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J.D.'s Dirt- 7/26

Monday July 26, 2010 Posted 1 year, 9 months ago by J.D.

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

TAYLOR SWIFT DEFENDED BY EMINEM IN SPIN MAGAZINE. Taylor Swift was defended by Eminem in the August issue of Spin, nearly a year after Kanye West interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. “He shouldn’t have done that, man,” Eminem told Spin. “I mean, she’s a little girl.” Taylor  was accepting her award for Best Female Video when Kanye rushed the stage and declared, "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'll let you finish, but Beyonce has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!" The issue hit newsstands today.

 

FAITH HILL PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. Faith Hill is keeping herself busy as a mother of three, as well as singing, acting and promoting her new fragrance True, but there are still many things she hopes to do in the future. Faith tells the Stockton Record Newspaper, “There are many things I want to do in my life. I'd like to grow a vegetable garden. My parents have had a garden my entire life. I want to pass that experience and knowledge on to my kids." Faith is also keeping herself busy as she’s working on new music. She says, “I haven't written in a very long time, and I'm really enjoying it. I've been working with some amazing writers." Faith’s new music may be influenced by some of her current favorite country artists. “Miranda Lambert and the Zac Brown Band are my favorites. Miranda is an honest singer with a spitfire attitude. The Zac Brown Band can just play the hell out of a song. Incredible.”  No matter what her upcoming plans are, one things for sure, you won’t find Faith on Twitter. “I cannot imagine our lives without the Internet now. It has changed so many things for the good and, in some ways, for the bad. I don't tweet.”

 

BRAD PAISLEY PLAYS THE GUITAR LIKE HE WALKS. Brad Paisley has been playing guitar for 30 years. He got his first guitar at the age of eight and had written his first song by the age of 12. But even with 28 major music awards, Brad still finds it important to practice his guitar skills. “Ya know, practicing now is more like—it sort of goes more hand in hand with writing and work for me. I mean, when I go out on the road, we have sound check at 2 in the afternoon and we play for an hour. Practicing is more like—it’s just second nature. It’s more like walking, ya know. I already know how to walk, but I could get better at it.” The H20 World Tour continues July 31st in Fairlea, West Virginia with Darius Rucker, Justin Moore, Josh Thompson, Steel Magnolia, and Easton Corbin.

 

KEITH URBAN RESURRECTS A FLOODED GUITAR. Keith Urban was one of the many country music artists whose equipment suffered damage during the flood in Nashville. But it looks like one of Keith’s guitars is back up and running. He recently played it at a show in Sarnia, Canada, and told the audience that it had been resurrected to play that night. Keith also celebrated his single, “I’m In,” going number-one in Canada.

 

KELLIE PICKLER CAN’T GET ENOUGH KETCHUP CHIPS. Kellie Pickler has learned the hard way that you once you mention you like a product, you’ll get a lot of it. While touring in Canada with Rascal Flatts several years ago, Kellie mentioned the three things she likes about Canada – beer, hockey, and Ketchup Chips. “I get Ketchup Chips like crazy. The last show that we played in Canada, we got so many boxes…all of my buses and my truck were just filled with boxes under the bays, so we were giving them away. I’d go to meet and greets and say ‘Ok.’ I’d give them away and they’d give me more. But yeah, I love Ketchup Chips.” Kellie is currently on the road with Rascal Flatts, and tweeted about the new sparkly dresses she was given to wear for the show.

 

DARIUS RUCKER’S NEW ALBUM WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE REST. Darius Rucker recently finished recording his sophomore country album Charleston, SC 1966, and can guarantee this record will be different from the last - due to his producer.  “I think this time I really knew what I wanted to do a lot more than last time. I thank Frank Rogers for that. We talked a lot more. He let me have more input just ‘cause I knew what I wanted it to sound like, and I’d tell Frank, and Frank would get it for me. And ya know, I hope people like it as much as I do, ‘cause I love it.” Darius wrote 77 songs for the album, which will be released October 12th. He’s currently touring with Brad Paisley. Check out CMT.com for a list of tour dates.

