"There's something validating about your first real win,"

Newcomer Casey James got his start on American Idol, but he's winning over fans by playing clubs and festivals across the country.

Pat Green simply wanted to have fun when he recorded Songs We Wish We'd Written II.

Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band have been revealed as performers for the 2012 CMT Music Awards.

Kenny Chesney released a new single, "Come Over," to country radio on Monday (May 4). The track comes from his upcoming album, Welcome to the Fishbowl, due June 19 on BNA Records.

A bus carrying Justin Moore's band and crew was involved in a fatal traffic accident early Saturday morning (May 12) near Mattoon, Ill.

Why hasn't Taylor Swift been in the news lately? The girl who wins everything, appears on everything and is loved by almost everyone seems to be ignored recently.

With out-of-the-box sales of more than 267,000 copies -- according to the Nielsen SoundScan count -- Carrie Underwood's Blown Away tops both Billboard's country and all-genres album charts this week.

Please have a box of tissues within reach. Mamas are a tearful subject in country music whether those mamas are nourishing or nasty.

Kenny Rogers concluded his two-night artist-in-residence run at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Thursday (May 10)

So how soon till a country singer records a song titled "Goober"?

Dustin Lynch grew up in Tullahoma, Tenn., but his thoughts have gravitated toward Nashville for nearly his whole life.

Lady Antebellum's Own the Night tour has kept the tireless trio busy on the road since late last year.

All eyes were on Eric Church this past weekend in Nashville -- and not just because he was playing a sold-out show at the Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night (May 5).

CMT has inked a development deal with actor and former WWE superstar Steve Austin, tapping him as host of a new 10-episode series, Redneck Island.