Blake Shelton News

Confederate Railroad, Randy Travis, Neal McCoy, David Lee Murphy, Hank III, and Chely Wright are just a handful of the Nashville recording artists that Pennsylvania native and country music veteran Johnny Jolin has shared the stage with in his career. There is no doubt why fans have highly anticipated his new single 'Blue Collar Man,' which has been released to radio and is available for download.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced the selections for its 22nd Annual Festival of New Musicals taking place on Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22, 2010 in New York City.

For the second year, Orleans Arena will host the 102.7 Coyote CountryFest on Saturday, August 14. Performers include country music recording artists Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, The Band Perry, Matt Kennon and Jerrod Niemann. The Orleans Arena is located at 4500 West Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, NV.

High-voltage superstar performances are a hallmark of 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock,' so it makes sense that one of the most electrifying entertainers in the format, Tim McGraw, would be tapped to host when the special airs WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

The premiere of the 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS on Wednesday, June 9 scored with 3.04 million total viewers, making it the most-watched awards premiere in channel history. According to Nielsen Media Research, the two-and-a-half hour show scored a 1.42 rating among P18-49, up 19 percent over last year with an average 1.5 million viewers in the key demo. The show's performance from 8-10:30 p.m. drove CMT to become the most-watched network in the time period across cable with P18-49 and W18-49 impressions. More than 10.8 million viewers cumulative* tuned in for all related CMT Music Awards programming, including the live Red Carpet show and encore.

Yesterday, June 9, Kid Rock hosted the 2010 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Yesterday, June 9, Kid Rock hosted the 2010 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Voting begins today for the 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, country music's only fan-voted award show, with the announcement of this year's first round finalists. Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Sugarland lead the pack in first round nominations with four each, followed by Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band, who each garnered three.

Summer heats up when ABC heads to Nashville to take you to the hottest music event of the year - 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock.' Filming Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13, today's most exciting Country Music stars will hit the stage during a four-day party and celebration of America's music for a special that will air WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Fiddle-toting singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez and country/bluegrass artist Jim Lauderdale bring their musical styling to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.

This morning, Laura Bell Bundy and CMT's Evan Farmer announced the nominees for the 2010 CMT Awards, and Broadway-turned-country star got a very welcomed surprise - she herself earned a nomination for Best Breakthrough Video of the Year for 'Giddy on Up,' the first single off of her newest album, Achin' and Shakin.' The CMT Awards will be Broadcast live on June 9 on Country Music Television at 8 p.m. ET. Kid Rock hosts this year's ceremony.

Fiddle-toting singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez and country/bluegrass artist Jim Lauderdale bring their musical styling to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.

The Academy of Country Music announced today that Laura Bell Bundy, Billy Currington, John Fogerty, Jack Ingram featuring Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith with Dave Koz, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker are scheduled to perform as part of the 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, hosted by Reba McEntire.

Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, host Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins, and Carrie Underwood are set to perform on the 45TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, to be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 18 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The special, produced for television by dick clark productions, honors country music's top talent as well as the industry's hottest emerging artists.

For the second year, Orleans Arena will host 102.7 Coyote CountryFest on Saturday, August 14. Performers include country music recording artists Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, The Band Perry and Matt Kennon.

The Academy of Country Music announced today that Laura Bell Bundy, Billy Currington, John Fogerty, Jack Ingram featuring Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith with Dave Koz, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker are scheduled to perform as part of the 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, hosted by Reba McEntire.

Voting begins today for the 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, country music's only fan-voted award show, with the announcement of this year's first round finalists. Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Sugarland lead the pack in first round nominations with four each, followed by Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band, who each garnered three.

Laura Bell Bundy's major label debut album Achin' And Shakin' is slated for release April 13 on Mercury Nashville. The infectious lead single 'Giddy On Up' has been described as 'a breath of fresh air' and 'nothing short of a new female anthem' amongst industry critics since the premiere of the music video on January 18. 'Giddy On Up' has received almost 1 million streams in a month and has sold over 30,000 digital singles. Now, reports People.com, Laura Bell Bundy will be performing the single at the American Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 18. This will mark the first live broadcast of the single performed by Bundy.

Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, host Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins, and Carrie Underwood are set to perform on the 45TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, to be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 18 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The special, produced for television by dick clark productions, honors country music's top talent as well as the industry's hottest emerging artists.