LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian celebrated one year of marriage by renewing their wedding vows.
The country singer tweeted: "Renewed our vows today. It's incredible to thank each other for the past years as husband and wife. Here's to another great year!"
LeAnn and Eddie tied the knot on April 22 of last year, and enjoyed a day at the beach.
Carrie Underwood spent an hour-and-a-half with the students of the PS22 Chorus in Staten Island, NY last Thursday to work up a rendition of "Good Girl".
Afterwards, Carrie said: "My experience at PS22 has been absolutely amazing. It just made my heart happy to be here ... I think myself and everyone else in the music industry right now need to be worried because they're getting older and [they're] going to put us all out of a job."
Carrie Underwood was featured on ABC's "Nightline".
When the hypothetical question of her husband Mike Fisher cheating on her came up, she replied: "With Mike, it never crosses my mind. I know he loves me, and I know he loves God. And he wouldn't do that to either one of us."
Another question: When is the right time to start a family?
She replies; "To be honest, one day I'm absolutely fine and happy and, you know, start legitimately thinking about the idea of having kids, and the other day, I'm like ‘oh gosh, no, no, what?' I can barely keep my own schedule straight."
Carrie's new album, "Blown Away," drops on May 1 and it features a love song, "Forever Changed." She said it's about a woman who is married with children and is coming to the end of her life. She said one of the writers wrote the song about his mother who was suffering from Alzheimer's, but Carrie said it reminds her of her grandmother's death.
With tears welling up, she explains: "I get emotional even talking about this song to be honest. It's just beautiful. It just becomes very real… and I remember my grandmother at the end of her life, looking at my dad and thinking that that was my grandfather."
"I can never sing this song, like on stage in front of people. I could barely get through it in the studio."
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw hit the road together for the first time since the early 2000s. The only difference in show will be that Tim will now open for Kenny.
Kenny says it will be a more fun and exciting tour so look for him in a T-shirt with a baseball cap. “It’s not necessarily going to be the kind of show where you would come and buy something to eat and drink and sit down and enjoy the evening,” Kenny promises. “Like always, we try to make it as energetic and as fun couple of hours as possible, and this year’s not going to change.” Kenny tells Billboard.
Chesney is preparing for this tour just as he does for any other stadium run. “My whole life has changed since the last time I toured with Tim,” Chesney admits. “I think when we do our first show in Tampa this year, it will be my 70th stadium show, so that’s all happened since then. I won’t want to approach this summer any differently than I approached the last 10 tours that we’ve done. The work ethic’s still the same. The idea of trying to give everybody their money’s worth and having it be an unbelievable night of music and a moment of their summer that’s going to stand out – that’s what our job is … so the idea of preparing for this is no different than any other.” The Brothers of the Sun Tour 2012 kicks off in Tampa, Fla. on June 2 and runs for 19 days.
It will also feature Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, who will sing ‘You & Tequila’ with Kenny, and Jake Owen.
Source: Billboard
Carrie Underwood was featured on ABC's "Nightline".
When the hypothetical question of her husband Mike Fisher cheating on her came up, she replied: "With Mike, it never crosses my mind. I know he loves me, and I know he loves God. And he wouldn't do that to either one of us."
Another question: When is the right time to start a family?
She replies; "To be honest, one day I'm absolutely fine and happy and, you know, start legitimately thinking about the idea of having kids, and the other day, I'm like ‘oh gosh, no, no, what?' I can barely keep my own schedule straight."
Carrie's new album, "Blown Away," drops on May 1 and it features a love song, "Forever Changed." She said it's about a woman who is married with children and is coming to the end of her life. She said one of the writers wrote the song about his mother who was suffering from Alzheimer's, but Carrie said it reminds her of her grandmother's death.
With tears welling up, she explains: "I get emotional even talking about this song to be honest. It's just beautiful. It just becomes very real… and I remember my grandmother at the end of her life, looking at my dad and thinking that that was my grandfather."
"I can never sing this song, like on stage in front of people. I could barely get through it in the studio."
George Jones posted a video message on his website Wednesday, thanking fans as he recovers from an upper respiratory infection. He then accused his daughter Georgette Lennon of spreading lies about him on the Internet.
