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Carrie Underwood arrives at the CMA Awards in Nashville, TN, 2008
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Carrie Underwood at the Academy of Country Music Awards, May 2008
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Carrie Underwood arrives at the CMA Awards in Nashville, TN, 2008
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Mike Fisher of the Ottawa Senators poses for his official headshot for the 2008-2009 NHL season
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Carrie Underwood at the Academy of Country Music Awards, May 2008
January 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Carrie Underwood has a new man in her life.
According to the Ottawa Citizen, the former “American Idol” champ has been romantically linked to Canadian-born hockey player Mike Fisher, 28, a 6’1” center for the NHL’s Ottawa Senators.
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January 5, 2009
NEW YORK, NY --
Chart-topping singer Taylor Swift has a special present for her mother’s birthday this weekend – a performance on “Saturday Night Live.”
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December 26, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
Country singer Charles Kelley of the Grammy nominated trio Lady Antebellum is engaged to his girlfriend of two years Cassie McConnell, his rep has confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Kelley is the younger brother of singer / songwriter Josh Kelley, who is married to actress Katherine Heigl.
Lady Antebellum is nominated for Best New Artist at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
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December 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Country star LeAnn Rimes hid her psoriasis until recently, but now the singer is stepping into the spotlight about the skin condition she has battled since the age of two.
LeAnn recently told Health.com that by six-years-old, psoriasis covered 80 percent of her body.
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December 16, 2008
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He may be an “Indian Outlaw,” but one thing Tim McGraw does not want to be is the governor of Tennessee.
Contrary to a report by The New Republic, which suggested the country superstar was considering making a run for the governor’s mansion in his home state, a rep for McGraw said politics aren’t on the singer’s agenda – at least not yet.
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December 17, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN --
Country star Mindy McCready has been hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee, after cutting her wrists, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
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December 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
I’ve been a huge fan of the Dixie Chicks since they exploded onto the scene with their hit 1998 album, “Wide Open Spaces.” They’ve put on some of the best, most entertaining concerts I’ve ever seen. And I’ve stuck with them through their highs (which include their albums “Fly” and “Home”) and their lows (including the fallout from those infamous twelve words Natalie Maines uttered about President Bush at a 2003 London concert).
But that was well over five years ago. A lot has changed since then… in our country and in the trio’s careers. They are older, wiser, and still unwavering.
Now, they’re out with a new single, “Lucky Ones.”
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December 7, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
John Rich and longtime girlfriend Joan Bush tied the knot on Saturday night, the star’s rep confirmed to People.
Rich, 34, is half of country duo Big & Rich and the host of CMT’s “Gone Country.” According to People, he and Joan, a former model who now runs an agency, had quietly dated for over five years before saying their vows, avoiding joint appearances at events or red carpets.
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December 5, 2008
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. --
Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines is the target of a defamation lawsuit by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys slain in 1993.
Maines spoke out for three people convicted of the slayings and alleged the stepfather was instead involved in the killings.
Terry Hobbs, stepfather of Steve Branch, who was killed in 1993 with Christopher Byers and Michael Moore, filed suit in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Nov. 25. The suit names all three members of the Dixie Chicks, but focuses on Maines.
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December 2, 2008
LAS VEGAS, NV --
Julianne Hough may not have won the mirror ball on this year’s “Dancing With the Stars,” but she has another sparkling object in her sights – a wedding ring.
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November 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Julianne Hough, two-time winner of the “Dancing With the Stars” mirror ball trophy, has announced she will not return for the show’s eighth season.
The same week she and her celebrity partner, former “Hannah Montana” star Cody Linley, were voted off the show, Julianne hit her blog to share the news.
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November 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Jessica Simpson told Ellen DeGeneres on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” in an episode airing Wednesday, that boyfriend and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has helped her grow and succeed in life. Plus, Ellen also tried to pry some baby details about her sister Ashlee’s upcoming birth – but Jessica kept mostly mum on the matter.
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November 13, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN --
Newly married singer Jewel turned up looking toned and tan on last night’s CMA Awards red carpet, but her thoughts were at home.
Read on for details about what Jewel was dreaming of and her expanded family plans.
