Emotional Traffic, Tim McGraw's long-delayed album that Curb Records argued in court wasn't up to par, debuts resoundingly this week at No. 1. Nielsen SoundScan reports it has sold 67,530 copies.

Keith Urban returned to the stage Friday night (Feb. 3) for his first public appearance since undergoing vocal cord surgery.

Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood are throwing a huge Super Bowl party as they team up for CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood Live From Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam.

On the surface, Dierks Bentley booked his show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night (Feb. 2) to preview material from his new album, Home.

Reba McEntire's new sitcom project, Malibu Country, has been picked up by ABC, according to thewrap.com, a TV industry website.

Toby Keith's latest hit, "Red Solo Cup," has been certified platinum by the RIAA for 1 million digital downloads.

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, along with Norah Jones and James Taylor, are among the artists honoring Paul McCartney as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year.

Are you ready for some CMT Crossroads? I know I am.

Billy Ray Cyrus signs a book deal to publish his memoir.

This is how Rolling Stone magazine defines Blake Shelton:

Super Bowl ... schmuper bowl.

Country artists from Jason Aldean to Carrie Underwood fared well on the year-end list of gold and platinum honors, which were released Wednesday (Feb. 1) by the RIAA.

I realize that not everyone will get all worked up about this, but here at the CMT shop, everyone is pretty much pleased that we have received the long-awaited second edition of the Encyclopedia of Country Music.

Carrie Underwood will release a new album on May 1, although the title has not yet been revealed.

Tim McGraw would like to thank the fans. They are the ones, he believes, who made his latest album Emotional Traffic debut at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart.