Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Gives Credit to Eddie's Attic DECATUR, Ga. -- As one of the breakout country bands of the last few years, Sugarland can easily draw thousands of people to their high-energy concerts. But back in the day, Jennifer Nettles would finesse her singer-songwriter skills at a very laidback ba... NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Remembering Eddy Arnold As remarkable as the late Eddy Arnold's country music career was, his lasting legacy will be that he made the world safe for country pop music. His enormous success with a smooth brand of mellow songs won over pop and country audiences alike and took the... Country Music Hall of Fame Member Eddy Arnold Dies at Age 89 Country Music Hall of Fame member Eddy Arnold died early Thursday morning (May 8) at NHC Place, an assisted living facility near Nashville at age 89. His wife of 66 years, Sally Gayhart Arnold, died in March while he was recovering in a Nashville hospital... Book Excerpt:Willie Nelson: An Epic Life "When I came to Nashville, the people I hung out with were serious songwriters, none of whom were successful yet," said Kris Kristofferson. "Willie was the hero of the soulful set -- the people who were in the business because they loved the soul of count... ACM Honoring Brenda Lee, Oaks, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner With Pioneer Awards Brenda Lee, the Oak Ridge Boys and the late Conway Twitty and Porter Wagoner have been named as this year's recipients of the Academy of Country Music's Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. Additionally, Dick Clark will receive the ACM's Jim Reeves International... James Otto Rattles the Charts With a No. 1 Single James Otto titled his new album Sunset Man, but he could have just as aptly dubbed it Persistent Man. The album has been nearly five years in the making, during which time Otto saw the careers of his buddies Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilso... Country Superstars, Good Vibes Ride Shotgun at California's Stagecoach Festival INDIO, Calif. -- If I could sum up Stagecoach 2008 with just one lyric, I'd choose this one: "I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight with a billion stars all around." Of course, that's from the Eagles' "Peaceful Easy Feeling," and that iconic Cali... HOT DISH: Love, Life and Good Friends Good friends joined in the celebrating of the wedding of the wonderful and much-loved Renee Bell and Shane Bortscheller in Nashville. Renee is senior vice president of A&R at Sony BMG Nashville, and Shane is Brad Paisley's pilot.... George Strait Commands BothBillboard Charts George Strait owns both Billboard country charts this time around as his single, "I Saw God Today," spends its second week at No. 1, and his album, Troubadour, reclaims the peak position it lost last week to Lady Antebellum.... CMT Insider Interview: Kenny Chesney Talks About His Injury "My foot looked like it had a baseball on it," Kenny Chesney said Thursday (May 1) during an interview with CMT Insider host Katie Cook. "But it's better now. It's getting better. It's black and blue."... NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Emmylou Harris: Country's Timeless Songbird The induction of Emmylou Harris into the Country Music Hall of Fame, for me at least, was one of the most special moments in country music history that I have been privileged to witness.... Alan and Denise Jackson Delight a Hometown Crowd NEWNAN, Ga. -- Alan and Denise Jackson returned Tuesday (April 29) to the town where their love story began at a Dairy Queen one Sunday after church.... Alan Jackson Joins in Celebration for "Small Town Southern Man" Alan Jackson faced a room of steely-eyed reporters, each determined to ask him in no uncertain terms if he knew just how wonderful he was. The soft-spoken superstar grinned like a man in familiar territory.... Emmylou Harris, Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman Enter Country Music Hall of Fame "This is the biggest thing that's happened since water."In rendering that assessment, Patsy Stoneman Murphy pretty much summed it up for everyone who turned out Sunday (April 27) to witness her father, the late Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman, and Emmylou H... HOT DISH: What Are We Gonna Do With All These Singers? Will somebody please tell me what we're gonna do with all these singers? There are only 60 slots on the Billboard country singles chart, and radio has a playlist that seems to get shorter and shorter. Could we maybe say there are two songs at each... ...