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Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson collectively announced today that they were partering up for a 30 city fall tour for CMT's 2009 edition of "CMT on Tour."  Houser and Johnson are longtime friends and co-writers and both released critically acclaimed albums last year.

Sony Nashville announced yesterday that Gretchen Wilson has departed from her long-time record label Columbia/Nashville. Now, a day later, she has annoucned intentions to open her own label and release "I Got Your Country Right Here" on it.

Country music, perhaps more than any other genre, seems to follow trends when something gets popular.  While Sarah Darling might draw comparisons to Taylor Swift she is, in reality, much different. Is she interesting enough for radio?

After scoring multiple #1 hits off of "Back When I Knew It All," Montgomery Gentry returns to the charts with this fun, irreverent song which was originally a hit in Texas for one of its songwriters Kevin Fowler.  Can Montgomery Gentry turn the song into a national

After releasing two lightweight up-tempos in a row from his Defying Gravity album, it's high time that Keith Urban released another ballad to radio.  Should radio and fans, who are very much still in the 'tempo mode of summer,' like this one as much as those other two song

Are you new to country music and want to know more about where the genre came from? Then look no further as we've got the bases covered with our History of Country Music sections.  From Jimmie Rogers to Roy Acuff to the present, we've got it all here.

This was bound to happen.  From the moment Taylor Swift hit the ground running with "Tim McGraw," there was most certainly gonna be somebody releasing a song somewhere in the future with the title "Taylor Swift."  Does the single really stand a chance at success?

Eric Church has many people excited.  After a wonderful debut album that failed to find much of a home at radio, Capitol Records showed faith and released "Carolina" earlier this year.  Buzz is building and Eric recently spoke to Vernell Hackett about it.

After singin' about wanting their "Chicken Fried" and loving "Whatever It Is" about their women, the Zac Brown Band returns to the charts with "Toes."  Will this fun single, very much in the beacy vibe of Kenny and Jimmy, reach the top of the charts as well?