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J.D.'s Dirt- 9/2

Thursday September 2, 2010 Posted 1 year, 5 months ago by J.D.

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

MIRANDA LAMBERT MAKES CMA AWARD HISTORY WITH NINE NOMINATIONS. Miranda Lambert leads the CMA Award nomination with nine total making her the most nominated female artist for a single award show in the CMA Award’s history. After learning of her nods, Miranda was utterly speechless.  “Um, I don’t even have a word, they don’t even make a word for the way I feel. I’m gonna have to make one up and get back to you on that one. (laugh)” Miranda received her first Entertainer of the Year nomination which was the cherry on top of all her other nominations. “It’s just hard to believe, because it’s so many, and it’s so many big ones. I guess the most shocking was, obviously, Entertainer of the Year, because at first I didn’t really feel like it was time for me to get nominated for something like that.” The CMA Awards will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and air on ABC-TV Wednesday, November 10th from 8 to 11pm ET.

 

AUDIO FROM NOMINEES FOLLOWS THE NOMINEE LIST BELOW:

 

 Album of the Year

Lady Antebellum – Need You Now

Carrie Underwood – Play On

Miranda Lambert – Revolution

George Strait – Twang

Dierks Bentley – Up on the Ridge

 

Musical Event

"Bad Angel" Dierks Bentley featuring Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson
"Can't You See" Zac Brown Band featuring Kid Rock
"Hillbilly Bone" Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
"I'm Alive" Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews
"Till The End" Alan Jackson with Lee Ann Womack 

 

Female

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBRide

Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

 

Male

Brad Paisley

Blake Shelton

George Strait

Keith Urban

Dierks Bentley

 

Entertainer

Lady Antebellum

Miranda Lambert

Brad Paisley

Keith Urban

Zac Brown Band

 

New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Easton Corbin
Jerrod Niemann
Chris Young
Zac Brown Band

 

Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

 

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Joey & Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland

 

Single of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer.)
“A Little More Country Than That”
Easton Corbin
Producer: Carson Chamberlain

“Hillbilly Bone”
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Producer: Scott Hendricks

“Need You Now”
Lady Antebellum
Producers: Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum

“The House That Built Me”
Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke

“White Liar”
Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke

 

Song of the Year
(Award goes to songwriter.)
“A Little More Country Than That”
Songwriters: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress and Wynn Varble

“Need You Now”
Songwriters: Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Josh Kear

“The House That Built Me”
Songwriters: Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin

“Toes”
Songwriters: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins and Shawn Mullins

“White Liar”
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby

 

Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to artist and director.)
“Hillbilly Bone”
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Director: Roman White

“Need You Now”
Lady Antebellum
Director: David McClister

“The House That Built Me”
Miranda Lambert
Director: Trey Fanjoy

“Water”
Brad Paisley
Director: Jim Shea

“White Liar”
Miranda Lambert
Director: Chris Hickey

 

Musician
Paul Frankin — Steel Guitar
Dann Huff — Guitar
Brent Mason — Guitar
Mac McAnally — Guitar
Randy Scruggs — Guitar

 

CMA AWARD NOMINEES ARE THANKFUL FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Now that the final nominees for the 2010 CMA Awards have been announced, many artists have started to show their appreciation.

 

  • Blake Shelton who is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year, Music Video of the Year, and Vocal Event of the Year has been waiting for this day for a while, and he says, “After 10 years of being in this business I finally began to tell myself that nominations don’t matter anyway… turns out that’s bull crap… Daddy likey!!!! Thanks to all!”

 

  • Keith Urban was also thankful for his two nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. He says, “I just found out about the noms...man, what can I say....HUGE MASSSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who not only made these nominations possible, but also brought a whole new level of passion to our shows this year....from the fans, to country radio, to the Nashville community, I appreciate it more than you can possibly imagine!”

 

  • Lady Antebellum - "The year just keeps getting better and better," said Dave Haywood.  "Charles, Hillary and I are so thankful for our families and also the family we've made in Nashville within the music industry who continue to support us on this crazy ride."

 

  • First time nominee Jerrod Niemann couldn’t contain his excitement either after being nominated in the New Artist of the Year category. “It is, it’s a huge honor, and for it to be the Country Music Association, and for all the members to give me that opportunity is very, very unbelievable, and I’m very excited and thankful, of course,” Jerrod says.

 

  • Easton Corbin was also nominated for New Artist of the Year and Single of the Year for “A Little More Country Than That. He says, “It’s such a privilege to be acknowledged alongside all of these talented artists in the ‘New Artist’ category and an honor that ‘A Little More Country Than That’ was my first single and #1 song and is being given this kind of recognition. Rory, Don and Wynn are great writers and did an excellent job putting this one together.”

