J.D.'s Dirt- 9/9

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

CARRIE UNDERWOOD BECOMES AMBASSADOR FOR OLAY. Carrie Underwood has been named the first North American ambassador for Olay, a women’s skincare line. Olay is currently sponsoring Carrie’s Play On tour, and she will debut the new campaign in early 2011. When Carrie has been asked about her beauty secrets in the past, she’s said her only secret is taking care of herself. “I work out, I drink a lot of water — I just try to moisturize and kind of…it’s not all about the make-up and the stuff like that, the stuff that’s on the outside. It kind of starts from the things that you do before you go to bed or when you wake up in the morning, so it’s just…it’s kind of all the behind-the-scenes stuff that matters the most.” The Vice President of the Olay says, “Carrie epitomizes Olay’s mission to challenge possibilities and encourage a new generation of women to learn about skincare and make a noticeable impact on their skin’s appearance.” Carrie remembers her mother using the line which is one reason she wanted to endorse Olay. She says, “I love that Olay has managed to change with the times, yet stay in touch with women of all ages who want affordable skincare products that do what they promise. Olay’s inspiring campaign echoes my beliefs and feels deeply personal to me.”

RELATED NEWS: Yesterday Carrie was spotted leaving a photo shoot in NYC before her press conference for Olay. She wore a black Blondie t-shirt with black sweats, a striped sweater and flip-flops.

LEE BRICE BREAKS BILLBOARD’S RECORD WITH “LOVE LIKE CRAZY.” Lee Brice’s hit “Love Like Crazy,” has set the new record for a song with the most weeks spent on Billboard’s Country Songs chart, with 55 weeks. “Love Like Crazy” has surpassed Eddy Arnold’s “Bouquet Of Roses” which began it’s 54-week run in 1948 and was a 19-week number one song. The song is currently number three on the country singles chart. When he first heard the song, he thought about the love his grandparents shared. “They were together almost 60 years before granddaddy died a few years ago. And when I heard this song for the first time, I thought about them. And that brought me back to a time, nothing but joy comes out of that kind of memory, ya know.” Lee thought if it made him happy to hear “Love Like Crazy” and think about his grandparents, he thought his fans could relate and therefore recorded the song.

LADY ANTEBELLUM POKES FUN AT BLAKE SHELTON IN WEBISODE WEDNESDAY. Lady Antebellum’s latest Webisode Wednesday features the group “Lady Hazing” Blake Shelton’s hit “All About Tonight.” In the past the trio has “Lady Hazed” Lee Brice’s “Love Like Crazy” and Easton Corbin’s “A Little More Country Than That,” which means Lady A changes the lyrics to the artist’s song. “All About Tonight” has been changed to “These Jeans Are Mighty Tight.” A verse from the song states, “No squatting, no sitting or they’ll go to ripping at the seams. To make em fit just right, you can’t wear underwear, you don’t want em to see your tighty whites.” To watch Lady A’s hilarious Webisode Wednesday visit ladyantebellum.com.

SIDE NOTE – Blake Shelton will sing “All About Tonight” on the The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight.

LYRICS:

"I came to town with a big old dream and a pair of baggy blue jeans

My new record label said if I want to fit in I got to change a few things

So I got me a nice little tight t shirt, gel’d my hair and tossed my old ball cap

Then I found me some jeans at the ladies store and even at the baby gap

Yeah these jeans are mighty tight

No squatting, no sitting or they’ll go to ripping at the seams

To make em fit just right

You can’t wear underwear

You don’t want em to see your tighty whites

Yeah I might be chaffing tomorrow

Cuz these jeans are mighty tight

All my buddy’s back home wondering what’s going on

And why I dress the way that I do

Well it’s hard to explain why someone would pay so much for clothes without any room

But the day I traded those extra larges and put on some extra smalls

made me feel I got swagger, just like mick jagger

But ... its hard to take em off

Cuz these jeans are mighty tight

No squatting, no sitting or they’ll go to ripping at the seams

To make em fit just right

You can’t wear underwear

You don’t want em to see your tighty whites

Yeah I might be chaffing tomorrow

Cuz these jeans are mighty tight"

JUSTIN MOORE WANTS HIS NEW TRUCK TO SMELL LIKE A DOG. Justin Moore bought himself a brand new truck recently. It has some nice bells and whistles but Justin just likes it for getting him from point A to B. “I’ve always been under the impression that a trucks a truck. A truck is supposed to be dirty and smell like an old dog inside. In my opinion.” Justin posted a tweet earlier this week that he’s in the studio working on his sophomore album. No word on when the album will be ready but Justin is already teasing his fans with information on how great it’s going to be. He is back on the road with Brad Paisley during the fall leg of the H2O World Tour. They play tonight in Spokane, Washington.

KELLIE PICKLER IS NOT CARRIE UNDERWOOD. Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood both have blonde hair and are former contestants on American Idol, but Kellie insists they are complete opposites. She tells OK Magazine a lot of people confuse her with Carrie, and she even gets called “Carrie Pickler” while Carrie is addressed as “Kellie Underwood.” She says the two are totally different due to Kellie’s “crazy” side, while Carrie is “a lady.” Kellie also reveals to OK she has just designed her own tour bus and stole an idea from Martina McBride –a Sonic ice maker. Kellie is currently on Rascal Flatts Unstoppable Tour with Chris Young.

