Rodney Atkins

Rodney Atkins, Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Hank Williams, Jr. and Montgomery Gentry are just a few of the country stars who have performed at NASCAR's Sound & Speed festival since it began in 2006. But now, as a result of a struggling economy and lingering effects from Nashville's flood earlier this year, NASCAR has announced they will discontinue the event in 2011. "... Read

Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson have been added to the list of performers at this year's CMA Awards. The two are expected to perform 'Don't You Wanna Stay,' a duet appearing on Jason's new album, 'My Kinda Party,' arriving in stores this week...

Hot on the heels of their debut at No. 1 on the all-genre album charts with 'You Get What You Give,' the Zac Brown Band are adding even more speed to their red-hot career. The country-rockers will celebrate the end of the NASCAR 2010 season by headlining a special two-day fan fest in November...

Billy Currington, who once famously graced the cover of Playgirl magazine, is the cover subject of another magazine, declaring him one of Nashville's 25 Most Beautiful People. Nashville Lifestyles, which compiles the list each year, says the singer is "more than just a study in country music star good looks ...

Rhett Akins has joined forces with hit songwriter Dallas Davidson and television host Michael Waddell ('Realtree Road Trips,' 'Bone Collector') to create a new album based on their two passions: country music and hunting. 'Michael Waddell's Bone Collector: The Brotherhood Album featuring Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson' was produced by Rhett, Dallas and Brian Kolb...

Rodney Atkins has been traveling all over the country lately, from the coast of Alabama to the mountains of Colorado, the deserts of Arizona to the rolling hills of his home state of Tennessee. He says no matter where he goes, it's been great watching the reaction build to his latest hit, 'Farmer's Daughter...

When Rodney Atkins filmed the video for his latest single, 'Farmer's Daughter,' he got a taste of authentic farm life in rural Franklin, Tenn., driving a tractor and bucking hay. He also got his real-life wife, Tammy Jo, to star in the video as the farmers daughter, whom Rodney -- a young farmhand, falls in love with and ends up marrying in the storyline...

Neither heat, rain, humidity nor recent floods will keep country music fans away from Nashville during CMA Music Festival. But before they were celebrities, some country stars were in the seats right alongside other folks from around the world, watching their favorites perform or standing in line for autographs...

*Help Tennessee flood victims "It was two weeks ago today that Nashville and surrounding areas were hit with a devastating flood, the likes have which haven't been seen in a thousand years," said 'Desperate Housewives' actor and Nashville native James Denton, as he kicked off GAC's 'Music City: Keep on Playin'' flood relief telethon Sunday night...

Newcomer Matt Kennon identifies with such fellow country singers as Jimmy Wayne, Jeff Bates and Rodney Atkins, who were either adopted or were at some point in the foster care system. The Georgia native was adopted at birth by two loving parents, who had previously lost three of their four biological children to a house fire...