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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/24
Jewel stars as June Carter Cash in the bio-pic Ring of Fire, which premieres on Lifetime on Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The TV movie focuses on the highs and lows of June's long relationship with Johnny Cash -- played by Big Love's Matt Ross -- and...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/24
Carrie Underwood has donated $1-million dollars to the American Red Cross for disaster relief.
Carrie says, “I have watched the devastation in my home state of Oklahoma over the past several days with great sadness. With the help of my fans who...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/24
Little Big Town will host the "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" on Monday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. eastern on ABC.
"It's an incredible honor to be hosting this year's CMA Fest," said Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town. "We could not be...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/24
Earlier this week, Oklahoma native Blake Shelton announced that he would be partnering up with NBC for a televised benefit concert to help those devastated by Monday's Moore, Oklahoma tornado.
Now we have a few details on the...
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Jeunesse Montgomery-Spencer on
2013/05/24
Hey !
I've been running around in circles today trying to keep up with the plans for this weekend-they're crazy!
We're going to be all over the road in the KX96 Cruiser. Tomorrow we'll start off at the Girls Inc. Dash for Durham in Oshawa...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/23
Tim McGraw is giving his fans a taste of his live shows with his McGraw Overdrive series.
Beginning tomorrow, he'll post on his website a live track recorded on his Two Lanes of Freedom tour. Additional live songs will be delivered June 7th,...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/23
The first wave of nominees for the fan-voted 2013 Teen Choice Awards has been revealed and Taylor Swift has earned three nods among the TV, film, music, sports and fashion categories.For starters, Taylor is up for Choice Female Artist, where she...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/22
Looks like Taylor Swift is the go-to girl when it comes to comforting friends in the midst of a break-up.
According to PopSugar, Kristen Stewart, who just called it quits with Robert Pattinson, was seen going to T's Beverly Hills home --...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/22
Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum have joined the lineup for the CMT Music Awards. They join previously announced performers Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/22
Blake Shelton is working on a benefit concert to help the victims of Monday's tornado in his home state of Oklahoma that has killed 24 people and leveled Moore, Okla., Billboard reported.
Shelton is working with NBC to organize a benefit...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/22
It all started with some people criticizing Darius Rucker for covering the Bob Dylan (and Ketch Secor) song “Wagon Wheel,” a tune that gained some popularity when Old Crow Medicine Show released it in 2004.
That escalated into this post Sunday...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/22
Kellie Pickler became the first country singer in 16 seasons of Dancing With The Stars to take home the championship mirror ball trophy.
"Us?" she exclaimed when her name was announced as winner Tuesday night (May 21).
Yes, her pro dancing...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/21
Toby Keith is among the artists affected by Monday's deadly Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. He was raised in the area and still has friends and family there.
In a statement, Toby said, "This storm has devastated the community that I grew up in. I...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/21
Chely Wright and her wife, Lauren Blitzer Wright, are the proud parents of identical twin boys.
George Samuel and Everett Joseph, who are named for their great-grandfathers, were born Saturday. The boys weren't expected until the summer, but...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/21
Faith Hill wants to clear things up -- she is not going to be a judge on The X Factor.
She squelched the rumor on her Facebook page, writing, "Heard I was going to be a judge on X Factor? Flattered, but not...
Posted by
carolyn ellis on
2013/05/21
Taylor Swift snagged the most Billboard Music Awards -- taking eight in all including Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Country Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for Red.
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/21
Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles announced today that she will release her first solo album this fall. She has enlisted the help of producer Rick Rubin on the project.
"It goes in a lot of cool different directions," Rubin says. "There's...
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carolyn ellis on
2013/05/17
ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night airs Sunday on CBS.
The show, which benefits the ACM's Lifting Lives charity, features performances by John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo, Pitbull, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke...
Posted by
carolyn ellis on
2013/05/17
Taylor Swift is up for 11 awards at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards -- including the the coveted Top Artist trophy. She's also up for the fan-voted Milestone Award.
Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan are both up for three awards, while Hunter...
Posted by
carolyn ellis on
2013/05/17
Tim McGraw came to the rescue of a woman who collapsed during his show in Atlanta last weekend.
The woman, who's been identified only as Paula, says that when she came to, Tim was in front of her with a glass of water. He even kissed her...
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