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J.D.'s Dirt- 4/30

Friday April 30, 2010 Posted 2 years ago by J.D.

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

KID ROCK TO HOST 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS! Kid Rock is set to host the 2010 CMT Music Awards. He announced his hosting gig on his website yesterday from Cayman Islands. “The rumors are true. I'm hosting the CMT Awards live from Nashville on June 9. ... All I can promise is I will be awesome." Kid Rock has a lengthy history with CMT, including the taping of CMT Crossroads with Hank Williams, Junior. in 2001. At last year's CMT Music Awards, he won in the Wide Open Country video of the year category for "All Summer Long." The first round of fan voting ends Monday and the final nominees will be announced on Tuesday May 11th.

 

PEOPLE’S MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. People magazine has released their list for Most Beautiful People, and Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift have made the list. This is Carrie’s fourth time being selected for the honor, as well as Julia Roberts –who will grace the cover of the issue as the most beautiful person. Others recognized include, Jennifer Aniston, Rihanna, Robert Pattinson, and Bradley Cooper.

 

KEITH URBAN AND JOHN MAYER TO PERFORM TOGETHER ONCE MORE. Keith Urban and John Mayer will join forces for a special performance together at the The Gorge in Spokane, Washington on August 28th.  The two recently performed together for the first time at a CMT Crossroads taping, set to air June 18th. Keith says, "I had the best time playing with John on CMT Crossroads. There's a  certain simpatico between us as guitar players that , I think , comes   from sharing the same desire to express the unwritten.” Pre-sale tickets for the show will run from May 3rd to May 5th, at CMT.com.

 

CMA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES RIVERFRONT LINEUP. The CMA Music Festival has announced the Riverfront Park stage lineup, and also adds Julianne Hough to the night concert at LP Field. Thursday June 10th, The Judds will give the kick off performance, followed by Keith Anderson, Diamond Rio, Colt Ford, Joey + Rory, Love and Theft, Neal McCoy, Jake Owen, Josh Thompson, and Clay Walker. Friday night includes, Rodney Atkins, The Band Perry, Bucky Covington, Eli Young Band, Jack Ingram, Patty Loveless, Craig Morgan, Sawyer Brown, Gretchen Wilson, and Chris Young. Saturday night Big Kenny takes the stage with, Lee Brice, Mark Chesnutt, Emerson Drive, Gloriana, Josh Gracin, Lorrie Morgan, David Lee Murphy, Joe Nichols, and Mel Tillis. Closing night will include, The Bellamy Brothers, Sammy Kershaw, Lonestar, Jo Dee Messina, James Otto, Restless Heart, Steel Magnolia, Pam Tillis, Uncle Kracker, and Darryl Worley.

 

ALAN JACKSON DEDICATES CONCERT TO WEST VIRGINIA FAMILIES.  Alan Jackson will dedicate his May 22nd show in Charleston, West Virginia, to families who lost loved ones in the Upper Big Branch Mining Disaster. Profits from the show will go towards a local disaster fund to assist the families of the 29 miners who lost their lives. West Virginia’s Governor said, “Alan is a world-famous entertainer who has never forgotten his small-town roots and the importance of family.” The twenty dollar ticket can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.

 

GEORGE STRAIT BREAKS HIS OWN RECORD. George Strait has broken his own ticket sales record at the Alamodome in San Antonio. More than 51-thousand tickets have been sold for tomorrow night’s show surpassing his 1997 concert there that filled more than 47-thousand seats. With ticket sales going the way they are, George doesn’t plan on ending his touring days any time soon.  “I’m just still having fun at it. I’ll keep doing it as long as I’m having fun at it. When that day comes, that I’m not, I don’t see that in the near future, but all of that will have to quit. But, right now, it doesn’t take a lot to get me fired up.” Because the show is completely sold out, more seats were made available yesterday. Reba McEntire, Lee Ann Womack and Randy Rogers Band will also perform at the concert.

