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Following a long night out in his hometown of Vero Beach, Fla. on Cinco de Mayo — which ultimately ended with him being cuffed and detained by police — Jake Owen took to Twitter Sunday morning to apologize for the comments he made while he was worked up about the incident.

There’s only one Brantley Gilbert, but that hasn’t stopped an Indiana man from trying to pose as the ‘You Don’t Know Her Like I Do’ singer. After sending emails and text messages acting as if he were the country star, 25-year-old Thomas Michael Barth has been charged with two counts of felony theft, according to a statement made by the Warsaw Police Department.

In addition to releasing her highly-anticipated studio album ‘Blown Away’ on Tuesday, Carrie Underwood announced a whopping 57 scheduled shows on her upcoming 2012 Blown Away Tour. Hunter Hayes will open dates across the country and Canada, with $1 from each ticket sold at North America shows benefiting Red Cross disaster relief.

Eric Church‘s comments about television singing competitions have split the country audience. Reader responses to his remarks and perceived insults in the current issue of Rolling Stone were intense, but far from unanimous. There’s little doubt that he voiced an opinion held by many — but certainly not all — country music fans.

Husband and wife Shawna and Keifer Thompson, better known as "Thompson Square" recently won the ACM Award for "Vocal Duo of the Year" beating out Sugarland, Steel Magnolia, Montgomery Gentry and Love and Theft.  And they credit Turner and McCoy and all of the Kiss Country family for the win!  Ho...

Despite a rocky 2012, Rodney Atkins will focus his efforts and use his talent to help raise money for cancer research at a Kentucky Derby Eve dinner party. The party, called the Julep, will be held on May 4 in Louisville to benefit the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville. Make no qualms about it, this is an event for those living high on the hog. At $500 a plate, Atkin

This week, fans of Texas-based hitmakers the Josh Abbott Band were made happy campers, as they were finally able to get their hands on the band’s new album, ‘Small Town Family Dream.’ The release is the band’s fourth record, one which found them returning to doing things their way — with no label or Nashville politics involved.

This week, the Band Perry are hanging out in New Orleans, Louisiana shooting their music video for their single ‘Postcard From Paris,’ and from the looks of a photo they posted to Twitter, they seem to be enjoying themselves. The sibling ...

For a limited time Kiss Country has made arrangements to let you listen to Carrie Underwood's new album "Blown Away" absolutely free on I-Tunes.  And if you don't have an I-Tunes account, that's free to set up as well.  It's a great way to kick the tires on this one and see if you want to buy it, before you actually have to spend any money!  Take a ...

When Chris Cagle parted ways with Capitol Records more than three years ago in a particularly difficult time of his life, he didn’t know what the future would bring for his country music career. Now, the Louisiana native is back full force, with his single ‘Got My Country On’ sitting in the Top 20 and a new record, appropriately titled ‘Back in the Saddle,’ due out on May 29 with Bigger Picture Gr

Martina McBride has a lot on her plate. Between managing her longstanding country music career, mothering three daughters, and being a good wife to her husband, John McBride, the ‘Marry Me’ singer has a whole lot to handle. How does she do it? In her words, a lot of teamwork.

You can still recognize Tim McGraw by his eyes and mustache, but much of the rest of his face is quite different in 2012. The singer is in much better shape than he was in this picture from 1993, for starters. There is something else that is different, and we can’t quite place it…