NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Brad Paisley leads Country Music Association Award nominees with six nods announced Wednesday, while Taylor Swift snagged a nomination for entertainer of the year, the show's highest honor.

Happy Birthday to "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson, (1988), "The Libertine" actress Samantha Morton (1977), Hootie & The Blowfish singer Darius Rucker (1966), pompous comedian Stephen Colbert (1964),

Hootie & The Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker has assured fans his country music success doesn't mean the end for his rock band - they're already making plans for a new album.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Super Bowl? Forget it. The Oscars? Who cares. The biggest star-studded event on the horizon is President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

The early 90's pop hit "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" is perhaps the same sentiment the keeps some musicians in the music industry from packing it all in to keep on truckin'.

Heavy rockers Metallica have scored a second week at the top of the U.S. album chart with first full-week sales of 337,000. The group's Death Magnetic

Hootie And The Blowfish have split so that frontman Darius Rucker can concentrate on a solo career as a country star.

Happy Birthday to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" actor Robert Pattinson, (1988), Oakland A's pitcher Barry Zito (1978), "The Libertine" actress Samantha Morton (1977),

Oh, the '90s. Too young to be considered hip in an ironic and nostalgic way, it currently sits in the awkward phase, awaiting d-list comedians to show up at VH1 with their best Bill Clinton jokes tucked away for such an occasion.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It is with great disappointment that two-time Grammy award winning Hootie & the Blowfish announce additional changes in their touring plans for 2007. The summer tour, originally postponed until July 21, will be further delayed until Aug 10.