 

WYNONNA JUDD SURVIVES HEAD-ON COLLISION. Wynonna Judd, her daughter, and tour manager were hospitalized in Salt Lake City after being involved in a traffic accident last week. Wynonna tells the Lake Tahoe Tribune “I was in a major head-on collision and they didn't want to let me out of the hospital, and I said ‘Listen, I've got to go do a show.' And the guys were like, ‘If anybody can Wynonna, it's you. You've shown us that you have quite the spunk.' I said, ‘Listen, I've spent 10 years on a bus with my mother. If I can do that, I can do anything.'”  Wynonna would not give details about injuries they sustained but said “I'm not in grave danger or anything. It was pretty dramatic but I made it through.” Wynonna performs July 31st in Truckee at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival.

   

GARY LEVOX JOINS HUNTING SHOW. When Gary Levox of Rascal Flatts isn’t out on the road playing for fans, he is taping a hunting show called The Crush with Lee and Tiffany. Gary joins the couple Lee and Tiffany as they hunt for animals in Iowa. You can watch the show Sunday nights at 7:30 Eastern Time on the Outdoors Channel.

RELATED VIDEO: Outtakes of the show –Gary dances. http://www.thecrush.tv/gallery/15/media/182/dull-moment-2-the-dance-the-dryer-the-hornet.html

 

GETTING TO KNOW THE MEMBERS OF LITTLE BIG TOWN. Everyone knows what great things Little Big Town can do as a band, but Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet and Kimberly Schlapman have individual traits and talents. "Karen loves the business aspect of the band," Kimberly says, "She likes to get into the big conversations and into the depths of the business talk.” Karen's husband, Jimi, is the jokester of the group. Kimberly says. "He can make light of a heavy situation. He's always making us laugh on the bus and playing jokes on people. He's just a lot of fun.” Phillip is the "dreamer" of the group. "When the world is falling apart and into pieces around us, he always finds the light, and he always brings it out," Kimberly notes. As for the others, they call Kimberly the “Peace Maker.” "I like to take care of people, and I like to make sure that they're OK and happy,” she says. Little Big Town is currently climbing the Billboard charts with their latest single, “Little White Church,” from their The Reason Why album, which will be in stores August 24th.

 

COUNTRY MUSIC HAS SOMETHING TO TWEET ABOUT.  Over the weekend many country artists had something to tweet about including:

  • Brad Paisley: “Congratulations @DierksBentley family. Get ready for the sibling rivalry.”
  • Kellie Pickler: “Mandalay sent me some beautiful sparkly dresses to wear on the Rascal Flatts tour! Yip-eeeee!!! :)”
  • Reba McEntire: “Had a great time in the studio yesterday. Got two new songs recorded! Can't wait for you to hear them.”

 

KEITH URBAN, RASCAL FLATTS COVERED ON AMERICAN IDOL TOUR. Keith Urban’s “Somebody Like You” and Rascal Flatts’ “Fast Cars and Freedom” are part of American Idol finalist Aaron Kelly’s set list on the Idols Live tour, according to a review in Entertainment Weekly.  Aaron’s take on “Somebody Like You” was “easily the night’s most energetic number” and “an unexpected jolt” during a Newark, New Jersey show. The tour also features winner Lee DeWyze and runner-up Crystal Bowersox as well as the 10 remaining finalists of season nine.

 

BRAD PAISLEY HAS ENTERTAINING TWEETS. Brad Paisley is known for his great sense of humor—from playing pranks on his tour mates to including clever lyrics in his songs. So it’s no surprise that Brad’s Twitter is a place where his fans can be entertained as well. He recently had the following tweets:

  • “Would like to thank the Canadian border agents for the gentle frisking. Good times. Good times.”
  • “Realizing how many of my things have the abbreviation BP written on them. Great. Just #~@<⁎^£¥ great.”

If you’d like to follow Brad on twitter, go to twitter.com/BradPaisley.