 

MARTINA MCBRIDE FORCED TO CANCEL EUROPEAN DATES. Martina McBride had to bag her six-date tour of Europe in late June and early July due to scheduling conflicts and routing issues. She took to her website to apologize to fans and give a brief rundown on the problems saying the problems were out of her control. Here are the cancelled dates:

  • June 25 Stavanger Norway Forus Travbane
  • June 26 Skien Norway Telemark Live
  • June 28 London United Kingdom Indigo2
  • June 30 Killarney Ireland INEC
  • July 1 Dublin Ireland Helix
  • July 2 Castlebar Ireland Theatre Royal

 

JOE NICHOLS SAYS STARRING IN BROADWAY PRODCUTION UNLIKELY. Joe Nichols says the chances of him starring as Rusty in the Broadway adaptation of Pure Country are getting slimmer and slimmer. Broadway in general isn’t doing well so the production has been pushed back causing possible scheduling conflicts for Joe. But if he is able to be part of the production, he already has his lines memorized. Here he is talking about a scene in the script. “He finds his way back to Poteet, Texas and he winds up drunk at a bar talking to Earl Blackstock and says something along the lines of, “I hitched tire across these here three Unite States. Lets see there’s Kansas, Oklahoma, wait Texas! Yeah Texas!”

 

COUNTRY STARS CELEBRATE GRAND OLE OPRY’S 85TH BIRTHDAY. Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner will launch a months-long celebration for the Grand Ole Opry’s 85th birthday celebration, Tuesday May 25th. Each artist will individually take the stage, followed by a guitar jam finale featuring all the country stars as they take on some of the most popular songs in Opry history. Other special shows and events will last through December.

 

TAYLOR SWIFT VERSES JOHNY WEIR – WHO WORE IT BETTER? Taylor Swift and Olympic ice skater Johnny Weir, are going head-to-head on the Style Watch website, which lets fans vote who wore the same sparkly head piece better. Taylor wore the accessory at the Country Music Awards last year in Las Vegas, while Johny wore his at an event for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Currently Taylor leads the poll with over 80 percent of the votes.

 

GARTH BROOKS PARTNERS WITH NFL LEGEND TO CREATE CHILD PLAY AREA. Garth Brooks teamed up with NFL legend Troy Aikman, to create a play area called the Child Life Zone in Denver’s Health Medical Center, for children battling cancer.  "It allows a child to be a child again. That's the most important thing because children are the strongest things on the planet. So if you get them back in an environment where they remember they're a child and not fighting this uphill battle, all of a sudden these wonderful things start happening to them that the doctors can't explain,” Garth says. The center was built with funds by both Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation, and the Troy Aikman Foundation.

 

SHANIA TWAIN BLOGS ABOUT AMERICAN IDOL EXPERIENCE. After mentoring the remaining six American Idol contestants this past week, Shania Twain took to her blog the feelings she had for each individual. "It was fantastic to meet up again with Crystal Bowersox and Lee Dewyze, two of the artists that I rooted for at the auditions in Chicago," writes Shania. Though she insists she can’t pick favorites, a couple of the show’s numbers moved her. “A few of the performances during the mentoring made me tear up, as they sang with such beauty and emotion," Shania insists.

 

TAYLOR SWIFT MAKES TIME MAGAZINE’S MOST INFLUENTIAL LIST. TIME Magazine has selected their “Most Influential” list, and Taylor Swift has been selected for the number nine slot. After performing with her on the Grammy’s, Stevie Nicks says, “Taylor is writing for the universal woman and for the man who wants to know her.It's women like her who are going to save the music business." Others recognized on the list include, Robert Pattinson, Sandra Bullock, and Ashton Kutcher.

 

SHANIA TWAIN JOINS THE TWITTER WORLD. Shania Twain has officially joined the rest of the world with her first Twitter account. Fans can now follow her official social networking link at twitter.com/FollowShania. Not much has been posted yet, but surely it will change as her new album comes closer to being released. Shania’s also been active on her official website, blogging about her recent American Idol week.

 

MINDY MCCREADY OK’S SEX TAPE? Vivid Entertainment has come up with what appears to be an authentic notarized consent, signed by Mindy McCready, for her recent sex tape. The document issued in January of 2009, states Mindy has been paid for all sex tape footage. Her attorney fired back saying, "Mindy doesn't believe she signed those papers. And if she did, she was in no condition to make those kinds of decisions."

