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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 24, 2012
Why so stiff you two? Lighten up. You look like you are frozen in place. Hey, Keith and Nicole!!!!
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 24, 2012
Lee Brice Hard 2 Love (Curb) Lead single "A Woman Like You" is Brice's first No. 1 hit as a solo artist. He co-wrote eight tracks including "See About A Girl." Eric Church, Jerrod Niemann and newcomer Thomas Rhett are among the other songwriters. Brice, Stone, Kyle Jacobs, Doug Johnson and Matt McClure co-produced.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 24, 2012
"American Idol" champion Scotty McCreery was pitching for his Garner High School baseball team when he had a scary moment on the mound when a one-hopper back to the mound hit Scotty in the throat. Scotty retrieved the ball and threw out the batter. A spokeswoman for Universal Music Group in Nashville says Scotty wasn't injured. By the way, Scotty pitched 4 1/3 innings, struck out six and allowed seven hits and left the game with a 2-1 lead, but the other school rallied to take the win away from the singer.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 23, 2012
The Grand Ole Opry added another star to the membership with the induction of Keith Urban. Nine-year Opry member Trace Adkins (with Josh Turner by his side) welcomed Keith to the club. "Thank you very much! Yee haw! That is awesome!" he exclaimed. He is the first non-North American born artist to be inducted. (Watch video of the induction below.) .
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 19, 2012
Keith Urban will become a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday (April 21st). He couldn’t be more proud to represent the famed organization. “It’s a big moment for me,” says Keith. If you can’t be there in person to see Keith’s induction for yourself, you can catch it on GAC TV starting at 8pm on Saturday night. Keith said his wife Nicole sure knows how to keep a secret because he had no clue that his Opry induction would take place on April 21st. "I [didn’t] know anything about it. All I know is that it was a friend of my wife’s birthday on the schedule, which apparently is totally fictitious, but [laughs] that was it. It was Monica’s birthday on the 21st. So, I didn’t question it. I was just gonna go.”
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 19, 2012
Dick Clark died yesterday at the age of 82 after a massive heart attack while undergoing a procedure in a Los Angeles hospital. All genres of music were influenced by Dick Clark. His career of course included hosting 'American Bandstand,’ ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ and he was the executive producer of the Academy of Country Music Awards, The American Music Awards and The Golden Globe Awards. Country artists react to his death. “Dick Clark. What is there to say… You’ve done it all, rest in peace,” Rascal Flatts‘ Jay DeMarcus said on Twitter.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 19, 2012
Video of Jennifer Nettles being deposed by lawyers for victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse. One attorney for the victms said he was surprised that Jennifer Nettles showed no emotion while being questioned the events that lead to the deaths of seven people. Jennifer's attorney's say that is "flat wrong." Watch a portion of the testimoney below:
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 17, 2012
Keith Urban says he is ready to write songs about his dark days before going through rehab in 2007. He says, quote, "For some reason I've started writing recently and these things are now starting to now come into the songs. It's five and a half years later. So for whatever reason they're just coming through a little bit more now. And I want to explore some of those now." Keith is writing songs for his new album which he plans to release this year.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 17, 2012
An attorney says Sugarland's version of what happened before last summer's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair is inconsistent with another witness account. The Indianapolis Star reports it obtained a partial transcript of singer Jennifer Nettles' deposition in a series of lawsuits over the disaster. The Star says Nettles testified that the country duo was never told fair officials had asked to delay the concert because of an approaching storm and that the band probably would have postponed the show if they had been asked. State Fair Executive Director Cindy Hoye testified that she asked Sugarland's tour manager to delay the show but was told that the band refused.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 17, 2012
MIranda Lambert suspended her concert during the tornado outbreak in Wichita Saturday night. The singer delivered the news to the concert crowd herself, telling everyone to stay in their seats. After a 45 minutes suspension, Miranda returned to the stage at about 10:40 and finished her set. She told the crowd, "If we go down, we're going to go down together." Earlier in the day Miranda tweeted that her bus was rocking hard from the wind gusts preceeding the storm, "Wichita will be great tonight y'all. We pray the wind dies down:) Although my bus is rocking pretty hard. Gonna take my puppies inside :/"
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 13, 2012
The Sugarland concert stage rigging that collapsed and killed seven people during last summer's Indiana State Fair wasn't built strong enough to meet state building codes. The engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti, told the state fair commission that the metal rigging structure didn't meet requirements that it withstand wind gusts of 68 mph. This week Sugarland members Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are doing video depositions in one of the several lawsuits filed by victims. They are being questioned about the decision made to go ahead with the concert despite the approaching storms.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 11, 2012
We have ourselves a full fledged fued going on between Justin Moore and Ashton Kutcher. Justin Moore Ashton Kutcher touched a nerve with his campy appearance at the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Several of the stars thought Kutcher was mocking their music and lifestyle, and they told him so. Justin Moore went further and told Fox News that he found Kutcher's appearance "distasteful." Kutcher tweeted his response, asking Justin to stop muddying his love of classic country. The actor tweeted, "I grew up idolizing the style of the Highway Men, Hank, Merle, Patsy Cline, Dolly. Starting to wonder if new country just doesn’t get it,” Ashton wrote, later adding, “Justin Moore calls it mocking I call it respecting your Elders. Maybe that’s old fashion. Know when to fold em brother….”
