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Blake Shelton Has a Bad Hair Day
Blake Shelton has spent much of today (July 28) chatting with fans on Twitter, replying to tweets. But the kicker is the hilarious image he shared with a fan who commented that the well-coiffed Shelton never has a bad hair day. Au contraire!
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Miranda Lambert and Danica Patrick Are ‘Kindred Spirits’
Miranda Lambert recruited race car driver Danica Patrick for her ‘Thelma and Louise’-themed ‘The Fastest Girl in Town’ video. While Patrick is not a country music fan, she did find herself enamored by Lambert, referring to the singer as a “kindred spirit.”
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Hayden Panettiere Insists Her ‘Nashville’ Character Isn’t Modeled After Taylor Swift
Being beautiful, blonde and around the same age is about the extent of the similarities between Hayden Panettiere’s fictional character Juliette on the upcoming ABC country music drama ‘Nashville’ and real life country sweetheart Taylor Swift.
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Miranda Lambert Is ‘Way Better’ After Being Forced to Cancel Shows
Sometimes a little rest is all you need, especially when you are one of the most prolific country stars working today, splitting time as a solo artist and a member of an all-girl trio. Miranda Lambert confirmed that she is “way better” after being forced to cancel a handful of gigs earlier this month in order to rest that famous voice of hers.
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Man Shot Outside of Jason Aldean Show
Only a week after the tragic shooting at the midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colo., another incident of gunfire has taken place at an entertainment event. A man was shot outside of or in the parking lot of the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion in Raleigh, N.C. on Friday night (July 27) as concertgoers were exiting Jason Aldean‘s show.
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Keith Urban Attends 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony in London
Guess who had a front row seat – sort of- at last night’s (July 27) opening ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London? Keith Urban, that’s who.
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Scotty McCreery Working on Christmas Album
We may have been slightly misled when we reported that Scotty McCreery was working on a new studio album. After the ‘American Idol’ Season 10 winner and legit country star tweeted a photo of himself wearing a fuzzy red Santa hat in the studio, we’re more inclined to believe that it’s actually a Christmas album McCreery is preparing to spit out.
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Smoker Fired for Smelling Like Cigarette Smoke — Is It Fair? [POLL]
Smoking is banned in a lot of places, since people don’t want to breathe in the fumes. But to fire someone from their job for smelling like smoke seems a bit excessive, no? Turns out it’s a loaded argument.
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Lauren Alaina Honors Late Kitty Wells With Medley at Grand Ole Opry
Young country up-and-comer Lauren Alaina paid her respects to country legend Kitty Wells last night (July 25) at the Grand Ole Opry. Wells died on July 16, and the 17-year-old singer said goodbye in the best way she knew how: by singing a medley of the iconic torchy hits Wells left behind.
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Jason Aldean Changes ‘Take a Little Ride’ Lyrics to Reflect Coors Sponsorship
Jason Aldean is taking a little detour with his brand new single ‘Take a Little Ride,’ from his upcoming fifth album. The song is already on its way to becoming a fan favorite — it debuted at No. 1 on iTunes and it’s doing well on the Billboard chart so far, landing at No. 19 and marking the highest debut of his career. However, strange to some, Aldean has made some changes to the song’s lyrics in order to reflect his newly-signed Coors sponsorship and is pushing the new version to radio immediately.
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Carrie Underwood to Perform on ‘The Today Show’ Summer Concert Series
Breakfast TV will get a country injection on Wednesday, Aug. 15, as Carrie Underwood is confirmed to perform on ‘The Today Show’ Summer Concert Series. It was announced this morning (July 24) and confirmed in a press release from Underwood’s reps that she will indeed perform at Rockefeller Center.
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Brad Paisley Reportedly Being Considered as Potential ‘American Idol’ Judge
‘American Idol’ is revamping its judging panel, having hired Mariah Carey this week. While season one winner Kelly Clarkson feels season four winner Carrie Underwood would be a great judge, execs at Fox are also thinking country, but have a totally different superstar targeted for a spot and it’s none other than Brad Paisley.