Tim McGraw's Long-Delayed Emotional Traffic Tops Album Chart Emotional Traffic, Tim McGraw's long-delayed album that Curb Records argued in court wasn't up to par, debuts resoundingly this week at No. 1. Nielsen SoundScan reports it has sold 67,530 copies.

Tyler, Underwood Jam at CMT Crossroads Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood are throwing a huge Super Bowl party as they team up for CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood Live From Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam.

Dierks Bentley Feels at "Home" at Ryman Show On the surface, Dierks Bentley booked his show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night (Feb. 2) to preview material from his new album, Home.

10 Country Artists Scoring Platinum, Gold in 2011 Country artists from Jason Aldean to Carrie Underwood fared well on the year-end list of gold and platinum honors, which were released Wednesday (Feb. 1) by the RIAA.

NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Second, Updated Edition of the Encyclopedia of Country Music Catches Up on Some Things I realize that not everyone will get all worked up about this, but here at the CMT shop, everyone is pretty much pleased that we have received the long-awaited second edition of the Encyclopedia of Country Music.

Rascal Flatts Invite Three Bands on Summer Tour Rascal Flatts will travel across the U.S. with three more country groups this summer as they launch the American Band tour.

Thompson Square Share 10 Grammy-Winning Country Duets Although they're practically inseparable, Thompson Square's Keifer and Shawna Thompson weren't together when they landed their first Grammy nomination this year.

Taylor Swift Earns More Platinum, Gold Taylor Swift received four certifications from the RIAA in January, leading the list of country artists who reached significant sales milestones.

Darrell Scott, Gretchen Peters Lead New Independent Albums Nashville singer-songwriters Darrell Scott and Gretchen Peters are among the independent musicians releasing new albums on Tuesday (Jan. 31).

Redemption Reveals Josh Gracin as Full-fledged Songwriter, Producer Since his new album includes no song by that title, it seems relevant to ask Josh Gracin why he named it Redemption. Who or what is being redeemed?