CMA Award winners of 2008 also inclurde Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Jennier Nettles. However, George Strait is one of those CMA award winners who has won 22 CMA Awards.

Jerry Reed, the man who made “Eastbound and Down, loaded up and truckin’” the well-known theme song from Smokey & The Bandit, has passed on today.

Melissa Lawson became the winner of Nashville Star last night. The blogging community has viewed Nashville Star country music award in various ways. Today we represent the view presented by the blogger of For The Record.

Country singer Chris Cagle was arrested at 4:40am this morning along with his girlfriend, Jennifer Tant after partying at Players Inn, in Bellevue community just west of Nashville.

Kenny Chesney became the ACM winner as entertainer of the year for the fourth straight time at Sunday's U.S. Academy of Country Music Awards.

Earlier in the week country singer Miranda Lambert was under investigation after a “fan” accused her of pushing her several times during a confrontation at Bootlegger’s, in Tyler, Texas. Authorities announced yesterday that Miss Lambert has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

The Nashville Country Music Marathon, or Music City Marathon as most people call it, is well under way. The marathon and 1/2 marathon starts in Centennial Park and runs through Nashville’s most scenic sights. 50 bands on 28 entertainment stages and hundreds of high school cheerleaders entertain runners, walkers and spectators alike. Country, rock, jazz, blues, swing and more pulsate every mile on the course.

Organisers hope to attract more than 11,000 bootscooters to a world-record line dancing attempt at the Tamworth Country Music Festival this weekend.

CMA will provide up-to-the-minute interviews and rehearsal footage of “The 41st Annual CMA Awards” with four Video News Release (VNR) feeds beginning today.

August 16 marks the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. On that date, Sony Music Group will release a reissue of "The King's" 1969 Number One single "Suspicious Minds."

Telecast to Air Live From MGM GRAND in Las Vegas Tuesday, May 15th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS Television Network Rodney Atkins, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, and Carrie Underwood Set to Perform Along With Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Sugarland and Reba McEntire With Special Guest Kelly Clarkson.