People.com — "Guess he's some sort of big deal," Paisley jokes on Twitter. "Needs a haircut though" more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' winner returns to Fox on December 7 for 'An All-Star Holiday Special.' Carrie Underwood Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood kick-started her career on Fox, so it's only fitting that she... more info

Mjsbigblog — We finally have some deets on the Carrie Underwood holiday special Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman are producing for Fox television. And the news is awesome. David Cook will be one of her special guests!  Hooray! Brad Paisley and the fabulous ... more info

People.com — His dad Doug was his first roadie – plus, Taylor Swift's brother follows her! more info

Live Daily — Brad Paisley [ tickets ] has once again extended his "American Saturday Night" tour, this time pushing the successful country outing into 2010. The extensive run, which first began in June, continues Oct. 15 in Jacksonville, FL, followed by six da... more info

MTV.com News — The two singers are also competing in the Female Vocalist of the Year category.By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images The first group of performers for next month's CMA Awards have been announce... more info

People.com — Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney are also among the first performers announced for the Nov. 11 show more info

Live Daily — After wrapping up his support tour alongside Brad Paisley [ tickets ] later this month, Dierks Bentley [ tickets ] will head out for a handful of headlining dates through the end of the year. Since last check, four more East Coast shows have been ... more info

Last.fm Top Artists George Strait has held the #1 spot for most of the month of September, but Brad Paisley takes over this week with 29 listeners, one more than Strait. Dwight Yoakam, having a bit of a resurgence despite not having any new material... more info

Mercury News, California — Brad Paisley channels Mark Twain more info