Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts were presented the CRS 2012 Artist Humanitarian award during ceremonies Wednesday (Feb. 22) at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. The band members were honored for their charitable activities supporting the American Red Cross, the Jason Foundation, the Make-a-Wish [...]

George Strait and Lionel Richie were the surprise bookends during a private concert Wednesday (Feb. 22) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium during the Universal Music Group’s showcase at the annual Country Radio Seminar. Strait, who charted his first single for the company’s MCA Nashville label in 1981, opened the show that [...]

Taylor Swift and Zac Efron sing about Ellen‘s weirdness. Jason Aldean shows off his guy-next-door charm. Vince Gill, Civil Wars get underneath their roots for Bluegrass Underground. Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers tell Paul Revere’s tale. Roger Miller’s widow loses court battle over the rights to his songs. [...]

An absentee Glen Campbell was accorded the Country Radio Broadcasters’ career achievement award Tuesday evening (Feb. 21) at ceremonies held at the Nashville Convention Center. Six new members were also inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame during the dinner. The event opened the annual Country Radio Seminar, a [...]

(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Taylor Swift told Jay Leno on The Tonight Show that she no longer reads her Google alerts. (Those are automatic emails that come every time there’s an Internet [...]