CmtMusicAwards

Kid Rock is returning as host of the CMT Music Awards! The Detroit rocker, who made his hosting debut last year, is thrilled to make an encore performance -- for reasons other than reprising his role as emcee. "Hosting the CMT Awards was a wonderful bridge to a great after party," he tells Us Weekly...

Jason Aldean leads the pack of 2011 CMT Music Awards Nominees, with four nods going in to the June 8 live broadcast. The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band follow with three nominations apiece...

Little Big Town, having just wrapped up the Country Throwdown tour, are gearing up to hit the road next month with Sugarland on the duo's Incredible Machine tour. This marks the second time that Little Big Town have joined Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush out on the road...

Country artists are just as likely as anyone to be starstruck by a celebrity encounter, and Danny Gokey certainly had stars in his eyes when he met Keith Urban backstage at the recent CMT Music Awards. "I was walking down the hallway, and Keith Urban called me by him...