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2009 Country Music Awards nominations

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:31:23 +0000

With six nominations, Brad Paisley topped the 2009 Country Music Association Award nominees announced Wednesday. Taylor Swift came away with a nomination for Entertainer of the Year, as the 19-year-old became the first female solo artist to be nominated for the top award since 2000.

Swift joins Keith Urban, George Straight, Jamey Johnson and Zac Brown with four nominations each.

The CMA Awards are scheduled for Nov. 11 on ABC.

Here’s the list of nominees:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• George Strait
• Taylor Swift
• Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Miranda Lambert
• Martina McBride
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Darius Rucker
• George Strait
• Keith Urban

2009 CMT Awards winners

GetListy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:09:31 +0000

Here is a list of Country Music Television 2009 Awards winners:

Video of the Year: Love Story – Taylor Swift

Male Video of the Year: Waitin’ on a Woman – Brad Paisley

Female Video of the Year: Love Story – Taylor Swift

Group Video of the Year: Every Day – Rascal Flatts

Duo of the Year: All I Want to Do – Sugarland

Collaborative Video of the Year: Start a Band – Brad Paisley and Keith Urban

USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year: Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band

Wide Open Country Video of the Year: All Summer Long – Kid Rock

CMT Performance of the Year: Country Boy – Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley from CMT Giants

Director of the Year: Trey Fanjoy (Videos: “Good Time”, “Last Call”, “Love Story”, “Muddy Water”, “Picture to Burn”, “Real Gone”, “Stronger Woman”, “Sweet Thing”, “This Is Me You’re Talking To”, “Troubadour”, “White Horse”, “Like a Woman”, “That Song in My Head”, “Trying to Stop Your Leaving”

Track list for ‘Now That’s What I Call Music!’

Amazon.com — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:12:46 +0000

Here are the songs on NOW That’s What I Call Music! 30:

1. Just Dance — Lady Gaga

2. Womanizer — Britney Spears

3. Keeps Gettin’ Better — Christina Aguilera

4. Let It Rock — Kevin Rudolf

5. Heartless — Kanye West

6. Miss Independent — Ne-Yo

7. Green Light — John Legend f/Andre 3000

8. Rehab — Rihanna

9. I Hate This Part — Pussycat Dolls

10. Sober — Pink

11. Crush — David Archuleta

12. About You Now — Miranda Cosgrove

13. Gives You Hell — All American Rejects

14. Light On — David Cook

15. 18 Days — Saving Abel

16. Gotta Be Somebody — Nickelback

17. Thinking Of You — Katy Perry

18. I’m Yours — Jason Mraz

19. Love Story — Taylor Swift

20. Sweet Thing — Keith Urban

Track list for Keith Urban’s ‘Defying Gravity’

Amazon.com — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:55:49 +0000

Here is the list of songs on Keith Urban’s Defying Gravity:

1. Kiss A Girl

2. If Ever I Could Love

3. Sweet Thing

4. ‘Til Summer Comes Around

5. My Heart Is Open

6. Hit The Ground Runnin

7. Only You Can Love Me This Way

8. Standing Right In Front Of You

9. Why’s It Feel So Long

10. I’m In

11. Thank You

42nd CMA Award Nominations

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:00:53 +0000

Kenny Chesney leads the list of nominees for the 2008 Country Music Assocation Awards with seven.

The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year was nominated in that category again, as well as Male Vocalist; Album for Just Who I Am:Poets & Pirates; Single for “Don’t Blink;” plus two Musical Event nominations, one with Reba McEntire for “Every Other Weekend” and one with George Strait for “Shiftwork”; and Music Video of the Year for “Don’t Blink.” Chesney could receive two additional trophies for producing his Album and Single with Buddy Cannon.

George Strait and Sugarland received five nominations each, while Jennifer Nettles got a total of six nominations, including Songwriter Nod for “Stay.” Alan Jackson and Brad Paisley each received four nominations.

Winners will be announced Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC.

Here’s the list:

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Sugarland
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

New Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Lady Antebellum
James Otto
Kellie Pickler

Celebrity baby names

Philip Wuntch — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:40:40 +0000

The addition of two bundles of joy to the Jolie-Pitt homestead elevates Angelina and Brad to the highest plateau of public favor. Even after the birth of their first biological child and their various adoptions and humanitarian works, the specter of Jennifer Aniston clouded their public personae. But who can resist a pair of twins?

Their new arrivals are christened Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon. You can bet that even the most intimate chums won’t lean over the crib and say, “Hi, Viv!,” particularly with the French spelling. Marcheline was the name of Angelina’s mother, who died in January 2007 after a long battle with ovarian cancer.

Knox Leon (Leon pronounced with a long “o”) was so named because dad Brad is a fan of artist Archibald Knox and has collected several of the late artist’s works. The day after Angelina gave birth, the Archibald Knox Web site reportedly received over 2,000 hits.

Celebrities are different from us ordinary mortals. Among those differences is their practice of giving offspring unusual names. What follows is a list of celebrity baby names, and there’s not a Dick or Jane among them.

Matthew McConaughey’s new arrival is Levi, but he’s not named for the jeans that Matthew occasionally bothers to put on. The spiritual star explains that Levi is another name for the Biblical apostle Matthew. Early tabloid reports predicted that the bouncing baby boy would be named Budweiser, after his pop’s favorite beer. After all, Matthew’s big brother Rooster named his son Miller Lyte.

Julia Roberts named her twins Hazel and Phinnaeus. Nothing wrong with Hazel other than its vintage seems to be several generations ago. But Phinnaeus??? It’s a family name, says Julia. But try explaining that to the kids at school.

Also on the previous-generations name register is Matilda, daughter of Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams. Possibly she was named for the Aussie folk song “Waltzing Matilda.” FYI, Jake Gyllenhaal was her godfather.

Terms of Endearment: Prenuptial Agreements

Cyndi Hughes — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:25:46 +0000

Ah, the prenup — what could be less romantic than a contract spelling out who gets what in the event of a breakup? Paul and Heather could have used one, and the jury’s still out on Madonna and Guy. In the wonderful world of celebrity romance, the prenup is just another ring in the circus. MyWedding.com takes a look at some of the wackiest prenups:

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards

Liz Taylor and Larry Fortensky

Jack Welch and Jane Beasley Welch

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (pictured)

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Rosanne Barr and Tom Arnold

For details about each couple’s agreements, see the full article at MyWedding.com.