Taste of Country

Jerrod Niemann squeaked out a win over three country superstars on Thursday. While Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Eric Church were busy performing 'The Only Way I Know' at the CMA Awards, fans of 'Only God Could Love You More' flooded the online and phone polls at Taste of Country Nights radio to push the ballad to a new day -- and a new challenger.

Taylor Swift isn't the only country star with major beef against John Mayer. Judging by a string of recent Twitter comments made by country rocker Shooter Jennings, the son of country legend Waylon Jennings isn't too keen on the 'Shadow Days' singer either, going as far to call the pop hitmaker "king douche."

What's sweeter than scoring your first No. 1 song? How about having the follow-up single also top the charts? If that's sweet, then Lee Brice is feeling cavities. 'Hard to Love,' the second single from Brice's sophomore album of the same name, has been in a steady climb to the top, and this week it sits pretty at No. 1 on both the Billboard and Mediabase / Country Aircheck charts.

The 2012 CMA Awards included over 20 performances -- more if you count the skits and songs hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood played between award announcements.

The best dressed stars at the 2012 CMA Awards took chances, but didn't stray too far from the colorful gowns and classic suits one expects on country music's biggest night. We liked that. Only one man makes the list of clean outfits -- a testament to the many beautiful females that had flashes popping. Scroll down to see the best of the best dressed from the 2012 CMAs.

Dozens of country stars walked the red carpet at the 2012 CMA Awards, but not everyone shined. The worst dressed at the annual awards show included a couple of Amish or pilgrim tributes -- Thanksgiving is coming up, after all -- and a jacket catastrophe. Scroll down to see the worst of the worst dressed at the 2012 CMA Awards.

The 2012 CMA Awards held a tribute to country icon Willie Nelson in the form of a jam session with some of the genre's A-listers.

Country superstar Miranda Lambert won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2012 CMA Awards on Thursday night, racking up her third consecutive win in that category.

Many observers felt Jason Aldean, Eric Church or Luke Bryan might break through in the Male Vocalist of the Year category at the 2012 CMA Awards, but in the end it was Blake Shelton winning for the third consecutive year, which surprised even him.

During tonight's (Nov. 1) CMA Awards broadcast in Nashville, Kenny Chesney took the stage wearing black from head-to-toe and belted out his hit ballad, 'Come Over.'