September 9, 2009 - With a half-dozen nods, country singer Brad Paisley leads the pack of nominees for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, which will be handed out in November.
April 27, 2009 - The Stagecoach Festival may take place in the exact same
location--Empire Polo Fields, Indio, CA--as the more famous Coachella fest, but the so-called "Country Coachella" is a different kettle of fish altogether. In addition to top-tier country acts, the event has a county fair atmosphere, with attractions like a barbecue cook-off, a petting zoo for the kids, plenty of horses to look at, and a mechanical bull.
March 19, 2009 - The Zac Brown Band's debut single, "Chicken Fried," has sold more than a million copies to date, making its mark by hitting No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country chart for two consecutive weeks and cracking the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. But it bandleader Brown still is surprised that it's a hit.
