The drama surrounding LeAnn Rimes' duet with 'X Factor' contestant Carly Rose Sonenclar continues. After the less-than-perfect performance generated some criticisms -- like comments that the ladies had no chemistry and struggled to the suggestion that Rimes was drunk -- the family of Sonenclar, who placed second on the show, is hopping mad over the singer's comments. Rimes' statements seemed to lay blame on the teen.
Before Keith Urban took the stage to perform a unique version of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' on ABC's Dec. 20 broadcast of 'CMA Country Christmas,' he spoke a little bit about what Christmas is like in the female-dominated Urban-Kidman household.
Those celeb hounds at TMZ managed to catch sudden celebrity Blake Shelton while the country superstar was leaving the Hollywood hotspot Pink Taco recently. If there is one thing we know about Shelton, it's that he is always good for a quip, and TMZ got several of 'em on tape.
Brad Paisley and his lovely wife, 'Nashville' star Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are a big-hearted pair. The couple is doing its part to help those less fortunate in Haiti by participating in the Live Beyond…Thirst Initiative, which is part of the Live Beyond program launched by Drs. David and Laurie Vanderpool. The particular initiative provides clean water to people in Thomazeau, Haiti, a poor suburb of the capital of Port au Prince.
A 24-year-old man took the bus from Wisconsin to Nashville with a very specific plan -- to spend Taylor Swift's birthday with her. It didn't work out quite like he had hoped.
Children of the '80s know all about Johnny and Baby -- their 'Dirty Dancing' in the Catskills and his declaration that nobody puts Baby in the corner. Even though they weren't even born when the cult classic Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey-starring movie came out in 1987, Taylor Swift and new beau Harry Styles (of One Direction fame) weren't deterred from recreating the famous "lift" scene in the film. You know, where she runs towards him and he lifts her over his head.
Scotty McCreery brought a huge dose of country-style holiday cheer to breakfast TV on Tuesday morning (Dec. 11), performing his rendition of the classic 'Let It Snow' on 'Good Morning America.'
Taylor Swift's 'Red' hot year continues to blaze, sizzle and scorch. The singer, who will celebrate her 23rd birthday this coming Thursday (Dec. 13), has another reason to throw a party -- her smash hit single, 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' has been parked in the No. 1 slot on Billboard's Top Country Songs chart for nine weeks, setting a new record for most weeks in the top slot by a female artist.
Congratulationss are in order for country heavyweights Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. These seven artists have been selected as the 2012 CMT Artists of the Year. Each one had a banner year, so they certainly deserve this impressive and important accolade for a variety of reasons.
Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera are co-workers, serving as coaches on 'The Voice.' But they also duet on 'Just a Fool,' a torchy ballad from her new album 'Lotus.' They performed an emotional, gripping and ultimately moving rendition of the song on 'The Ellen Show' yesterday (Dec. 7) and if we didn't know any better, we'd think there was something between the singers!
The 'E! Special: LeAnn Rimes' interview will air tomorrow (Dec. 9) at 8PM ET on the network. A preview clip has been released, showing the country singer, who has engaged in a very public battle of words and retorts with husband Eddie Cibrian's ex-wife Brandi Glanville that has gotten exceedingly ugly in recent days, break down in tears over the cheating scandal that has plagued her life and made her tabloid fodder for the past few years. She also admits that she and Cibrian were in broken marriages.
Joe Nichols has shared his absolutely adorable Christmas card for 2012. The star of the holiday greeting? His daughter, Dylan, who is just about to turn 8 months old.
