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

The 9513 Country Music — Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw both got snubbed by the ACM Awards, but Chet Flippo thinks Jason Aldean is the biggest omission from the last of nominees and in his latest Nashville Skyline column he argues his case. His conclusion: So, take awards show... more info

Live Daily — Hootie & The Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker [ tickets ] continues to build a successful second career as a country artist, with headlining dates lined up through much of the remainder of 2010. Following his current headlining stretch, which conti... more info

ET Online — Country music supergroup Rascal Flatts guest starred on Thursday night's episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and the band spilled behind-the-scenes secrets to ET! "We jumped at the chance, the opportunity [to guest-star]," guitarist J... 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

Mjsbigblog — Critic’s Corner Monday: ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Mother,’ ‘Tonight Show’ •In better news, Idol winner and singing star Carrie Underwood guests as Ted’s latest love on How I Met Your Mother(CBS, 8 ET/PT). She acquits herself surprisingly we... more info

MTV.com News — Casey James emerges as one of only standouts during the boys' first performance night.By Gil Kaufman Casey James on "American Idol" Wednesday Photo: Fox After a number of uneven, forgettable performances by the top 12 ladies Tuesday night,... more info

CMT — In new videos screened by the CMT New Music Video Evaluation Team last week, Taylor Swift‘s latest is "Fearless," and Alan Jackson's is the first video from his new album. Rascal Flatts show their CSI side, Michael W. Smith gathers some friends... more info

CMT — Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus believes that aspiring musicians should hone their craft in small venues. That wasn't part of a speech he was giving on how to succeed in the music business. It was part of a Twitter apology (an apolotweet?) after remarkin... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band are confirmed for nightly spotlight performances at the 2010 CMA Musical Festival. Sarah Buxton defends ... more info