Look over this list of nominees for the ACM Awards, to be held Sunday, April 7, in Las Vegas. Any surprises? There were a few for me. One is Kacey Musgraves. As much as I like this kid, one song on the charts really shouldn’t put you in the category of Female Vocalist of the [...]

The new video from reigning ACM and CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Thompson Square, “If I Didn’t Have You,” will world premiere this Valentine’s Day on CMT. Directed by Brian Lazzaro, the video was shot in an abandoned hospital wing, with no heat, amid freezing weather conditions and a grueling dawn to midnight shooting [...]

Platinum-selling country singer Jake Owen is brushing up on his golf chops as he heads to the west coast to participate in the AT&T Pebble Beach National PRO-AM Celebrity Challenge from February 4 through February 10, 2013 in Monterey, California. The American Country Awards 2012 Breakthrough Artist of the Year will join Josh Duhamel, Chris [...]

Country star and hit songwriter, Colt Ford, kicks off 2013 with his first international, multi-week tour opening for country superstar, Eric Church in Canada. “The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour” will travel from coast-to-coast from January 31 through February 23. Ford will also make his Canadian television debut Friday, February 15, performing on CTV Television [...]

“The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour” sells over 765,000 tickets in 2012, positioning Church at No.11 on Pollstar’s Worldwide Ticket Sales Chart It’s only fitting in a year that landed GRAMMY nominee and CMA Award winner Eric Church at the top of the country singles chart with the two week No. 1 “Springsteen” that both [...]