor Swift led a contingent of stars earning three apiece for the 11th annual video awards show. Nominat... more info

People.com — Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Blake Shelton are also up for awards more info