He was hospitalized for nearly a week last month and had to postpone shows.
The 80-year-old country star says in the video: "I would like to apologize for my daughter Georgette and her new husband for putting so much bad things about me on the Internet and Facebook.
"None of these things are true. They are all about money. I have gave and gave until I can no longer give. I will never let her go hungry, but I am tired of putting out, and I am not the person they claim I am."
Lennon said she is "completely devastated" by his message and denies making any negative statements about him. Lennon's mother was country singer Tammy Wynette, who died in 1998.
She told the AP: "All I've ever wanted is to have a relationship with my dad and for him to know how much I love him and for him to love me and want to be a part of my life. I had hoped that we could resolve this between the two of us privately and at some point he would talk to me. Unfortunately, things have escalated even further."
Lennon said their relationship became strained a couple years ago when she became friends with her two brothers from Jones' second marriage. She said Jones had a falling out with his two sons about 20 years ago, and does not communicate with them.
She said her relationship with her father reached a breaking point last year when she was planning her Oct. 29 wedding. Her brothers were OK with not attending if it meant Jones would be there to give her away, but Lennon said she never got an answer from Jones until she saw on his website he had booked a gig on the same day. Her 18-year-old twin sons walked her down the aisle.
Miranda Lambert has made People magazine's list of the Most Beautiful Women of 2012.
She explains: "I'm representing normal girls. It's OK to have a little bit of curve. I'm happy with my body. So many girls come up to me and say, ‘Thank you for being normal,' and I'm proud of that."
Joining Miranda on the list are Charlize Theron, Michelle Williams, Kate Middleton, and the Most Beautiful of them all- Beyonce
Miranda Lambert may be seeking Gold and Green this football season.
Prior to performing at Green Bay’s Resch Center, Miranda was presented with a single share of stock for the Green Bay Packers. Worth about $250, Miranda can now attend share holder meetings, meet with the coach, watch practice, and tour the facility, according to CMT.com, “We’ve only done it twice. For Jason Aldean and now Miranda,” said Ken Wachter, the president of the group that manages Green Bay’s Resch Center.
Source: CMT
JakeOwen proposed to his girlfriend Lacey Buchanan onstage in Florida earlier this month. He was thrilled she said yes, but Jake admits he wasn't ready for all the media attention their engagement got.
"A lot of people really wanted to know about it, how it went down and everyone wanted an interview," Jake says. "That's all great, but I wanted to be normal for a minute. I always thought I was normal until that moment."
Jake and Lacey have been careful to maintain privacy but Jake says they'll tie the knot soon in a simple ceremony on the beach.
He reveals, "No shoes, and I'll probably just be laid back in casual clothes, and she'll be in her pretty dress, and we'll have just immediate family and call it a day."
Brad Paisley visits "South Park" tonight on Comedy Central (9p.m.).
Over the weekend, Brad toured the South Park Studios in California and was invited to be part of the next episode. His cartoon likeness can be seen twice in the episode -- first while singing the national anthem at a Denver Nuggets game and again in a duet with Cartman, one of the main characters.
In a Twitter message, Paisley wrote, "If I may say, I make a handsome cartoon. Well, you be the judge of that." Source
Carrie Underwood led the field with five CMT Music Awards nominations, announced yesterday.
Other top nominees include Miranda Lambert who has four nominations: two as a solo artist and two with her all-girl trio Pistol Annies. Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, and Thompson Square have three nominations.
The awards show is fan voted at www.CMT.com. Votes can also be cast through June 4 via mobile devices at CMT Mobile or the CMT Insider app available on iPhone, iPad and Android. The five finalists for the show's top prize Video of the Year will be revealed at the beginning of the CMT Music Awards and fans can then vote over the course of the show to determine the winner.
"American Idol" champion Scotty McCreery was pitching for Garner High School ( against East Wake High School) on Thursday when a one-hopper back to the mound hit McCreery in the throat.
Scotty grabbed the ball, threw out the batter and stayed in the game. A spokeswoman at Universal Music Group in Nashville says Scotty wasn't injured.
He pitched 4 1/3 innings, struck out six and allowed seven hits, including a home run. He left with a 2-1 lead, but East Wake rallied for a 3-2 victory.
