L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Highlights from the first two days of the 2012 Stagecoach Country Music Festival include performances by Miranda Lambert, Steve Martin, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean. The Mavericks reunion and roots-rock singer-songwriter Dave Alvin also provided hi... more info

Topix — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift atop the list, look no further than the CMT Music Awards nominations for proof country music's new favorite color is blonde. more info

Starpulse — Country music stars Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert look set to dominate the 2012 CMT Music Awards after landing a combined total of nine nominations. American Idol winner Underwood leads th... more info

ContactMusic — Country music stars Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert look set to dominate the 2012 Cmt Music Awards after landing a combined total of nine nominations American Idol winner Underwood leads the pack with five nods - her song Good Girl will go head-... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — This morning CMT announced all their nominees for the CMT Music Awards and I was shocked to see almost all familiar names on the nominee list. Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton are country musicia... more info

E! Online — It's a man's world? Not where country music is concerned. The nominations for the 2012 CMT Music Awards were announced this morning and it's safe to say the ladies are... more info

Detroit Free Press — Carrie Underwood earned five CMT Music Awards nominations, Miranda Lambert has four as a solo artist and as part of her trio Pistol Annies, and Taylor Swift led a contingent of stars earning three apiece for the 11th annual video awards show. Nominat... more info

People.com — Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Blake Shelton are also up for awards more info

ContactMusic — Miranda Lamberts show in Wichita Kansas was delayed on Saturday 14Apr12 after a tornado ripped through the city The singer was scheduled to play the Intrust Bank Arena in the evening but a storm hit the area just before the concert destroying homes..... more info

Starpulse — Ashton Kutcher has reached out to Miranda Lambert after she accused the actor of "making fun of country" during his appearance at the Academy of Country Music Awards, insisting he's "the biggest" f... more info