The American Music Awards (AMAs) will take place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, November 22(8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Taylor Swift leads the nominations race this year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sugarland leads all the nominees announced Tuesday for Country Music Television's awards show next month with five nominations.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - With his latest single shooting up the charts, Jason Aldean faces a problem that most entertainers wouldn't mind having.

The list of Country luminaries performing on "The 41st Annual CMA Awards" reads like a who's who of the format's finest and freshest faces with the announcement today that multiple nominee Alison Krauss and Horizon Award nominees Jason Aldean and Kellie Pickler have each been added to the list of performers for this year's gala.

Rapper/actor Ice Cube is to star in Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst's new movie "Comeback." Cube will play a former high school football star who coaches his niece as she becomes the first female quarterback in (junior league) Pop Warner football history. The film is based on a true story.

Warner Bros. Records multi-platinum duo Big & Rich is set to put forth their third studio release, Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace, June 5. Their debut book, Big & Rich: All Access, will hit shelves the same day. Big & Rich kicked off the releases with an appearance on NBC's Today Show Summer Concert Series on June 1,

ABC's hottest music event is back and bigger and better than ever when today's most exciting Country Music artists hit the stage in Nashville for a four-day party and celebration of America's music for the special "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock."

Heart-warming stories and riveting musical performances are the heart and soul of summer's hot TV special "CMA Music Festival: Country Music's Biggest Party," which airs Monday, July 24 (9:00-11:00 PM/ET) on ABC.