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J.D.'s Dirt- 5/27

Thursday May 27, 2010 Posted 1 year, 12 months ago by J.D.

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

CMT ANNOUNCES PRESENTERS FOR 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS. Celebrities from all facets of the entertainment industry have lined up to present at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, including celebrity cook Paula Deen, ‘American Idol’s’ Kara Dioguardi, the NFL’s Terrell Owens, actress Hayden Panettiere, NASCAR legend Richard Petty and ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Kenan Thompson.  In addition, country superstars Trisha Yearwood and Zac Brown Band are scheduled to present at the ninth-annual awards show, which will air live on Wednesday, June 9 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT.

 

CMT MUSIC AWARD HOST KID ROCK TALKS TO US.  Kid Rock is in the June 7th issue of US Weekly talking about his hosting duties at the 2010 CMT Music Award Show. He said “I was really unsure if I could pull off carrying the show – or if I was going to look like an idiot. But I said, “What the hell?”  He also said “I’ll just read from a teleprompter and change hats!”  When asked if there were any performers he was excited to see he said “Carrie Underwood.  Every performance of hers is like, “Check out my legs!” I’m like “I know! They are awesome! I get it!”  Watch Kid Rock host the 2010 CMT Music Awards LIVE on CMT June 9th.

 

 

CELEBRATING 85 YEARS AT THE OPRY.  The kickoff celebration for Opry’s 85th year took place Tuesday night at the Ryman Auditorium.  Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner took the stage to perform.  This is just the beginning of the months long celebration.  During the show they took donations for Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and flood efforts. The Grand Ole Opry House is currently under renovation after flood waters badly damaged the venue earlier this month.  The Opry members all sang individually then came together at the end to perform some Opry classics such as Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man's Blues" which earned them a standing ovation.  The 85th Birthday Bash weekend featuring Opry Birthday Shows and other activities is scheduled for October 8th - 9th.

 

 

ZAC BROWN BAND’S “LETTERS FOR LYRICS” CAMPAIGN OFF TO A GREAT START.  More than 70,000 people have participated in the “Letters For Lyrics” campaign, a partnership between the Zac Brown Band and Ram Trucks. Fans who write a letter to a U.S. soldier are rewarded with a CD that features three new songs from the Zac Brown Band. The campaign hopes to gather 1-million letters for soldiers deployed overseas, and all Ram Trucks dealerships in the United States, as well as most Zac Brown Band concerts have collection and letter writing stations. As part of the campaign, RamTrucks.com will debut video installments of “For Those Who Serve”, a documentary of Zac Brown Band’s visit to soldiers stationed in the Persian Gulf.

 

 

HELP PICK JULIANNE HOUGH’S DRESS FOR THE CMT MUSIC AWARD SHOW.  Julianne Hough wants the help of her fans in deciding which dress to wear on the red carpet for the 2010 CMT Music Awards. Voters can find pictures of Julianne wearing each dress on the “Pick My Outfit” page at cmt.com/cmt-music-awards, where they can also cast their vote and see which dress is winning among voters. 

 

 

LADY ANTEBELLUM WILL STREAM FAN CLUB PARTY. 100% of the proceeds from Lady Antebellum’s fan club concert on June 10th will go to benefit Nashville flood relief. A live stream of the performance will be available on the trio’s website, as well as on www.livestream.com for a minimum $5 donation. “Music City has a long way to go,” says Dave Haywood.

 

DARIUS RUCKER PERFORMS AT USO BENEFIT.  Last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, Darius Rucker performed at a private concert hosted by NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson at the Fillmore. Jimmie said "I've been a huge fan of his over the years," talking about Darius.  The event was in support of the Lowe’s USO Family Fund, an organization that supports family programs such as the “With You All the Way!” deployment kit, ‘United Through Reading,” and USO Operation Phone Home. The concert will be broadcast on the SPEED Channel on May 29, 2010, at 7 p.m., the night before the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 

 

 

LITTLE BIG TOWN GIVES COUPLES WEDDINGS IN THEIR LITTLE WHITE CHURCH. Last weekend, Little Big Town gave weddings to two couples in their “Little White Church” tent, a part of the Country Throwdown tour. The tent is inspired by Little Big Town’s current single with the same name. The ceremonies happened in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana.  The members of Little Big Town attended both ceremonies and signed the marriage licenses as official witnesses.

 

 

LAURA BELL BUNDY MAKES OPRY DEBUT Last week, Laura Bell Bundy made her debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry at War Memorial Stadium in downtown Nashville. After singing a slow song first, the Grand Ole Opry Square Dancers joined her on stage as she performed her hit “Giddy On Up” wearing tap shoes—further showing off her try-anything attitude and giving fans one more reason to love her. Before her performance, Laura tweeted “What an honor! I literally got a private concert from Charley Pride as he sang Bill Anderson’s lyrics to him!” 

