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CMT Insider Interview: Larry the Cable Guy Reflects on Christmas Special For Larry the Cable Guy, nothing signals the impending arrival of Christmas like taping a holiday TV special in late July in Nashville. Billy Dean's Latest Album Spotlights Songs From Grammy Winner Richard Leigh Who knew Billy Dean could be such a devastatingly effective cabaret singer? NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Test Your Music Knowledge Time for another quiz before preparing for the post-Thanksgiving turkey tryptophan coma. Try the questions once without researching anywhere. Then, Google away. The answers are below. CMT Insider Interview: Dolly Parton Everybody loves Dolly Parton, and there was certainly plenty of love in the room during the performances that resulted in Live From London, a two-disc CD/DVD set recorded at the 02 Arena. Backstage interviews and other action are captured on the DV Guy Clark Shares Inspiration in New Album, Somedays the Song Writes You The title track of Guy Clark's new album, Somedays the Song Writes You, insists that inspiration can strike at any moment. Luckily, Clark was undistracted during a recent phone conversation in which he was asked if he keeps notebooks all over his h Barbara Mandrell Praises Contemporary Country Music Barbara Mandrell was serenaded by Martina McBride and George Strait at the recent CMA Awards, and she was still glowing from the performance of "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" when she visited the pressroom backstage a few minutes later. Lady Antebellum Discuss New Music, New Tour, New Friends at CMA Awards When the three members of Lady Antebellum visited the CMA pressroom after winning two trophies on Wednesday night (Nov. 11), they were still riding the adrenaline rush -- and emphasized to reporters that Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Martina McBride and Jas HOT DISH: Recapping the 2009 CMA Awards It could have been called the Taylor Swift Show because that's what it turned out to be. She kicked off Wednesday's (Nov. 11) CMA Awards show with "Forever and Always" and later performed her current single, "Fifteen," and clasped her entertainer o Carrie Underwood Has the Week's Top Album and Song What a week for Carrie Underwood's scrapbook! Not only did the Oklahoma sunbeam sparkle as co-host of the CMA Awards and heat up the room with her slinky rendition of "Cowboy Casanova," she also has the week's top album -- in both Billboard's count Darius Rucker Just Wants to Sing After Winning His First CMA Award Darius Rucker told reporters backstage that he'd be celebrating with a couple of beers following one of the biggest nights of his career -- winning a CMA Award for best new artist on Wednesday night (Nov. 11) in Nashville. Gary Allan Makes His Headline Debut at Nashville's Ryman A country artist's first headlining gig at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium should always be a special thing, but rarely does it happen as it did for Gary Allan, who made his arrival on Thursday (Nov. 12) to a sold-out crowd. CMT Insider Interview: Tim McGraw at Invitation Only Taping Tim McGraw will be performing familiar hits and material from his new album, Southern Voice, in an episode of CMT Invitation Only premiering Friday (Nov. 13) at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Tim McGraw's Celebrity Friends Show Support at Premiere of The Blind Side As might be expected, Faith Hill gives high marks to husband Tim McGraw and the others involved in the new feature film, The Blind Side, which arrives in theaters on Nov. 20. NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Taylor Swift: The New Ruler of the Kingdom So, the CMA got the message. The message that there is a major shift underway in country music's audience. That's become readily evident in Taylor Swift's domination of popular music -- not just her country music base -- in the past year. After Winning Four CMA Awards, Taylor Swift Is Already Seeking Her Next Challenge Taylor Swift enthusiastically greeted reporters in the CMA Awards pressroom Wednesday night (Nov. 11) at Nashville's Sommet Center less than an hour after winning the night's top trophy -- entertainer of the year.