darius rucker - free show
garth brooks - nashville flood
Garth Brooks' nine shows in Nashville this month may have brought as much as $10 million to the city's economy, according to the Nashville Business Journal. However, that figure provided by the Nashville Convention and Visitor's Bureau doesn't include local hotel revenues during Brooks' performances that took place 16 - 22 December 2010 in downtown Nashville. Brooks sold 140,000 tickets at $25 each for the shows that also featured his wife Trisha Yearwood. Raising a projected estimate of $3 million for the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Concert proceeds will benefit ongoing flood relief after the city's devastating flood in May 2010.
leann rimes engaged
LeAnn Rimes announced 27 December 2010 that she is engaged to actor Eddie Cibrian.
This will be the second marriage for Rimes, who was divorced from Dean Sheremet. The two married in 2002 and divorced earlier this year. At the same time, Rimes became involved with Cibrian.
Cibrian, the father of two children, left his wife for Rimes and filed for divorce in August 2009, after 8 years of marriage.
In a Twitter post, Rimes said 27 December 2010, "Thank you for all your well wishes!! We are extremely excited and look forward to a beautiful future. It's been an incredible last few days, I was shocked!!! We are blessed, our families are so happy and our lives are filled with love."
"We got engaged on Christmas Eve, period the end. We've never been engaged to each other at all before that. We've always known that's where it was headed, but never was it official until now and we couldn't be happier," Rimes said in a post.
There was no word on when the wedding would be.
This will be the second marriage for Rimes, who was divorced from Dean Sheremet. The two married in 2002 and divorced earlier this year. At the same time, Rimes became involved with Cibrian.
Cibrian, the father of two children, left his wife for Rimes and filed for divorce in August 2009, after 8 years of marriage.
In a Twitter post, Rimes said 27 December 2010, "Thank you for all your well wishes!! We are extremely excited and look forward to a beautiful future. It's been an incredible last few days, I was shocked!!! We are blessed, our families are so happy and our lives are filled with love."
"We got engaged on Christmas Eve, period the end. We've never been engaged to each other at all before that. We've always known that's where it was headed, but never was it official until now and we couldn't be happier," Rimes said in a post.
There was no word on when the wedding would be.
shania engaged
Country singer Shania Twain is engaged to the man whose wife stole her husband of 14 years, legendary producer Mutt Lange.
Twain suffered a broken heart after her husband left her for her friend in 2008 but she is now said to be 'happier than she's ever been'.
Frederic Thiebaud was married to Shania's friend and house manager Marie-Anne Thiebaud, who is now living with Lange.
When the country singer's marriage imploded two years ago with rumors of an affair between her husband and Marie-Anne, Shania turned to Thiebaud for comfort, who was also suffering from the devastating split from his wife.
By the summer of 2009, their friendship had turned into love.
And the lovebirds secretly engaged two months ago in Switzerland.
The couple stepped out together in New York last week, with Twain reportedly showing off an enormous engagement ring.
aaron lewis of staind - country boy
Aaron Lewis has a long-standing music career, but he recently made his entry in the country music scene. Aaron Lewis the front man in the rock band Staind but now he has stepped into the world of country music.
Aaron Lewis is all set to release his first country music debut album called ‘Town Line’, and fans cannot wait to get their hands on it. Aaron's first single from the album called ‘Country Boy’ featuring George Jones, Charlie Daniels, and Chris Young debuted at #9 on the Billboard Country Digital Singles chart. The album is slated to be released February 2011.
Aaron Lewis is already on a great start and is giving interviews on different television channels regarding his latest country music album.
josh turner and wife have 3rd son
"Jennifer and I are overjoyed at [the baby's] arrival," Josh said in a statement. "He's a strong, handsome little boy with a resilient spirit. Thanks to all of our family, friends and fans for their thoughts and prayers." Josh and Jennifer, who married in 2003, have two other sons, Hampton, 4, and 17-month-old Colby.
more acting for Eminem
Eminem is set to star in a film written by Sons Of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter named Southpaw.
Sutter said he has been trying to work with Eminem for seven years, adding that the duo found common ground with the subject matter of the film, which is about a boxer.
"He'll play a world champion boxer who really hits a hard bottom, and has to fight to win back his life for his young daughter," Sutter said.
Eminem 's last movie, 8 Mile, came out in 2002.
No release date for Southpaw has been scheduled yet.
jim morrison won pardon
Late rock legend Jim Morrison has won a posthumous pardon for charges of indecent exposure brought after a drunken gig 41 years ago. Governor Charlie Crist appealed for clemency to a special board to clear the lead singer of 'The Doors' of the charges.
The board, which consists of Crist and a three-member Cabinet, voted unanimously to pardon Morrison on indecent exposure and profanity charges as they granted several other pardons Thursday. At the hearing, the governor called the convictions a “blot” on the record of an accomplished artist for “something he may or may not have done.”