 


ENTERTAINMENT NEWS


  • OKSANA DOESN’T WANT MEL’S MONEY! Oksana Grigorieva (Pron: gree-gore-ee-eh-vuh) says she has no interest in Mel Gibson’s money and that’s why she turned down the actor’s 15-million dollar payment to keep quiet about their relationship. Gibson’s team has accused Oksana of leaking audio tapes of Mel because she wanted more than 15-million dollars. Read more at TMZ.com.
  • SNOOKI LIKES HER LIFE! Season two of the Jersey Shore begins this Thursday at 10 PM Eastern on MTV. We’ll finally get to see the cast at it again, this time in Miami. The series has also just been renewed for a third season. Turn your TVs to MTV on Thursday at 10 PM to see Jersey Shore season two.
  • AWESOME JERSEY SHORE UPDATES! Head to MTV.com to check out an amazing family photo of Jersey Shore’s The Situation, from the days when he was simply Mike Sorrentino.  In the shot, The Sitch and his siblings are wearing turtlenecks. Also, head over to UsMagazine.com and read about how Snooki “gets off” on being called a “midget, oompa-loompa, orange” girl. Finally, tune in to MTV this Thursday to check out the season premiere of Jersey Shore.
  • ANGELINA JOLIE TALKS THRILLS! Angelina Jolie used to live life on the dangerous side, carrying a blood filled vile around her neck, getting barbed wire tattoos, et cetera, but now things seem to have calmed down.  Check out Angelina Jolie in the new flick Salt today.
  • ANGELINA NOT READY FOR KIDS TO DATE! Angelina Jolie told People magazine that the main concern she has right now is that her children will soon be growing up. The 35-year-old Salt actress says that she’s not ready for them to be driving and dating. She has a little time though, as her oldest child Maddox is only eight.
  • TWILIGHT STAR TALKS PREGNANCY! Twilight Saga: Eclipse actress Bryce Dallas Howard is talking all about the post-partum depression she suffered after giving birth to her son three years ago. She reveals in the latest newsletter from actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s website Goop.com that she felt terrible and worried she was a bad mother because of the way she felt after giving birth. She’s now a happy mother and all is well. Check out People.com and Goop.com for more of her story.
  • BEST SUMMER BODY! Women’s Health magazine has released their list of the Best Summer Bodies of 2010, and supermodel Brooklyn Decker tops it. The 23-year-old wife of tennis player Andy Roddick beat out the likes of Ashley Greene, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel and others to take the top spot. See all the hot ladies over at WomensHealthMag.com.
  • CRUISE ON TV?! According to tabloid reports in Britain, Tom Cruise is shopping a reality series that would feature his family. We find this hard to believe, but Grazia magazine is stating the footage of Cruise, his wife Katie Holmes and their daughter Suri has already been shot and it’s being cut up into a series.
  • MICHAEL LOHAN CALLS OFF WEDDING! Michael Lohan has announced that he’s called off his wedding to Kate Major. This comes after Major accused Lohan of assault, alleging that he hit her in the face with a shoe. Major has previously dated Jon Gosselin. Learn more at UsMagazine.com.
  • RICHIE BACK ON CHUCK! Nicole Richie is going to reprise her role as “Heather” on another episode of Chuck. According to Entertainment Weekly, the Simple Life star will be back for a show in October.  On the episode, she will get into another epic battle with Chuck character “Sarah.” Check out NBC this fall for more.
  • BACHELORETTE TONIGHT! Tonight on The Bachelorette, 17 of the guys whom Ali sent home come back to talk about their hunt for love on the show. Tonight on ABC at 8 PM Eastern, check out The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All.
  • MTV IS GLAAD! MTV has earned the first-ever “excellent” rating from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for their representation of gay characters in their programming. According to the Associated Press, 42 percent of MTV’s original primetime programming contained storylines about gay, bisexual and transgender people.
  • MTV HELPS HIV/AIDS AWARENESS! New research at John Hopkins reveals PEPFAR, MTV and UNICEF’s Ignite Campaign has altered how young people think about HIV and AIDS.  MTV’s Staying Alive TV drama series Shuga is a hard-hitting show for young people in both Kenya and Zambia, with compelling HIV prevention and education messages.  Another MTV drama series called Tribes airs in Trinidad and Tobago.  The combination of both shows reached kids in 96 percent of the top 50 HIV/AIDS impacted countries.  The study shows that young people understand the messages conveyed in shows like Shuge and Tribes, creating conversation about HIV issues.  For more information, go to Staying-Alive.org.