Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, JT Hodges, David Nail, Jerrod Niemann, Justin Moore, Scotty McCreery and Thompson Square are the final 8 acts chosen for the fan voted category. Read on to find out how to vote for one of these new artists to be included in the Final five!

With a strong performance on the ACA Awards, Scotty McCreery has managed to move back into the top slot on SoundScan's Top Country Albums chart this week. Read on to see how well the ACA Awards managed to help sales for artists like Toby Keith.

After about a month away from the Top spot, Scotty McCreery returns to #1 on the SoundScan Country Albums chart this week with Clear As Day, leaping over Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum in the process. Read on to see how the Top 10 and more fared this week!

We expected to see a sales increase for virutally every performer on last week's CMA Awards show telecast and that became the truth as the SoundScan sales numbers were released this morning. Read on to see how your favorite stars, like Adean (pictured), performed!

With over 60,000 copies sold, Toby Keith leads the way this week with Clancy's Tavern once again finding a large audience. Vince Gill's returun with Guitar Slinger debuted high this week as well. Read on to see how the rest of the Top 10 and notable albums fared!

Last Week, Scotty McCreery set a boat load of records and this week he can add one more to his mantle, this one with the help of fellow American Idol 2011 contestant Lauren Alaina! Read on to find out what record they set and how other new CDs, like Martina's, debuted!

With a career building on the #1 hits "Small Town USA," "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" and the Top 10 "Backwoods," Justin looks to take his career to a bigger level with this new single "Bait A Hook." Watch the official music video here.

As Expected, Scotty McCreery leads the pack on the Albums chart this week but where would the new albums from Merle Haggard, The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, and Rodney Atkins new Take a Back Road album debut? Read on to find out!

Sometime yesterday up and coming, two time chart-topper Justin Moore seemingly got in a little argument with a fan through his twitter over hunting and his family. Read on to learn more about the 'altercation' and what it was all about here.

With over 91,000 copies sold in stores and online last week, George Strait remains the King of Country Music thanks to his latest album Here For A Goodtime. Read on to find out how many #1 albums that makes for George and to see how other artists fared this week!