Live Daily — It was an evening of firsts at Wednesday's (11/11) 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards, with Taylor Swift [ tickets ] and Darius Rucker [ tickets ] breaking new ground during the ceremony. Country cutie Swift became the youngest winner of... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Compared to airbrushed, frosted-bang pretty boys like Rascal Flatts, Atlanta's Zac Brown Band looks like it came straight to Nashville from a bare-knuckled dustup with the Kentucky Headhunters. However, the strand of Southern rock Brown and cohorts a... more info

Live Daily — Country superstars Rascal Flatts [ tickets ], who are currently on a well-earned break after a busy year on the road, have added a handful of 2010 shows to their lengthy trek behind last spring's "Unstoppable." The group's itinerary now includes f... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP): Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it. more info

Blake Shelton on his more defiant attitude of late: “One thing we’re doing that we probably haven’t done is showcase the … ‘I don’t give a (expletive) if you like it or not’ attitude,” Shelton says. “I... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Blake Shelton on his more defiant attitude of late: “One thing we’re doing that we probably haven’t done is showcase the … ‘I don’t give a (expletive) if you like it or not’ attitude,” Shelton says. “I... more info

Topix — Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it. more info

Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it. more info

Mercury News, California — Rascal Flatts, signed to Disney's Lyric Street record label, remains the most inoffensive draw on the concert circuit. more info

Mercury News, California — The band's bland, overly polished show at San Jose's HP Pavilion is sadly in tune with its Disney ties. more info