The Newsroom — Go behind the scenes of country music superstar Taylor Swift's new music video YOU BELONG TO ME. more info

Live Daily — Despite spending only three days on the shelves during its debut week, "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day's first new studio set since 2004's "American Idiot," follows in its predecessor's footsteps by entering the US album chart at No. 1. Surfacing... more info

The Newsroom — Estelle, Daughtry, and Taylor Swift were at the BMI Pop Awards at the Beverly Wiltshire Hotel in Los Angeles on Tuesday as Philadelphia soul legends Gamble and Huff were honoured with BMI Icon Awards. (May 20) more info

MTV.com News — Punk veterans pull off #1 bow despite a short week in stores.By Gil Kaufman Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown Photo: Reprise Records A full week? Green Day don't need no stinkin' week! Despite releasing 21st Century Breakdown three da... more info

Live Daily — This year's CMA Music Festival will return to its Fan Fair roots with a meet-and-greet autograph-signing session that will include appearances by Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, Wynonna and Carrie Underwood among others. McEntire, making her first autog... more info

One thing to keep in mind when looking at Last.fm charts and statistics is that the listener base tends to skew indie. According to the site, the most popular artists in the U.S. tagged as “country” are: Neko Case, Ryan Adams, The Avett B... more info

Perez Hilton — The song Poison Ivy, from the JoBros upcoming album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, has some speculating that lyrics may refer to Joe's ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Some HIGHlights: "Caught in a nightmare / Can't wake up / That's why my ex is still... more info

The final round of nominees for the 2009 CMT Music Awards has been announced and voting is open. Sugarland leads with five nominations while Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift follow with four each. New releases for the week of May 19, 2009 include: As... more info

People.com — Fans can vote for their favorite country artists until June 15 more info

Perez Hilton — viewNode("18c5661f1f45e", { player_profile:'vega4', width: 410, height: 315 }); Country cutie Taylor Swift gave a big surprise to a young fan on the Oprah Winfrey show yesterday, and the young girl went absolutely bananas. It was really funny and tou... more info