Taylor Swift performs "Tim McGraw" live for Billboard Magazine in this video. Taylor says the song is not really about Tim McGraw and she's "not a stalker." She says, "It's really about two people who fall in love and their song is a Tim McGraw song." Take a look:
Three time Grammy nominee Jewel talks about her new album, Lullaby. The 15-track album features 10 songs that Jewel wrote as well as a few standards including "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Jewel said when she wrote the album she hoped her future kids would listen to it. She said the album is mostly acoustic and more like her debut album, Pieces of You.
Taylor Swift posted this video about her life on the road. She has some great footage from Saturday Night Live and celebrating New Year's Eve in New York. There's also a footage of her on the set of CSI.
Garth Brooks was one of the many performers at the We are One Inaugural celebration in Washington D.C. Mary J. Blige was also performing (see photo here as well as Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Sheryl Crow. The event has been streaming live on HBO here.
Billboard Names Chris Brown Artist of the Year for 2008
Chris Brown has been named Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine.
Rihanna - who is dating Chris Brown - was named Best Female Artist.
Leona Lewis was named Best New Artist. Alicia Keys had the Top Hip-Hop Album. Flo Rida's "Low" was the Song of the Year, Bon Jovi had the highest grossing tour and Taylor Swift was named Topped Country Artist. Billboard's Year in Music feature for 2008 can be found here.
Jessica Simpson Says She's A Country Girl at Heart
Jessica Simpson seems to have found her musical niche and it's country. Jessica Simpson says she has always looked up to country stars like Dolly Parton and that country has always been in her heart. Jessica also created boyfriend Tony Romo with helping her through the tough times.
Ann Curry from the Today show talks to country music star Taylor Swift and MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe about upcoming MySpace music website. Taylor Swift has nearly 1 million friends (fans) on her MySpace page. Taylor Swift's second album Fearless drops on November 11th.
Sara Evans and Libby's have teamed up in a remake of the Libby's ad jingle. You can listen to it at GetBacktotheTable.com.
Growing up on a farm in Missouri, family dinners were an important part of Sara's childhood. Today, as a busy mom, she makes it a personal goal to sit down with her family at least three times a week. That's why it was a natural fit for Sara to remake Libby's iconic jingle - it emphasizes the importance and simple joy of family time. The jingle launches on radio stations nationwide on September 1, but you can hear it here first, as well as a bonus version, by clicking on the icon to the right.
Also launching on September 1 is your chance to win dinner backstage with Sara Evans and tickets to her concert. Check back here for details in the coming weeks
You have to admit it's a pretty catchy tune with Sara Evans singing it.
WQIK has a first listen for Jessica Simpson's new country song "Come on Over." It certainly sounds convincingly country enough for Simpson to reinvent herself as a country star.
The singer is "talking about doing a country record and going back to her roots, being from Texas," Jessica's father and manager, Joe Simpson, told PEOPLE at Hard Rock Hotel's Rolling Stone party in Las Vegas.
"Everything in our business is about beats and I think she really wants to sing," he said, "and country music still believes in that."
Simpson, 27, recently finished filming Major Movie Star and is turning her thoughts back to her music. Her last album, 2006's "Public Affair," hit the Top 20, but quickly fell off the charts.
"She's a singer from top to bottom," Joe Simpson said. "And everything in the music business, especially pop music, has moved away from singers. And I think country is the the only pure, storytelling kind of genre left."
You can listen to the song and vote on whether or not you like it here. Jessica Simpson's website says her new album will come out in September.
A teary eyed Carrie Underwood became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Fellow Oklahoman Garth Brooks inducted her on Saturday as you can see in the video below. It was Randy Travis who suprised her with the offer to become the Grand Ole Opry's newest member back in March.
Country star Carrie Underwood has launched a new channel on YouTube. Here is here welcome message for her new channel. She has a couple music videos on the channel include "Before He Cheats" and "So Small."
Country star Toby Keith is helping Ford sell the Ford F-150 truck. This Fox Business News video shows Toby Keith on stage at the Detroit Auto Show. He emerges from the truck while his music is playing in the background.
It is pretty to easy to see why Carrie Underwood's music video for "Before He Cheats" was the CMT music video of the year. It is a great video although it is a little painful to watch as Carrie takes her revenge out on her cheating ex's four-wheel drive with her Louisville slugger. It goes right along with the song's lyrics.
That I dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive,
carved my name into his leather seats...
I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights,
slashed a hole in all 4 tires...
Here is the video for " Before He Cheats." Carrie also has several other videos on YouTube.
It is crystal clear that Colbie Caillat has a hit on her hands with "Bubbly."
The video for "Bubbly" can be found here. It is a very catchy song. Caillat's pleasant voice helps make "Bubbly" a fun easy-listening song. The video was shot in Caillat's home townof Malibu, California -- and partly in Santa Barbara.
Caillat's new album COCO has gotten off to a fast start. It debuted at #5 Billboard's Top Album chart. Colbie's new album also jumped to the #1 spot of the iTunes Album chart within hours of its July 17 release according to Universal Republic Records. Her single "Bubbly" has been in the Top 20 on the iTunes pop single chart. USA Today has already called her "the Norah Jones successor." Colbie also has more than 165,000 friends on her MySpace website which is pretty useful if you are trying to sell music.
Rising star Ashley Tisdale is also a fan. She meets actress/singer Jessica Simpson in this video clip. The part where she meets Jessica Simpson is blacked out but you can tell Ashley had fun based on her enthusiasm. Breathe Ashley. Breathe. Ashley Tisdale has one of the most popular music channels on YouTube with nearly 25,000 subscribers.
Sara Evans and Libby's have teamed up in a remake of the Libby's ad jingle. You can listen to it at 
WQIK has a first listen for Jessica Simpson's new country song "Come on Over." It certainly sounds convincingly country enough for Simpson to reinvent herself as a country star.
