After announcing JT Hodges, Hunter Hayes, Thompson Square, Justin Moore, Jerrod Niemann, Scotty McCreery, David Nail and Brantley Gilbert as the eight semi-finalists last month, for the fan-voted part of the 2012 ACM Top New Artist award, the final three were revealed today.

Tim McGraw's stay at the top of the SoundScan Top Country Albums chart continues this week with his final studio album with Curb Records Emotional Traffic. Read on to see how the Top 5 and some more notable albums fared this week!

The long-delayed, oft-contested release Emotional Traffic finally saw the light of day and with it, it gave Tim McGraw yet another milestone to add to his list of accolades. Read on to see how the other albums fared this week on our weekly albums chart rundown!

With three Grammy nominations, multiple ACM Nominations, two-time CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Blake Shelton was surprised this past weekend by his record label with another Platinum certification, this one for a recent #1 hit. Read on to find out more!

Thanks to "Red Solo Cup" and "Made In America," Toby Keith is experiencing his best sales success in nearly four years with Clancy's Tavern. Read on to see how well the album sold this week along with the rest of the Top Five albums and five more notable releases!

Blake Shelton's brand new single is stormin' up the charts. Take a listen to the single here and then let us (and Blake) know what you think!

In our debut edition of this new weekly feature, we take a look at 10 of the most recent singles released to country radio and offer our thoughts about them in one convenient place. read on to see our thoughts on these new singles here!

This week's rundown finds Lady Antebellum once again in the top spot as the best-selling country artist of the week. Read on to find out who made the Top 5 along with five more notable albums on the SoundScan charts this week!

With the out of the box Viral success of the music video - now well over 10 million views on youtube alone - Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" has now become a bonafide hit success. Read on to see how the song has affected sales along with other stars's chart news this week!

For the second year, Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton are set to host the ACM Awards. The two friends - Reba's husband and step-son manage Blake's career - brought the 2011 show one of their best ratings in years. Read on to find out more about the new show here!