 

FIRST PEAK AT JOHN RICH’S CASH. The first photo of Cash Rich, son of John Rich, was tweeted yesterday not by his dad, but by Sebastian Bach. He was on the set of John’s latest video shoot when he tweeted a picture of him, baby Cash and Ted Nugent.

 

Fox News' Mike Huckabee Recording Country Project in Nashville. Fox News personality and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is in Nashville to record a music project with various country artists. A source close to the sessions, who declined to provide any other details, said it will probably be officially announced in June in conjunction with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show in Nashville. Apart from his other achievements, the one-time Arkansas governor is also a bass player.

 

GRAMMY VIP EXPERIENCE AUCTION! Do you want a be a VIP?  You can through a GRAMMY auction, which is offering a VIP concert experience plus a meet and greet with Taylor Swift, John Mayer, Michael McDonald and others.  The auction also features a private Josh Groban concert and a weekend getaway in Los Angeles.  All proceeds will go to MusicCares and the GRAMMY Foundation.  Bid now at Ebay.com/GRAMMY. 

  • ABOUT THE CHARITIES:  MusiCares ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need by providing programs and services including emergency financial assistance, educational workshops, and flu shots, hearing tests, and medical/dental screenings. The MusiCares MAP Fund allows access to addiction recovery treatment and sober living resources for members of the music community.The GRAMMY Foundation offers GRAMMY In The Schools music education programs for young people around the country throughout the year, and archiving and preservation initiatives to protect our cultural heritage.

 


THIS AND THAT

  • Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum says performing on American Idol was great validation after she tried out for the show twice and didn’t make it to the second round. The trio recorded their performance with a live audience and Hillary says the room isn’t as big as you think.
  • Congratulations to Emerson Drive’s lead singer Brad Mates and wife Jana welcomed baby boy Tyler Robert at 7:04 p.m. Wednesday in Nashville.

 

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS 


  • SANDRA TALKS ABOUT LIFE! Sandra Bullock is now a working, single mom. We caught up with her awhile back and she told us about how she keeps secrets, and balances her home life and her busy acting career.
    •  “I’m really excited when I do something and I want to tell everyone else about it and I have the energy of five people but when I want to be home and I do not want to be anywhere, now a days it didn’t used to be this way I have to go home I sort of realized that I like being at home I don’t want to leave it as much, but I love being creative so how can I figure out how to protect my home life and get home when I want to get home but still be able to go off and be creative you know, so you just have to be really good at scheduling.”

 

  • BULLOCK DIVORCE DETAILS! The news that Sandra Bullock has filed for divorce is already out there, but now we know the reasons why Bullock officially cited in the divorce. The papers did not include the phrase, “Jesse James is a cheating, scumbag,” instead, Bullock cited a “discord and conflict of personalities without any reasonable expectations of reconciliation” as the reason for the separation. Learn more at News.Yahoo.com.
    • TALKING POINT: What other euphemisms can you think of for what James is rumored to have done?

 

  • BRET MICHAELS UPDATE. Some good news coming from Bret Michaels’ camp.  The Poison singer’s MySpace page has been updated by his management who wrote that Bret’s upcoming solo gigs have been postponed until late May.  This means that, provided there are no further complications, they expect the rocker to be touring again in less than a month, and able to stay on the road through the fall.  In the meantime, doctors are searching for the cause of Bret’s brain hemorrhage and will release more specific information on Monday.  Stay up to date at MySpace.com/BretMichaels. 
  • WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL! The Sandra Bullock adoption story sort of overshadowed People’s list of World’s Most Beautiful this year, but nonetheless, the magazine released its picks. Julia Roberts takes the top spot this year and in the article, Roberts dished on her beauty secrets and on her three children. Diane Kruger, Twilight’s Ashley Greene, Kerri Washington, Heidi Klum and Amanda Seyfried also made the list and posed without makeup for the outlet. Pick up the new issue of People magazine on newsstands now for more.
  • TIME’S LEAST INFLUENTIAL! Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Lindsay Lohan and Jon Gosselin all made Time Magazine’s list of the least influential people of 2010. Check out People.com for more.
  • FELONY DROPPED! The felony charges against Randy Quaid have been dropped. This means that Randy won’t have any more court dates to not show up to. His wife Evi pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge of defrauding an innkeeper and will have to perform 240 hours of community service. Read more at News.Yahoo.com.
  • CARELL TO LEAVE OFFICE?! Steve Carell told BBC Radio recently that his contract with the NBC show The Office runs out at the end of next season and that he doesn’t think he’ll come back to the show after that. Check out more at OfficeTally.com.
    • TALKING POINT: Would you watch The Office without Steve Carell? Who would you get to replace him?

