The country group Rascal Flatts will appear and perform in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie.

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Kenny Chesney leads all nominees at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with 11 and can tie Garth Brooks by winning his fourth straight entertainer of the year trophy.

This Monday, April 14, 2008 file photo shows Kenny Chesney performing during the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn.
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Rodney Atkins is still surprised when people recognize him in the grocery store nowadays. But give it time.

This Jan. 24, 2007 file photo shows Country singer Rodney Atkins in Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 24, 2007. Atkins is nominated for six Academy of Country Music Awards, including male vocalist, album of the year and song of the year. The awards will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2008.
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Tim McGraw performs onstage during the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frank Micelotta./ACMA/Getty Images...

Tim McGraw performs onstage during the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo courtesy of the ACM.

Sept. 17, 2008 — Patty Loveless has been previously named the best female vocalist in country music by the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association as well as in the Grammy Awards, yet when she went to record her new album of remakes, Sleepless Nights, she purposely stayed away from songs that had a strong history in her own gender.

RCA Nashville recording artist Jake Owen was named up-and-coming artist on Nashville Lifestyles Hot List, featured in the August issue. Owen, who released his debut album, Startin With Me, two years ago, has achieved many career highlights in a short period including three consecutive hit singles, multiple tours with the biggest names in country music, performing at the 2008 CRS New Faces Show and a recent Academy of Country Music (ACM) nomination for Top New Male Vocalist. As Nashville Lifestyles points out, its getting harder and harder to ignore the inevitability of Owen hitting it big, and soon. Later this

Aug. 8, 2008 — Martina McBride has a major role in what promises to become a prestigious event: the Academy of Country Music Honors, slated for Sept. 17 at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of ...

Aug. 8, 2008 — Martina McBride has a major role in what promises to become a prestigious event: the Academy of Country Music Honors, slated for Sept. 17 at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

The evening will pay special attention to the California-based ACM’s winners in career categories and musician/technical fields, trophies that are significant within the country music industry but don’t get much time, if any, during the annual ACM telecast in the spring.

Thursday, August 7, 2008 – Martina McBride will host the first official Academy of Country Music Honors, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners ...