Awards

The stars burn brightest during Oscar season. But for some the spotlight is short-lived, even when they win.

Dierks Bentley just made a dream come true for Walmart checker and aspiring country singer Kayla Slone. During the West Virginian's appearance on 'Anderson Live,' Bentley called in to gush about what a fan he is of her voice and to personally invite her to the ACMs in Las Vegas in April, where she will be able to hob-knob with country music's finest.

It's official! The nominations for the 48th annual Academy of Country Music awards are in, and Brantley Gilbert and his new fiance Jana Kramer are going up against each another for the New Artist of the Year Award.

Taylor Swift drops out of the Top 10 all together, while Hunter Hayes sit comfortably in the same spot. Get all the details inside my Top 10 Country Billboard Chart Watch!

Carrie Underwood made sure any of the buzz surrounding other dresses at the 2013 Grammy Awards was 'Blown Away' by wearing a light-up dress that literally lit up the Staples Center.

Fast-rising star Hunter Hayes threw an interesting twist on announcing the nominees for Pop Vocal Album at Wednesday night's (Dec. 5) Grammy Nominations Concert, which broadcast live from Nashville. Instead of reading them from a list, the enterprising singer-songwriter sang a snippet of each nominated song.

Seems like all the artists are picking YouTube as their medium to reach award voters and fans. Hunter Hayes has now jumped on that band wagon in a fast, tailored trailer as James Bond to help recruit votes for the ACM Awards!

Watch hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler crack up the stars at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards!

It's safe to say that Eli Young Band has become THE Texas Country band paving the way for other aspiring Texas Country Artists to the top. They have gained much success this past year and more importantly more respect for the Texas genre of music.

Blake Shelton has been on the hunt for a new Co-Host for the upcoming 48th ACM Awards and has now found one in singer/Country Star, Luke Bryan! Look out ladies! The show is going to be HOT this year!

In order to honor the ultimate 2012 American Country Awards artist, Jewel and her husband, bull rider Ty Murray, took to the stage to announce the Artist of the Year winner. It's been such a great year for country music that it was kind of difficult to guess which artist would snag the coveted guitar award.

While a few stars dolled up for the 2012 American Country Awards on Monday night (Dec. 10), plenty of others went casual... too casual. The men on this list of the Worst Dressed at the 2012 ACAs all have denim in common, while the women who got our heads shaking chose daring dresses that looked stolen from the set of the next 'Spider Man' movie.