The 9513 Country Music — Songwriters: Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson & Ben Hayslip. A sort-of trailblazer in country music circles, Blake Shelton forges ahead with a new single from the second installment of his [not EP] Six Pack series. “All About Tonight,” a dose of fun ... more info

CMT — Monday (April 5) marks the 13th anniversary of Trace Adkins' first No. 1 single, "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing." In retrospect, it's almost a miracle that Adkins' weathered the era at Capitol Nashville in the late '90s when management upheavals wer... more info

The 9513 Country Music — When the Tin Pan South schedule rolled out earlier this month, a few people had to have been scratching their heads over the round including Trace Adkins, Jeff Bates, Kenny Beard, and Sherrie Austin at 3rd and Lindsley. For one, you have a consisten... more info

411 Mania — This week Under The Scalpel tackles three questions: Why must every man born south of the Mason-Dixon Line be portrayed as the arrogant personification of every Jeff Foxworthy punchline? Why would a major label drop an artist on the verge of releasin... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, and Reba McEntire are among the acts announced to perform at the ACM Awards, along with Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton. It’s time for another edition of phot... more info

ContactMusic — Country singer TRACE ADKINS was honoured for his humanitarian work at a ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday (24Feb10).The Chrome singer has performed for... more info

CMT — In a pretty candid interview with the Detroit Free Press, Trace Adkins talks about how strange it is that he is now kind of considered the old guard. "I never thought the day would come that I'd be thought of as a more traditional artist, carrying th... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Louisiana accordion favorite tours in support of his latest Alligator Records release, "Lay Your Burden Down." 8 p.m., the Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. 734-761-1451. $20, $27. more info

KNVA TV, Austin TX — Authorities in north Louisiana say two people in a pickup truck were killed when the truck ran head-on into a tour bus carrying members of country singer Trace Adkins' band. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — SHREVEPORT, La. -- Two people in a pickup truck were killed when the truck ran head-on into a bus carrying members of country singer Trace Adkins' band. more info