Sara Evans Crossroads Special Tonight ...

Sara Evans and Maroon 5 blend their worlds of country and pop on "CMT Crossroads: Maroon 5 and Sara Evans" premiering Friday night at 9pm on CMT. The one-hour special was taped before an invitation only audience in Nashville and features Evans' hits including "I Could Not Ask For More" and her new single "Some Things Never Change," as well as the Maroon 5 hits "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved."

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Artist Info

Sara Evans Crossroads Special Tonight ...

Sara Evans and Maroon 5 blend their worlds of country and pop on "CMT Crossroads: Maroon 5 and Sara Evans" premiering Friday night at 9 eastern, Pacific on CMT. The one-hour special was taped before an invitation only audience in Nashville and features Evans' hits including "I Could Not Ask For More" and her new single "Some Things Never Change," as well as the Maroon 5 hits "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved."

Lady Antebellum Playing For Free...

Lady Antebellum will be giving it away for free. The band is performing as part of the Pepsi Free Concert Series "DeepRockDrive." They'll perform a live on-line, interactive show on May 16th. Fans can log onto DeepRockDrive.com and send shout outs to the stage, vote on what the next song will be from the set list, personalize their views by selecting camera angles and send digital applause to the artists on stage.

CMT Teams Up With People Magazine ...

CMT and People magazine have joined forces to create the TV show People Country Special on CMT, which will bring to life the pages of the magazine's quarterly special issue. It will take viewers inside an exclusive interview and photo shoot with Kenny Chesney, and the homes of Clint and Lisa Hartman Black and Luke Bryan. Also featured are Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus, Jewel, Jack Ingram and Taylor Swift. The 30-minute show, hosted by CMT's Allison DeMarcus, airs at 12:30 p.m. May 17 and at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. May 18. The million-circulation magazine hits newstands May 16.

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NEWS

ACM Award Nominations ...

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Keith Urban

TOP MALE VOCALIST
Rodney Atkins
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
LeAnn Rimes
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

TOP VOCAL GROUP
Diamond Rio
Eagles
Emerson Drive
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts

TOP VOCAL DUO
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Halfway To Hazard
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland

TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
Luke Bryan
Jack Ingram
Jake Owen

TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
Sarah Buxton
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift

TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP
Carolina Rain
Lady Antebellum
The Wreckers

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
5th Gear
– Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
– Miranda Lambert (Columbia)
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
– Kenny Chesney (BNA)
If You’re Going Through Hell
– Rodney Atkins (Curb)
Taylor Swift
– Taylor Swift (Big Machine)

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Don’t Blink”
– Kenny Chesney
“Famous in a Small Town”
– Miranda Lambert
“Lost In This Moment”
– Big & Rich
“Stay”
– Sugarland
“Watching Airplanes”
– Gary Allan

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Don’t Blink”
– Kenny Chesney
“Lost in This Moment”
– Big & Rich
“Online”
– Brad Paisley
“Stay”
– Sugarland
“Watching You”
– Rodney Atkins

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Because of You”
– Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson
“Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
– Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
“Shiftwork”
– Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait
“Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore”
– Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes
“What You Give Away”
– Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow

ACM Awards given out May 18th on CBS

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