RELATED NEWS:
Scotty McCreery went to his prom Saturday with Gabi Dugal. Scotty tweeted a picture of the two of them with two other couples before they headed into prom.
Madame Tussauds wax museum in Sydney, Australia includes wax figures of Marilyn Monroe, Queen Elizabeth, as well as.... Keith Urban and his famous actress/wife Nicole Kidman.
Madame Tussauds general manager Hywel Mathias said it takes 60 artists 800 hours to create a figure from beginning to end and each as a net worth of about $220,000.
http://www.madametussauds.com/Sydney/
NBC's ‘TODAY' show summer concert series will include The Band Perry hitting the stage on June 1, Kenny Chesney performing on June 22, and Zac Brown Band appearing on July 13.
The series will include plenty of pop acts, like Justin Bieber and Chris Brown.
Dolly Parton will be featured in a two-part interview on the ABC talk show "The Revolution" next week. Host Tim Gunn traveled to Nashville to interview Dolly. She opened up to him about battling depression, her weight loss journey and the evolution of her personal style. She also shared some of her favorite costumes throughout her career.
Dolly's episodes air Thursday and Friday. Thursday's episode also features Montgomery Gentry getting a makeover.
IT'S OFFICIAL: Keith Urban is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night by Opry General Manager Pete Fisher and Opry members Trace Adkins and Josh Turner.
Keith told the crowd: "I want to share this with all of you. It's a long way from (Australia) to this stage, and to stand in this circle is the most phenomenal thing. I tell the Opry this touches me because it says you know where my heart is, but it shows the global popularity of this music."
Over the course of the evening, the GAC broadcast included congratulatory messages for Urban from friends and fellow artists, including Marty Stuart, John Mayer and Brad Paisley.
Taylor Swift is in talks to play songwriter Joni Mitchell in the upcoming drama "Girls Like Us", an adaptation of a book with the same name.
The story centers around the Mitchell, now 68, and her contemporaries Carly Simon and Carole King.
"Girls Like Us" would be Swift's third major film role; she made her big screen debut in 2010's "Valentine's Day", and starred alongside Zac Efron in the animated "Lorax", which hit theaters in March.
GO ON, GIRL by Liz Mantel,posted Apr 20 2012 7:04AM
This week, Reba McEntire became the second female country artist to ever sell more than 30 million albums. The first woman to do this was Shania Twain, who is currently considered the top-selling female country artist of all time with 34,175,000 albums sold. Source
Carrie Underwood joins pop stars Justin Bieber, LMFAO, and The Wanted on the performance list for the Billboard Music Awards, May 20th, airing from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the second year in a row on ABC.
More announcements are on the way, with additional acts and presenters to be revealed in the coming weeks.
CMT NOMINEES by Liz Mantel,posted Apr 20 2012 7:01AM
Little Big Town will be in New York to announce 2012 CMT Music Awards nominees in select categories during the 10am ET hour of Monday's "Today" show on NBC-TV. Voting will begin immediately following at CMT.com.
This is the second year CMT and NBC have partnered for the announcement.
CMT will debut a new reality series tonight: "Jennie Garth: Little Bit Country," starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Twenty years ago, Jennie Garth moved from Urbana, Ill., to Los Angeles to pursue acting and promptly took the Hollywood world by storm as one of the breakout stars of Beverly Hills 90210. Now she is in search of a simpler life as she moves her family to a seven-acre farm in the countryside of central California, where she hopes to put the pressures of Hollywood aside and experience a new way of life.
Trace Adkins is the host of "Great American Hero", a new GAC series debuting later this year. Camera crews will follow Trace in six pre-selected cities on his Songs and Stories Tour – Easton, PA; Bakersfield, CA; Hyannis, MA; Grand Rapids, MI; Philadephia, MS; and Knoxville, TN – as he celebrates three hometown heroes in each city.
Those wishing to nominate a hometown hero from any one of the six cities mentioned can do so from now until Wednesday, May 9, 2012, by logging on to www.traceadkins.com/gah.
Whether it is someone doing extraordinary things to enrich their community, those reaching out to help people or animals in need or those stepping in to give a voice to those who aren't heard, Great American Hero will celebrate folks representing a variety of causes.
