The second installment of our five-part series CMA Award prediciton and preview focuses on the Vocal Group of the year, the Vocal Duo of the Year  and New Artist of the Year.  These three categories feature a lot of talent but only one act can win, who do we think will do so?

The Zac Brown Band have become one of country music's biggest stars for their ability to write and perform songs that speak to the country music audience.  With their fourth single from The Foundation the band has taken on a reflective tone.  Does it work?

Over the next few days, Roughstock will be previewing the CMA Awards telecast with some predictions for the major categories.  Today we look over the Music Video of the Year and Music Event of the Year Categories and offer our thoughts on how they stack up.

Country icon George Jones recently told the associated press his thoughts on the current state of country music and particularly the two divas racking up all the sales and awards, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.  Do his thoughts equate bitterness or true concern?

Alan Jackson and the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store announced today a partnership in which the restaurant/store will not only offer fans a new Songs of Love and Heartache compilation album with two new tracks but also a new collection of lifestyle items.

It’s Wednesday again so if you’re a regular reader of Roughstock you know what today is – it’s SoundScan day – and this week’s chart-topping country album comes from Tim McGraw. Who else finds themselves on this week's Hot Country Albums chart?

Last weekend in University Park, PA, Brad Paisley and his opening acts Jimmy Wayne and Dierks Bentley entertained a packed Bryce Jordan Center with over two hours of high-energy music that was sure to leave fans wanting more when the event was over.

While Lee Ann Womack has scored critical success with her last two albums There's More Where That Came From and Call Me Crazy, the songstress hasn't scored much success at radio.  Will she return to the top of the charts with her version of this popular song?

The year just keeps getting better for Keith Urban as the country music star scored his second #1 single  of the year with "Only You Can Love Me This Way."  This single is the third single from Keith's award-nominated Defying Gravity record.

The best thing about about music is how it inspires people to love or hate it.  It's like an extension of our own human experience and that's exactly what happens with this single, Matt Kennon's debut single for Bama Jam/Stroudavarious Records.