| December 3, 2010 | 
» The Grammy Song:  "It definitely feels like Christmas came early for us," Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood told the Associated Press regarding the group leading country artists with six Grammy nominations. "It's just kind of a complete shock that we'd be recognized, especially to be recognized in some of these all-genre categories. It's pretty bizarre for a couple of rednecks from Tennessee and Georgia." All-genre nods for Album, Record and Song Of The Year for Need You Now and its title track were among Lady A's loot during Wednesday's Grammy Nominations Concert Live! (12/1). Last year's all-genre Best New Artist Zac Brown Band earned recognition in four Country categories including Best Country Album for You Get What You Give. "It's pretty crazy to be nominated one year and then nominated again the following year," the band's Clay Cook writes in a blog. "I will say that I am extremely proud of this record and hope that every voting member of the Recording Academy gives it a fair listen." Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson and Miranda Lambert tie with three. Full list here. And watch Lambert perform "Only Prettier" during the nominations concert here. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards air live Feb. 13 at 8pm ET on CBS-TV. |
» Grammy Quotebook: Stars react to their nominations:  "Grammy nomination, daddy likey ... Seeing dudes wearing their pants below their ass, daddy laughy." - Blake Shelton on his Best Country Collaboration With Vocals nomination for "Hillbilly Bone" with Trace Adkins - "I'd like to thank all my fans, God, my dog Jake ... Oh, wait ... a little ahead of myself." - Dierks Bentley on his nods for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals and Country Album
- "Just heard about the Grammy nomination for 'Til Summer Comes Around,' what a beautiful start to the day today ... deeply, deeply grateful for this. Wish I could take you all to the Grammies with us." - Keith Urban on his Best Male Country Vocal Performance nomination
- "It was something that I didn't really decide to put on the record until the very last minute ... It's the last track on the record and I'm really glad we put it on there." - Gretchen Wilson on "I'd Love To Be Your Last" earning recognition in Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song categories
- "I was checking ESPN.com one last time before getting into bed, when my phone vibrated. I was scared to answer and wake up my wife, but I simply whispered, 'Hello.' All I remember is my manager screaming and me falling to the floor! Without question, [this is] the greatest moment of my career! I will forever be Grammy-nominated! Wow!" - David Nail on hearing the news that he earned a nod for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Turning Home"
- "I'm nominated for a freaking Grammy! Best Male Country Vocal Performance. 'Gettin' You Home.' This is awesome!" - Chris Young
- "This has been a whirlwind year, and we have you guys and Country radio to thank." - The Band Perry's Kimberly Perry on the group's Best Country Song nod for "If I Die Young"
- "Grammy nom! Woot, woot people! ;)" - Little Big Town's Jimi Westbrook on the band's Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals nomination for "Little White Church"
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» Stars Tonight:  CMT rolled out the red carpet for Artists Of The Year Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band Tuesday (11/30) during the invitation-only taping of the inaugural special, which recognized the network's top five artists of 2010. Kevin Costner emceed the event, which had several pop and rock artists celebrating CMT's first class of honorees. Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Aldean kicked off the soirée with "My Kind Of Party." Zac Brown Band and songwriter Amos Lee performed ZBB's new single "Colder Weather." Underwood did a medley of "Cowboy Casanova," "Temporary Home" and "Undo It." Swift sang along in the audience to Maroon 5's uptempo version of "Mine" (preview here). Darius Rucker and British singer-songwriter Adele celebrated Lady A with their "Need You Now" duet. Other celebrities in attendance included Luke Bryan, Kix Brooks, Martina McBride, Alabama's Randy Owen, Kid Rock, Randy Travis, chef Cat Cora, Paramore's Hayley Williams, Boston Red Sox player Josh Beckett and Smokey Robinson. Full write-up here, and watch the full 90-minute special when it premieres at 8pm ET on Friday (12/3). |
» Mum's The Word:  If Keith Urban fans want to Get Closer to the mystery woman pictured behind him in the album's liner notes, they can think again. Urban's staying mum on whether the model is his daughter's mum. "We're making art," Urban tells CNN's Denise Quan, who guesses it's Urban's wife Nicole Kidman. "It does leave the story up to much interpretation, and if a picture tells a thousand words, then [this speaks] of something - hopefully to do with music." What is open for discussion is how Urban's marriage influenced his latest work. "My marriage is life-giving; it's not just life-changing," Urban says. "From there, we created life, and that's just beautiful. The effect that all of that has had in my work has given life to it, too. It's given it a sense of purpose." Read the full CNN piece here. In Urban news, he's also offering a 2011 calendar featuring photos snapped by Monkeyville fan club members. Proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through the Country Fans Care For St. Jude Kids campaign. Details and purchase one here. |
