Live Daily — Reba McEntire [ tickets ] will host the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which will air live on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 18, according to a press release. It will be McEntire's 12th... more info

Detroit Free Press — An array of familiar figures led metro Detroit's concert business in 2009. Summer stadium shows by country star Kenny Chesney and hometown hero Kid Rock each grossed more than $3.5 million to top the area charts, according to data released Mond... more info

CMT — Maybe it's the cold. Maybe it's the insane deals on expedia.com. Or maybe it's just the full-on cabin fever I always get this time of year. But the first week in January is when I usually start thinking about spring break. Not the wet T-shirt contest... more info

The 9513 Country Music — At number six Kenny Chesney was the highest placed country star on Pollstar’s list of the top 50 tours of North America for 2009. Keith Urban (16), Rascal Flatts (18), Brad Paisley (22), Toby Keith (29), Taylor Swift (36), and George Strait (41) ro... more info

At number six Kenny Chesney was the highest placed country star on Pollstar’s list of the top 50 tours of North America for 2009. Keith Urban (16), Rascal Flatts (18), Brad Paisley (22), Toby Keith (29), Taylor Swift (36), and George Strait (41) ro... more info

CMT — Molly and Dolly. Those are the names of two teacup Maltipoo sisters that Kenny Chesney and his girlfriend, Amy Colley, brought home from a breeder in Bardstown, Ky., earlier this month. The breeder, Cathy Adamson, had no idea who Chesney was, other t... more info

Live Daily — Next year's Country Thunder concerts in Arizona and Wisconsin will feature headliners Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney, according to the event website. The Florence, AZ, edition of the event will be held April 14-17 and will feature headliners Urban,... more info

CMT — Sure, LeAnn Rimes was seen in Los Angeles with someone who wasn't her husband. And Kenny Chesney bragged to Playboy about all the women he'd slept with. And Mindy McCready proved how poorly Ambien and vodka mix. The past decade may have been sprinkle... more info

Guardian Music — The wizened rockers made more money than any other touring band this decade, earning almost $1bn over 264 gigsThe Rolling Stones are the decade's top-grossing live performers, according to Billboard, generating almost $1bn over 264 gigs. The Stones b... more info

MTV.com News — Stones concerts raked in $869 million in the 2000s, according to Billboard. By Gil Kaufman Madonna Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/ AFP/ Getty Images It should come as no surprise to anyone who saw one of their multiple massive tours that classic... more info