TRAILER CHOIR MEMBER WEDS DURING SURPRISE CEREMONY. Trailer Choir lead vocalist Marc "Butter" Fortney married Emily Robertson, a member of the Carter's Chord, during a surprise ceremony Monday night at 12^th & Porter, a club in downtown Nashville. Friends and family were told the event was a birthday party for Butter. Trailer Choir and Carter's Chord were among Toby Keith's first signings when he launched his record label, Show Dog Nashville, which now operates as Show Dog-Universal Music.

JAMES OTTO HOSPITALIZED. James Otto has been hospitalized and forced to cancel a couple of his upcoming performances. James released the following statement on his website saying, “I want to share with you that I was admitted to the hospital yesterday for an abdominal illness and will be cancelling my shows this weekend. I have been feeling badly on and off for a while now but didn’t think it was serious. Plus, I may have been a bit distracted by all the excitement of baby Ava’s arrival! I’ll be down for a few days but hope to be back in action and on the road again soon.”

CARRIE UNDERWOOD HAPPY WITH HER FILM DEBUT. Carrie Underwood recently screened her debut film Soul Rider, and was impressed with her acting skills. The movie is based on the story of Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack, and Carrie plays a youth counselor. She says, “I really liked how everything turned out, including myself. I was really expecting the worst from myself, and I really surprised myself.” Carrie describes the film as an uplifting story, and those who go to see it will come out feeling better about the small things in life. Who knows when her next acting debut will be as Carrie says, “I’m definitely new at this and just doing what’s fun right now, and I love my music; that’s my first love.”

KID ROCK HELPS CHELSEA HANDLER GET READY FOR VMA AWARDS. The MTV Video Music Awards are this weekend, and comedian Chelsea Handler is gearing up to host the event with video clips featuring Kid Rock. In the first clip, Chelsea tells her co-workers she’s worried about looking out in the audience which will be filled with people she usually makes fun of on Chelsea Lately. A seating chart is behind her with red “X” marks in seats which serve as a marker of those she has joked about on her show. There is one seat left blank until Kid Rock walks in and puts a huge mark through the spot, emphasizing that is his seat and follows with a rude comment. The promos can be viewed on MTV.com.

THIS AND THAT

Gloriana will perform at the Jimmie Jam in Richmond, Virginia tonight which is a private event celebrating NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.
Lee Brice has announced his next single will be released in October titled, “Beautiful Everytime.”
The Judds will return to the Oprah Winfrey Show on September 14^th where they will discuss plans for their upcoming farewell tour, give a private tour of their 1,000-acre Tennessee farm, and perform a special duet for Oprah.
Kris Kristofferson will join Lady Antebellum and Martina McBride for Friday night’s Stand Up To Cancer event which will air on various channels including VH1.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

SNOOKI GETS COMMUNITY SERVICE! Snooki was in court yesterday after her July 30^th drunk and disorderly arrest in Jersey. The Jersey Shore cast member pled guilty to disturbing the peace and was sentenced to two days of community service. She also has to pay 533 dollars. During the sentencing, the judge called Snooki a “Lindsay Lohan wannabe” and said Snooki was “rude and self-indulgent.” Learn more at TMZ.com.
PIERS MORGAN WILL TAKE OVER FOR LARRY KING! It’s been rumored for months, but it is now official. America’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan is taking over for Larry King when the talk show host leaves his prime time CNN spot this coming January. Check out EOnline.com for more.
NANNY TESTIFIES IN ANNA NICOLE SMITH CASE! A nanny who worked for Anna Nicole Smith right before she died has testified that Smith was taking a lot of drugs before her death. The nanny says Anna’s boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, and her psychiatrist would take Smith into the bathroom and inject her with drugs until she was unable to walk or talk properly. Read more over at People.com.
JANE FONDA HAS PLASTIC SURGERY! 72-year-old actress Jane Fonda is admitting she recently had plastic surgery. Fonda is currently writing a book about aging and said because of that, she wanted to come clean about having had work done. She didn’t tell Us Weekly exactly what procedures she underwent, but she did tell them she wasn’t happy having bags under her eyes.
CHELSEA HANDLER WILL NOT SING OR DANCE! Chelsea Handler is hosting this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. Tune in to the 2010 MTV VMAs this Sunday at 9 PM Eastern.
MIKE TYSON & WIFE EXPECTING! Mike Tyson and his wife, Lakiha Spicer Tyson, have announced they’re expecting a baby boy in late January. The happy news comes a year after one of Tyson’s children, four-year-old Exodus, died accidentally after her neck got caught in the cord of an exercise machine. Read more over People.com.
HALLE BERRY’S NEW MAN! Halle Berry has a new man in her life. The 44-year-old actress was spotted smooching actor Oliver Martinez in Paris recently. Martinez happens to be Berry’s co-star in the upcoming movie Dark Tide, and used to date singer Kylie Minogue. Learn more at People.com.
ELLEN DeGENERES ON BROADWAY! Ellen DeGeneres made a surprise appearance in the Broadway show Promises, Promises on Tuesday night. The 52-year-old talk show host appeared as a nurse in Act One of the play, which stars Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth. You can check Ellen’s Broadway debut when she airs her cameo on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this coming Wednesday. Check out People.com for more.
FASHION’S NIGHT OUT! This Friday is Fashion’s Night Out, an occasion that spans the country and involves countless celebrities, clothing companies and events that make shopping more fun for you. Check out more over at FashionsNightOut.com.