Born under a lucky star ...

Hunter Hayes strikes first-time gold, helps break Guinness record 

Singer marks his 11th consecutive No. 1 CD debut

Kenny Chesney's 'Welcome To The Fishbowl' swims to a No. 1 debut

• Hunter Hayes joins The Flaming Lips to break a Guinness World Record

Did his heroic exaggerations cost him the win?

Controversial 'America's Got Talent' contender Tim Poe gets the judges' ax

'Yeah Truck' is on deck from Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw set to release new music on his new label just in time for July 4th

Boston-bound in the name of country music

Carrie Underwood set to take part in her first-ever CMA Songwriters Series on July 31 in Boston

2012 Americana Music Awards

Booker T. Jones, Richard Thompson join Bonnie Raitt as AMA Lifetime honorees

New artist alert

Newcomer Hudson Moore hopes his 'Fireworks' single ignites at radio, with fans

They call him country's 'Gentle Giant'

Don Williams' new CD features musical cameos from Keith Urban, Vince Gill, more

'Hall of Fame for Mommas'

Superstar guitar-picker/country hit-maker Steve Wariner mourns the loss of his beloved mother

Making the move into acting

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Country star Tracy Lawrence wraps filming on first movie role in 'L.A. Dirt'

Radney's unplugged ...

Radney Foster marks 20th anniversary of 'Del Rio, TX,1959' with 'Unplugged' CD

Duo's dream poised to come true ...

Bluegrass music's The Roys set to make Ryman Auditorium debut in July

Honoring Eddy Arnold's legacy and celebrating American music

Plowboy Records launches in Music City with flagship artist Bobby Bare

Country-hipster music alert

Colt Ford releases new 'Back' single featuring country's Jake Owen

From the TV screen to country radio

Country newcomer Jana Kramer's freshman CD makes impressive debut

Country fans are loyal, study confirms

CMA releases findings from its latest music listenership study

Musical collaborations

Sugarland's Kristian Bush inks song with the dB's Peter Holsapple for new CD

Helping via harmony

Country act Little Big Town hosts Ride For A Cure, raises $55K for T.J. Martell

Fans meet the stars during CMA Week

Annual ROPE event reunites Opry favorites, country's classic stars with fans

CMA Music Fest 2012 makes memories

2012 CMA Music Fest attendance hits 71K-plus, fans from 24 countries visit

And then there were two ...

Kenny Rogers treated Bonnaroo festivalgoers to a surprise sit-in performance, duet featuring Lionel Richie on Sunday

Music Row musicians

In-demand guitarist Jerry Capps focus of local June 16 'Nashville Cats' program

Fresh Red Dirt alert!

New CD by Texas country's Six Market Blvd. yields early praise, chart rankings

Country star Tracy Lawrence lands role in 'L.A. Dirt' movie, begins filming

Slide-show extra: Angie Johnson

Angie Johnson of 'The Voice' makes her Grand Ole Opry debut, performs at 2012 CMA Music Fest this week

Scotty McCreery scores 1st CMT Award, then graduates high school

CMA Music Fest boasts international flavor

Guitar virtuoso Pancho Amat among international country acts playing CMA Music Festival

Country-music industry pioneer for women

• Radio, country-music industry veteran Shelia Shipley Biddy chats with Examiner

Aldean's star shines brighter still

Jason Aldean gains 'stadium headliner' status, sets sales record at Ohio venue

From singing hero to lying zero?

Did 'America's Got Talent' contestant Tim Poe lie about his military heroics to sway judges?

Gretchen's got new music for fans!

Gretchen Wilson unleashes first new single in more than a year, earns new fans on current tour

Meet Allan & Ashcraft

New country duo Allan and Ashcraft makes CMA Music Fest debut June 6-8

Cheat Aktins exhibit gets extension

Steve Wariner performs at Nashville museum June 9 in honor of Chet Atkins exhibit

Chesney and McGraw take on Florida

Brothers of the Sun Tour kicks off in Tampa with energy, surprises for fans

Meet Mustang Sally, then hold on!

Mustang Sally makes WSM debut June 5, plays June 10 as part of CMA Fest events

Frizzell's giving back via his music

Country hit-maker David Frizzell shows support for MADD, performs his new single

And it's all for a great cause!

Celebrity Go-Go Challenge offers fans chance to go-kart and mini-golf with country artists June 5 during CMA Week in Nashville

Nichols, party of three!

Joe Nichols, wife discuss painful miscarriages, debut daughter Dylan on The View

Dwight's in the speaker spotlight this week

Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Luke Bryan among Billboard summit's key speakers

Let the festival-induced street closures begin!

2012 CMA Music Festival brings traffic-flow changes, street closures to downtown

Moving up the dial ...

Nashville's 'The Music Row Show' moves from radio's WLAC to WSM this weekend