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November 13, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN --
George Strait won single and album of the year at Wednesday’s CMA Awards, a ceremony highlighted by a lavish performance by Taylor Swift, a surprise appearance by rapper Lil Wayne and Reba McEntire’s onstage collaboration with Brooks & Dunn on the song she inspired, “Cowgirls Don’t Cry.”
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November 10, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Live from New York! It’s Tim McGraw.
His spokeswoman, Jessie Schmidt, says McGraw will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on November 22, joining a short list of country stars, including Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton, to host the show.
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November 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Taylor Swift is furious over rumors that hit the Internet this week suggesting she was pregnant with ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas’ baby.
“It’s so crazy when you spend your entire life and all of your energy trying to be a good person and trying to be a good role model and trying to make the right decision and you make the right decisions and you make the right choices and people make things up about you,” Taylor told Access Hollywood in an exclusive interview set to air on Access Monday night.
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November 6, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --
Lucinda Williams is the first official “country” artist that we’ve featured thus far in our “On The Download” column here at AccessHollywood.com, and what more credible artist could we suggest to you?
If you haven’t heard of Lucinda, you’re not alone – she’s no Carrie Underwood or Keith Urban, in terms of mass-market appeal.
But in terms of talent, for over 30 years this three-time Grammy Award-winner has been at the top of her game. She’s always reminded me as a Southern version of Rickie Lee Jones or Stevie Nicks.
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November 6, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
He may make his funk the P-Funk, but soon, George Clinton will be topping his dreadlocks with a cowboy hat.
The legendary Parliament-Funkadelic frontman will join a cast including former beauty pageant winner Tara Conner, singer Taylor Dayne, drummer & singer Micky Dolenz, drumming musician Sheila E., actor Richard Grieco and “American Idol” runner-up Justin Guarini on the third season of CMT’s “Gone Country,” a reality competition that drops its contestants in Nashville for two weeks of country music culture immersion.
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November 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
After months of rumors about dating Joe Jonas, the middle Jonas Brother, country sweetheart Taylor Swift has opened up about their relationship — and how he broke her heart.
“You learn, you really do,” she said on “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” on Wednesday, admitting that she had dated the teen star. “I’m trying to shake it off.”
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October 29, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
The moniker “Country Music’s Biggest Night” continues for the CMA’s as Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is the first presenter announced for “The 42nd Annual CMA Awards,” Access Hollywood has confirmed. Additionally, nominees Rodney Atkins and Kellie Pickler have been added as performers. “The 42nd Annual CMA Awards” airs live from Nashville, Wednesday, November 12 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Previously announced performers include co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, along with Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and The Wailers, the Eagles, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.
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October 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Marilyn Manson dishes on his ex and his MySpace options. Jesssica Simpson calls her ex a “butthead.” And, what helped Faith Hill get a bikini for a magazine cover?
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October 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Many music artists are often delighted at the thought of being able to produce enough classics to warrant three “Greatest Hits” albums – but not Tim McGraw.
The country star has apologized to his fans after his record label, Curb Records, released a third hits package last week, instead of a record full of new Tim McGraw material.
What does McGraw have to say about the new release?
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October 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Country star Brad Paisley has something to sing about – he and his wife, “According to Jim” actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are expecting their second child, the couple confirmed to People.
Reportedly due in April, the baby will join older brother Huck, who was born Feb. 22, 2007.
“We are having so much fun with our little boy Huck, and we are thrilled that he will have a sibling,” Kimberly told People. “He’s going to be a great brother.”
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October 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Kenny Chesney has gone on the record about his breakup with Renee Zellweger.
Chesney told Newsweek, that his split with Zellweger, which occurred in 2005 when their marriage was annulled, inspired his new album “Lucky Old Sun.”
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September 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Country singer Mindy McCready is headed back to jail as a result of a probation violation, Access Hollywood has learned.
As previously reported by Access in June, the country singer was arrested after violating her probation for prescription drug fraud.
The singer will face the music on Tuesday and turn herself into to authorities.
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October 1, 2008
FRANKLIN, Tenn. --
Country singer Mindy McCready has turned herself in to start serving a 60-day sentence for violating probation on a drug charge.
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September 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Dolly Parton’s big screen 80’s comedy “9 to 5” has been turned into an even bigger musical stage show and to promote the project, which opens this Saturday in LA, the country legend chatted recently with Access Hollywood about the challenges in getting the show to the stage. But one challenge that she didn’t see coming? – reports last month that she had passed away!