Morrison was accused of displaying his penis, desecrating public morals and profanity while drunk.
"Morrison appeared to masturbate in full view of his audience, screamed obscenities and exposed himself," The Miami Herald newspaper reported at the time.
Some people who were at the Miami show March 1, 1969, insist even today that he exposed himself, though others in the audience and Morrison’s bandmates contend he was just teasing the crowd and only pretended to do the deed. Crist, tuned in to the controversy by a Doors fan, said there was enough doubt about what happened at the Dinner Key Auditorium to justify a pardon.
The singer however denied the charges and appealed the judgment and the sentence of six months hard labor, and paid bail to stay out of jail.
Fearing he would be sent to prison however, Morrison left for Paris where he died in 1971 at the age of 27 before his appeal was heard.
billy ray cyrus comments on miley's bong smoking
On Friday 10 December 2010, footage of Miley Cyrus smoking from a bong appeared online. In the clip, Cyrus laughs and talks to an unidentified woman who is filming the teen star. The bong was reportedly filled with salvia, a psychoactive herb that is legal in California.
On Friday afternoon, Cyrus' father, Billy Ray, took to Twitter to express his disappointment over the video. "Sorry guys. I had no idea," he wrote. "Just saw this stuff for the first time myself. I'm so sad. There is much beyond my control right now."
The video was reportedly filmed in Cyrus' L.A.-area home on 28 November 2010, just days after she turned 18. "Having a little bit of a bad trip," she laughs in the video, moments after taking a hit from the bong. Cyrus then looks off in the distance and asks, "Is that Liam [Hemsworth]'s lookalike, or what the hell is that? Is that my boyfriend?"
She then spends the next 90 seconds laughing uncontrollably while someone behind the camera asks her to "tell us your thoughts, girl, tell us what's on your mind!"
Legal experts weighed in, noting that Cyrus is not breaking the law in the video since she was of age and allegedly smoked the substance in a state where salvia is legal. "The video might be embarrassing to her, but it does not put her in any legal risk," Keith Stroup, legal counsel at the marijuana advocacy group NORML. "At the moment, salvia is not illegal in California, so even if she walked out on the street and smoked it in front of police, she couldn't be arrested. And the video of her smoking isn't enough to get her in trouble, because there's no proof she wasn't smoking tobacco."
"Salvia is a drug of concern," said Michael Sanders, a spokesperson for the Drug Enforcement Agency. "We are taking steps to look further into it."
jon bon jovi - acting again?
Singer Jon Bon Jovi, who has not acted in movies since 2006, says he doubts if he would ever get back to acting - because it doesn't seem 'appealing' any more.
The rocker appeared in numerous movies, including 'Moonlight and Valentino' and 'Pay It Forward', as well as made high profile TV appearances in 'Sex and the City' and 'Ally McBeal'.
'I loved it. It adds a great humility to what I do musically, because I was able to continue in something in the arts with all the exuberance of youth and the experience of the music business, but truly on the bottom of the ladder...
'Maybe some day again I will act, but it's so far down the list of things to do these days, because the music has been so great, I've got other philanthropic actions and business stuff going on. So it's not that appealing,' Jon said.
The rocker appeared in numerous movies, including 'Moonlight and Valentino' and 'Pay It Forward', as well as made high profile TV appearances in 'Sex and the City' and 'Ally McBeal'.
'I loved it. It adds a great humility to what I do musically, because I was able to continue in something in the arts with all the exuberance of youth and the experience of the music business, but truly on the bottom of the ladder...
'Maybe some day again I will act, but it's so far down the list of things to do these days, because the music has been so great, I've got other philanthropic actions and business stuff going on. So it's not that appealing,' Jon said.
rascal flatts, toby keith, trace adkins - giveaways
To celebrate the release of their new album, Nothing Like This, Rascal Flatts are giving away a signed guitar and no fewer than 5 signed copies of the brand new CD. Click HERE to enter the giveaway.
Also up for grabs are an acoustic guitar signed by Toby Keith, a Toby Keith poster, and a signed copy of Trace Adkins' recent album 'Cowboy's Back in Town.' Click HERE to find out how.
