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Taylor Swift and the Band Perry are both in the running for a new, all-genre music award to be presented by the music-industry publication, Billboard. The Milestone award will be presented at the annual Billboard Music Awards ceremony, set for May 19, with the country music superstars among the list of nominees...

"It's an honor to be in country music with her," Luke Bryan said upon introducing Carrie Underwood's performance at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards. And Carrie certainly did country proud. The blond beauty performed the title track to her chart-topping new album, Blown Away, on the live broadcast, proving her unmistakably powerful pipes once again...

Country music was well represented at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards Sunday night (May 20) in Los Angeles, with Taylor Swift taking home the huge honor of Woman of the Year. "The first time I ever saw my song on the Billboard charts, I was 16 and I was on a radio tour ...

Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum represented country music quite well at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Taylor was one of the evening's big winners, taking home the awards for Top 200 Billboard Artist, Top Country Album and Top Country Artist, for which Jason Aldean, the Zac Brown Band, Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum were also nominated...

Rick Diamond, Getty Images Fresh off her ACM Entertainer of the Year win, Taylor Swift leads the Nashville pack in Billboard Music Awards nominations, giving country music a strong presence in many all-genre categories. The 21-year-old 'Mean' singer nabbed a nomination as Top Artist, facing-off with pop heavyweights Lady Gaga, Eminem, Rihanna and Justin Bieber in the fight for the coveted trophy..

Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum have been announced as performers at this year's Billboard Music Awards. The awards will be based on Billboard's chart rankings, plus album, single and digital sales, touring, streaming and social media interaction during the reporting period between February 28, 2010 through March 1, 2011...