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Baylie Brown Doesn’t Quite Amaze ‘American Idol’ Judges with Lonestar Cover
Trying to calm her nerves on tonight’s episode of ‘American Idol,’ Krum, Texas native Baylie Brown sat center stage on a stool in a slinky red dress with her blond ringlets perfectly coiffed. Though she looked like as much like a Miss America contestant as an ‘American Idol’ hopeful, Brown had a difficult time harnessing her voice for her rendition of Lonestar‘s ‘Amazed.’
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Kenny Chesney, Ronnie Dunn + More to Pay Tribute to Johnny Cash
February 26 would have been Johnny Cash‘s 80th birthday, and while the country legend is no longer here to celebrate the occasion with his fans, those fans have come up with more than one way to honor his memory. As a part of the legendary Austin City Limits TV show, country stars Kenny Chesney, Ronnie Dunn, Kris Kristofferson, Jamey Johnson and more will be performing at Austin’s Moody Theatre to pay tribute with the ‘We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash’ concert.
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Miranda Lambert Takes Fans Behind the Scenes of ‘Over You’ Video
Miranda Lambert is debuting her new music video for her current emotional single ‘Over You‘ this Thursday (March 1), but the Boot released a sneak peek early, giving a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes footage of filming the video. Lambert wrote the song with husband Blake Shelton about the death of Shelton’s older brother Richie, who lost his life in a car accident in 1991 when Shelton was only 14-years-old.
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Zac Brown Band Promote Responsible Drinking in New Jack Daniel’s Commercials
In a new set of Jack Daniel’s commercials, Zac Brown Band promote the Tennessee whiskey while encouraging people to have self control while drinking. One of the commercials features frontman Zac Brown briefly talking about what it means to be in a band and to have people looking out for you — which means keeping you from making compromised decisions.
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Lauren Alaina to Return to ‘American Idol’ This Season
Lauren Alaina will once again hit the ‘American Idol‘ stage where her dreams of country stardom first came into focus. Alaina is joining other past ‘Idol’ contestants-turned-celebrities who will perform on an upcoming episode in Season 11. Others taking the iconic stage soon are Chris Daughtry, Adam Lambert and James Durbin.
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Luke Bryan Delivers Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ in Concert
Luke Bryan has been on the road with Jason Aldean as of late, and recently, the pair hit Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, where Bryan took a creative turn by sitting down at a piano to cover Brit pop songstress Adele‘s ‘Someone Like You.’ Take a look at the video below and you’ll notice that the audience was pretty keen on the ‘Country Girl (Shake It for Me)’ singer’s choice of an unconventional cover song.
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George Strait Cuts Kansas City Show Short Due to Illness
This weekend, George Strait walked onstage at his Kansas City, Mo. show to meet 18,000 fans eagerly awaiting his performance. The country music veteran stepped up to the mic with his guitar and went through the motions of starting a show, just like he knows so well how to do. But after two songs, the seasoned talent had to cut the show short, admitting he was too sick to continue.
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Kevin McGuire at a Loss for Words Over Taylor Swift’s ACM Awards Invite
One of the most awe-inspiring stories we’ve seen in a long time continues to get better and better. After New Jersey senior Kevin McGuire, who is currently fighting cancer for the second time, asked Taylor Swift to be his prom date, the country superstar came back with a shocking invitation, asking to take McGuire to the ACMs with her in April. In the video below, CBS Philly captured the 18-year-old’s reaction when he heard the news from his hospital bed at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Rascal Flatts Follow the Call of the ‘Banjo’ in New Music Video
Rascal Flatts just released the music video for their single ‘Banjo,’ which hails from their upcoming record ‘Changed,’ available everywhere April 3. In the clip, the guys seem to be having a good time, each playing a different part. Gary LeVox steps into the shoes of a bus driver, taking the wheel of a downtown Nashville tourist bus that has ‘Music Line Tours’ emblazoned on the side.
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Dwight Yoakam Pulls Out of ‘Lone Ranger’ Flick
Dwight Yoakam was slated to play the part of the villain in the upcoming film ‘The Lone Ranger,’ but he has just walked away from the role due to conflicts in his schedule. The film — which has a celebrity cast of Johnny Depp as the American Indian Tonto, Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Tom Wilkinson as the evil railroad tycoon Latham Cole — will still go on without him.
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Miranda Lambert Covers Lady Gaga’s ‘You and I’ in North Carolina
Miranda Lambert’s On Fire Tour took her to Greensboro, N.C. this week, where she stepped totally out of the box and included a cover we’ve yet to see a country artist take on: Lady Gaga‘s ‘You and I.’ Lambert whipped out a killer performance of the song, adding enough of her sass and grit to make it sound like a Lambert or Pistol Annies original made famous by a pop star.
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Lady Antebellum Bring Out Surprise Guests Luke Bryan and Sara Evans in Nashville
Who doesn’t love going to a great concert and then getting surprised by another great performer, who joins the one you’re there to see? What about two additional unexpected performers? Well, Lady Antebellum‘s crowd got to experience just that last night (Feb. 22) at the trio’s sold-out show at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium.