411 Mania — This week's Jubilee is about a Louisiana mountain of man who withstood being shot in the heart and lungs by an angry wife to become a very successful country star. No, it's not Big Bad John. It's Trace Adkins! more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Toby Keith [ tickets ] has unveiled plans for a US summer run dubbed "Toby Keith America's Toughest Tour."... continued more info

With an average of 14.8 million viewers, the ACM Awards saw a 78 percent increase over last year. The audio and video recordings of Trace Adkins performing “Till the Last Shot’s Fired” live at the ACM Awards are available for download on iTunes... more info

Idolator — The Academy of Country Music Awards have some obligation to be slightly edgier due to their Las Vegas location and "always a bridesmaid" relationship to the similarly acronymed CMAs, but other than the spectacle Jamie Foxx shouting out Barack Obama o... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Trace Adkins [ tickets ], Martina McBride [ tickets ] and Reba McEntire [ tickets ] will be among the performers at the 2009 CMA Music Festival, scheduled for June 11-14 in downtown Nashville. The list of performers also includes reig... more info

ACountry — 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced at a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame(R) and Museum in Nashville by Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes and Jessica Simpson.  Brad Paisley leads with six n... more info

Songwriters: Dave Turnbull and Jimmy Melton. Forget buyouts, buy-backs or bailouts: Trace Adkins has come up with possibly the ultimate economic stimulus plan. “Marry for Money,” Adkins’ second single off his eighth studio album X,... more info

ACountry — The 2009 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo concert lineup features some of music’s brightest stars.  Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, and Reba McEntire anchor a star-filled lineup which includes Alan Jackson, Clay Walker, ... more info

Topix — Anthony Hamilton, "The Point of It All" A Southern soul singer in a hip-hop world, Hamilton flaunts his cultural differences. more info

Trace Adkins - X (Ten) Whereas Adkins’ previous albums have touched on redemption and reflection in passing, X puts those issues front and center. In fact, a majority of the album is comprised of truly outstanding material, which includes the ... more info