Rascal Flatts News

The Band Perry nails the #1 spot on the Billboard Country Chart this week with 'Better Dig Two,' the fastest-rising song and third chart-topper of their career. The bold lead single has sold nearly one million copies and provides a stellar preview of the sibling trio's Republic Nashville release on April 2.

Nominations were announced this morning for the 48th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS­, a star-studded event honoring country music's best and introducing the industry's hottest emerging talent.

Produced for television by dick clark productions, the ACM Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

ABC Music Lounge's 'Nashville'-inspired docu-web series, 'On the Record,' is live at www.abc.com/musiclounge with the original songs 'Consider Me,' co-written by songwriters Ashley Monroe and Brendan Benson, and 'I'm a Girl,' co-written by Mallory Hope, Shane Stevens and Matthew West. Hayden Panettiere performs both songs as country-music singing sensation Juliette Barnes.

Fueled By Ramen recording group A Rocket To The Moon has announced the release of their eagerly awaited sophomore album. 'WILD & FREE' arrives everywhere on March 26th.

Ole has concluded a worldwide co-publishing deal of the existing catalog and future songs written by singer/songwriter Clare Reynolds. The deal includes both of Reynolds' released albums: INSIDE MY HEAD and COLOUR MY HEART.

Baton Rouge, LA was the next stop for American Idol auditions on tonight's episode. The people of the bayou showed up in the thousands for their chance to be crowned the next American Idol.

Sirius XM Radio announced today that Tim McGraw will sit down for a Q&A session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM Music Theatre in Nashville, TN.

Tonight on American Idol, the judges rolled into Charolette, North Carolina in hopes to find the next big talent. The episode kicked off with footage of the long speculated feud between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. As everyone knows however, the show must go on and that it did.

ABC Music Lounge's 'Nashville'-inspired docu-web series, 'On the Record,' is live at www.abc.com/musiclounge with the original song, 'One Works Better,' co-written by Tofer Brown, Natalie Hemby, Rosi Golan and Kate York and performed by Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor and Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott. 'One Works Better' was a collaborative effort written over two days by four of Nashville's favorite songwriters.

JOURNEY and RASCAL FLATTS will headline the Super Bowl XLVII CMT CROSSROADS concert at the New Orleans Sugar Mill on Saturday, February 2 at 9 p.m. CT. The two bands join an elite group of performers who have participated on CMT CROSSROADS, the critically-acclaimed series that pairs country music stars with popular artists from other genres - pop, rock, R&B - to play together, swap stories and share their common love of music.

Grammy nominated Country Music artist Dierks Bentley kicks off his 'Locked & Loaded' Tour in Columbia, SC, January 17, 2013. Bentley has chosen award winning and highly sought after Tribe, Inc. for this tour's production design and art direction.

Republic Nashville proudly announces today the addition of Cassadee Pope to its roster. The young singer-songwriter emerged while competing on NBC's "The Voice" and winning the Season 3 title last December.

As anticipation builds for their Republic Nashville release on April 2, The Band Perry, reaches two major RIAA sales accolades. The sophomore project's lead single, 'Better Dig Two,' has been certified GOLD - selling over 700,000 - and marks their fastest-rising single to date at Country radio, Top 10-and-climbing. Additionally, 'You Lie' - from their platinum-plus-selling, self-titled debut album - has now sold over one million copies, achieving PLATINUM status.

Hot sibling trio, The Band Perry, will release their sophomore album (title TBA) on April 2. If the lead single, 'Better Dig Two,' is any indication, the family band's upcoming project on Republic Nashville is poised for success. In a mere two months, the Top 10-and-climbing tune has become their fastest-rising single to date and has already sold over 650,000 downloads.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Milwaukee in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

The 14th Annual A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH Rascal Flatts, an entertainment special to be broadcast tonight, Dec. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, will be hosted by best-selling country vocal group Rascal Flatts. It will include moving performances by Rascal Flatts, Rachel Crow, whose performance accompanies her personal story about foster care adoption, Melissa Etheridge, Matchbox Twenty and Phillip Phillips. Wayne Brady, KEVIN FRAZIER and Jillian Michaels are set to present.

The 14th Annual A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH Rascal Flatts, an entertainment special to be broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, will be hosted by best-selling country vocal group Rascal Flatts. It will include moving performances by Rascal Flatts, Rachel Crow, whose performance accompanies her personal story about foster care adoption, Melissa Etheridge, Matchbox Twenty and Phillip Phillips. Wayne Brady, KEVIN FRAZIER and Jillian Michaels are set to present. Check out a first look below!

The American Country Awards (ACA) aired live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas last night, Dec. 10 on FOX. The star-studded special was hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Trace Adkins, and Chenoweth tried out her impression of TLC's pageant sweetheart 'Honey Boo Boo' onstage. Click below to watch!

Rascal Flatts, Kip Moore and Jake Owen were among the performers at last night's AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS (ACA) which aired live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 10 on FOX. Check out the complete list of winners below!