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Move over, Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean. There's a new crop of superstars rising up in country music, and they are all female.

Ashley Monroe has been on the receiving end of quite a few accolades since the release of her solo album, 'Like a Rose.' But perhaps none quite so interesting as the title that has just been conferred upon her by Rolling Stone. The venerable magazine has named Monroe one of its New Troublemakers for 2013...

One of the most widely-debated hot-button issues in the country today, of course, is gun control. But just because her albums include such songs as 'Gunpowder and Lead' and 'Time to Get a Gun,' that doesn't mean Miranda Lambert relishes the idea of finding herself in the crossfire of such heated discourse, knowing as she does that sharing one's personal opinion on a highly-politicized topic could

Miranda Lambert's lifelong devotion to her four-legged friends led the country superstar to start the MuttNation Foundation in 2009, with the goal to end pet suffering and homelessness in the U.S. and abroad. Because the singer-songwriter/activist is one of the most in-demand country entertainers working today, she's often approached to become involved in other fund- and awareness-raising efforts,

We've all heard the expression "a day late and a dollar short." But leave it to Ashley Monroe to put a clever country spin on that old saying in "Two Weeks Late," a tune she co-wrote with Shane McAnally. Taken from her solo album, Like a Rose, Ashley gives credit to Shane for the song's hook, "a dollar short and two weeks late," which came to him while standing in lin

With their shared connection -- Kelly Clarkson's future husband, Brandon Blackstock, is Blake Shelton's manager -- it's hardly surprising that Blake has been asked to sing at Kelly and Brandon's upcoming wedding. But Blake will also be conducting the ceremony!

April will shower country fans in the form of new music releases all month long. The Boot takes a look at the CDs, downloads and vinyl treasures in store in the coming weeks!

Kacey Musgraves is sitting pretty at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart this week with Same Trailer, Different Park, an album earning raves for some of the most straight-forward, disarmingly honest lyrics country fans have heard in a long time...

Mike Coppola, Getty Images Trace Adkins, Dwight Yoakam, Rodney Atkins and Tanya Tucker are among the first artists announced by AXS TV as part of the network's live coverage of the upcoming Stagecoach Country Music Festival, April 26-28, The Boot has learned exclusively.

Pistol Annies, the trio comprised of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, recently announced the May 7 release of their sophomore album, Annie Up. Now, the ladies are unveiling the cover art and the track listing for the highly-anticipated disc...