Also up for grabs are an acoustic guitar signed by Toby Keith, a Toby Keith poster, and a signed copy of Trace Adkins' recent album 'Cowboy's Back in Town.' Click HERE to find out how.
american country award winners list 2010
Artist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Male
Brad Paisley
Artist of the Year: Female
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Easton Corbin
Album of the Year
‘Play On,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Male
‘Why Don’t We Just Dance,’ Josh Turner
Single of the Year: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Touring Headline Package of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Music Video of the Year
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Male
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Music Video: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Music Video: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Decade Award
Rascal Flatts
Video Visionary Award
Toby Keith
Greatest Hits Award
Alan Jackson
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Male
Brad Paisley
Artist of the Year: Female
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Easton Corbin
Album of the Year
‘Play On,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Male
‘Why Don’t We Just Dance,’ Josh Turner
Single of the Year: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Touring Headline Package of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Music Video of the Year
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Male
‘Hillbilly Bone,’ Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
Music Video: Female
‘Cowboy Casanova,’ Carrie Underwood
Music Video: Duo or Group
‘Need You Now,’ Lady Antebellum
Music Video: Breakthrough Artist
‘A Little More Country Than That,’ Easton Corbin
Decade Award
Rascal Flatts
Video Visionary Award
Toby Keith
Greatest Hits Award
Alan Jackson
kid rock sells out
Kid Rock's birthday concert at Detroit's Ford Field sold out in just under 19 minutes. The venue will be called "40 Field" for the day in honor of Rock's 40th birthday.
Over 45,000 tickets were sold for the concert, which will take place 15 January 2011. The show will also kick off his upcoming tour.
Kid Rock released Born Free last month. Thus far it has reached number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Over 45,000 tickets were sold for the concert, which will take place 15 January 2011. The show will also kick off his upcoming tour.
Kid Rock released Born Free last month. Thus far it has reached number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.
2010 - 53rd annual grammy nominees
** Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.
Nothin' On You
Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
F*** You
Cee Lo Green
The Smeezingtons, producers
[Elektra]
Empire State Of Mind
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Blueprint 3
[Roc Nation]
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
Track from: Need You Now
[Capitol Records Nashville]
** Album Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
[Merge Records]
Recovery
Eminem
Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, featured artists; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jason Gilbert, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Magnedo7, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Makeba Riddick & Script Shepherd, producers; Alex Da Kid, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Just Blaze, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
[Capitol Records Nashville]
The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga
Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]
Teenage Dream
Katy Perry
Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
[Capitol Records]
** Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Beg Steal Or Borrow
Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
Track from: God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
[RCA Records; Publishers: Sweet Mary Music/Chrysalis Music]
F*** You
Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
[Elektra]
The House That Built Me
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Track from: Revolution
[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]
Love The Way You Lie
Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem
Featuring Rihanna)
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing]
Need You Now
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady
Antebellum)
Track from: Need You Now
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]
**Best Hard Rock Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.
A Looking In View
Alice In Chains
[Virgin Records]
Let Me Hear You Scream
Ozzy Osbourne
Track from: Scream
[Epic]
Black Rain
Soundgarden
Track from: Telephantasm
[A&M/UMe]
Between The Lines
Stone Temple Pilots
Track from: Stone Temple Pilots
[Atlantic]
New Fang
Them Crooked Vultures
Track from: Them Crooked Vultures
[DGC/Interscope]
**Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Angry World
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Track from: Le Noise
[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music]
Little Lion Man
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford &
Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]
Radioactive
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill,
songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
[RCA Records]
Resistanceth
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Track from: The Resistance
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Warner Chappell]
Tighten Up
Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Track from: Brothers
[Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLeest Publishing]
**Best Rock Album
Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.
Emotion & Commotion
Jeff Beck
[Rhino/ATCO]
The Resistance
Muse
[Warner Bros.]
Backspacer
Pearl Jam
[Monkeywrench]
Mojo
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
[Reprise]
Le Noise
Neil Young
[Reprise]
**Best Male Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.
Macon
Jamey Johnson
[Mercury Records]
Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)
Toby Keith
Track from: American Ride
[Show Dog-Universal Music]
Turning Home
David Nail
Track from: I'm About To Come Alive
[MCA Nashville]
'Til Summer Comes Around
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Gettin' You Home
Chris Young
Track from: The Man I Want To Be
[RCA Records Label]
**Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
The Breath You Take
Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
Track from: Twang
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Unwound Music, Immokalee Music/Bluebird In My Heart Music, Six Ring Circus]
Free
Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
Track from: The Foundation
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic; Publisher: Weimerhound Music]
The House That Built Me
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Track from: Revolution
[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]
I'd Love To Be Your Last
Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here
[Redneck Records]
If I Die Young
Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
[Republic Nashville; Publisher: Pearlfeather Publishing]
Need You Now
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady
Antebellum)
Track from: Need You Now
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]
eddie montgomery - served divorce papers
Montgomery Gentry's - Eddie Montgomery has been served with divorce papers.
Montgomery Gentry's publicist has confirmed that Eddie was served with the documents in Kentucky, filed by his wife Tracy.
The publicist declined to talk about it further, saying only that Eddie's camp would have further comment later.
Eddie also recently stated that he has prostate cancer.
Montgomery Gentry's publicist has confirmed that Eddie was served with the documents in Kentucky, filed by his wife Tracy.
The publicist declined to talk about it further, saying only that Eddie's camp would have further comment later.
Eddie also recently stated that he has prostate cancer.
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