Wicked , with a 5.53 power score, takes the top spot in the Weekly Top Events rankings for the week ending March 15 and following close behind is Nickelback (3.86), who climbs to number two after falling to number twelve in the last rankings. Britney Spears tickets are third bestselling (3.01) according to our TicketNetwork Exchange sales, and Taylor Swift & Kellie Pickler tickets are fourth (2.69). Dave Matthews Band tickets for the summer leg of its tour went on sale this past week

1. Wicked 2. Nickelback 3. Britney Spears 4. Taylor Swift & Kellie Pickler 5. Dave Matthews Band 6. Elton John & Billy Joel 7. Leonard Cohen 8. Boston Red Sox 9. Jersey Boys 10. Kenny Chesney

Fan voting for the Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards has returned, and starting today, you can submit your vote for entertainer of the year. Kenny Chesney , Brad Paisley , George Strait , Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban are all in the running. The issue of whether or not fans should be allowed to vote for the award was highly debated last year, even by Chesney , who came out the winner. What do you think? Does the integrity of the award depend on music industry insiders being th

Filed under: Country News Brad Paisley is the most popular singer on country radio today. That’s according to a survey of more than 13,000 listeners, conducted by the Country Radio Brodcasters Inc. and Edison Research. Only those who cited a country radio station as the station they listen to the most were allowed to take part in the poll. Several artists were rated on a scale of 1 - 5, with Paisley taking the highest rating of 4.5. Right behind him are George Strait and Brooks &

Kenny Chesney May 01 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX May 02 Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX Jun 13 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL Internet Presale Start: Mon, 03/16/09 10:00 AM CDT End: Fri, 03/20/09 10:00 PM CDT Lady Antebellum Start: Wed, 03/18/09 10:00 AM CDT End: Fri, 03/20/09 05:00 PM CDT Season Ticket Holder Start: Mon, 03/16/09 10:00 AM CDT End: Fri, 03/20/09 10:00 PM CDT Use presale codes: FRIENDS, SUMMERTIME, KJ, CARNIVAL, BEARS , CRAZYEX

Voting for the ACM Entertainer of the Year is now open to the fans. Nominees for the April 5 award show include Kenny Chesney , Brad Paisley , George Strait , Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban . Album releases for the week of March 17, 2009 include: Anita Carter - Songbird (Compilation) Amazon Bucktown Kickback - Fiction MySpace Paula Sinclair - Steady Girl Amazon | MySpace Randy Travis - I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis (C

In a season without a true country singer on American Idol (though some people would say Michael Sarver’s just in denial), a night devoted to the music of the Grand Ole Opry doesn’t favor one singer over the field the way it would in a season with a Kellie Pickler or a Carrie Underwood. Some of this season’s singers, though, have only the most limited familiarity with country music catalogs (Megan Joy, in particular, has said she’s at a loss when it comes to the genre). And if Idol limits cont

Posted on Tuesday, 17 of March , 2009 at 2:00 pm SYRACUSE—Pop star Kelly Clarkson will open the grandstand concert series at the New York State Fair this summer, and heavy metal legend Motley Crue will anchor Crüe Fest 2 - a five-band rock show - at the Fair a week later. Tickets for both concerts will go on sale Saturday, March 21. Clarkson, who won the first season of “American Idol” and went on to become a platinum-selling pop and rock artist, will appear at the Fair’s Mohegan Sun Grandstand

The Jonas Brothers in Birmingham, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Rosemont, San Jose, Washington DC. Presales begin today for these shows with on sales beginning Friday. More are occurring next weekend. Billy Joel/Elton John Seattle on sale Monday pm Taylor Swift in Greensboro, Lafayette, Mohegan Sun Coldplay 13 shows George Strait in Mansfield Keith Urban: Escape Together World Tour in Memphis & Pittsburgh Kenny Chesney in Bossier City, Chicago, Seattle Dave Matthews Band

Day ??? from Key West, FL Key West Express in Ft. Myers. 6am and waiting to leave for Key West. A monstrous backup of posts that I need to get up but I’m having a heard time pulling the trigger. The second I set foot on this island I stopped thinking about doing anything except crushing as much booze as possible and making a fool of myself. Needless to say I made good on both threats. I stepped off the Key West Express Friday afternoon with few concerns and mentally prepared. I w