ACM awards 2013

The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web. Pirate flags were waving from the upper sections of Tampa's Raymond James Stadium this weekend as Kenny Chesney kicked off his 2013 No Shoes Nation tour. The superstar entertainer's fans began tailgating early as part of Kenny's Beach Party outside the venue, then settled in for the two-plus-hour show, which had them almost as exci

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Already busy co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan also will perform during this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The country cut-ups are among the first round of performers announced Wednesday for the annual awards show in Las Vegas...

Eric Church leads the 2013 ACM Awards nominees with seven nods, including Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year, for his platinum-selling, critically-acclaimed Chief. Hunter Hayes is just behind with six nominations, followed by Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift with five apiece...

Sunny Sweeney grew up watching "Saturday Night Live," and counts 'SNL' greats Gilda Radner, Molly Shannon and Kristen Wiig among her comedic heroes. But it wasn't until the singer received her first ACM nomination that she realized she could actually fit right in on the long-running sketch comedy show...

Blake Shelton is itching to share the news of his new 2013 ACM Awards co-host, succeeding longtime emcee Reba McEntire. However, "The Voice" coach and the Academy of Country Music have given the power to the people. In order to unlock the name, as well as the date of this year's ceremony, fans can access Twitter through the ACM's website and once 25,000 tweets are counted, the info will