September 1, 2010 - With the nation's No. 1 single already secured, Katy Perry shoots straight to the top of the album-sales chart this week. Perry's "Teenage Dream" sold 192,000 copies during the week that ended Aug. 29, enough for her first No. 1 album, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.
August 23, 2010 - Katy Perry is no longer kissing girls. Her "Teenage Dream," which will be released Tuesday (8/24), is all about riding in a convertible with a buff guy, pulling over to a roadside motel and having steamy sex, quite possibly for the first time.
February 25, 2010 - Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn lead a list of top country talent on the menu for this year's nationwide Country Megaticket offering.
June 8, 2009 - With its first national headlining run well underway, country outfit Little Big Town has added more summer and fall dates to its "A Place to Land Tour."
February 11, 2009 - Brad Paisley and Heidi Newfield pulled in the largest haul of nominations as the Academy of Country Music revealed contenders for its April awards ceremony.
January 23, 2009 - Hopeful country musicians across the nation are competing to snag a spot on Little Big Town's "A Place to Land Tour," which rolls out tomorrow (1/24).
Little Big Town is celebrating 13 years in the country music business, but it still feels fresh to its quartet of singers. 
With the nation's No. 1 single already secured, Katy Perry shoots straight to the top of the album-sales chart this week. Perry's "Teenage Dream" sold 192,000 copies during the week that ended Aug. 29, enough for her first No. 1 album, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.
Organizers of the Country Throwdown Tour -- which features headliners Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town and Jack Ingram -- have pulled the plug on four of the in-progress jaunt's upcoming shows.
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