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2/3/2012
ABC’s picked up Reba's comedy pilot ‘Malibu Country.’
ABC’s picked up Reba's comedy pilot ‘Malibu Country.’ They've shot a few episodes for the pilot that will air and test & if it goes well, the show will tape additional episodes for the season. Saturday, Reba’s son Shelby has a race airing on The Speed Channel.   Today Blake Shelton’s on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Tomorrow, Sara Evans sings for Taste of the NFL's Party With a Purpose, a fundraiser that pairs a chef from each NFL city with a current or former NFL player.   The big game is Sunday on NBC, look for Faith Hill in the opening & Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will sing ‘America The Beautiful’ just before the game. Blake says he’ll try & block out the fact there's 60 million people watching at home and 200,000 at the game." Blake & his fellow ‘Voice’ judges are on a commercial Sunday as well.   ‘The Voice’ debuts after the game Sunday with Blake, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine performing a medley of Prince songs. Show's regular time slot is Monday night.   Finally - Carrie Underwood‘s “CMT Crossroads” airs live Saturday with Steven Tyler. I also hear the ...
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2/2/2012
Rascal Flatts, their wives and kids will all hit the road this summer on their ‘American Band Tour’
Adam Gregory will release his new six-song album, Different Places, in both Canada the U.S. Feb. 28. The first single, ‘High On You,’ ships to radio that same day.   Rascal Flatts, their wives and kids will all hit the road this summer on their ‘American Band Tour’ June 15 & the openers are Eli Young Band, Edens Edge & Little Big Town.   Speaking of Little Big Town, Karen & Kimberly were just seen in Chicago at Ralph Lauren's restaurant for a very pricy lunch but they say their favorite meal’s still a bologna sandwich.   Not only does she have a show on the Food Network debuting in April, Trisha Yearwood’s working on a new record and she says her cooking show will include music too!   Reba tweets, “it's a great week when you find out you're NOT dead and everyone at ABC loves the pilot script, ‘Malibu Country.’ That’s her new sitcom that she hopes will debut in April.   Taylor Swift was just seen in California at the Ventura County Flea Market. She bought an old framed magazine cover & a few empty frames as well. The news that really shocked on-lookers tho - she ...
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2/1/2012
Taylor Swift will not be appearing in the new film version of Les Misérables after all.
Chris Young now has his 5th consecutive #1 song. Chris told me when he dropped out of college to move to Nashville, his dad wrote him a check for a thousand dollars just to show his support.   Taylor Swift will not be appearing in the new film version of Les Misérables after all. At least she won't be playing the role we thought she had, actress Samantha Barks just got it.   The Oklahoma State Supreme Court says yes to Toby Keith's lawsuit in the death of his dad, H.K. Covel. He was killed in a 2001 car accident in Oklahoma when a car hit his truck from behind, sending his truck into oncoming traffic. A bus the hit him head on. A jury initially awarded them $2.8 million and $5,000 in punitive damages but it was appealed but the Oklahoma Supreme court is now standing behind the initial ruling.   Trace Adkins is letting fans pick the songs they want to hear on his Songs & Stories tour.   A fan of Kellie Pickler’s got a speeding ticket trying too see her last weekend at Walmart in Monroe, North Carolina. She autographed the guy's ticket & what’s ...
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1/31/2012
Reba is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax that’s spreading on the web.
Not only are Rascal Flatts filming a new documentary movie, they’re also working on a fragrance & they have a restaurant getting ready to open in Columbus by Ohio State University. It’ll be like Toby Keith‘s I Love This Bar and Grill & it’ll be based around music.   Reba is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax that’s spreading on the web. The alleged news of her death circulated so quickly that ‘Reba McEntire’ became the #1 search topic on Google last night. The claim was she died while climbing a mountain on an Austrian movie set.   Jennifer Nettles sings ‘Your Cheatin’ Heart’ on a new Pepsi commercial at Sunday’s big game.   Trisha Yearwood will star in a 6-episode daytime cooking series on the Food Network. It’ll be filmed from her own kitchen in Oklahoma & it’ll debut in April & it’s already in production.   Scotty McCreery got his first college acceptance letter - to East Carolina. He still has 3 more schools to hear back from.   Finally - if they ever do a CMT Crossroads, Hillary from Lady A wants it to be Justin Timberlake and the guys want Adele.
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1/30/2012
It’s been a rough few weeks for Miranda Lambert.
It’s been a rough few weeks for Miranda Lambert. Her father-in-law died & now a childhood friend, Tex, was killed. He was helping a stranded motorist when someone hit both cars & he was the only person who died. So that she can attend his funeral Friday, she’s had to cancel a show.  She has to shoot a video today for ‘Over You’ and she says it’s going to be hard to do that in light of losing her friend.   Rascal Flatts started filming a movie yesterday. They say it’s "performance/documentary style" with more of their individual stories. No word on a release date yet.   Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw’s ‘Brothers of the Sun Tour’ has already sold over 500,000 tickets and they don’t even kick off till June 2!   Keith Urban was seen at Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant last week, doing an impromptu tune with Alan Jackson. They did the old Hank Williams song ‘Mind Your Own Business.’   Blake Shelton loves his gig on ‘The Voice’ but being a TV star’s never been his goal. Blake wants to be the next Garth & says, "I'm getting there but I'm not there yet."   Finally - ...
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1/27/2012
Kenny Chesney leads the way with ACM nods with 9 including Entertainer of the Year.
