Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Florida Georgia Line have been announced as the nominees for the entertainer of the year trophy at the 50th annual ACM Awards. The complete list of nominees for the show was revealed Friday (Jan. 30) via social media, as well as CBS This Morning and People… Read more »

The 50th annual ACM Awards nominations announcements are currently underway. This year’s nominees are being revealed via social media, and by Rascal Flatts and Lee Brice on CBS This Morning and People Now. Hosted for the third year in a row by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, the special 50th anniversary edition of the ACM… Read more »

The Packers aren’t playing in this weekend’s Super Bowl, but country superstar Brad Paisley showed his support at last night’s Green Bay show. Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson made an appearance, the Resch Center gave him a cheesey welcome and Paisley attempted to convert tourmates (and Lions fans) the Swon Brothers. I consider tonight’s show… Read more »

I’m no songwriter, but this has to be the sign of a good song: that it feels like you wrote it, even if you didn’t. That’s how Eric Church felt when Keith Urban shared “Raise ‘Em Up” with him. “When I first heard it, my first thought was, ‘I wish I’d written it,’” Church says… Read more »

(Straight From Nashville is a weekly column written by CMT.com managing editor Calvin Gilbert.) What’s your preferred method to listen to country music? I mean, aside from the car radio. That’s where most listening is done. But do you still buy CDs, do you purchase downloads or have you made the switch to streaming? I’m… Read more »

Brandy Clark is 39. And thank God, she is 39. Because what if the younger Brandy Clark hadn’t had much to say? Would she still be nominated for best new artist at the upcoming Grammy Awards? She doesn’t think so. “If I had gotten this chance at 25, I would’ve been anybody that somebody wanted,… Read more »

“We have happy cows in Kansas,” says Derek Klingenberg. And he ain’t kidding. Back in August, the cattle farmer with a great sense of humor posted this video of himself calling his cows home in a pretty hilarious way – by playing them pop star Lorde’s smash hit “Royals” on his trombone. The video already… Read more »

Tim McGraw will take the stage during the upcoming Academy Awards on behalf of country music icon Glen Campbell to perform the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s Oscar-nominated song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.” McGraw’s performance will serve as a heartfelt dedication to Campbell from everyone in the country music family who has shown… Read more »

Jennifer Lopez was on The Daily Show last week. And when the conversation turned to American Idol, host Jon Stewart asked her a question. A really good question. “When are we, as a nation, going to run out of people who can sing? Am I the only asshole in America that cannot carry a tune?”… Read more »

Carrie Underwood has revealed “Little Toy Guns” as the next single off her first hits compilation, Greatest Hits: Decade #1. Listen to it here: Written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano and Hillary Lindsey, the powerful track combines pounding drums and soaring vocals with a storyline about domestic violence. “The music to it is really great,” Underwood… Read more »