Kellie Pickler and Kenny Chesney Are Top Dogs on Charts Kellie Pickler plants her flag atop Billboard's country albums chart this week with her second CD, a self-titled collection. On the songs side, Kenny Chesney rolls into No. 1 with "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven."... Kenny Chesney Talks toCMT Insider When CMT Insider host Katie Cook recently visited Kenny Chesney at his Nashville-area home to interview him about his album, Lucky Old Sun, the conversation took a more serious tone as the superstar talked about what inspired him to write se... BMI, SESAC Celebrate Jimmy Wayne, Writers of "Do You Believe Me Now" "So this is what it's like when you get a No. 1?" Jimmy Wayne marveled aloud as he sauntered into a Music Row conference room packed with reporters.... NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Nashville Cats: Bunch of Old Guys Popping Viagra? When did Viagra commercials start to look like beer commercials? A new Viagra TV commercial dramatically begins with the on-screen graphic "Nashville 1:22 AM" and then it shows a gaggle of old, graying studio musicians who are ostensibly singing about the... Jason Aldean Prepares "Completely Different" Show for CMT on Tour With this week's launch of CMT on Tour, Jason Aldean will be playing in a lot of college towns, which is a scene he's definitely used to.... Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Talk About Their First Tour Together Country fans are eager for the fall tour featuring Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert -- or would that be Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton?... Dierks Bentley Has One Wild Ride of a Weekend To say country superstar Dierks Bentley had an exciting weekend would be an understatement. Bentley and wife Cassidy welcomed their first child, daughter Evalyn (Evie) Day Bentley, late Saturday night (Oct. 4) at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. An... HOT DISH: Taylor Swift Talks About Songwriting, Friends and Good Manners "Hank Williams, Harlan Howard, Alan Jackson. Three names that mean greatness when it comes to writing country songs. Your name, Taylor Swift, can be in the same sentence with these songwriters."... Ditto for Darius: Rucker's Album and Song on Top Another Week For the second week in a row, Darius Rucker tops both Billboard's country songs and country albums charts. His winning song is "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," while his triumphant album is Learn to Live.... Dailey& Vincent Sweep IBMA Awards, Including Entertainer of the Year The sweet-singing duo Dailey & Vincent went from emerging artist of the year to entertainer of the year in just two and a-half hours Thursday night (Oct. 2), winning seven awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. They were nominated... Toby Keith Registering as Independent Voter Longtime Democrat Toby Keith is registering to vote as an independent and says the left wing's verbal attacks against Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin could lead to a win for John McCain in November, the singer-songwriter said Thursday (... NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Got Music for a Pitiful, Helpless Giant? Is anyone writing soundtrack songs for an America running helplessly headlong toward ruin? I'm not going to attempt to go into political issues, other than to say that tough times can and should produce music that can address and perhaps explain and make... Dailey& Vincent Up for 10 IBMA Honors If they're practical about it, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent will take a shopping cart to the International Bluegrass Music Association awards show Thursday night (Oct. 2) at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Together, as the hot new vocal duo Dailey &... Kellie Pickler Shares Her Secret to Keep From Going Crazy Kellie Pickler first made a name for herself on American Idol, but she firmly insists that there are no more reality shows in her future.... Teen Sierra Hull Is Turning Heads in Bluegrass Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus aren't the only teenagers grabbing headlines with their music. When 16-year-old Sierra Hull makes her rounds at the International Bluegrass Music Association convention in Nashville this week -- and she'll be everywhere -- she... ...