An early morning argument turned violent at the Country Thunder Festival in Arizona over the weekend. Twenty-year-old Austin Hansen was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 36-year-old man around 5:30AM on Saturday morning, April 13. The victim was hospitalized and is in critical condition with wounds to his upper back and ribcage.
Country's Brad Paisley and rapper LL Cool J have been making the media rounds this week, talking about their controversial collaboration 'Accidental Racist,' which tackles the thorny issue of race relations in contemporary America. But on Saturday night (April 13) it was time for a break from all of the serious dialogue the song has opened up, as 'Saturday Night Live' spoofed the musicians in a sketch that aired on the Weekend Update comedy news portion of the show.
Kacey Musgraves, the "hottest 24-year-old in country music" (as christened by Ellen DeGerenes), appeared on the host's namesake show to perform her hit single 'Blowin' Smoke' on Wednesday (April 10).
April 12, 2013 Last night on American Idol, Scotty McCreery and Kelly Clarkson both returned to the show that jump-started their careers to performed new songs.
Country music got a little bit closer to possibly seeing a country singer win this season of 'American Idol' on Thursday night (April 11), as both Kree Harrison and Janelle Arthur landed in the Top 5 for Season 12.
Up-and-coming country singer Janelle Arthur sang the Garth Brooks classic 'The Dance' on 'American Idol' on Wednesday night (April 10), earning a somewhat mixed response from the judges despite a strong performance.
Kree Harrison sang the timeless Kris Kristofferson classic 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' on 'American Idol' Wednesday night (April 10), once again demonstrating her wide range of interpretation and earning accolades from the judges.
Season 1 and Season 10 'American Idol' winners Kelly Clarkson and Scotty McCreery will perform on the stage where it all started once again. Thursday (April 11) is the results episode for the Top 6 of Season 12, and two of the show's biggest and most successful winners will teach the last half-dozen hopefuls how it's done.
After a period of relative inactivity, Jewel is getting back to work in a big way. She plays country legend June Carter Cash in the upcoming television movie 'Ring of Fire.' She's also been back on the road for the first time since the birth of her son, and while she was in Las Vegas for the ACMs this weekend, she talked to Taste of Country about balancing work and family.
April 9, 2013 Last night's episode of ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars' was a very special one for Kellie Pickler. Not only did she perform a nice version of the rumba, she also got to do it while her husband Kyle Jacobs sang a song he wrote for her called "Say I Do."
April 9, 2013 I'm a sucker for "cover tunes", as some of you already know. The song doesn't have to be exactly like the original, but have many of the elements still have to be there.
Kellie Pickler -- our favorite to win this season of 'Dancing With the Stars' -- revealed an exciting and exclusive tidbit on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' on Friday (April 5). It involves her husband and their wedding song, and it is utterly romantic.
