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By Robbie Daw THE 2010 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE Miranda Lambert, “Dead Flowers” Martina McBride, “I Just Call You Mine” Taylor Swift, “White Horse” Carrie Underwood, “Just A Dream” Lee Ann Womack, “Solitary Thinkin’”

By Robbie 1. Favorite Male Artist: Eminem, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw 2. Favorite Female Artist: Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Pink, Taylor Swift 6. Favorite R&B Artist: Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, Usher

By Chris Molanphy Aiken’s and Hicks’ tracks can be eliminated right away. These were American Idol coronation songs that each topped the Hot 100 based on a couple of fluke weeks of massive CD-single sales. I defy anyone reading this column, pop fan or no, to hum me a bar of those two tracks.

By Maura Favorite Country Artist Brad Paisley Carrie Underwood Jason Aldean Keith Urban Kenny Chesney Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Rascal Flatts Reba McEntire Sugarland Taylor Swift Toby Keith People’s Choice Awards [Official site]

By Chris Molanphy • On this week’s Country chart, Dave Matthews pulls off something he’s never achieved on the Hot 100: a Top 10 hit. His duet with Kenny Chesney, “I’m Alive,” moves into the winners’ circle at No. 9. Matthews’ titular band has never gone higher on the big pop chart than the short-lived 2005 track...

By Chris Molanphy Topping the radio list is an even more stunning feat when you consider all the Nashville-centered acts that, for nearly 20 years, didn’t pull it off: not just big-selling hat acts like Brooks, Alan Jackson and Kenny Chesney (unsurprising, given how little pop airplay those guys get), bu...

By Maura Male Video Of The Year: Brad Paisley, “Waitin’ On A Woman” Collaborative Video Of The Year: Brad Paisley with Keith Urban, “Start A Band” CMT Performance Of The Year: Alan Jackson featuring Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley and George Strait, “Country Boy” from CMT Giants: Alan Jackson

By Chris Molanphy • A final nomenclature item: You will note that the last chart shown below is no longer titled “Hot Modern Rock Tracks.” This week, Billboard fully absorbs the now-defunct airplay-tracking magazine Radio & Records into its charts and is picking up R&R’s name for the chart: that h...

By Chris Molanphy • Brad Paisley extends his streak of No. 1 Country hits, as “Then” assumes the top slot and becomes his 10th consecutive bell-ringer (excluding Christmas tracks and album cuts). Amazingly, as Chart Beat notes, that 10-single streak isn’t even close to the record, which is held by Alabama w...

By Maura So, tonight is the end of this season of American Idol, which means that after a boatload of performances by the likes of Keith Urban, Queen Latifah, Rod Stewart, and other people outside the demographic of people who can try out for the show, we’ll find out whether Adam Lambert or Kris Alle...

By Chris Molanphy 3. Carrie Underwood feat. Randy Travis, “I Told You So” (LW No. 4, 15 weeks) 5. Sugarland, “It Happens” (LW No. 6, 11 weeks) 6. Keith Urban, “Kiss a Girl” (LW No. 9, 7 weeks) 7. Brad Paisley, “Then” (LW No. 10, 6 weeks) 9. Kenny Chesney, “Out Last Night” (LW No. 12, 5 weeks)

By Dan Gibson Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban Carrie Underwood Top Male Vocalist Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban Brad Paisley, Heidi Newfield Top List of ACM Nominees [CMT]

By Dan Gibson The Country Music Association Awards take place tomorrow night, and anyone interested in country music (who isn't Toby Keith) is likely to be somewhat interested in the results. But one look at the nominees makes one wonder if the whole shebang isn't in need of revamping its rules, or at le...

By Chris Molanphy 2. Alan Jackson, "Good Time" (LW No. 4, 13 weeks) 4. Kenny Chesney, "Better as a Memory" (LW No. 3, 16 weeks) 7. Sugarland, "All I Want to Do" (LW No. 8, 7 weeks) 8. Keith Anderson, "I Still Miss You" (LW No. 10, 23 weeks) 9. Keith Urban, "You Look Good in My Shirt" (LW No. 12, 7 weeks)

By Maura Johnston ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Rascal Flatts George Strait Keith Urban TOP MALE VOCALIST Rodney Atkins Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Miranda Lambert Martina McBride LeAnn Rimes Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood

By mjohnston Keith Urban, Love, Pain, & the whole crazy thing The artist: Aussie cowboy currently cooling his heels in rehab. The sound: Slick, radio-ready pop with a hint of twang. The first in line: Country-music devotees, ladies who wore "Team Nicole" shirts during the Cruise-Kidman bust-up.