 

  • TWILIGHT NEWS! Dreamgirls director Bill Condon has been chosen to direct the fourth and final Twilight film, Breaking Dawn. Summit Entertainment recently announced their choice to MTV News. Condon beat out contenders like Gus Van Sant and Sofia Coppola for the coveted job. Breaking Dawn is rumored to be broken down into two films.
    • ENGAGEMENT RING! Fans of Twilight can also buy the engagement ring “Edward” gives “Bella” in the third installment of the films, Eclipse. Twilight author Stephenie Meyer designed the ring and there are three versions you can check out over at ExtraTV.com.

 

  • GHOSTBUSTERS 3 UPDATE! People have been talking about a third Ghostbusters film for a while now. When we chatted with Bill Murray this week, he told us about the slow-going third installment. For now, check out Bill, Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek in the new film Get Low, in theaters July 30th.
  • HOLMES AS JACKIE O! Katie Holmes will play First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in a miniseries on the History Channel. The scripted show will be called The Kennedys and Greg Kinnear will be playing President John F. Kennedy. The miniseries is scheduled to air on the History Channel in 2011, and will be the network’s first scripted miniseries. Hit up News.Yahoo.com for more.
  • MISTRESS TALKS! John Edwards’ mistress, Rielle Hunter, sat down with Oprah Winfrey for her first interview since the former presidential candidate admitted to being the father of Hunter’s two-year-old daughter. Rielle told Oprah she doesn’t think she’s a home wrecker and that Edwards’ wife didn’t find out about the full extent of John’s affair with her until the televised interview he did back in 2006. Check out News.Yahoo.com for more.
  • DOWNEY, JR. TALKS DRUGS! In an interview with Rolling Stone, Robert Downey, Jr. talked about his previous drug use and his time behind bars back in the mid to late ‘90s. The Iron Man 2 actor revealed that he did cocaine with Jack Nicholson, felt very safe behind prison bars and was given drugs by his father when he was six. Head over to NYDailyNews.com to read more.
  • ALBA FISHSTICKS! Jessica Alba started a small fire in a Tribeca hotel this past week when she tried to cook fish sticks. According to the New York Post, fire alarms went off and the fire department came to the hotel, but the blaze was tiny and put out quickly. Right after she accidentally set the blaze, Alba headed over to the premiere of her new film, The Killer Inside Me at the Tribeca Film Festival. There, she talked with Vh1 Radio about her almost two-year-old baby girl, Honor .
  • JENNA DROPS CHARGES! Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz are now backtracking. Jenna has dropped the domestic violence charges she filed against Ortiz earlier this week, and Ortiz is now saying he doesn’t think Jenna is addicted to pain pills. The Ultimate Fighter accused Jenna of being addicted to the pain medication OxyContin after the former porn star told police Ortiz hit her.  A drug test on Jenna came up clean. Check out TMZ.com to find updates.
  • SEX TAPE! Chelsea Handler is the latest celebrity with a sex tape. Radar Online has gotten their hands on the explicit video filmed about a decade ago, which features Handler having sex with a man. The not safe for work footage is spliced between Handler’s standup routine.  The E! host commented on the tape saying it’s all a joke and that she used the stand-up with the sexual footage included in the middle as her audition tape back in the day. See a photo from the video over at RadarOnline.com.