ContactMusic — JASON ALDEAN, LADY ANTEBELLUM and SUGARLAND are the toast of the country music world after leading all nominees for the upcoming CMT Music Awards.The three acts landed... more info

Topix — Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Sugarland each are up for four CMT Music Awards. more info

USA Today Music — Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Sugarland each are up for four CMT Music Awards. more info

CMT — The first-round nominees for the 2010 CMT Music Awards were announced this morning (April 5) and Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Sugarland lead the pack with four nominations. Meanwhile, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Car... more info

The 9513 Country Music — The SteelDrivers chose Gary Nichols to take the place of Chris Stapleton. The first night we met Gary he had driven up to Nashville to audition and had been asked to learn four of our songs. He sat down, had a shot of brown, and launched into Blue Si... more info

Guardian Music — As a nation, we haven't warmed much to country and western – but are the Avett Brothers the ones to change all that, asks Alexis PetridisYou never feel more British than when perusing the Billboard Country Chart. It's packed with people you've... more info

CMT — It was almost exactly one year ago that I got up at 5 a.m. to go watch Kenny Chesney tape an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. And it was so worth it. It was the episode where Winfrey called country "the REAL soul music" and featured performances by... more info

CMT — It sounds like Jake Owen has the perfect spring and summer planned. A little Jason Aldean, a little Miranda Lambert and a whole lot of Sugarland. It must be kind of a new trend for artists to move around from tour to tour. I think that's a good move ... more info

Live Daily — Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum are among the recently confirmed artists scheduled to perform at the television taping of "ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn [ tickets ] - The Last Rodeo." The all-star concert special, which will be taped April 19 at the M... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers [ tickets ] have unveiled a lengthy US arena tour as the classic rockers anticipate the forthcoming release of "Mojo," their first studio effort in eight years.... continued more info