The inaugural Bottle Rock Napa Valley 2013 kicked off last weekend, May 9-12 and it was surely a hit as the dates have already been confirmed for next year.  This wasn’t just your average California music festival full of hipsters, wannabees and a few ‘yeah, I think I have heard of them’ bands. It was a celebration of Napa’s rich history and culture featuring local restaurants, wine makers, amazing bands and even comedy.

Performers included Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Iron and Wine, Primus, The Black Keys, The Shins, Matt Nathanson, Flaming Lips, Jim Breuer, Alabama Shakes, Bad Religion, ...

Hey y’all! It’s time to grab your cowboy boots, straw hat and jean shorts and head out to the desert with your music loving friends. The country folk are taking over the Coachella Valley for the 7th annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, CA this weekend, April 26th -28th.

Starpulse will be there to cover all the bands, including Toby Keith, Hank Williams Jr., Trace Adkins, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Rodney Atkins, Dwight Yoakam, Phil Vassar, Jana Kramer, Zac Brown Band, Darius Rucker, Thompson Square, Lonestar and Tanya Tucker. Not only will we be there to cover the amazi...

The 2013 music scene is experiencing a revival of acoustic, indie, and vintage sounds. Bands like Mumford & Sons and other small-town bands are stealing the spotlight while the oldies are getting a second wind. Here are four amazing in-concert bands that you should see this year:

Folk Rock: Mumford & Sons

Recently catapulted to fame after the smashing success of "Babel," Mumford & Sons’ concerts are full of fast strumming and fiddling, in addition to emotion-packed lyrics and a driving beat. The British band gathered most of their fans from constant concerts that allow their songs to gr...

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were the toast of the town last night after winning a total of four trophies, including a joint award for "Song of the Year," at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.

The married singers shared the prize for their powerful duet "Over You," and Lambert had to contain her emotion while they accepted the award. Shelton told the crowd, "I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old, and later in life when I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother.' I los...

A few things come to mind when we think about New Orleans- food, booze, Mardi Gras and great music. When we think of great music, we think of the seven day festival that we are so excited to be covering this year- the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. As with every year of the celebrity packed event, this year’s lineup is epic. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Eagles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, My Morning Jacket, Ne-Yo, Al Green, Paulina Rubio, Bonnie Raitt, The Beach Boys, Florence + The Machine, Better than Ezra, Cee Lo Green, The Nevi...

Kenny Chesney looks set to lead the charge at the 2012 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards after scoring nine nominations.

The country superstar will compete in top categories including Male Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year and Song of the Year for You and Tequila, his duet with Grace Potter.

He'll also go up against Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum for the coveted Album of the Year prize.

Lady Antebellum will also attempt to defend their title as last year's Vocal Group of the Year, facing tough competition from The Band Perry, the Eli Youn...

Singer Jason Aldean and the Zac Brown Band are set to dominate the second annual American Country Awards after scoring eight nominations apiece.

Both acts will battle it out for the Artist of the Year and Album of the Year honors at the Las Vegas ceremony in December.

Taylor Swift is also tipped for the Artist Of The Year prize, as are Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum.

Duo Thompson Square will be an act to beat after scoring seven nominations, while country sweetheart Swift is tipped in six categories, including Artist of the Year: Female. She'll go head-to-head with Sara Evans, Alison ...

Adele leads this year's American Music Awards nominees with four nominations. Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and The Band Perry follow with three nominations each.

Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Jason Aldean, Kanye West, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull collected two nominations, respectively.

This year's 2011 Artist of the Year nominees are: Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift.

For the fifth year, winners will be determined by online voting. Fans can vote at the Coca-Cola AMA voting website, amavote.com, as well as AMA.abc.com. Artists wi...

Country star Blake Shelton has signed on to revamp Kenny Loggins' Footloose anthem for the movie remake of the cult film.

The soundtrack will also feature new renditions of Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For a Hero," Ann Wilson and Mike Reno's "Almost Paradise" and Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear it For The Boy" by acts like Victoria Justice, Hunter Hayes, Ella Mae Brown and Jana Kramer.

The film's soundtrack also features new tunes by Big & Rich, Cee Lo Green, David Banner and Zac Brown Band.

The remake of the 1984 film features newcomer Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid.

Newlyweds Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert had an amazing night at the CMT Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, picking up three of the nine top honors between them.

Shelton won Male Video and Web Video of the Year prizes for his hits Who Are You When I'm Not Looking and Kiss My Country A**, while his new bride landed the Female Video of the Year award for ballad The House That Built Me.

The night's biggest winner was Taylor Swift, who walked away with Video of The Year honors for her promo Mine.

Justin Bieber also picked up his first ever CMT award for his That Should Be Me ...

Justin Bieber's foray into country music has paid off - his collaboration with Rascal Flatts has earned him a top nomination at the 2011 CMT Music Awards.

The stars' duet, That Should Be Me, will compete for Collaborative Video of the Year - going up against multiple nominee Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson's track, Don't You Wanna Stay.

Aldean leads all nominations with four mentions - three for his hit song My Kinda Party, which will battle for Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year and Best Web Video of the Year.

