Nominations

Grammy-winning country star Keith Urban is booked for the 2013 Grammy Nominations Concert, which will also feature Drake, Robin Thicke and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

When the 2013 CMA Award nominees were named, Kacey Musgraves clinched an astonishing six, tying with mega superstar Taylor Swift. But Musgraves wasn't glued to the television with the volume up high ... because she was in bed.

Kids,  when I was a youngin, I did some stuff with the Liberty Center.  At Smith-Cotton, sometimes you'd do something in art or music or whichever, and your paths would cross with the Liberty Center Association.

Fast-rising star Hunter Hayes threw an interesting twist on announcing the nominees for Pop Vocal Album at Wednesday night's (Dec. 5) Grammy Nominations Concert, which broadcast live from Nashville. Instead of reading them from a list, the enterprising singer-songwriter sang a snippet of each nominated song.

American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Pettis County are currently accepting nominations for the 2013 Caregiver of the Year.  The Third Annual Caregiver of the Year Award will be presented in honor of an unsung hero who has dedicated themselves to making the lives of those affected by cancer more comfortable and dignified.

As is often the case, the artists left off the CMA Awards ballot are as interesting as the musicians included in this year's nominees announcement.

With the reveal of the 2012 CMA Awards nominees just days away, the Eli Young Band guys — like many country artists — are wondering if they will hear their name called in any categories. Having just celebrated their second chart-topping hit, ‘Even if It Breaks Your Heart,’ the band members joke that they will any nominations that come their way.

Longtime duet partners Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are on the same ballot for induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Both are nominated in the Songwriter/Artists category, but only one can be inducted. There’s no guarantee either will be picked, however.