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Everybody knows Canadians take their hockey very, very seriously, but one radio station in the Canadian capital of Ottawa may be getting just a little "Carrie-d" away with its fanaticism. The New 105.3 KISS FM is upset that Carrie Underwood's husband, former Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher, has just been traded to the Nashville Predators, and they have instituted a ban on playi

Getty Images Kyle Turley knows what it's like to be a rebel. A former offensive lineman in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs, he has taken extreme risks on and off the field. They paid off when he was a 2000 All-Pro selection before his retirement from the game in 2007...

As naturally as baseball and apple pie, so does football go with country music. Over the years, the game and the players have inspired both the lyrics of country songs and the imaginations of country artists. At the same time, the music speaks to many players of the game in the same way it does to other fans...

"Happy holidays, y'all!" It wasn't a greeting that you might expect from the maestro of the Boston Pops or the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, but coming from the conductor of the Nashville Symphony, it seemed perfectly natural. That's how Maestro Albert-George Schram welcomed the audience December 10, when Martina McBride joined forces with the Symphony at Nashville's David Lipscomb Un

Sugarland are the CMA's Top Vocal Duo in one of the biggest nail-biters of the awards broadcast tonight. Many thought that Brooks and Dunn would get a final nod to their 20 years of great music, but it was the genre-bending Atlanta duo who won for the fourth consecutive year...

When category favorite Lady Antebellum was indeed announced as the Group of the Year for the second consecutive time, singer Charles Kelley took band mate Hillary Scott's hand in the audience and the trio gratefully took the stage. "Thank you all so much, This has been the most incredible year of our lives...

'The House That Built Me' was named CMA Song of the Year, which seemed a good omen for Miranda Lambert to win a few of her own awards later in the evening. The Song of the Year award is given to the songwriters, and after Miranda, decked out in a silver skirt and black bustier, led writers Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin to the stage, she offered, "I just want to say thank you for writing suc

Miranda Lambert was a winner before the CMA Awards even started, as she took home Music Video of the Year for 'The House That Built Me' in the pre-broadcast ceremony. Miranda was actually nominated against herself in the category, as her 'White Liar' clip was also up for the trophy, along with Lady Antebellum for 'Need You Now,' 'Water' from Brad Paisley and 'Hillbilly Bone,' from her fiance', Bla

Although we fully expect the 44th annual CMA Awards to be a night of surprises, The Boot has some solid predictions for Wednesday night's broadcast. From a veteran getting overdue recognition to a dark horse winner, here's who we think will take home that sparkling glass trophy in some of the night's top categories...

Stoney Creek You're invited to Thompson Square! But before you get out your GPS, we should explain that Thompson Square isn't a place you can get to by car. Thompson Square is more a dream than a place, a dream where the jukebox is forever playing your songs and people are always having a good time... Read More ...