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J.D.'s Dirt- 6/22

Tuesday June 22, 2010 Posted 1 year, 11 months ago by J.D.

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

CMT to Air Jimmy Buffett's Free Concert With Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown JuLY FIRST. To demonstrate support for the people, businesses and culture of the Gulf Coast, CMT will telecast a free musical celebration live from the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama. CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live from the Gulf Coast will air on CMT on Thursday, July 1st, from 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Jimmy and his Coral Reefer Band will be joined in the concert by his friends Zac Brown, Kenny Chesney and Sonny Landreth. Other performers will be announced as additional plans develop. Stay linked to CMT.com for further details and for ticketing information. For information on how to help the Gulf Coast, visit cmtonecountry.com or margaritaville.com.

 

TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL GET READY FOR NASHVILLE RISING CONCERT. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will hold their Nashville Rising benefit concert tonight in Nashville. Tim, Faith, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Julie Roberts, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, ZZ Top, Carrie Underwood, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Amy Grant, and LeAnn Rimes will all perform during the event. Tim’s band – The Dance Hall Doctors – are serving as the house band for the night which has kept them quite busy.  “My band’s working their butts off. But they look at it as this is their contribution to it. They’re having fun—they get to work with artists—I mean, they’re tired of me. They get to work with somebody else for a change.” Although the flooding in Nashville happened almost two months again, Tim and Faith say they started planning this event right away. “(Faith) You called the day of the flood…” (Tim)”Right at the day of the flood, we started working on what to do. And we knew there were other things going on, and we didn’t want to get in anybody’s way, of course, because it’s better to spread it all out to everybody can raise the most money.” Proceeds from the concert will benefit flood relief efforts of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. People aren’t able to attend the concert can still contribute to the cause by contacting the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

MIRANDA LAMBERT HOLDS ON TO TOP SPOT. Miranda Lambert has the number one song with “The House That Built Me” for the fourth week in a row on the Country Aircheck chart. Unlike some people who move far away from their childhood home, Miranda just has to go down the road.  “I still actually can go to the house that built me anytime because a friend lives there—so it’s really awesome that I have that privilege but I realize a lot of people don’t—they just have to drive by and be the weirdo that has to knock on the door, which I’ve been before.”

 

BLAKE SHELTON JOKES THAT MIRANDA LAMBERT HAS STOPPED BEATING HIM SINCE BEING ENGAGED. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton tell people magazine they are enjoying their engagement and not trying to stress about any wedding plans. Blake jokes he’s enjoyed the engagement because, "The beatings from her are less severe and less frequent now that I've stepped up, so that's been a good thing. I feel like I can relax. Every time she has an idea for the wedding that she tells me about, I tell her it's the same thing I was thinking. It's all good." As for their actual wedding plans, the two are too busy to take care of the task themselves and have hired people to help. They are planning the nuptials for next spring.

 

JAKE OWEN TELLS PEOPLE WHAT HE LIKES IN A WOMAN. Jake Owen is gracing the pages of the new issue of PEOPLE Country as one of the hottest guys in country music, alongside Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and cover boy, Tim McGraw. Jake told the magazine that he likes women to have confidence and a sense of humor. And the female country artists he thinks are hot certainly have those qualities in abundance. "Personally, I think Sara Evans is HOT! I'm not going to lie. Sara Evans is hot," Jake says. "She's very womanly. She's a beautiful woman. And you know who else I think is a beautiful woman is Lee Ann Womack. I don't know what it is about her, but [sigh], I like Lee Ann." Fans can pick up their copy of PEOPLE now to read more about country’s hot guys.

 

FAITH HILL HAND-PICKS HER OPENING ACT. Teen TV star and Nashville newcomer Jennette McCurdy has been hand-picked by Faith Hill as her opening act at a couple of California concert dates in July. Jennette, one of the stars of the Nickelodeon hit, 'iCarly,' will open for Faith on July 23rd at the Ironstone Amphitheatre in Murphys, California and July 24th at the OC Fair and Event Centre in Costa Mesa, California. Jennette scored her first acting job by way of Faith, when she was in Faith's music video for 'The Way You Love Me.' Jennette’s debut album, 'The Story of My Life' is due at the end of June.

 

BRAD PAISLEY ASKS FANS TO PRAY FOR SCOTT HAMILTON. Brad Paisley has become good friends with Olympic ice skater Scott Hamilton through the years since Hamilton lives in Nashville. Brad posted a message on his website yesterday that read, “This week Scott has to have an operation to remove a benign growth on his pituitary gland. While this operation is not completely uncommon, anytime a person has brain surgery it's good to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. So If you have a second in the next few days, say a prayer that the operation is successful and routine. And that he is back to normal, back on the ice, and back home quickly with his wife and sons. I know no finer human being.”

 

WANNA SPEND THE NIGHT WITH DOLLY PARTON? Dolly Parton is getting ready to auction off a night's stay at her Tennessee mansion complete with a party in the evening and a Dolly-cooked breakfast the next morning, all to raise money for the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation, which supports health care in Sevier County, the county of Dolly's birth. Last year, Dolly’s sleep over went for 75-thousand dollars. The winning bidder can also bring along up to 10 additional guests. This year's Evening of Elegance fundraiser will take place August 14th at 6 p.m. at the Mills Auditorium in Gatlinburg. Tickets are 200-dollars per person and may be purchased by contacting Amy Kingery at (865) 446-9628.

 

 


THIS AND THAT

  • During Keith Urban’s Saturday night show in Chicago, he captured the crowd singing Happy Birthday to Nicole Kidman whose birthday was Sunday. He joked this wasn’t the only gift he would be giving her because he’s “not that cheap.”
  • One way Laura Bell Bundy stays in shape is with a simple rule when it comes to eating. “You shouldn’t eat four hours before you go to bed because it won’t digest properly, and when it doesn’t digest properly, it gets stored as fat,” she says.
  • According to Us Weekly, LeAnn Rimes and Dean Sheremet’s divorce was finalized on Saturday.

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS


  • JACKSON KIDS ISOLATED? In her first interview since her son’s death, Katherine Jackson talked with the Daily Mirror in the U-K and told the outlet that Jackson’s children miss him “desperately” and are isolated and lonely. Katherine goes on to say Jackson’s three kids, Paris, Prince and Blanket, listen to Jackson’s music often and that Prince and Blanket talk about wanting to make their dad proud of them. Read more at TMZ.com. 
  • MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE! A theater in London’s West End has announced they’ll be paying tribute to the late King of Pop on Thursday. A plaque honoring Jackson will be unveiled and the cast of the Michael Jackson’s inspired production Thriller Live! will sing a song called “Speechless,” which was recorded by Jackson shortly before he died. June 25th will be the first anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. Learn more at ContactMusic.com. 
  • KATHERINE RELEASES BOOK! Katherine Jackson has released a book called Never Can Say Goodbye: The Katherine Jackson Archives, in memory of her son, Michael Jackson. The picture book’s release this week coincides with Friday’s one year anniversary of Michael’s death. Check out ShowBiz411.com for more. 
  • CHRIS KLEIN IN REHAB! American Pie actor Chris Klein, who was arrested for his second DUI last week, has checked himself into rehab. According to People, Klein will complete at least 30 days of rehabilitation at Utah’s Cirque Lodge as part of his treatment. 
  • AMERICAN IDOL AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED! Auditions for Season 10 of American Idol have been announced and this time around, producers of the show have lowered the age limit by a year to 15. Starting July 17th in Nashville, Tennessee, people from ages 15 to 28 can audition for the life-changing show. When we chatted with Season Nine winner Lee DeWyze, he told us about competing on the show . Visit AmericanIdol.com for more. 
  • BLOOM AND KERR ENGAGED! Orlando Bloom and supermodel Miranda Kerr are engaged. The couple, who’ve dated for almost three years, confirmed to People that they are indeed planning to wed. We’ll keep you updated on their wedding plans. 
  • SAINT ANGELINA JOLIE! Angelina Jolie spent Father’s Day in Haiti where she met with United Nations ambassadors and discussed the Haitian children who were left homeless and orphaned after the January 12th earthquake. Learn more about her goodwill visit at UsMagazine.com.
  • McCONAUGHEY MISTRIAL! A judge has declared a second mistrial in the misdemeanor battery case involving actor Matthew McConaughey. In the suit, two surfers are charged with attacking paparazzi who tried to take pictures on the actor in Malibu. Check out News.Yahoo.com for more. 
  • LONDON KIDNAPPING UPDATE! As we previously reported, 37-year-old Party of Five actor Jeremy London was apparently kidnapped last week and forced to do drugs by his captors. Only thing is, London’s family is now claiming the story might be a little different and they believe the seven-month sober Jeremy relapsed into doing drugs and built his story around that. Learn more at USAToday.com. 
  • MORE LONDON NEWS! Jeremy London’s lawyers have now issued a cease and desist letters to the members of his family who are talking to the press about the incident. London’s wife Melissa told TMZ that they’re worried the family’s comments to the media will somehow hinder the kidnapping investigation. We think Melissa and Jeremy might also be pissed that the family is telling the media they don’t believe London’s story.
  • MONTAG HIRES DIVORCE ATTORNEY! Apparently, Heidi Montag is more serious about divorcing Spencer Pratt than people first thought. That or she is taking the separation charade up another notch, because she’s just hired a divorce lawyer to begin mediating her split from Spencer. According to TMZ, Pratt and Montag will start hashing out the details of their divorce within two weeks. 
  • ENTOURAGE WEDDING! Entourage actress Constance Zimmer is getting married. Zimmer, who you’d know as “Dana Gordon” on the hit HBO show, is marrying her longtime director-boyfriend in the fall. The couple already has a two-year-old daughter together named Colette Zoe. Check out People.com for more. 
  • “CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW” IS BACK AND IN 3D! Production has begun on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the Pirates franchise. Fans can expect Johnny Depp to reprise his role as “Captain Jack” and will get to see the flick in 3D. Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane and others have all signed on to be in the fourth installment. It’s set to hit theaters May 20th, 2011. 
  • DJ QUALLS TALKS MEMPHIS BEAT!  DJ Qualls, best known for his role as “Kyle” in the 2000 hit Road Trip, stars in the new TNT cop show Memphis Beat.  He plays a young know-it-all cop who goes under the wing of an experienced officer played by Jason Lee.  Memphis Beat also stars Alfre Woodard and premieres tonight at 10 PM Eastern on TNT.
  • HERE ARE THE FULL AUDITION DATES: Nashville, Tennessee on July 17th, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 21st, New Orleans, Louisiana on July 26th, East Rutherford, New Jersey on August 3rd, Austin, Texas on Wednesday, August 11th and San Francisco, California on August 19th.