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Scotty McCreery Announces First Headlining Tour Dates for 2013
What do you do when you are a college freshman and a Platinum-selling country star, balancing your second semester at school while managing your red-hot career? You become a weekend warrior. That's just what Season 10 'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery is doing this February, as he launches his 2013 Weekend Roadtrip Tour.
Jason Aldean Reveals That He Dies in His Debut Movie, ‘Sweetwater’
Jason Aldean is a dead man... at least in the movies! Aldean will make his big screen debut as an actor in the film 'Sweetwater,' in which he stars alongside January Jones and Ed Harris. He plays a henchmen who eventually meets his maker in the action western.
Taylor Swift: Pretty in Plum at 2013 Golden Globes
Taylor Swift attended the 2013 Golden Globes on Sunday night (Jan. 13) as a nominee for Best Original Song for 'Safe & Sound,' her tune with the Civil Wars that appeared in the blockbuster flick 'The Hunger Games.' It was a big night for the singer, and she responded by showing up for the ceremony in a gorgeous, plum-colored Donna Karan gown with a mermaid hem.
Taylor Swift Returns to Studio After Split From Harry Styles
This was bound to happen. Taylor Swift may be on a professional high, cresting with the mega success of her best-selling 'Red' album, but her personal life nosedived when she and One Direction's Harry Styles split earlier this week. Well, any true (or even casual) Swift fans knows that the singer does her best work when her heart hurts, so it's off to the studio she went to likely distill some hea
Hunter Hayes Is Learning to Fly
Three Grammy nominations and the chart-topping success of his current single, 'Wanted,' aren't enough to satisfy Hunter Hayes. No -- the singer/songwriter/country phenom has soaring, plans and they include learning to fly. Cue that famous R. Kelly song! "I believe I can fly…"
Keith Urban Lists His Favorite Songs of 2012
What dominated Keith Urban's iPod in 2012? Well, there was quite a bit of country music -- and even some pop -- on his personal playlist.
Keith Urban Shares Why ‘American Idol’ Is Especially Important to Him
Keith Urban may be Australian, but the singer's reason for joining 'American Idol' as a judge proves that the American Dream is a concept that transcends cultures and geographic divides.
‘Les Miserables’ Didn’t Need Taylor Swift’s Star Power, Producer Spills
Taylor Swift just may be the biggest thing in music right now, as her October-released 'Red' continues its reign atop the charts, selling several million copies and earning her a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year with its first single, 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.' It's a foregone conclusion that Swift's star power could have provided a serious boost to the new flick 'Les Miser
Cassadee Pope Sings Miranda Lambert’s ‘Over You’ Again on ‘The Voice’ Finale
If it works, it works.
On tonight's (Dec. 17) episode of 'The Voice,' which was the first night of a two-evening season finale, Team Blake Shelton singer Cassadee Pope reprised her version of Miranda Lambert's 'Over You,' which was her strongest performance of the season.
Brad Paisley, Kimberly Williams-Paisley Do Their Part to Help Haiti
Brad Paisley and his lovely wife, 'Nashville' star Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are a big-hearted pair. The couple is doing its part to help those less fortunate in Haiti by participating in the Live Beyond…Thirst Initiative, which is part of the Live Beyond program launched by Drs. David and Laurie Vanderpool. The particular initiative provides clean water to people in Thomazeau, Haiti, a poor subu
Sugarland’s Kristian Bush Co-Writes Boys Like Girls Song, Plans Euro Tour
While Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles tends to her newborn son -- first child Magnus Hamilton Miller -- her duet partner Kristian Bush continues to explore other sides of his sonic personality and remains increasingly busy.
CMT Names 2012 Artists of the Year
Congratulationss are in order for country heavyweights Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. These seven artists have been selected as the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year. Each one had a banner year, so they certainly deserve this impressive and important accolade for a variety of reasons.