 

 

CMA AWARD NOMINEES TWEET THEIR APPRECIATION. After the CMA Award nominations were announced this week, stars hit their Twitter accounts to say “Thanks” and congratulate their friends. Miranda Lambert’s nine nominations had everyone buzzing, including Miranda. She tweeted, “Oh my dear Lord! I can’t believe this is happening. Thank you country music for letting me live my dream. God Bless this industry!” She was soon to comment on her fiancé’s nominations saying he is one of the best vocalists in the format. Everyone from Reba McEntire to Laura Bell Bundy has sent out congrats to the couple. Dierks Bentley quoted the movie Tommy Boy with a, “That was…awesome!” The nominees have all said thanks, but one person has used his Twitter account to find a date to the show. Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood said, “So humbled by the nominations! Very excited, would be more excited if my Mom would be my date for the show, Mom?”

 

BROOKS & DUNN OFFICIALLY END CAREER TONIGHT. Brooks & Dunn will perform their final concert as a duo tonight at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The duo decided to call an end to their 20 year career in August of last year but couldn’t say goodbye without one last tour for their fans. Tonight, Kix Brooks hopes to see many familiar faces in the audience and backstage.  “Hopefully there will be some buds that come to hang with us and sit in and it should be a good time.”  Proceeds from their concert tonight will go to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

LITTLE BIG TOWN HAVE TOP COUNTRY ALBUM! Little Big Town is celebrating a career first as their fourth studio album, The Reason Why, debuts at the top of Billboard’s Country Albums chart this week. Their label president challenged them to take turns singling lead throughout the album which means fans will get to hear the voices of some group members that have always been in the background. As Phillip Sweet says, it’s an experiment that seems to have worked. “We wanted to exploit each other’s voices more so than we’ve ever done on previous records. And showcase each vocal to make it shine the best it possibly could.” Little Big Town also learned of their CMA Award nomination in the Group category this week. Karen Fairchild said it best by saying, “This will be a week we never forget.”

 

BLACK CROWES FRONT MAN SPEAKS POORLY ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT. The rock group Black Crowes front man Chris Robinson, has lashed out on Taylor Swift in the recent issue of Nylon Guys magazine. He said, “I find it embarrassing that adults are like, ‘Taylor Swift is very talented.’ She’s not. She might be cute, but she’s horrible.” He also mentioned he doesn’t listen to new music these days due to artists lack in talent. Chris went on to say, “They have stylists who dress them, they make records with producers who play a chord into the computer and it all comes out the same… When you have computers doing it all for you … there’s no individuality.” Though Chris may not think highly of Taylor, many of her fans are highly anticipating the release of her next album Speak Now on October 25th.

 

SARA EVANS REVEALS DETAILS OF NEW SINGLE. Sara Evans revealed some exciting news on her official website where she announced in a video blog the release date of her new song “A Little Bit Stronger.” The song will be released on September 14th and Sara can’t wait for fans to hear the new track. At the end of the video blog there is a ten second clip of the song and fans can listen at saraevans.com.

 

AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT GETS READY TO HEAD TO NASHVILLE. Aaron Kelly who was a top ten contestant on the past season of American Idol, has his eyes set on starting a country career in Nashville. After recently ending the American Idol tour, Aaron is now looking for apartments due to the fact he and his mom have been visiting the city since he was 11. Though he is not signed with a record label yet, Aaron says he has been writing music so he can be prepared to approach country music label executives.

 

BRAD PAISLEY AND BON JOVI TO PLAY FOR THE GULF COAST. Brad Paisley and Bon Jovi will play free concerts at the Gulf Shores to bring tourism back to the Alabama Gulf Coast. Bon Jovi will take the stage on October 15th followed by Brad’s performance on the 17th. The show is free, but fans must have a ticket to enter. Tickets will be available next Wednesday through the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach lodging partners.

 

HANK WILLIAMS III FUNDRAISER FOR TENNESSEE ANIMAL SHELTER. Hank Williams III, the son of Hank Williams Jr. will be participating in a fundraiser for the Happy Tales Humane Shelter in Franklin, Tennessee. The event will be held on September 18th and includes a motorcycle ride and a performance by Hank which is open to the public. Hank tells The Boot, “I’m doing this for Happy Tales because it is a no-kill animal shelter.”