After Justin Bieber took ‘The Voice' stage on Tuesday night to preview his new video, Blake seemed very impressed with the young talent, even comparing him to the King of Rock ‘n' Roll— Elvis Presley.
Blake told Hollywood Life: "You would have to be living under a damn rock not to know who the kid is and the impact that he is having," referring to Bieber. "I never witnessed anything like that, it's got to be similar to what happened with Elvis when he would come walking into a room. People screaming and crying, I literally looked at a group of girls that were in the audience and they were crying!"
"Man, I like that kid. He came over and shook all of our hands, so he seems to be a really good kid on top of everything else, on top of being extremely hot and talented!" Source
Carrie Underwood's new single, "Good Girl," has been certified gold for 500,000 digital downloads. The single was digitally released on Feb. 24 and reached gold status on April 4. "Good Girl" is the lead single from her upcoming album, "Blown Away", due May 1.
Carrie recently sat down with Kmart for an exclusive interview to talk about her new album, how she picks songs to record and her most memorable award winning moment.
Over a dozen of country music's top performers participated in recording ‘The Choice,' a song written by Billy Gilman to bring awareness to children in need of shoes across the world. Every download of the song will provide a pair of shoes to a child in need.
ARTISTS INCLUDE: Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Wynonna, and Kellie Pickler, as well as Montgomery Gentry, Randy Travis, Josh Turner, Keith Urban and many more.
100 percent of the proceeds from the download will go to Soles4Souls, a nonprofit with a goal of putting shoes on the feet of people who need them. The goal is to put 500K pairs of shoes on children in need.
OK, JAKE OWEN by Liz Mantel,posted Apr 18 2012 7:21AM
Jake Owen is the Nashville Casanova, according to Entertainment Weekly, which put him on this list of the "30 Greatest Music Artists Right Now," along with country biggies like Carrie Underwood (Country Belle) and Taylor Swift (Everygirl Superstar) and alt-ish bands like Mumford & Sons (Platinum Folkies) and the Civil Wars (Americana All-Stars).
Carrie Underwood will headline the Live On Letterman webcast from New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater April 30 at 8pm ET. Vevo platforms, CBS' JumboTron in Times Square, Radio.com mobile apps and select CBS Radio stations will simulcast the event, which follows the taping of her performance on the Late Show With David Letterman, airing that evening on CBS-TV.
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush say they relied on their tour manager to decide whether or not the show would go on at the tragic Indiana State Fair last summer. Seven people were killed and dozens injured when a stage collapsed.
Nettles answered questions for more than four hours last Thursday in West Virginia and Bush's deposition began Friday morning. Sugarland's spokesman Allan Mayer says Nettles and Bush "never told anyone not to delay the concert because of the weather." He says the two are eager to "get to the bottom" of the tragedy.
A report issued last week by an engineering firm says the stage rigging was not built to code and began to give way when winds gusted at 33 miles per hour. Industry safety standards would require that it be able to withstand wind gusts of 68 miles per hour.
An attorney says Sugarland's version of what happened before last summer's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair is inconsistent with other witnesses' account. Source
The July 12 Garth Brooks Scotiabank Saddledome show at the Calgary Stampede sold out all 15,322 tickets in just 58 seconds Saturday – a record for the 100-year-old event. Buyers were limited to six tickets at $62 (including service charges).
Many fans are angry, however. While they missed out on tickets, resellers are now asking up to $4,900 per seat on Stubhub.com.
Keith Urban's third annual "We're All for the Hall" concert at Bridgestone Arena on April 10 raised $465,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The sold-out concert featured performances by Keith, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Don Williams and many more country superstars. Proceeds will go towards the care of the Hall's collection, its school and public programs and improving its main exhibition.
The concerts have raised a total of approximately $1.5 million for the Hall over the past three years.
Dave Haywood – the last single member of Lady Antebellum – tied the knot Saturday night with Kelli Cashiola on a private farm outside of Nashville.
Family, friends and Haywood's bandmates, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, gathered around the couple at Front Porch Farms in Ashland City.
Singer/songwriter Dave Barnes provided the music for the intimate outdoor ceremony, which was followed by dinner and dancing. Guests were shuttled into the secret location.
