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Platinum selling country star Hunter Hayes will headline the CMT on Tour: Hunter Hayes' Let's Be Crazy tour this Fall which kicks off October 10 in Knoxville, TN. With 24 shows in 21 cities

Blake Shelton's latest album, BASED ON A TRUE STORY..., managed to rise to to top of iTunes this week, becoming the digital marketplace's best selling album. Robin Thicke's BLURRED LINES (Feat. T.J. and Pharell) topped the singles chart this week, with Daft Punk's GET LUCKY and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' CAN'T HOLD US rounding out the top three.

The Voice” coach Blake Shelton, as well as advisor Sheryl Crow, are set to perform on the hit NBC musical competition series next week.

The 2013 CMT Music Awards is turning up the volume as Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum will perform during this year's live show on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. They will join country superstars Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift, who were announced as performers last week. Presenters will be announced soon.

The soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's recently released remake of THE GREAT GATSBY, featuring tracks from Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Lana Del Ray, held on to the no. 1 spot on iTunes' best selling albums list this week. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' CAN'T HOLD US (Feat. Ray Dalton) also topped the singles - just as last week.

Tonight, May 14th watch 'The Late Show with David Letterman' to see a cast performance between 11:35PM-12:35AM on CBS (check local listings). PIPPIN leads the winners of the 2013 Outer Critics Circle Awards with 7 wins including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Diane Paulus), Outstanding Choreographer (Chet Walker), Outstanding Lighting Design (Kenneth Posner), Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Patina Miller), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Terrence Mann), Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Andrea Martin).

The party for the 2013 CMT MUSIC AWARDS is underway as Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift are set to perform during this year's live show.

The party for the 2013 CMT MUSIC AWARDS is underway as Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift are set to perform during this year's live show.

The soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's recently released remake of THE GREAT GATSBY, featuring tracks from Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Lana Del Ray, was the no. 1 best selling album on iTunes this week. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' CAN'T HOLD US (Feat. Ray Dalton) topped the singles list this week.

The party for the 2013 CMT MUSIC AWARDS is underway as Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert lead the nominations, each picking up four for this year's live show.

The party for the 2013 CMT MUSIC AWARDS is underway as Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert lead the nominations, each picking up four for this year's live show. Nominees were announced this morning on People.com.

Kenny Chesney's latest studio album, LIFE ON A ROCK, debuted at the top of iTunes' best selling albums this week, while P!nk's JUST GIVE ME A REASON (Feat. Nate Ruess) reclaimed the iTunes single chart. For the full-breakdown of this week's iTunes best sellers, check out the list below!

Mindy Kaling, Amy Schumer, Lara Spencer and Steve Schirripa will co-host ABC's THE VIEW during the week of May 6th. Also on tap, Whoopi vies for the titled of 'Potato Chip Champion,' more hidden treasures from deep within Whoopi's shoe closet and Barbara learns to golf!

AT&T*, CBS Interactive and Stageside Productions' live webcast concert series, STAGESIDE LIVE, will feature four-time GRAMMY Award nominee and world-renowned singer-songwriter Jewel in a live webcast performance from the world-famous Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX, tonight, May 1 (8:00 PM CT/9:00 PM ET), on CBS.com.

AT&T*, CBS Interactive and Stageside Productions' live webcast concert series, STAGESIDE LIVE, will feature four-time GRAMMY Award nominee and world-renowned singer-songwriter Jewel in a live webcast performance from the world-famous Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX, Wednesday, May 1 (8:00 PM CT/9:00 PM ET), on CBS.com.

The Academy of Country Music announced today GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer to perform with Brad Paisley at the 48 th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.

The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced today that Awards co-host Blake Shelton will open the telecast with a can't miss exciting performance featuring co-host Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley on guitar, Sheryl Crow, and Pistol Annies, including Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. This marks the world premiere performance of “Boys 'Round Here,” Shelton's second single off his latest album, Based On A True Story… The ceremony honors country music's top talent, as well as the industry's hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

Blake Shelton, co-host of the 48TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, will open the Awards broadcast with a can't-miss exciting performance featuring co-host Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley and Pistol Annies, including Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley.

Jewel will partner with ACM Lifting Lives to perform a live mash-up of her chart-topping hit “Hands” combined with “Fill a Heart,” an original song written by singer-songwriter Tori Kelly, in a special musical moment presented by ConAgra Foods' Child Hunger Ends Here program. This performance will take place during the 48th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 7 (8:00-11:00PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

After celebrating its monumental first anniversary, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts continues to diversify its lineup of entertainment with three shows headlining in Reynolds Hall in May and June including famed actress Olympia Dukakis in "ROSE" on May 21, the return of The Tenors to Las Vegas on June 2 and an acoustic performance from Grammy Award nominee Jewel on June 6.