Country couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton are hoping fans like their low-key collaborative concerts - because they want to become the next Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

Country star Miranda Lambert faces losing her boyfriend if Jessica Simpson ever moves to Tennessee - because Blake Shelton is smitten by the pop singer.

Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle and Kelly Rowland have been named among the choirmasters of a new reality TV choral challenge. In the Christmas-flavored show, "Clash Of The Choirs," the trio, Nick Lachey and country singer Blake Shelton will attempt to assemble a 20-strong amateur choir in their hometowns.

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.

Country singer Miranda Lambert once almost shot an ex-boyfriend in the face because she thought he was an intruder. The 23-year-old, who is currently dating fellow country star Blake Shelton, admits she held a gun at her unnamed ex's head after he surprised her with a late-night visit.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Kenny Chesney may want to start arriving at the Academy of Country Music Awards a little later in the evening. For a third consecutive year, he sat through a three-hour show before winning anything. But patience was a virtue at Tuesday's 42nd annual award ceremony, just as it was at the 40th and 41st gatherings, when Chesney also went home with the prestigious entertainer of the year trophy.

R&B star Ne-Yo has scored his second US number one album after taking his new record Because of You to the top of the charts. The So Sick singer/songwriter's new release sold 251,000 copies in its opening week to land at the top of the Billboard 200.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder for country couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert - they love to spend time apart. Shelton, who divorced Kaynette Williams last year, insists his romance with pretty singer Lambert would be a disaster if they spent more time together.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - If Blake Shelton comes across as a little gloomy on his new album Pure BS (read review), cut him some slack. He was going through a divorce when he was making it, and let's just say he had a lot on his mind.