Mjsbigblog — Scotty McCreery called into the Ryan Seacrest radio show to talk about his debut album Clear As Day, set to to be released October 4. Ryan has posted a 30 second clip of "Walk in the Country" the Keith Urban cover from the record, but you can liste... more info

CNN Showbiz — All five nominees for CMA's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year -- Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean -- will perform at this year's awards ceremony, the Country Music Association announced Tuesday. more info

People.com — Jason Aldean and Keith Urban are also performers on "Country Music's Biggest Night" more info

ACountry — 2011 CMA Awards nominations were announced today (September 6).  Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban are nominated for Entertainer of the Year.  Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift lead t... more info

Topix — The nominations are in for the 45th annual Country Music Awards, and Keith Urban and Taylor Swift are among the recognized artists. more info

USA Today Music — The fragrance is called Phoenix, and the country star says it offers regular guys an air of "masculinity" and not "metrosexuality." more info

Detroit Free Press — Taylor Swift is one of four country stars with five nominations, including the CMA's top award, entertainer of the year. She'll compete with Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean and last year's winner, Brad Paisley, in the entertai... more info

CNN Showbiz — The nominations are in for the 45th annual Country Music Awards, and Keith Urban and Taylor Swift are among the recognized artists. more info

USA Today Music — She'll compete with Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley. more info

Perez Hilton — The Country Music Awards don't air until Nov. 9, but we've already got the early nominees list for you (below)! Looks like this year could belong to Taylor Swift, who's a double nominee for Female Vocalist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year. Ot... more info