 

WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?  Vote for your favorite new country artist.  The Nationwide On Your Side Award nominees include Ryan Bingham, Randy Houser, Justin Moore and Chris Young. The Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award is fan voted and will be revealed during the 2010 CMT Music Awards on June 9th. Vote now at vote.cmt.com

 

 

PARK DEDICATED TO CHRIS LEDOUX.  Chris LeDoux is being honored in Kaycee, Wyoming, with his own park and bronze statue called “Good Ride Cowboy” as a celebration of his life and legacy in American music and rodeo. Chris sits atop Stormy Weather in the statue, the horse that earned him a World Championship. The park features a unique walkway with Chris’s boot prints fading as you near the sculpture. The dedication of the park will take place on June 19th.

 

 

THIS AND THAT

  • Country artists heading to the Bahamas for a special performance at Atlantis on Paradise Island as part of the Atlantis Live 2010 concert series. Taylor Swift will perform on June 19th and Lady Antebellum will be there September 18th.
  • Earl Scruggs will perform July 22 as part of the Springer Mountain Farms’ Bluegrass Nights series at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. 2010 marks Earl’s 65th anniversary of his first performance on the Ryman Stage
  • Miranda Lambert will perform her hit “White Liar” today on The Bonnie Hunt Show.
  • Dierks Bentley will be part of Live from the Artists Den, a show that will spotlight remarkable contemporary musicians in an intimate performance setting. The premiere of the series will air in July.

 

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS


  • SANDRA BULLOCK TO BE HONORED AT MTV MOVIE AWARDS! Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will receive the MTV Generation Award during the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for her contributions to the film and entertainment industry over the last two decades. When we caught up with Bullock, she gushed about the MTV Movie Awards to us and said she loves being a part of them. Tune in to the MTV Movie Awards to see Sandra receive her award, Aziz Ansari host and Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera perform on Sunday, June 6th at 9 PM Eastern.
    • Sandra will accept the award in person but won’t do any interviews. 

 

  • JAMES SAYS HE CHEATED BECAUSE OF ABUSE! During his in-depth interview with Nightline earlier this week, Sandra Bullock’s estranged husband, Jesse James, claimed that he was abused by his father as a child. He went on to say that it was that abuse, and the shame of it, that drove him to cheat on Sandra. In response to those claims, James’ stepmom called them “a bunch of crap” and told TMZ James got a lot of injuries as a kid because he did motorcross. Jesse claimed during his Nightline interview that his father would beat him, kick him and even broke his arm as a child. Learn more at People.com.
  • BRISTOL PALIN! Bristol Palin is in the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar and calls Levi Johnston, who is the father of her child Tripp, a stranger. She goes on to say that one day, she hopes to find a nice guy for herself. Head to ETOnline.com to check out photos of Bristol with her son Tripp, and check out the full article in Harper’s Bazaar on newsstand June 1st.
  • CELEB RUMOR! We already know that John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston are expecting a baby. Well, the latest rumor from the tabloids Star Magazine and National Enquirer is that the celeb pair is having twins! We’ll keep you updated on whether the Travolta family are getting excited for one baby or two, when we learn more.
  • DENNIS QUAID SUES! Dennis Quaid is suing the company that made the blood thinner used three years ago, when his newborn twins were given the drug in the hospital and almost overdosed.  According to the Associated Press, Quaid and his lawyers allege that the packaging of the drug caused the drug mix-up at the hospital, leading to the twins’ overdose. The Quaid family has already sued the California hospital where the accident took place.
  • SHREK FOREVER AFTER! Shrek Forever After is in theaters now and is the last installment of the Shrek franchise. Antonio Banderas has voiced “Puss in Boots” for the whole series of films and told us he thinks the process is fun. Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy also lend their voices to Shrek Forever After, which is in theaters now.
  • ELLEN LAUNCHES LABEL! Ellen DeGeneres has launched her own record label called eleveneleven and the first act she’s signed is none other than YouTube sensation Greyson Chance. You may remember Chance as the 12-year-old who covered the Lady Gaga hit “Paparazzi” for a school talent show. Learn more over at HollywoodReporter.com.
    • DIRECT LINK: Here’s the video of Greyson performing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at the talent show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDlC7YV5is

 

  • JERSEY SHORE ALL OVER AGAIN! Fans are getting the chance to kick off their summer right, with the first season of Jersey Shore re-airing on MTV. Tune in tonight at 10 PM Eastern to see the episode where Snooki threatens to leave the shore house. Speaking of Snooki, when we caught up with her, she told us that Italians shouldn’t be angry about the show because the housemates don’t represent that nationality.

 

  • MISS UNIVERSE HEADS TO VEGAS! The 2010 Miss Universe pageant will be held in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on August 23rd. More than 80 beauty contestants from around the world are expected to flood the Vegas strip to compete in the show. Head to News.Yahoo.com to learn more.