Paisley leads country nominations
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Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney are leading contenders for this year's Country Music Awards.
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Glasgow rockers Franz Ferdinand lead the list of nominees for the NME Awards,  voted for by the public.
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Brooks &amp; Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for the group's inspirational song "Believe."
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Country star Tim McGraw lived it up on top of the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week Wednesday, while Ray Charles, Jill Scott and LL Cool J entered the pop albums chart in the next three spots.
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Singer Usher grabbed a leading four nominations for the American Music Awards, announced Tuesday in Los Angeles. Several categories include last year&#39;s winners like Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Linkin Park or
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Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand lead the nominations for this year's Q Awards, to be announced in October.
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Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin and the Avett Brothers lead the nominees for the sixth annual Americana Honors and Awards with three apiece.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Texan George Strait, once called a "honky tonk Sinatra," led the list of the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards nominees announced on Monday at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Nominees for the 40th annual Country Music Association Awards, to be held Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn:
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George Strait returned this year to the Country Music Association awards with top nominations including entertainer and male vocalist of the year.
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Kris Kristofferson, who has written some of country music's most enduring hits, will receive CMT's Johnny Cash Visionary Award, the cable network announced Monday.
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Nicole Kidman&#039;s Aussie fiancÃÂ©, Keith Urban, is country music&#039;s sexiest man, according to a reader poll to be released Friday in Country Weekly.
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Country took its turn in the Grammy week spotlight with LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, Charley Pride and Porter Wagoner among the stars calling attention to efforts to preserve vintage country audio and video performances.
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Rock group Oasis have claimed the top two spots in a poll of the nation's best ever albums on Monday, ahead of iconic albums by The Beatles and Pink Floyd.
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LOS ANGELES  - Performing rights groups  ASCAP and BMI handed out their annual country music honors  Monday in Nashville as a prelude to Tuesday night's 38th annual  Country Music Assn. Awards.
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Country   music Entertainer of the Year Alan Jackson ended Tim McGraw's two-week   stint at number one, topping the charts with his 14th release, What I   Do, selling 178,000 copies for the week ended Sept. 12, according to   Nielsen SoundScan numbers released today.
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Franz Ferdinand  and The Streets are among UK acts waiting to hear if they have won a top US album prize.