Keith Urban returned to the stage Friday night (Feb. 3) for his first public appearance since undergoing vocal cord surgery.

Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood are throwing a huge Super Bowl party as they team up for CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood Live From Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam.

On the surface, Dierks Bentley booked his show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night (Feb. 2) to preview material from his new album, Home.

Reba McEntire's new sitcom project, Malibu Country, has been picked up by ABC, according to thewrap.com, a TV industry website.

Toby Keith's latest hit, "Red Solo Cup," has been certified platinum by the RIAA for 1 million digital downloads.

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, along with Norah Jones and James Taylor, are among the artists honoring Paul McCartney as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year.

Are you ready for some CMT Crossroads? I know I am.

Billy Ray Cyrus signs a book deal to publish his memoir.

This is how Rolling Stone magazine defines Blake Shelton:

Super Bowl ... schmuper bowl.

Country artists from Jason Aldean to Carrie Underwood fared well on the year-end list of gold and platinum honors, which were released Wednesday (Feb. 1) by the RIAA.

I realize that not everyone will get all worked up about this, but here at the CMT shop, everyone is pretty much pleased that we have received the long-awaited second edition of the Encyclopedia of Country Music.

Carrie Underwood will release a new album on May 1, although the title has not yet been revealed.

Tim McGraw would like to thank the fans. They are the ones, he believes, who made his latest album Emotional Traffic debut at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart.

Rascal Flatts will travel across the U.S. with three more country groups this summer as they launch the American Band tour.

When Justin Moore has a little down time, he likes to watch some TV on his tour bus.

He discovered it on his iPhone. That's how Eric Church found out that his album, Chief, had been nominated for a Grammy for best country album.

Dierks Bentley shares his thoughts on country music's "game."

Although they're practically inseparable, Thompson Square's Keifer and Shawna Thompson weren't together when they landed their first Grammy nomination this year.

The Country Music Association's CMA Foundation is donating $1.4 million to benefit music education programs for Nashville's 78,000 public school students.

Taylor Swift will not join the cast of the upcoming Les Misérables film, with the role of Eponine officially going to British actress Samantha Barks.

Sugarland, Lady Antebellum and Trace Adkins are among the artists joining Keith Urban on the soundtrack for Act of Valor, an action film about an elite team of Navy SEALs and a mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative.

Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Country Strong star Gwyneth Paltrow have been announced as presenters at the Grammy Awards.

Keith Urban is on the lookout for some killer raw talent.

Taylor Swift has donated 14,000 Scholastic books to the Nashville Public Library.

Kenny Chesney may sing that you and tequila make him crazy. And that they both run like poison in his blood. But, he must still kind of like the stuff.

Blake Shelton and The Voice co-stars trade friendly jabs.

We all could use a good laugh, right?

Taylor Swift received four certifications from the RIAA in January, leading the list of country artists who reached significant sales milestones.

Rascal Flatts will headline a private party hosted by Big Machine Label Group and CMT Radio Live in Nashville on Feb. 21, the night before Country Radio Seminar begins.