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  Mississippi 17-year-old competing on 'American Idol'
  CANTON, Miss. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Mississippi is a competitor on "American Idol."
  "Having the judges believe in me the way that they do, and thinking that I was good enough to be in the Top 24 was just a proud moment for me," Hannah Everhart, of Canton, told
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It's a wide-open field for this year's CMT Music Awards as four artists have a leading three nominations each: Brothers Osborne, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Zac Brown Band...
  By MESFIN FEKADUApril 8, 2019 GMT
  Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay solidified themselves as the hottest group in country music with multiple wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where Keith Urban was named entertainer of the year and Kacey Musgraves won three honors...
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Old Dominion will perform at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday...
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reigning entertainer of the year Jason Aldean will receive the artist of the decade award at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards in April...
  From Taylor Swift to Jason Aldean to Justin Timberlake: the Cleveland concert photos that rocked 2018
  David Petkiewicz, cleveland.comJanuary 10, 2019 GMT
  From Taylor Swift to Jason Aldean to Justin Timberlake: the Cleveland concert photos that rocked 2018 - 2019-01-10T14:46:32Z
  NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The Latest on the presentation of the Country Music Association Awards being presented Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee (all times local):...
  By KRISTIN M. HALL and MESFIN FEKADUNovember 13, 2018 GMT
  The Country Music Association Awards tend to be fairly predictable as far as winners go, but could this year be different...
  By KRISTIN M. HALL and MESFIN FEKADUNovember 12, 2018 GMT
  By KRISTIN M. HALLNovember 8, 2018 GMT
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The midterm elections are over, but the contest for the year's best country songs is just around the corner at the 2018 Country Music Association Awards...
  By KRISTIN M. HALLSeptember 28, 2018 GMT
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — They have the date 10-1-2017 tattooed on their bodies and have memorial walls of pictures in their homes...
  By KRISTIN M. HALLMay 8, 2018 GMT
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean are the leading nominees for the CMT Music Awards with four each, but it's the pop artists who might steal the big prize at this year's awards show...
  Keith Urban: 'We're a community'
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A list of winners at the 53nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas...
  Aldean: Vegas shooting 'worst thing I've ever experienced'
  By KRISTIN M. HALLMarch 1, 2018 GMT
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Stapleton, who released two top-selling albums last year, leads the Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nominations, including his first entertainer of the year nomination...
  By KRISTIN M. HALLOctober 19, 2017 GMT
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Jason Aldean and other stars honored victims of a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas instead of accepting awards at the CMT Artists of the Year show Wednesday night...
  By ADAM KEALOHA CAUSEYOctober 13, 2017 GMT
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Country star Jason Aldean brought the party back Thursday in his return to the stage following the deadly mass shooting that broke out while he was performing in Las Vegas, but the fun was tempered by the sting of the tragedy...
  By KRISTIN M. HALLOctober 12, 2017 GMT
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — CMT is forgoing formal award presentations during this year's Artists of the Year show and devoting the entire live show to "a night of hope and healing through the power of music" following a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas...
  By KATHLEEN RONAYNEOctober 7, 2017 GMT
  Pati Mestas was a firecracker. Candice Bowers a tough-minded mom. Hannah Ahlers her family's sunshine...
  Singers describe 'war zone' at music festival shooting
  By KRISTIN M. HALLOctober 3, 2017 GMT
  Two country singers on the bill at the Route 91 Harvest Festival have described a scene of terror that felt like a "war zone" as a shooter in a Las Vegas hotel rained gunfire down on thousands of music fans...
  By SALLY HO and REGINA GARCIA CANOOctober 3, 2017 GMT
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rapid-fire popping sounded like firecrackers at first, and many in the crowd of 22,000 country music fans didn't understand what was happening when the band stopped playing and singer Jason Aldean hustled off stage...
  Aldean crowned entertainer of the year at ACM Awards
  By MESFIN FEKADUApril 3, 2017 GMT
  Florida Georgia Line may have lost entertainer of the year to Jason Aldean, but the country duo owned the Academy of Country Music Awards, thanks to some help from the Backstreet Boys...
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A list of winners at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held Sunday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas...
  T.I. announces Knitting Factory show; Jason Aldean returns to Spokane Arena
  Azaria PodpleskyMarch 17, 2017 GMT
  Fans at either end of the musical spectrum are in for a treat today as rapper T.I. and country singer Jason Aldean have announced upcoming shows in Spokane.
  On the "Hustle Gang" tour, Tip "T.I." Harris will introduce audiences to VP Trae Tha Truth, RaRA, Yung Brooke, Tokyo, Jetz and London Jae, all artists the rapper has signed to his Grand Hustle Records.