MTV, VH1 and CMT will celebrate the top artists of the decade on Oct. 10 (also known as 10/10/10).

Zac Brown, Julianne Hough and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush were among the 81 artists from a wide range of musical genres contributing to Monday’s (Feb. 1) recording session for “We Are the World — 25 for Haiti.”

Write this down: What’s your favorite George Strait song? We could list dozens of memorable Strait tunes from our fool-hearted memory, since it just comes natural, but we’ve come up with 10 classics that will leave you with a smile.

Jeff Bridges, Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett and Maggie Gyllenhaal are nominated for Oscars for their work in Crazy Heart.

Brad Paisley sold out Gillette Stadium near Boston when more than 50,000 tickets went on sale Saturday (Jan. 30).

Heres a look at your news for Tuesday Feb. 2^nd, 2010

Lee Purser was found not guilty Monday afternoon by reason of mental instability of murder in the 2007 stabbing death of his mother, Pamela Purser, at the Carter County Courthouse. Attorney Craig Ladd says this was a long and unusual case heard by a judge, but even though he was found not guilty, the 27yr old Purser is far from free. According to the defense Lee Purser has suffered from several mental disorders most notably, paranoid schizophrenia. There were 2 experts retained by the case, one by the defense, and one by the state, and both came to the same opinion, that he did not know the difference between right and wrong during the time of the offense. There will be a hearing next month to determine whether or not he presents a current threat.

A 7hr standoff Sunday between several law enforcement agencies and an armed man accused of kidnapping and rape ended without with the 52yr old Charles Ray Stevens in custody and no shots were fired. Stevens surrendered around 11:30 that night after he started a fire in a vehicle. This started when a handcuffed woman who’d allegedly been raped then kidnapped was able to escape Stevens’ vehicle while he was buying beer at a Boswell, Oklahoma convenience store. Stevens was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, evading arrest, and kidnapping. The standoff shut down Highway 19 south of Paris for hours Sunday afternoon. There were no injuries in the standoff and bond was set at $175,000

28yr old Donielle McKenney, 28yr old Belinda Wright, and 22yr old John McKinzie were all arrested and transported to the Bryan County Jail over the weekend. Police say they were called to the Days Inn on Main Street in Durant where they found meth and paraphernalia inside their motel room.

3 Fannin County Sheriff’s Deputies are recovering after they were injured on the job Sunday. Sheriff Kenneth Moore said, the deputies responded to a disturbance call on County Road 1115 just north of Ravenna. They were met by a mentally distraught woman, armed with 2 large kitchen knives. After several attempts to speak with her, the deputies used non-lethal rounds to subdue the women, but in the process she cut all 3 deputies. The woman also cut her finger. She and the deputies were all treated and released from the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham. The woman was then taken to a mental facility. No charges are pending.