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Kenny Chesney's steamy duet, "You and Tequila" with Grace Potter, continues to radiate heat. The song helped Chesney to nine Academy of Country Music Awards nominations Thursday morning, including the top honor of entertainer of the year.

Authorities said late Friday they had located country singer Mindy McCready's 5-year-old son in Arkansas and taken him into custody....

Florida authorities say country singer Mindy McCready is missing with her 5-year-old son, and a judge has given her until Thursday to return the boy.

The singer leaped from her seat with her arms in the air and jumped up and down before hugging her mother and good friend Tim McGraw.

Country singer Keith Urban is expected to have throat surgery this month, after a polyp was discovered on his vocal cords, according to his publicist.

It's another honor for Taylor Swift. The country music superstar has been crowned "Woman of the Year" by Billboard magazine. The 21-year-old multiplatinum singer-songwriter is the youngest to receive the award, which has gone to Beyonce, Reba McEntire and Fergie. The announcement was made Tuesday.

"American Idol" champ Scotty McCreery is getting a dream gig: Not only is the avid baseball fan going to this year's World Series, he'll sing the national anthem.

Taylor Swift will be battling the boys at the 2011 Country Music Association Awards....

Four people are dead and a dozen were injured after a stage collapsed during a storm at the Indiana State Fair, where the country group Sugarland was set to perform.
The Indianapolis Star and WTHR reports that strong winds caused the stage rigging for the outdoor concert to collapse at the fairgrounds Saturday night in Indianapolis. Fans were trapped and injured in the incident shortly before 9 p.m. It happened before the band had taken the stage.
Details on the conditions of those injured were not immediately known.

She's dipped her hands into country music, made appearances on Glee, and even carved a role for hers.