The couple have been friends for nearly six years, and on Dec. 19, he surprised her with an early Christmas present when he spelled out "Will you marry me?" on the side of her house in Christmas lights. As he put the engagement ring on her finger, Cashiola said "Yes!"
The 30-year-old bride is an executive with Warner Bros. Records in Nashville. She wore a lacy white dress with a sash tied at the small of her back and a white flower in her hair. The groom wore a suit and tie.
Trisha Yearwood debuts "Trisha's Southern Kitchen" on Food Network tomorrow (Saturday) on Food Network.
Trisha says the "first six episodes have my sister, my uncle, my best buddies and my nephew -- they have somebody else in them, so I'm not just standing there by myself."
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush were in Charleston, W. Va., yesterday to begin two days of video depositions about the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair that killed seven people and injured several others. Earlier in the day, the Indiana State Fair Commission received reports from two companies hired to investigate why the stage rigging and scaffolding collapsed when high winds hit the Indianapolis area before the duo went onstage at the outdoor concert on Aug. 13, 2011.
The reports from Thornton Tomasetti (an engineering firm) and Witt Associates (emergency planning advisers) concluded the stage structure did not meet industry standards and a fully-developed emergency plan was not in place.
In a written statement provided to media in Charleston, Nettles and Bush said, "In all the back-and-forth between the lawyers, the suggestion's been made that we've somehow been trying to avoid having to answer questions about last summer's terrible tragedy. This is simply not true."
They are scheduled to continue providing the depositions before performing today in Pikeville, Ky.
IT'S TONIGHT by Liz Mantel,posted Apr 13 2012 6:16AM
Country music superstars including Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Martina McBride pay tribute to Lionel Richie during "ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends – In Concert", airing tonight at 9 eastern/8 Central on CBS.
During the show, country stars will perform some of Lionel's biggest hits as well as duets featured on Lionel's new album, "Tuskegee".
Artists performing include Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Sara Evans, The Band Perry, Big & Rich, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Blake Shelton and Marc Anthony. Lionel's daughter, Nicole Richie, also makes a special appearance.
A verse from Jason Aldean's ‘Tattoos on this Town,' inspired Natchez, Miss. resident to create the perfect marriage proposal idea.
The verse: "And to this day up on that overpass / Even underneath the new paint, you can still see / Allie, will you marry me?"
Using 4 cans of white spray paint 22-year-old Keith Partridge found an embankment by the side of a highway near his home and sprayed out the message "Sara will you marry me? You are my world!!!"
At 1am, Partridge lured his girlfriend, Sara Melton, to the spot where friends already had headlights pointed directly at the message.
She "turned around and saw it and started crying". She had no idea it was about to happen — she "was shocked".
Partridge said he just wanted to have a totally unique proposal because Melton is so special to him.
Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera will perform, for the first time this season, alongside the four remaining artists on their respective teams during THE VOICE Performance Show on Monday, April 16 (8-10 p.m. ET).
Each artist on Teams Blake and Christina will also have the opportunity to further showcase their talents as they each perform an additional song before viewers vote to save their favorite member from each team.
The following artists from Team Blake and Team Christina will perform on Monday: TEAM BLAKE:
Erin Willett @erin_willett
Jermaine Paul @jermainepaul
RaeLynn @raelynnofficial
Jordis Unga @jordismusic
Sugarland will give a court-ordered deposition, Via Video beginning TODAY April 12th and Tomorrow the 13th in regards to the Indiana State Fair stage collapse.
Questions will focus on the role the duo played in the decision-making process to go ahead with the concert despite the severe weather. Nearly 20 attorneys for defendants and plaintiffs will attend the deposition, which will happen in Charleston, W.Va., in person, while others by video conference from Indianapolis.
Source: Mercury Nashville
Keith Urban's All for the Hall concert in Nashville included a surprise: for Keith, himself.
The concert featured a bevy of stars with the goal of raising money for the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Keith also managed to get an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry from Vince Gill. He will be inducted April 21.
(TRIVIA: New Zealand-born and Australian-raised, Keith Urban will be the first artist from outside North America to become an Opry member.)
