IN THE NEWS:
Country star and self-proclaimed Louisiana roughneck Trace Adkins has laid out plans for his "Songs & Stories" tour, which kicks off in March and is set to run through May.
Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton took home multiple trophies at the second annual American Country Awards Monday night (12/5) in Las Vegas.
Jason Aldean and the Zac Brown Band each picked up eight nominations to lead the field for the second annual American Country Awards, which will be handed out Dec. 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Selling out Nashville's LP Field for or the second consecutive year with crowds of approximately 65,000 per day, the CMA Music Festival showcased some of country music's most popular stars and rising stars. The four day event, which kicked off on June 9, featured such names as Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Trace Adkins, among others.
Trace Adkins, whose lost his Tennessee home to an electrical fire over the weekend, is asking his generous fans to redirect their efforts to victims of the recent floods and tornadoes in the South., according to a press release.
The inaugural American Country Awards -- which were rolled out last night (12/6) by the same folks who produce the American Music Awards -- turned into a love-fest for one-time "American Idol" Carrie Underwood, who won six awards.
Veteran performers stormed the U.S. album-sales chart this week, though none posed much of a threat to Eminem's "Recovery," the only album to sell more than 100,000 copies in the week that ended Aug. 22.
Here's our look at some of the most noteworthy music events scheduled for the coming week.
