Music News

May 21, 2013

Additional CMT Music Awards Performers Revealed

Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum have been added to the list of performers at the 2013 CMT Music Awards taking...

May 20, 2013

Hangout Music Festival: A Summer Soundtrack

When the bookers for the Hangout Music Festival were securing talent for this year's lineup, they must've been asking, "How would this sound at the beach?"

May 20, 2013

HOT DISH: Kenny Chesney Rocks the Rafters in Dallas

More than 45,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas reached for the rafters as Kenny Chesney gave the fans two solid hours on a tour that started two months ago in Tampa, Fla.

May 18, 2013

Lady Antebellum's Golden Cops Top Album Niche

Sound the trumpets and clap your hands -- Lady Antebellum has struck gold.

May 17, 2013

Enjoy Live Music From Hangout Festival

In just four short years, the Hangout Music Festival has become a must for music fans everywhere.

May 16, 2013

Miranda Lambert Grabs O Music Awards Nomination

Miranda Lambert grabbed a nomination Thursday (May 16) when MTV, VH1 and CMT announced the categories and nominees for the fourth cycle of its O Music Awards.

May 16, 2013

NASHVILLE SKYLINE: LeAnn Rimes Takes a Turn

I first encountered LeAnn Rimes one day in the mid-1990s as one of my first visitors in my new job as Billboard's Nashville bureau chief.

May 15, 2013

Lady Antebellum Get Back to Basics on Golden

Relationships tend to become strained over time in the entertainment business, but Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood seem to move together in lock step as they grow...

May 14, 2013

Lee Brice's No. 1 Party Honors a Soldier's Story

The story behind the song seized the spotlight Monday (May 13) at a party celebrating Lee Brice's latest No. 1 single, "I Drive Your Truck."