Jennette McCurdy Chases Her Nashville Dream

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:18:28 -0400

For the thousands of young adults who are college-bound this fall, Jennette McCurdy's "Not That Far Away" is sure to resonate. However, this fresh-faced 18-year-old has already established herself with a budding acting career in Nickelodeon's iCarly. Now she's hoping to find her way into the country field with a contract on Capitol Nashville and [...]

Kenny Chesney's Song Made a Football Fan of Me

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:45:39 -0400

I've blogged before that I'm not all that interested in sports. Not as a spectator. Not as a player. And I think part of that stems from living in a neighborhood where people are so completely over-the-top about sports. You can't just sign your kid up for a baseball team at the local park district, [...]

Carrie Underwood, Mike Fisher Settle Into Ottawa

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:53:34 -0400

I know Carrie Underwood is crazy about her new husband, Mike Fisher, but is she seriously letting him handle the interior design of their new house in Ontario? That is true love right there. That's what Us Magazine is reporting about the new house Mr. & Mrs. Mike Fisher are building in Ottawa, where Fisher [...]

Director Roman White Gives the Scoop on "Mine"

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:57:33 -0400

Roman White is the man behind the new Taylor Swift video, "Mine." You can scour the Internet for details on the shoot (what designer was wore, how hot was that guy in it, is there some kind of kissing scene, where did they shoot it), and you will never find more comprehensive scoop than in [...]

Rosanne Cash Has Composed Compelling Memoir

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:45:10 -0400

Rosanne Cash's music has remained one of the constants in my life as a young adult. I've always felt a connection to her songs, even though I've never felt that "Seven Year Ache" or escaped from a hectic life by "Sleeping in Paris." After reading her new memoir, Composed, it seems that we also share [...]

Eric Church Fires One Up in "Smoke a Little Smoke"

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:09:06 -0400

Eric Church knows there's more than one way to handle any situation, and in "Smoke a Little Smoke" you can guess his preferred remedy. With lyrics touching on a breakup, we get the idea that Church is ready to let this one go -- and sit back and fire one up. Now, we all know [...]

Martina McBride Crazy About Patsy Cline's "Crazy"

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:51:21 -0400

Nightline now has a segment called Nightline Playlist and they let the person they're interviewing do all the talking. In this story with Martina McBride, she raves about the music she loves for a good five minutes. She spends the first minute talking about what a career song "Independence Day" was for her and how [...]

Country Music Covers Uncover New Discoveries

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:06:54 -0400

If it was not for Jerrod Niemann's swift rise to fame, and his very infectious "Lover, Lover," I might never have heard of Sonia Dada. Neimann remade the group's 1992 hit, "You Don't Treat Me No Good," into "Lover, Lover." And if it was not for Kenny Chesney's "Down the Road," I might not have [...]

Kanye West's VMA Stunt Can't Be Easily Forgotten

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:24:56 -0400

Kanye West wants a fur coat. Kanye West orders bellinis too early. Kanye West drinks New York City tap water. Kanye West likes his new collaboration with Beyoncé. And Kanye West is thrilled he has more than 600,000 followers on Twitter. And that's all well and good, for Kanye West. But have those 600,000 people [...]

Be Careful at Concerts When Urine to the Music

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:45:22 -0400

If you're smart, you already know that you're never supposed to let your drink out of your sight at a bar, club, concert, whatever. There are all kinds of date-rape drugs that creepy freaks can easily slip in there without you knowing. And now creepy freaks have one more way to gross us all out. [...]