Nashville songwriters’ group votes Toby Keith songwriter/artist of the decade

October 9th, 2009 BROOKS & DUNN will return to the site of America's top country music festival to perform a farewell show in April (09), before hanging up their hats and boots. The duo was among the stars of the first Stagecoach festival in 2007 and Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have signed up to co-headline next year's event in California, alongside Keith Urban, Toby Keith and Sugarland.

October 9th, 2009 TAYLOR SWIFT has added another three awards to her prize shelf after picking up Artist, Songwriter and Country Album of the Year accolades at the Nashville Music Awards on Wednesday (07Oct09). Lady Antebellum claimed Best New Artist and Jack White was named Best Instrumentalist at the low-key ceremony held at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, Tennessee.

September 10th, 2009 Sorry, guys: CMA drops Paisley, Urban nod for duetNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country Music Association officials say a duet between Brad Paisley and Keith Urban was accidentally left off their list of award nominees.

September 9th, 2009 List of CMA nominationsENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR — Kenny Chesney — Brad Paisley — George Strait — Taylor Swift — Keith Urban FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR — Miranda Lambert — Martina McBride — Reba McEntire — Taylor Swift — Carrie Underwood MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR — Kenny Chesney — Brad Paisley — Darius Rucker — George Strait — Keith Urban NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR — Randy Houser — Jamey Johnson — Jake Owen — Darius Rucker — Zac Brown Band VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR — Eagles — Lady Antebellum — Little Big Town — Rascal Flatts — Zac Brown Band VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR — Big & Rich — Brooks & Dunn — Joey + Rory — Montgomery Gentry — Sugarland SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist and Producer) — "Chicken Fried" by Zac Brown Band, produced by Keith Stegall, Atlantic Records — "I Run To You" by Lady Antebellum, produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley, Capitol Records Nashville — "In Color" by Jamey Johnson, produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys, Mercury Nashville — "People Are Crazy" by Billy Currington, produced by Carson Chamberlain and Billy Currington, Mercury Nashville — "Then" by Brad Paisley, produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois, Arista Nashville ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist and Producer) — "American Saturday Night" by Brad Paisley, produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois, Arista Nashville — "Defying Gravity" by Keith Urban, produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban, Capitol Records Nashville — "Fearless" by Taylor Swift, produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift, Big Machine Records — "Love On The Inside" by Sugarland, produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush, and Jennifer Nettles, Mercury Nashville — "That Lonesome Song" by Jamey Johnson, produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys, Mercury Records SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Songwriter(s)) — "Chicken Fried" by Zac Brown/Wyatt Durrette — "I Told You So" by Randy Travis — "In Color" by Jamey Johnson/Lee Thomas Miller/James Otto — "People Are Crazy" by Bobby Braddock/Troy Jones — "Then" by Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Award goes to each Artist) — "Cowgirls Don't Cry" by Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire, Arista Nashville — "Down The Road" by Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally), Blue Chair Records, LLC & BNA Records — "Everything But Quits" by Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait), MCA Nashville — "I Told You So" by Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis, 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville — "Old Enough" by The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe, Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist and Director) — "Boots On" by Randy Houser, directed by Eric Welch — "Love Story" by Taylor Swift, directed by Trey Fanjoy — "People Are Crazy" by Billy Currington, directed by The Brads — "Start A Band" by Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban), directed by Jim Shea — "Troubadour" by George Strait, directed by Trey Fanjoy MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR — Eddie Bayers — Drums — Paul Franklin — Steel Guitar — Dann Huff — Guitar — Brent Mason — Guitar — Mac McAnally — Guitar

September 3rd, 2009 YouTube resolves UK dispute on music royaltiesLONDON — YouTube and Britain's performing rights society have reached an agreement on royalties which will end a boycott of the popular Internet video site. YouTube blocked British users from watching thousands of videos in March after its parent company, Google, failed to agree a fee with the songwriters' association PRS for Music.

September 2nd, 2009 Late country star TAMMY WYNETTE will be posthumously honoured for her contribution to music - she is to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in Tennessee. The singer/songwriter, who died in 1998, dominated the country charts throughout the 1960s and early 1970s and is best remembered for her hit single Stand By Your Man.

September 1st, 2009 Keith Urban, Vince Gill host all-star concertNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keith Urban and Vince Gill will co-host an all-star concert to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, with guests including Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Faith Hill.

August 9th, 2009 DEF LEPPARD have postponed two U.S. concerts this week (beg10Aug09) to allow one of the rockers time to grieve following the death of a loved one.

July 28th, 2009 Gretchen Wilson, Sony Music Nashville part waysNASHVILLE, Tenn. — "Redneck Woman" Gretchen Wilson and her longtime record label, Sony Music Nashville, have parted.

July 15th, 2009 Country singer Ferlin Husky recovering at homeNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer is recuperating at home after being released from a Nashville hospital.

June 30th, 2009 BMI to honor Kristofferson as a music iconNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kris Kristofferson will be honored by BMI as a music icon during the music licensing organization's country awards in November.

June 20th, 2009 LONDON - Rockstars Jon Bon Jovi and Ritchie Sambora have been inducted into the US Songwriters Hall of Fame. The gala, which celebrated 40 years of inductions, was held last night in New York.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Taylor Swift has become the reigning queen of country music, after landing the top honour at the CMT Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday. The singer bagged the most prestigious prize of the night by scooping the award for Best Video for her single 'Love Story'.

June 16th, 2009 'Idol' finalist Bo Bice gives clarinet to schoolsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former "American Idol" finalist Bo Bice has donated a clarinet to a Nashville instrument drive.

June 16th, 2009 Adkins' nominated video almost didn't get madeNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trace Adkins can gloat about his two nominations at the Country Music Television awards.