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Gino DePinto, The Boot "It makes me laugh," Kacey Musgraves tells The Boot when we ask about a term used to describe her time and again: "rebel." Spending the day with the introspective singer-songwriter in our New York studios proved to us a better term for her, "free spirit...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - More than a few people have suggested to the producers of the Academy of Country Music Awards that they extend the broadcast delay for Sunday night's show - just in case. With Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan co-hosting, everyone expects the unexpected - and several off-color, unscripted moments - as country music's biggest cut-ups collide on stage...

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Michael Caulfield Archive The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web. Kelly Clarkson is set to hit the road with Maroon 5 this summer and early fall. The Honda Civic tour, which kicks off on Aug. 1 in St. Louis, will wrap Oct...

Since joining "The Voice," Blake Shelton has captured the world's attention as he mentors a variety of budding talent. Those aspiring artists (and even some not on the show) have certainly captured the "Sure Be Cool If You Did" singer's attention, as well ...

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...

Kenny Chesney, whose previous collaborators include Grace Potter ("You & Tequila"), George Strait ("Shiftwork") and Uncle Kracker ("When the Sun Goes Down"), is calling on his friends again. The country superstar will feature two musical icons, Willie Nelson and the Wailers Band, on his upcoming album, Life on a Rock, set for release April 30. "...

The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web. During a stop on his No Shoes Nation tour this past weekend in Connecticut, Kenny Chesney took time to meet privately with families of the victims from the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, according to Hartford radio station WWYZ...

She's already nominated three times at next month's ACM Awards, all for her debut single "Merry Go Round," and come this fall during the height of awards season, expect to hear Kacey Musgraves' name called for several Album of the Year honors, as well...