 

JEWEL AND SARAH PALIN’S FUNNYORDIE.COM SKIT. Jewel has released another video through FunnyOrDie.com titled “Betwixt The Music” where she tells the story behind a band she formed with Sarah Palin. Jewel insists before she made it big time, Sarah was part of her duo and played the flute. Jewel also mentions bizarre band names Sarah came up with and why constant touring led to the end of the legendary band. Fans can watch the video at FunnyOrDie.com.

 

LADY ANTEBELLUM’S LATEST WEBISODE WEDNESDAY. In Lady Antebellum’s latest Webisode Wednesday fans get a behind the scenes look of the group’s performance on Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series. This was Lady A’s first appearance on the show, and according to Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott started getting ready at 4AM. Before taking the stage in front of a massive crowd, the group did a few interviews and even met a few fans. To view this week’s Webisode Wednesday visit ladyantebellum.com.

 

THIS AND THAT: 

  • LeAnn Rimes celebrated her 28th birthday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico over the weekend with her boyfriend Eddie Cibrian and a group of friends. LeAnn and Eddie were spotted enjoying drinks by the pool and sharing plenty of PDA.
  • Joe Nichols is featured on MLB.com performing “Gimme That Girl” in a private studio, and also discussing his postseason baseball predictions.

 

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS


  • DOUGLAS TALKS RADIATION. Michael Douglas is speaking more about his cancer treatment, saying the radiation and chemotherapy is tiring him out. He told People magazine that it’s a fight, but one that he plans on winning. The 65-year-old actor is being treated for a tumor at the base of his tongue.
  • NO MORE HEIDI-SPENCER SEX TAPE! We can’t tell whether this is good or bad news, but TMZ is reporting there won’t be a Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sex tape released anytime soon. In a letter Pratt wrote to Vivid Entertainment, he says Heidi has no interest in releasing the tapes and Spencer doesn’t want to further destroy his relationship with her.
  • MORE STARS TO STAND UP TO CANCER! George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Renee Zellweger have all signed on to be a part of the Stand Up to Cancer television fundraiser happening on September 10th at 8 PM Eastern on all the major broadcast networks. Jane Lynch, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Deschanel and Bill Hader have also been added to the already impressive list of celebrities involved in the telethon.
  • PARIS HILTON BANNED FROM VEGAS HOTELS! Paris Hilton has been banned from the Wynn and Encore resorts in Las Vegas. The ban comes after she was arrested Friday and charged with possession of cocaine. During her arrest, Hilton was taken inside the Wynn casino to go to the bathroom and that’s when the drugs were found in her purse.
  • PALIN AND JEWEL’S SKIT!  Jewel has released another video on FunnyOrDie.com.  It’s titled “Betwixt The Music” and in it, the singer tells the story behind a band she formed with Sarah Palin. Jewel insists before she made it big time, Sarah was part of her duo and played the flute. Jewel also mentions bizarre band names Sarah came up with and why constant touring led to the end of the legendary band. Check out the video at FunnyOrDie.com.
  • FULL HOUSE BABY! Full House actress Jodie Sweetin has a new baby.  On Tuesday, the 28-year-old gave birth to a baby girl she named Beatrix. This is Jodie’s second child, her first with boyfriend Morty Coyle. Read more at People.com.
  • LAW & ORDER: L-A UPDATE! Law & Order: SVU hottie Mariska Hargitay will make a guest appearance on the new Law & Order: Los Angeles show. According to E! News, her crossover storyline will revolve around “the backlog of untested rape kits” that are kept at many police stations. Check out the premiere of Law & Order: Los Angeles on NBC September 29th.
  • THE CLOSER! Kyra Sedgwick just won an Emmy for her portrayal of “Brenda” on The Closer. When she talked with us backstage after her win, she told us which female detectives inspired her when she was growing up.  See an all new episode of The Closer this Monday at 9 PM Eastern on TNT.
  • ACTOR’S STABBING TRIAL! The 40-Year-Old Virgin actor Shelley Malil, who plays an electronics clerk in the flick, is on trial for attempted murder. More details have come to light about Malil’s alleged actions and according to People magazine, the actor walked up to his ex-girlfriend two years ago in her backyard and started stabbing her repeatedly. Shelley’ girlfriend was stabbed more than 20 times, but survived, The 45-year-old actor has pleaded not guilty to the charges but if he’s convicted, he could face up to 21-years in prison.
  • KICK-ASS 2 GREEN LIT! It’s being reported that a sequel to the action flick Kick-Ass has been given the green light. According to LatinoReview.com, excellent DVD sales for the first flick led to the decision.

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