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 10, 2012
Keith Urban will become the latest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The country superstar received the invitation at last night's All For The Hall benefit concert that he does annually to raise money for the Country Music Hall Of Fame. To surprise the singer, his co-host Vince Gill brought back performers Rascal Flatts and the Oak Ridge Boys onto the stage to give Keith a big black bag. Visibly confused, Keith unzipped the bag to find a WSM/Grand Ole Opry microphone stand. "I'm shocked," Keith said, after Vince gave the official Opry invitation to his friend. "What a huge honor and how beautiful to have this happen tonight!
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 9, 2012
Keith Urban is officially releasing the song "For You" as a single and he is giving anything he might make from the song to the Navy Seal Foundation. He wrote the song specifically for the soundtrack to the movie "Act Of Valor." It also plays during the closing credits of the film. Keith says he is proud of the song, "I felt so privileged and honored to have been given the opportunity to be a part of Act Of Valor and to shine a different kind of light on the work that the SEALS do." The singer says he will donate all of his artist and publishing royalty’s to the Navy SEAL Foundation (http://nswfoundation.org/) which supports SEAL families. "For You" can be purchased through Urban’s website (www.keithurban.net) and on iTunes and Amazon.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 8, 2012
Trace Adkins may be the new "sausage king." He is now the face of Hightower Country Smoked Sausage. A brand made locally where he grew up in Northwest Louisiana. The singer recently announced he's partnering with owner Marvin Hightower and Hightower Enterprises to bring Trace Adkins Hightower's Country Smoked Sausage exclusively to the Brookshire Grocery Company chain.The sausage company has been a family-run company in Louisiana for the past 40 years. Trace's sausage will be available in 152 stores in three states, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. It will soon be for sale on line at www.traceadkinscountrysausage.com
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 8, 2012
Jake Owen is off the market girls. Saturday night (April 7), Jake dropped to one knew and proposed to girlfriend Lacey Buchanan in front of the crowd at concert in his hometown of Vero Beach, Fla. And, yes, she said "yes." Jake didn't have a ring to give Lacey at the time. He said it was a completely spontaneous proposal that came while he was singing 'Don't Think I Can't Love You.' Afterward he told the audience, he'd always wanted to get engaged in front of friends and family. He said the time just seemed right. Watch the video of the proposal below:
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 4, 2012
Ashton Kutcher is being called out by Miranda Lambert for poking fun at country music with his outfit and singing at the ACM Awards Sunday night. Miranda Lambert tweeted, "Was Ashton Kutcher making fun of country or is it just me?" Watching it back now and I'm kinda wondering." Ashton responded just a few hours later. "@Miranda_Lambert I Am One Of The biggest country Music fans you've ever met. Wasn't making fun at all," he tweeted, following with another post: "@Miranda_Lambert btw congratulations again." Watch Ashton's ACM appearance below:
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Apr. 2, 2012
Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson each have a pair of trophies to add to their mantles after Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards, leading the pack of winners at the Las Vegas show. But the night's top honor, once again, goes to Taylor Swift as Entertainer Of The Year. The Eli Young Band wins their first major award, the ACM for Song Of The Year for Crazy Girl. Kenny Chesney, who went into the awards with nine nominations, walked out empty handed.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Mar. 30, 2012
The stars are getting ready for Sunday's ACM Awards live from Las Vegas. Watch it on CBS starting at 7pm. Reba will be hosting with Blake Shelton.
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By Kellie Michaels CREATED Mar. 29, 2012
Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He was 88. Scruggs' son Gary said his father died of natural causes Wednesday morning at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital. Earl Scruggs was an innovator who pioneered the modern banjo sound. His use of three fingers rather than the clawhammer style elevated the banjo from a part of the rhythm section - or a comedian's prop - to a lead instrument.
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