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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.

Not only is Mo'Nique riding high on winning the Washington, DC, Boston, Los Angeles and New York Film Critics' Awards, a SAG Award and a Golden Globe Award, having a top-rated late night talk show on BET and now an Academy Award, the highest honor an actor can achieve, but she is also readying herself to embark upon a highly anticipated comedy tour--Spread the Love Tour 2010.

Not only is Mo'Nique riding high on winning the Washington, DC, Boston, Los Angeles and New York Film Critics' Awards, a SAG Award and a Golden Globe Award, having a top-rated late night talk show on BET and now an Academy Award, the highest honor an actor can achieve, but she is also readying herself to embark upon a highly anticipated comedy tour--Spread the Love Tour 2010.

Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is making music and magic at Paris Las Vegas with a new resident show. On Saturday, Manilow threw open the doors to the Paris Théâtre at Paris Las Vegas with a reimagined stage show that is both more intimate and more exciting than ever before.

Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is making music and magic at Paris Las Vegas with a new resident show.

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Broadway veteran Reba McEntire has been nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, along with Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Lee Ann Womack. McEntire will also be hosting the awards ceremony on April 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be broadcasted live on CBS.

Platinum selling, GRAMMY® Award-nominated recording artist Little Big Town has been announced as the special musical guest for the Nashville Symphony's Spring Fashion Show on April 20, 2010

MGM MIRAGE RESORTS: MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, ARIA, Crystals, Luxor, Monte Carlo, Excalibur, Circus Circus, Bellagio, The Mirage and New York-New York

Current GRAMMY Award nominees Beyoncé, Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast.

Share the holidays with HRH Prince William and HRH Prince Harry, Cher, Emeril, Oprah, Martha Stewart, Eli Manning, Bette Midler, Gary Sinise, Ricky Martin, Alec Baldwin, Steven Adler, Barry Manilow, John Mayer, Ray Romano, Larry King and other headliners in The Charitybuzz Holiday Auction That Gives Twice.

Celine Dion, the international superstar and best-selling female artist of all time, has toured around the world and back again, and now, Sony Pictures Releasing's special programming division, The Hot Ticket, will let audiences follow her everywhere.

Tupelo Community Theatre will present award winning songwriter Mac McAnally in concert December 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre in Downtown Tupelo. Busted Screen Door Unplugged of Tupelo will open the concert.

Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is making music and magic at Paris Las Vegas with a new resident show.

Fresh from an acclaimed four-city debut tour which garnered New Orleans' Big Easy Awards for Best Comedy and Best Director and included a sold out three-month run in Provincetown, Mass., Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte! comes to the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center located at the Nova Southeastern University campus in Davie. Performances are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 2 and 7 p.m.

Fresh from an acclaimed four-city debut tour which garnered New Orleans' Big Easy Awards for Best Comedy and Best Director and included a sold out three-month run in Provincetown, Mass., Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte! comes to the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center located at the Nova Southeastern University campus in Davie. Performances are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 2 and 7 p.m.

Fresh from an acclaimed four-city debut tour which garnered New Orleans' Big Easy Awards for Best Comedy and Best Director and included a sold out three-month run in Provincetown, Mass., Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte! comes to the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center located at the Nova Southeastern University campus in Davie. Performances are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 2 and 7 p.m.

Only two days away, yet the excitement continues to grow for 'The 43rd Annual CMA Awards.' It was announced today that four-time nominee Taylor Swift will deliver the opening performance.