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Country singer Kellie Pickler won the 16th season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday night, winning over judges and TV audiences with her graceful style and high-jumping jives with partner and professional dancer Derek Hough.

The CMT Awards are coming up rapidly, and country music fans will definitely want to tune in when hearing the latest round of artists scheduled to perform at the show.

Blake Shelton, Shakira and Miranda Lambert perform songs dedicated to those affected by the deadly storm, while two more contestants are sent home.

Darius Rucker is back on top of the country chart with his latest hit, "Wagon Wheel," and he's just released his third country album, True Believers , which appears destined to be another big seller.

Jennifer Nettles says Sugarland isn't splitting up. She tells Billboard.com fans shouldn't "panic" over the news that she's working on a solo album.

Tornadoes are a part of life in Moore, Okla., something country star Toby Keith was reminded of when a deadly, devastating one leveled parts of his hometown on Monday.

Some stars will tell you that they don't like listening to their own music, but Taylor Swift owns up to it.

Celebrities are coming forward to send support and words of encouragement to people and communities affected by Monday's tornado near Oklahoma City.

Chely Wright is no doubt feeling a little "blue" this week, as she and wife Lauren Blitzer Wright celebrated the birth of their identical twin sons on Saturday.

Country music singer Chely Wright and her music exec wife, Lauren Blitzer Wright, welcomed twin boys Saturday, reports People.com . The babies arrived a little earlier than expected, but George Samuel and Everett Joseph are thriving, the singer's rep says, adding that the boys are named for their great-grandfathers. "We are grateful for all the ... (more)

Country star Faith Hill has brushed off rumors that she's set to join the judging panel on America's The X-Factor. Speculation over who will replace the outgoing Britney Spears and Antonio 'L.A.' Reid has been heating up as the talent show's production date for the new season approaches, and although former Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland and ... (more)

Cassadee Pope started off Season 3 of "The Voice" as a pop-punk singer, a Warped Tour veteran with an Avril Lavigne fetish and a background as the frontgirl for the Pete Wentz-championed Decaydence Records band Hey Monday.

Country Weekly has announced plans for its annual CMT Music Festival kickoff event, set for June 4. Easton Corbin , Dustin Lynch, Greg Bates and Chris Janson are on the bill for the show, which will take place at Nashville's Hard Rock Caf.

Stars of the "Hunger Games" sequel, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Sam Clafin, arrived at the Cannes Film Festival.

Capitol Nashville recording artist Darius Rucker is set to release his third country album entitled " True Believers " this coming Tuesday .

Lake District: Winter's snow and ice in these mountains has scoured spring's rockclimbs as sweet as a nut Picking their way along mountain trods - like sheep returning to the fell after lambing in the pea-green fields below - climbers make for the high crags.

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards.

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How did violinist Jason Mowery go from fiddling in small town shows in Indiana to performing nightly in Las Vegas with Shania Twain, one of the top-selling female country artists of all time? Before the former Fort Wayne resident performed for thousands in 18 countries on five continents, before playing the Grand Ole Opry, and even before the ... (more)

Today's biggest stars - from Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 - are the key finalists at Sunday's awards show, airing live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC.