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J.D.'s Dirt- 5/25

Wednesday May 26, 2010 Posted 1 year, 12 months ago by J.D.

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Carrie Underwood ON American Idol Season Finale tonight. Carrie Underwood returns to American Idol for the season finale tonight. She will perform her current single "Undo It" during the episode. Carrie, who won the American Idol competition in 2005, sang on the Fox series earlier this year during the "Idol Gives Back" special. The final two contestants are Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox. 

 

BRAD PAISLEY’S H2O World tour KICKS OFF.  Brad Paisley kicked off his H2O tour this past weekend in Virginia Beach and a sold-out show in Washington D.C.  Over 42-thousand fans came out to the shows.  Darius Rucker and Justin Moore opened the shows on the main stage.  Water Works Plaza featured free, fun events such as a slip and slide, a dunking booth, fishing simulator, racing simulator and other water related activities.  There is also a smaller stage in the Water Works Plaza area which featured performances by Steel Magnolia, Easton Corbin and Josh Thompson.  When Brad went on stage Friday night he told fans “You have no idea what we went through to get here tonight” before opening the show with his current single “Water.”  During the show Brad talked about the struggles after the Nashville flood saying “It was emotional, it was heartache, and it took perseverance to get here tonight.  Every member of my team made this a reality and I am so proud of them.  Thanks to you guys for making this difficult time that much more rewarding for all of us out here on the road.” The H2O tour continues this weekend with stops in Kansas City and St. Louis.

 

JOHN RICH’S NEW VIDEO “COUNTRY DONE COME TO TOWN” DEBUTS ON CMT. John Rich’s new video for his single “Country Done Come to Town” debuts today on CMT and CMT.com The video was filmed at John’s home in Nashville. “There’s girls in the swimmin’ pool on my roof. There’s a goat on my roof. There’s a couple of gals wrestling in bikinis in a kiddie pool full of cream-style corn on my roof. You got Ted Nugent at the grill cookin’ steaks and [he] had his cross bow out and two foot Fred and Sebastian Bach and Gretchen and George Jones is on the roof—mowing the grass on the roof on a riding mower. Just absolute insanity”

 

COMEDIAN JEFF DUNHAM WILL HOST CMT MUSIC AWARDS VIDEO OF THE YEAR SPECIAL. Days before the 2010 CMT Music Awards ventriloquist/comedian Jeff Dunham and his comedic sidekicks will give fans a closer look at the Video of the Year nominees when he hosts 2010 CMT Music Awards Video of the Year Special premiering Saturday, June 5th at 2:00pm EST.  This one-hour special features the ten videos nominated for Video of the Year, which include Jason Aldean’s “The Truth”; Kenny Chesney’s “Out Last Night”; Toby Keith’s “American Ride”; Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now”; Miranda Lambert’s “White Liar”; Brad Paisley’s “Welcome to the Future”; Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me”; Carrie Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova”; Keith Urban’s “‘Til Summer Comes Around” and Zac Brown Band’s “Toes”.  Fans can vote online at CMT.com through Tuesday, June 8 to determine the winners.  The final five nominees will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can vote at CMT.com and via text on their Verizon Wireless phones throughout the live broadcast (ET/CT only) to determine the night’s big winner. 

FAITH HILL AND EMMYLOU HARRIS PAY TRIBUTE TO PAUL MCCARTNEY. Faith Hill and Emmylou Harris will be part of a special concert at the White House June 2nd that will pay tribute to Paul McCartney. Hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, the evening will honor McCartney as this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for popular song, the highest honor for pop music. Faith and Emmylou will join other performers at the event including Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, the Jonas Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Jack White and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The event will broadcast on PBS on July 28th at 8:00pm EST.

 

KIX BROOKS HOLDS BENEFIT CONCERT AT HIS WINERY. The As Long As We Have Voices sold-out event took place at Kix Brooks’ winery, Arrington Vineyards south of Nashville last week.  "Never in my 30 years in Nashville have I seen such terrible devastation," Kix said of the historic floods. "But it has been amazing to watch this community come together to overcome this." Kix performed at the event along with other country artists and songwriters such as Keith Stegall, Joey + Rory, Ty Herndon, Sherrie Austin, and Jason Sellers. Tickets to the event were sold for $100 a pair which included admission to the event, parking and a bottle of wine from Arrington Vineyards. Proceeds went to aid the Salvation Army’s flood relief efforts in Nashville.

 

DIERKS BENTLEY MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA. Dierks Bentley surprised the crowd at his Washington D.C. show recently when he revealed that earlier that day he had met with President Obama.  He began telling the audience that he had been walking down Pittsburgh Avenue when a band member corrected him saying it was Pennsylvania Avenue.  Dierks said he dropped off a copy of his new album Up On The Ridge in the oval office. That was all the info Dierks shared with the crowd.  President Obama quoted Dierks last year when he said “I said country music was the best shrink $15 can buy.” 

 

THIS AND THAT

  • According to TMZ Mindy McCready was taken to Cape Coral Hospital in Florida yesterday after Mindy’s rep says Mindy’s mom overreacted.  Mindy broke her toe a few days ago and had been complaining about the pain.  Her mom gave her the narcotic painkiller Darvocet and later Mindy said she wasn’t feeling well so her mom called 9-1-1.
  • Darius Rucker is scheduled to perform at a pre-race concert and sing the national anthem at the 52nd annual Coke Zero 400 on July 3rd.  This will be Darius’ third appearance at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Keith Urban and wife Nicole Kidman were spotted Monday night in Nashville at Third Man Records for a special preview show. Local musician Jack White’s wife Karen Elson debuted some new songs off her album The Ghost Who Walks. Keith  and Nicole have been seen out and about with Jack on several occasions.

 

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS 


  • JESSE JAMES TALKS! In his interview for Nightline, Sandra Bullock’s estranged husband Jesse James told reporters that Bullock is an amazing mother. James and Bullock adopted a child in January and Jesse says parenting Louis with Bullock helped their relationship grow. That is, until reports of James’ infidelity hit the newsstands.  Bullock is now finalizing the adoption process as a single parent.  Learn more at People.com.
    • JESSE ON NAZI PHOTOS! Jesse James also addressed the pictures that surfaced in which he is giving a Hitler salute, wearing a German military hat. James says that it was a joke at the time, but looking at the photos now, he realizes that it wasn’t funny. Learn more at TMZ.com.

 

  • KENDRA SEX TAPE HAS RECORD SALES! Radar Online is reporting that Kendra Wilkinson’s sex tape has gotten a record number of preorders – so many that they’ve moved the DVD’s release date up a week, to today. The tape is called Kendra Exposed and was filmed when the Girls Next Door star was just 18. Wilkinson is now 24 and has a baby boy with her NFL husband Hank Baskett.
  • SIMON COWELL’S LAST AMERICAN IDOL! Fans of Simon Cowell have one more opportunity to watch the American Idol judge do his thing. After a winner is crowned on Idol tonight, Cowell is leaving the show to work on the new reality competition series The X-Factor. Tune in tonight at 8 PM Eastern on FOX to see the season finale of American Idol.
  • HASSELHOFF NOT HOSPITALIZED! Despite Internet reports from sites like Radar Online, David Hasselhoff told TMZ that he was not taken to the emergency room by his daughter this weekend and that he is sober and feeling fine. Reports arose Tuesday that the former Baywatch star needed to go to the hospital after a drinking binge.
  • THE BACHELORETTE GOSSIP! According to Radar Online, The Bachelorette contestant Justin “Rated R” Rego has a girlfriend back home, even though he’s on the ABC reality show vying for Bachelorette Ali’s love.Tune in to see a new episode of The Bachelorette on ABC at 8 PM Eastern this Monday.
  • RUSSELL BRAND WEDDING DETAILS! According to the New York Daily News, Russell Brand will not be inviting his father to his wedding with singer Katy Perry later this year. The outlet reports Brand doesn’t want to upset his mother, who divorced Brand’s dad when Russell was still a kid, so he’s leaving his pop out of the ceremony.

  TONY AWARD HOST! Will & Grace actor Sean Hayes will host this year’s Tony Awards. The awards show will air live on CBS on June 13th from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Hayes himself is nominated for a 2010 Tony for his role as “Chuck” in Promises, Promises.

  • MTV MOVIE AWARDS! Aziz Ansari is hosting this year’s MTV Movie Awards and when we asked the Parks and Recreation actor how he was preparing for his hosting duties, this is what he told us. Tune in to see how many Twilight references Aziz makes when the 2010 MTV Movie Awards air live on MTV on Sunday, June 6th at 9 PM Eastern.
  • GLEE’S JANE LYNCH TO HOST DO SOMETHNG AWARDS! Glee’s Jane Lynch has been tapped to host this year’s Do Something Awards on Vh1. The award show honors celebrities and everyday people who are committed to social change. Stars like Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Salma Hayek are nominated in the Do Something Movie Star category, with musicians like Lady Gaga, Jonas Brothers, Christina Aguilera, Pete Wentz and Shakira all up for the Do Something Music Artist Award. The 2010 Vh1 Do Something Awards will air live on July 19th at 9 PM Eastern.