Kenny Chesney leads the way with ACM nods with 9 including Entertainer of the Year. Jason Aldean has 6 nominations, Lady A – 5 and with 4 each; Brad Paisley, Toby Keith & Eli Young Band. Reba & Blake Shelton host the show April 1.   Lady A kicks off their ‘Own The Night Tour’ tonight but right before they want to do a live chat - 6pm Central at ladyantebellum.com   Reba’s episode of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ where she goes in search of her roots will air March 2.   LeAnn Rimes & her husband Eddie Cibrian are on ‘Interiors, Inc,’ Saturday night on HGTV. They’ll get their Chicago condo decorated which they’ve since sold.   Today, Kellie Pickler’s on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Tonight, Dolly is on with Letterman & Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood and Willie Nelson are on ‘Tony Bennett: Duets II’ on PBS.   Finally - Keith Urban’s new single, ‘You Gonna Fly,’ includes a whistle - Keith explains, “I heard it on a Guns ‘N Roses record once & thought it was cool so I put a whistle on my song.”
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1/26/2012
Reba tweets the ACM nominees!!
Reba will host the first-ever ACM digital press conference at 9:30am, ET today on Facebook and Twitter. The nominations will be announced at facebook.com/celebs.   Rascal Flatts Jay DeMarcus tweeted yesterday, “Ali and I have baby number two on the way! Huge surprise but we're very excited!” The baby will be here this summer.   Lady Antebellum‘s Charles Kelley was just seen at a party in Nashville with a finger cast on his left hand. He fractured his finger in the Bahamas when he hit it on the side of a table.   After announcing that they’d take a few months off this year, Sugarland’s got their first gig set  - they’ll play the Sturgis Rally in South Dakota. It takes place August 3-12 and passes are available now at buffalochip.com   February 4, Tim & Faith will unveil their new fragrances at Ulta Beauty on Glenbrook Way in Hendersonville, TN. They’ll be in the store from 1 to 3 that day.   Finally - Keith Urban says the worst part about his 3 week vocal rest besides not talking, he also couldn’t clear his throat, cough or sneeze.
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1/25/2012
Garth Won His Lawsuit
Garth won his lawsuit and now an Oklahoma hospital must return his $500,000 ‘cause they never built a center in honor of his mother. They also have to pay another $500,000 for his breach-of-contract lawsuit.   For Valentine's Day, people were asked which celebrity they’d most like to receive a love note from. 29% of the guys picked Taylor Swift & 45% of the ladies choose Keith Urban. Speaking of Keith, he’ll live stream his #1 party today for ‘Long, Hot Summer,’ at keithurban.net. The party starts at 5 pm ET but check the site as times are subject to change. Scotty McCreery will guest on the CW series ‘Hart of Dixie,’ playing himself. It’ll air April 23. The ‘ACM’s,’ are April 1 in Vegas, tickets go on-sale today at 10am Pacific at ticketmaster.com. Finally – Chris Young just spent a day back at his old job as an air conditioner repair man. He’s glad he doesn‘t have to do that anymore saying Nashville’s way too hot in the summer to be crawling around people’s attics.
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1/24/2012
4 New Albums in Stores Today!
4 new albums in stores today: Tim McGraw's long-awaited record, ‘Emotional Traffic,’ is out. So is Kellie Picker’s ‘100 Proof’ & she’s on ‘Good Morning America’ tomorrow. Kellie doubts her album will debut at #1 on the country charts with Tim releasing a new one the same day, but she’s ok with that. Also out, the Grammy Nominees album with Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Lady A, Eric Church and Blake Shelton. ‘Waylon: The Music Inside, Volume Two’ is in stores as well with Dierks Bentley, Justin Moore, Montgomery Gentry, Pat Green, Jack Ingram & Hank Jr. Garth’s the best selling act of the last 20 years, selling close to 69 million albums, he beats #2, The Beatles by 5 million albums and he’s been retired since 2001. Garth also completed his testimony yesterday in the trial to decide his lawsuit against an Oklahoma hospital. The case should go to the jury today. Brad Paisley tweeted, “if you ever wondered if you can light a cigar with a laser, well, you can."  Finally - one of the best places to see the stars while in Nashville is the new Nordstrom store. Jake Owen’s been seen there, so has Clint Black.
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1/23/2012
Billy Ray Cyrus never learned the ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ Dance
Lee Brice & his crew were asleep on their tour bus Saturday outside of Toby Keith's Bar and Grill in Mesa, Arizona. They’d just gotten there after a 9 hour drive when the smell of smoke woke them up & within minutes of them getting safely off, the back end of the bus was in flames. They lost clothes & personal items but the bus is a total loss. It may have been electrical. My last weeks rumor was true - Carrie Underwood & Steven Tyler’s ‘CMT Crossroads’ will air Feb. 4. Justin Moore is quite a cook & his secret is a cast-iron skillet that’s been in his family for over 30 years. He says it makes the best steaks you’ll ever have! On tonites ‘Bachelor,’ a romantic outdoor dinner will include a private concert from Clay Walker. Hunter Hayes is on ‘Good Morning America’ tomorrow. Next time you’re in Nashville, you may see Luke Bryan at the music row eatery, Sushi Yobi. Finally – I just heard a shocking revelation from Billy Ray Cyrus. He never learned the dance that went along with ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ & says he couldn’t do it today if he was paid
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