Buzzgrinder — :: What a surprise -- Chris Brown plead not guilty to his felony charges. :: Seems there's some debate over whether or not Toby Keith told Kris Kristofferson not to play any "lefty" music at Willie Nelson's birthday party six years ago. :: Jon at A... more info

Topix — Ethan Hawke might want to avoid crossing paths with Toby Keith in the near future. more info

Newsday — LAS VEGAS -- Ethan Hawke might want to avoid crossing paths with Toby Keith in the near future. more info

The Newsroom — Backstage at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday night in Las Vegas, Toby Keith expresses his displeasure at what he calls a 'fictitious f***in' lie' Ethan Hawke wrote about him in the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine. (April 6) more info

The current issue of Rolling Stone has a profile of Kris Kristofferson in which actor Ethan Hawke recalled a confrontation between Kristofferson and an unnamed country singer at Willie Nelson’s 70th birthday party in 2003. The Tennessean then ran a... more info

PopSugar — The big bright stars of country music came together in Las Vegas last night for the Academy of Country Music Awards. Nicole Kidman stood out on the red carpet, laughing with Keith Urban in her daring dress, while the young ladies in the circuit like ... more info

MSN Music — Livid Toby Keith calls Rolling Stone story by Ethan Hawke a lie, magazine sticks by story more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Ethan Hawke might want to avoid crossing paths with Toby Keith in the near future. The country star lit into the actor for an article Hawke wrote in the new issue of Rolling Stone about Kris Kristofferson. In it, Hawke refers to a blowup Kristofferso... more info

All About Jazz — ACM Awards: Scorecard Nominees and winners at the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards, held April 5 in Las Vegas. Winners are in bold italics. Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley George Strait Carrie Underwood Keith Urban Top... more info

Guardian Music — Neko Case talks to Leonie Cooper about the ups and downs of being a country singer raised on rockEight years ago, Neko Case played a "plaza party" at the home of country music, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. It didn't go well: partway th... more info