First round voting is over the CMT Music Awards is over and the finalists have been announced.

Las Vegas was the city, awards not gambling were the objects of choice. Reba McEntire hosted the Academy of Country Music awards and there were a few surprises as usual.

If you haven’t seen Trace Adkins in concert, you need to go see him! This man knows how to entertain his audience.

Toby is back with his latest offering to his fans. This is the second release, not counting his latest Christmas CD’s, on his own label. Toby is back to recording the music he wants, not what the music executives want him to sing.

Watching the award shows and hearing what gets played on the radio has brought a few questions to mind when it comes to country music. Are artists better off on a small independent label or a major record label?