Jamey Johnson has been crowned the savior of traditional country music in some circles but the announcement today of his duet with Kid Rock for a performance on the Wednesday November 11, 2009 telecast is sure to ruffle some feathers.

Dave Matthews announced today that he would be appearing on the 43rd Country Music Awards show, which they bill as "Country Music's Biggest Night." Dave will be joining Farm Aid buddy Kenny Chesney in a performance of thier hit duet "I'm Alive."

The CMA announced their latest round of performers for the 43rd edition of the Country Music Assoication Awards.  Tim McGraw and Vince Gill were announced along with six other acts, including rock band Daughtry.  Should a rock band be allowed on a country show?

Here's the new music video from Little Big Town.

With the lead-off single hitting the top of the country charts this week, Taylor Swift's sophomore release placed 1st on the Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart with nearly 600,000 copies sold. Will this help the plethora of other new country music releases?

Here's a video from the 42nd CMA Awards.  Brad and Keith are singing their single "Start A Band."

Here's Sugarland performing the atmospheric "Love" on the 42nd CMA Awards.

With "Fine Line" helping to establish Little Big Town at country radio, the vocal quartet returns with one of the 4 newly recorded tracks from their re-issued album "A Place To Land."  Does this single have enough to drive the band back up the charts?

With its debut on the 42nd CMA Awards telecast last night, Jason Aldean couldn't have picked a better spotlight for "She's Country." Will that major exposure help this song fuel interest in Aldean's upcoming third album? Does the song stack-up well against other current hits?

Here's an Exclusive video interview with Carrie that was made for the 42nd CMA Awards.