MTV.com News — 'I'm kind of going back to my roots,' CMT Music Awards nominee tells MTV News.By Jocelyn Vena Kellie Pickler Photo: George Napolitano/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Kellie Pickler burst onto the scene as the country cutie on "American Idol," an... more info

The 9513 Country Music — For every cover that turns out well–like, say, Del McCoury’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning,” or Patsy Cline’s “Faded Love”–there’s a cover that isn’t quite so good. Here are a few of them. 10. “God Must Have Spent A Little Mor... more info

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Guardian Music — As a nation, we haven't warmed much to country and western – but are the Avett Brothers the ones to change all that, asks Alexis PetridisYou never feel more British than when perusing the Billboard Country Chart. It's packed with people you've... more info

CMT — In the late 1980s, k.d. lang was causing quite a stir in Nashville, even though she didn't actually live here. See, the self-proclaimed "big-boned girl from Southern Alberta" didn't even come close to fitting the "girl singer" mold, in spite of a big... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' Top 12 cheat sheet looks at Brown's strengths and weaknesses.By Jim Cantiello Lacey Brown at the "American Idol" top 12 party Photo: Jesse Grant/ WireImage On Thursday night, "American Idol" revealed its Top 12 Finalists fo... more info

MTV.com News — 'It was just my time to go out with a bang,' she says. Lilly Scott performs on "American Idol" Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images Lilly Scott's name was often mentioned in the same breath as Crystal Bowersox's as this year's "American Id... more info

MTV.com News — Katie Stevens and Paige Miles appear to be headed home.By Eric Ditzian, with additional reporting by Gil Kaufman Crystal Bowersox on "American Idol" on Tuesday Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images The first grade in this week's "American I... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about losing your footing. This week we're after songs with something to hideGreetings to you all. Big week, this week – falling provoked a huge outpouring of ideas and, has, in turn, put me in front of a couple of people I'd... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — March 5th will mark the 47th anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Returning to Nashville from Kansas City where they'd participated in a benefit for the survivors of a... more info