Near the end of last night's show, Vince Gill called Rascal Flatts back out on stage to bring a gift for Keith Urban. As Keith opened a large black duffel bag revealing the Opry's signature microphone stand, Vince Gill said, "We would like to invite Keith Urban to be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry."
Keith Urban covered his face in surprise as he began, "I don't know what to say - but first, yes. Thank you very much to everybody at the Grand Ole Opry who made this possible. I'm shocked. How beautiful for this to happen tonight of all nights."
"I will always remember the first time I played the Opry. Seeing this stand and standing in the circle was an extraordinarily surreal moment. So this right here is just a whole other stratosphere. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
AS FOR THE SHOW?
It was an evening stocked with acts also including Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Alabama, the Band Perry and Thompson Square, along with unannounced guests Country Music Hall of Famers Merle Haggard and Don Williams.
~~ Carrie Underwood is highlighted in Parade Magazine's 30th Annual Report: "What People Earn, Then and Now" (on newsstands this Sunday, April 15th). The magazine describes the issue as "a peek at American paychecks over the past 30 years: the ups, the downs, and the surprising turnarounds."
Carrie Underwood made $15,980 as a waitress in 2004. Now, her income is pegged at $20 million.
REMINDER: "ACM PRESENTS: Lionel Richie and Friends – In Concert" taped last week at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will air this Friday night (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The special features duets from Lionel Richie's latest album "Tuskegee", along with solo performances.
Keith Urban announced that all artist and publishing royalties from the song "For You", written for the movie "Act of Valor," will be donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation.
The foundation supports SEAL families and their parent commands by easing financial burdens, establishing support networks, and funding command sponsored activities.
Urban debuted the song from the movie's soundtrack last week at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. "For You" was released Monday.
LeAnn Rimes is denying reports she's planning a tell-all about the breakdown of her first marriage and her affair with now-husband Eddie Cibrian.
The singer/actress tweeted on Monday: "So you all know, I'm blonde & there's no "tell all" book about divorce, marriage and 'my side.' I just laugh at (all) of this!"
Sources said Rimes' rep was putting out feelers to find a co-writer to pen her autobiography, and tell LeAnn's side of the story.
The 30-year-old country singer surprised his girlfriend Lacey Buchanan with marriage proposal -- on stage-- during a charity performance in his Vero Beach, Fla.
Getting down on one knee when singing "Don't Think I Can't Love You," Jake asked Lacey to be his wife-- but the proposal was so spontaneous that he didn't even have a ring.
Jaket later tweeted: "I'm a happy man. Life is complete".
The couple met on the set of Owen's video for "Eight Second Ride."Lacey also appeared in his video for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night."
Coming off Easter weekend, many took time to be with family. The Family got bigger recently for Taylor Swift
The genealogy website Geni.com has put together a few handy little family charts that show Taylor Swift is a 15th cousin once removed to Reba McEntire, a 9th cousin once removed to Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks' 12th cousin once removed, and Loretta Lynn's 14th cousin. The relation tracked through Taylor’s father (Scott) side. Click on the links below to see the family tree on Geni.com: Garth Brooks Reba McEntire Willie Nelson Loretta Lynn
For more check out: Geni.com
Reba McEntire's cobalt blue dress from last Sunday's ACM Awards is now up for auction on eBay to benefit Feeding America.
Bidding is fierce with over $3100 hundred placed on the item. Bidding will cease on April 11th.
Source: Reba.com/eBay
Kelly Clarkson welcomed some special guests to the stage at her 2012 Stronger tour stop at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater Tuesday night... including country singers Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton, for separate performances.
Blake filled in for Jason Aldean on the duet 'Don't You Wanna Stay'.
Reba and Kelly performed their rendition of 'Because of You' -- which was originally a Top 10 pop hit for the 'American Idol' winner by herself.
Tuesday night included Michelle Branch, singing The Wreckers' hit 'Leave the Pieces' with the headliner.
Scotty McCreery will make an appearance on the CW's show ‘Hart of Dixie' later this month. Scott will serenade the characters George and Zoe (played by Scott Porter and Rachel Bilson, respectively) in the April 23 episode of the Southern-based comedic drama.