Keith Urban (Without You) and Blake Shelton (Who Are You When I'm N...

Miranda Lambert dominated last night's Academy of Country Music Awards after taking home four trophies (check out all the winners here), but did she dominate the red carpet?

Carrie Underwood looked resplendent in a grape-colored gown with sequin embellishment, while Taylor Swift opted for a more subtle look in a yellow dress.

Miranda Lambert looked like Aphrodite in a white, Goddess-like gown and later changed into a short strapless hot pink frock.

Julianne Hough dazzled in a sleeveless peach dress with a turqouise and gold bracelet.

Check them out in the photos below, and tell us who y...

The 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards belonged to Miranda Lambert after she scooped four trophies at the ceremony in Las Vegas on Sunday.

The country star was crowned Female Vocalist of The Year, while her track The House That Built Me received honors for Song of The Year, Single Record of The Year and Video of The Year.

Brad Paisley took home the Male Vocalist of The Year trophy and trio Lady Antebellum accepted awards for Top Vocal Group and Album of The Year for Need You Know.

Picking up their prize, Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley joked, "Thank you, Miranda Lambert, for winnin...

Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton are all set to host tonight's 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at 8pm; but you can watch the stars arrive on the red carpet prior to the show right here.

Join host Stuart Brazell live from the red carpet beginning at 6:15pm (ET), and get the lowdown on tonight's big show. While you're waiting for the live stream to begin, check out Stuart's sneak-peek behind the scenes at the awards video below. She'll show you where the big stars will be sitting, give a tour of Reba's dressing room and more!

This y...

Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga were the toast of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after picking up nine awards between them.

Country trio Lady Antebellum claimed five accolades for their single and album "Need You Now," including Record and Song of the Year, while Gaga scored wins for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Video for "Bad Romance" and Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Vocal Album for "The Fame Monster."

But the surprise of the night came right at the end of the ceremony when indie darlings Arcade Fire picked up Album of the Year honors for "Th...

Zac Brown has a new woman in his life: His fourth baby girl.

The country singer's wife, Shelly, gave birth to...

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Miranda Lambert is set to lead the way at the upcoming Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards after scoring a massive seven nominations.

The 27-year-old singer has landed a number of top nods, including ACM Entertainer Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Single Record of the Year for "The House That Built Me" and Top Female Vocalist - the award she scooped last year.

Lambert will compete in the vocal event of the year category for her collaboration with Sheryl Crow and Loretta Lynn on "Coal Miner's Daughter," and has also received two nominations for Video Of The Year - for "Only Prettier" a...

Miranda Lambert had a very special 27th birthday at the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday - she took home Song, Video and Album of the Year honors and was named Female Vocalist of the Year.

Her fiance Blake Shelton was also a big winner, claiming the Male Vocalist and Musical Event of the Year awards.

Lady Antebellum were the only other multiple winners, picking up accolades for Vocal Group and Single of the Year, and it was a huge night for event co-host Brad Paisley, who claimed the Entertainer of the Year prize.

Lambert, who was nominate...

Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum have emerged as early contenders for the 2010 CMA Awards, landing six nods a piece in the first wave of nominations.

Lambert scored an impressive five nominations from two songs, The House That Built Me and White Liar. Both are up for single, video and song of the year, The Country Music Association announced on Tuesday.

Meanwhile Lady Antebellum grabbed nominations in four categories, including vocal group of the year. The band's breakthrough hit Need You Now also landed its members, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, nods for single of ...

Bosses at auction website eBay.com have thwarted scalpers hoping to get rich from selling free tickets to a Jimmy Buffett charity gig - by banning the sale of passes for the Gulf Coast benefit.

More than 30,000 tickets for the easy listening star's free July 1 Alabama concert with country stars Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown were snapped up as soon as they became available on Wednesday - and opportunists who got their hands on passes have offered them as sale items on eBay.com.

Sickened by the thought of callous scalpers using the popular website to cash in on the oil spill benefit, eBay bos...

Veteran musician Jimmy Buffett will team up with stars including Kenny Chesney for a free show in Alabama to pledge support to those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico.

The concert will be held on the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama and will feature Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band, along with Chesney, Sonny Landreth, the Zac Brown Band, Jesse Winchester and Allen Toussaint.

Buffett has organized the event to show his support for the local businesses affected by the massive slick, which has been drifting ashore on the Gulf Coast since a BP rig ruptured in April.

The gig wi...

Taylor Swift took in a little crowd surfing during her performance at Sunday night's Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas.

The blonde beauty is up for four awards this year, including Top Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year ("You Belong With Me"), Video of the Year ("You Belong With Me"), and Entertainer of the Year.

This year, for the first time ever, country music fans were given the opportunity to text in their votes to determine who would be awarded the night's biggest accolade. The nominees include Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Brad Pais...

Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Sugarland are the toast of the country music world after leading all nominees for the upcoming CMT Music Awards.

The three acts landed four nods apiece during the first-round of nominations announced by bosses at the TV music network on Monday.

Aldean's "The Truth" and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" will compete with videos by Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band in the coveted Video of the Year category.

Underwood and Swift will also battle it out for Female Video of t...