ACM Honors Being Held Tonight

As we told you, the first ever ACM Honors is being held tonight at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. The event, which will be hosted by Martina McBride, will recognize special award winners including Bill Anderson, Dick Clark, The Oak Ridge Boys, Brenda Lee, and posthumously, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner, and Fred Rose. Performers at tonight's event include Luke Bryan, Josh Turner, LeAnn Rimes, and Joe Nichols.

Joe Nichols To Be Honored

Joe Nichols will be inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame later this year. Once inducted, he'll join country greats Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Glenn Campbell, and Tracy Lawrence as members. You can purchase tickets to Joe's induction ceremony, which will be held on November 15th at 7:30pm at the Hot Springs Convention Center, by calling (501)321-2027. Congrats Joe!

More Political Events, More Country Performances

You can add Joe Nichols' name to the list of performers who will be showcasing country music at various political events within the next couple of weeks. Joe will be performing at a concert on 9/2 in Minneapolis, MN as part of the bipartisan event, Grammys Rock The Convention. Although this particular event is being held in conjuction with the Republican National Convention, the same event will also take place at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. The events aim to educate politicians on issues that affect music and musicians.

Over at the Red Rocks ampitheater outside of Denver, CO, Sugarland performed yesterday as part of "Green Sunday At Red Rocks," an event designed to spotlight Denver's environmental record. That event was held in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention.

Country Stars Support The Troops

On September 7th, ABC will air a special called America United: In Support Of Our Troops, featuring country singers Toby Keith, Joe Nichols, Clint Black and Jessica Simpson. The special features performances at various military bases and also includes non-country artists including Janet Jackson, ZZ Top, Snoop Dogg, and Jordin Sparks. That week is a busy country music week for ABC...on September 8th they will air a two-hour special of the CMA Festival, Country's Night To Rock, and on September 10th, they will show Taylor Swift & Rascal Flatts announcing the nominees for the 42nd annual CMA Awards which will be held in November.

Funny Videos!

Want to go inside Kellie Pickler's tour bus? How about Joe Nichols Meet & Greet? Or how about following Chuck Wicks on his adventure to take a shower?! People.com has a couple of great videos...click here to watch those moments. And when you get done watching that (and cracking up!!) go with Dierks Bentley as he takes you inside his tour bus, with Keith Anderson as he goes on stage, and with Lady Antebellum as they show you what's in their drawers! (Not THOSE drawers people...get your minds out of the gutter!!;))...that video is here (same link..just click above the first video!)

Anyone In Need Of A Concert Fix??

The Country Thunder music festival being held in Twin Lakes, WI this week, July 16 - 19, will offer Country Music fans an opportunity to catch their favorite stars perform via an iClips webcast. Artists currently scheduled to appear include Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swfit, Joe Nichols, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Keith Anderson, Sugarland, Jason Michael Carroll, Jessica Simpson, Luke Bryan, Kellie Pickler, Sara Evans and many more. Check out iClips for a full line-up, including performance times as well as online viewing information.