» Let Me Entertain You:  Entertainment Weekly has named Taylor Swift its youngest-ever Entertainer Of The Year. Without naming names, Swift discusses speculation behind the people who inspired Speak Now for the cover spread, which is on newsstands now. "Sometimes I would laugh because I would see in print and it would say, 'This song, which is written about her ex, so-and-so," she tells EW. "And they would write about it as if it was fact. The fact is, I haven't ever confirmed that any song is about any particular person. There's something kind of freeing about that. As far as I'm concerned, it's all still up in the air." In other Taylor news, her line of holiday cards is available now and she's named pop rock band Needtobreathe the opening act on the Speak Now World Tour 2011 North American leg. "It'll be a nightly challenge to get ready for my show instead of watching theirs," Taylor tweeted Wednesday (12/1). |
» When Opposites Attack:  As Brad Paisley's song "Anything Like Me" can attest, boys Huck and Jasper are already following in their dad's adventurous footsteps. "[Jasper's] the opposite [of Huck], and I think that's often the case with kids," Paisley explains. "The second one's born and looks at the first one and goes, 'OK, that's covered. I'll be the one that gets five stitches.' And [Jasper's] already done that.'" But three-year-old Huck is a little more cautious than his one-year-old younger brother. "[Huck's] the type that thinks things out," Paisley says. "He'll get up on a chair, and you'll say, 'Huck, what'll you think will happen if you jump off that?' 'I'll get hurt.' 'Yeah, are you going to jump off that?' 'Well, no.' 'Jasper, what'll you think will happen if you jump off that?' 'I don't know; let me see.' And he jumps. We've had to go to emergency room already with him. We just gave [the hospital] our name and started an account because we'll be back. Huck just shakes his head at his little brother, which is really fun." |
» Last-Minute Additions:  The inaugural American Country Awards has added Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and The Band Perry as performers, and Jennette McCurdy, Jerrod Niemann, Lee Ann Womack, Jaron And The Long Road To Love, The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco, Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell and motocross champion Travis Pastrana as presenters. The Trace Adkins-hosted ACAs premiere Monday (12/6) live from Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena at 8pm ET on FOX-TV. |
» Pack My Bags And Never Look Back:  Love And Theft's Brian Bandas is leaving the group, which had a top 10 hit last year with "Runaway," to pursue other creative projects in 2011. Their last date as a trio is a New Year's Eve concert in Norfolk. "This is something that I've been toying with for a longer time than probably anybody realizes," Brian tells The Boot. "Love And Theft is so important to me that I really didn't want to rush into the decision ... It was just an unbelievable experience. It's certainly hard to say goodbye to that, but it's also exciting to move forward into new things. It's an adventure." Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles will continue Love And Theft as a duo. Read full article here. |
»Hit List  Trace Adkins has posted a first look at his role in the upcoming Matthew McConaughey movie The Lincoln Lawyer. Watch the trailer here. - Jimmy Wayne will appear during the 12th Annual A Home For The Holidays special, in which celebrities will offer testimonies about adoption. During his segment, Wayne will perform a portion of the song "Belongs To You" and discuss how his adoptive family affected his life. Melissa Etheridge, Maroon 5, Ricky Martin, Nelly and Katy Perry will also appear during the CBS-TV special airing Dec. 22 at 8pm ET.
- Martina McBride will perform "America The Beautiful" at Friday night's (12/3) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony. McBride joins previously announced performers Rascal Flatts in representing country artists during the telecast, which will air on SPEED at 9pm ET. Details here.
- Select Wrangler Specialty Apparel retailers are offering a complimentary George Strait Cowboy Love Songs compilation with each $50 purchase through Dec. 31. "The Chair," "Check Yes Or No" and "Run" are among the collection's eight tracks. Details here.
- People Country photo spreads of Reba, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley with Little Jimmy Dickens are up for online charity auction through Dec. 17. Proceeds will benefit flood relief efforts in Middle Tennessee. Place your bids and see the pics here.
- Jake Owen will webcast Friday night's (12/3) concert live at Joe's Bar in Chicago beginning at 10pm CT here.
Birthdays Ferlin Husky (12/3)
Lila McCann (12/4)
Ray Scott (12/5)
Gary Allan (12/5) On TV Friday (12/3): Various Artists, CMT Artists Of The Year; Josh Turner, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC). Saturday (12/4): Brett Eldredge, Together For Care Telethon (syndicated). Sunday (12/5): Sugarland, VH1 Divas. Monday (12/6): Miranda Lambert, Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated); Various Artists, American Country Awards (FOX). Upcoming Album Releases Christian Kane The House Rules (12/7) |
 » Daydreams Of Late Night Things: Ronnie Milsap (l), Jimmy Fallon (c) and James Otto (r) share a Thanksgiving photo op during the Late Night Turkey Day episode. Watch Otto and Milsap's performance of "Good Thing's Gone Bad" here. | |
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