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Scotty McCreery Covers Garth Brooks’ ‘The Dance’ at the Opry
The Grand Ole Opry has been digging through its vaults and posting performances on its YouTube page. One of the highlights is Scotty McCreery‘s rousing rendition of Garth Brooks’ No. 1 hit from 1990, the ballad ‘The Dance.’
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Lauren Alaina Put on Vocal Rest, Cancels Weekend Appearances
Bad news for Lauren Alaina fans planning to see the singer perform live this weekend. She has been forced to cancel all her upcoming shows because her doctor has put her on complete vocal rest. That means no singing!
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Taylor Swift Gets Highest Praises From Boyfriend Conor Kennedy’s Famous Family
Is Taylor Swift‘s relationship with Conor Kennedy all in the family?
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Michigan Boy Banned from Running Hot Dog Cart — Is It Fair? [POLL]
What a way to shut down enterprising youth. Nathan Duszynski, 13, of Holland, MI, decided he wanted to earn money so he set up a hot dog cart. But he went out of business as fast as he went into it — thanks to the local government.
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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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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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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.
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Kellie Pickler Covers Maxim’s 2012 Military Issue
Country cutie Kellie Pickler is a proud supporter of the troops. She is taking things a step further by appearing on the cover of the 2012 military issue of men’s interest mag Maxim. While Pickler has done several USO tours and has performed for the troops domestically, she gives the servicemen a little something extra to enjoy with her sexy spread.
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Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dead at 61
Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died. Ride, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in La Jolla, CA. on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