George and Zoe leave town together and wind up at a bar, where Scotty offers up some music for them. "George finds out some secrets [like Lemon's affair] and calls Zoe out of the blue to get out of Dodge. They end up having a magical evening. It's a glimpse into what they could be, but it's bittersweet because they know circumstances prevent it from being more".
Today, Rascal Flatts visit 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' during the daytime and then cap things off with the one-night-only debut of their first concert film-documentary, 'Rascal Flatts Changed.' The film will be screened in more than 650 theaters nationwide.
PLUS... Later in the day, they'll host the New York City premiere of 'Rascal Flatts Changed' in Times Square.
The documentary covers the history of the group and explores where they are now with this new album.
The group finishes up the week with a Friday morning performance on ABC's 'Good Morning America'.
Kellie Pickler returns to "American Idol" tonight to perform "Where's Tammy Wynette," a track from her latest album, "100 Proof". She was a finalist during the show's fifth season.
Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy will voice characters on CMT's new animated series, "Bounty Hunters", to debut in 2013. The three comedians will serve as executive producers.
Lisa Lampinelli will also voice one of the characters in "a hilarious tale about three friends and their two-bit bounty hunting business."
Ashton Kutcher walked onto the stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday night wearing a bright red Western blazer with white piping, large silver belt buckle, and a black cowboy hat pulled down close to his eyes.
The actor sang a few lines from George Strait's "I Cross My Heart" and then handed out the ACM trophy for Female Vocalist of the Year to Miranda Lambert. She graciously accepted, but then later had doubts about the actor's sincerity.
Miranda tweeted: "Was Ashton Kutcher making fun of country or is it just me? Watching it back now and I'm kinda wondering?"
Justin Moore added: "Seen Ashton kutcher at the acms tonight. What a douche! I don't care for people making a mockery of the way country artists' dress."
Kutcher responded on Twitter, with a message for Miranda:
"I Am One Of The biggest country Music fans you've ever met. Wasn't making fun at all."
Followed by the next tweet: "btw congratulations again."
George Jones was released from a Nashville hospital yesterday after being admitted last week with an upper respiratory infection. The Country Music Hall of Famer is resting at home and will return to the stage in Mahnomen, MN April 20.
Miranda Lambert says her next goal is... a new album for her trio, Pistol Annies.
Miranda tells the Boot that Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley will join her on the road this summer, and then this fall they'll work to record a new album, the follow-up to ‘Hell on Heels.'
Miranda says: "Our goal on this next record is to write everything in our family, just the three of us girls again. The new album will be what you expect, three country girls singing about three country girls' lives."
The ACM Presents: Lionel Richie And Friends – In Concert has added performers Big & Rich (performing "Brick House"), Darius Rucker ("Stuck On You") and Marc Anthony ("Endless Love" with Sara Evans). They join previously announced performers Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Evans, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts and Kenny Rogers.
The concert special is a benefit supporting ACM Lifting Lives. It taped last night at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena and airs April 13 on CBS-TV.
Now he can tweet about getting ready for his college classes instead of high school....whoopie! -Liz
Season 10 "American Idol" Scotty McCreery's success won't stop him from furthering his education. Next fall, the 18-year-old superstar will attend North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Scotty was accepted to all four of the schools (East Carolina, Belmont University and Tennessee State being the others) he applied to, and while he's reportedly considering transferring in two years to someplace in Nashville, he might have some sentimental attachment to NCSU. After all, it's his dad's alma mater.
George Jones was to be hospitalized with an upper respiratory infection, until tomorrow (Tuesday).
His publicist says: "Reports that Mr. Jones has pneumonia, are simply false. Mr. Jones is being treated with antibiotics in order to clear up his respiratory infection and will remain in a Nashville area hospital until Tuesday."
Below, check out the winners of the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards: Song of the Year: “Crazy Girl” by Eli Young Band Album of the Year:Four the Record by Miranda Lambert Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum Vocal Duo of the Year: Thompson Square Video of the Year: “Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith Vocal Event of the Year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay” by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson Single Record of the Year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay” by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson New Artist of the Year: Scotty McCreery Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert Male Vocalist of the Year: Blake Shelton Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
To see the entire list, including industry, radio, and instrumentalist awards, check out the complete winners list at the official ACM website.
