December 3, 2012, 12:07 pm Taylor Swift, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney are among the highest paid musicians in the world according to Forbes. They made the magazine’s annual World’s Highest Paid Musicians list, coming in at No. 8, 10 and 17 respectively. The rankings are based on earning between May 2011 and May 2012. At just 22 years old, [...] Read More
May 18, 2012, 5:33 pm Carrie Underwood will be among the artists performing live during Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. Carrie was included in the first round of performers announced, a list that includes Justin Bieber, LMFAO and The Wanted. Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell of ABC’s Modern Family will serve as hosts for the show. Lady Antebellum leads the country [...] Read More
March 12, 2012, 1:46 pm Country stars are making big bucks. Billboard released its annual list of Money Makers, ranking the Top 40 wealthiest artists of 2011 based on U.S. income from tours, albums sales and publishing royalties. Country stars took up 11 of the 40 slots, with Taylor Swift coming in on top, earning $35.7 million — 17% more [...] Read More
December 22, 2011, 11:34 am Billboard.com has released their list of the Top 25 Tours of 2011. U2 takes the top spot, but country music is well-represented, notching four spots on the multi-genre chart. Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney both made it into the Top 10, with Taylor being ranked at No. 5 and Kenny coming in right behind her [...] Read More
November 9, 2011, 1:36 pm Taylor Swift has received three People’s Choice Awards nominations while Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum snagged two apiece. Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts are also nominated for a PCA Award each. The People’s Choice Awards will air live on CBS on November 11 at 9/8 CT from Los Angeles. Taylor received nominations for Favorite Country [...] Read More
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