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September 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Justin Timberlake goes NYC apartment shopping with Jessica Biel. “Gossip Girl” stars celebrate with Michael Phelps after “SNL” appearance. And, Palin says she once dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween.
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September 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson are among the nominees for the 42nd Country Music Association Awards.
Other nominees include Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts, who were on hand to reveal the some of nominees during a live announcement on Thursday’s ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
September 9, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Well, at least we know she wasn’t lip synching.
Jessica Simpson halted a performance on live TV on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, as she took to the stage to perform her hit song “With You.”
The band then started to play “With You,” before Jessica put the brakes on her performance after the first few lines.
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September 8, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Channing Tatum gets engaged. More “Spiderman” in the works. And, Jessica Simpson makes her Grand Ole Opry debut, but the crowd questions her attire.
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September 6, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
Country star LeAnn Rimes has caught the acting bug – and she’s ready to bring it from Nashville to the Upper East Side.
“I would love to be on ‘Gossip Girl!’” she told OK! magazine, explaining that she’s looking for film and television roles. “Every video I do, I think I do more and more acting in them, which I think is kind of setting the stage to do more and more film.”
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September 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
She made a splash in jean cut-offs as Daisy Duke in the big screen version of “The Dukes of Hazzard,” but as it stands now, Jessica Simpson has no immediate plans to return to acting.
Plus, Jessica reveals how Dolly Parton inspired her to stay with music.
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August 7, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah --
Julianne Hough brought Access Hollywood along on a recent visit to the Huntsman Cancer Institute in her hometown of Salt Lake City, where the “Dancing With the Stars” two-time winner and country sweetheart met with fans battling the disease.
“It’s so hard to see anyone going through cancer,” she told Access. “You try to keep it together while you’re there.”
See what she thought about the “DWTS” casting rumors inside!
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August 7, 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --
Dixie Chick Emily Robison and her husband, singer Charlie Robison, have divorced.
The San Antonio Express-News reports that Charlie Robison filed for divorce in January. The couple were at the Bexar County Courthouse on Wednesday when the divorce was finalized.
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Thanks to technology, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and LeAnn Rimes will be among the country stars performing with the king of rock ‘n’ roll on “Elvis Presley Christmas Duets.”
The new album, due out Oct. 14, will also feature Gretchen Wilson, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, Amy Grant and Anne Murray.
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August 5, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
A Texas mother of five is the new “Nashville Star.”
Melissa Lawson beat fellow finalist Gabe Garcia on Monday night for the title on the country music reality series. Shawn Mayer came in third.
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July 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
As she prepares to release her first country album, Jessica Simpson has revealed her new album cover.
The cover art for her upcoming country release, “Do You Know,” shows a pouting Jess sitting with her legs crossed on a park bench in a white dress and a pair of cowboy boots.
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July 27, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
While most of her peers donned caps and gowns to receive their high school diplomas, country star Taylor Swift was strumming a guitar and performing for thousands of fans.
So Swift got her diploma in the mail.
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July 20, 2008
RANDALL, Wisc. --
Jessica Simpson’s gone country – but can she stay there?
The aspiring crossover singer made her country concert debut at the Country Thunder USA Festival in Randall, Wisc. on Saturday, where she reached out to an unsure audience.
“I don’t know what your perception is of Jessica Simpson or what tabloid you buy, but I just want you to know that I’m just a girl from Texas; I’m just like you,” Simpson told the crowd. “I’m doing what I love and dating a boy.”
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July 12, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
“Nashville Star” judge Jewel has some sage advice for aspiring country singer Jessica Simpson – be yourself.
“I really like Jessica. She’s always been such a sweet, sweet person,” Jewel told People. “If I were going to give her any advice, I would say work hard and be authentic. Be true to who you are.”
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July 8, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson go DVD shopping. James McAvoy longed for his “Die Hard” moment. And, what TV show is planning a major twist?
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July 7, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --
Add Kevin Costner to the list of actors with bands.
The “Mr. Brooks” star surprised crowds at Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 NASCAR event when he took the stage with his country-rock group, Modern West, People reported.
“There were double-takes,” Costner told People. “They get into the music without knowing.”
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July 7, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban welcomed their first child together on Monday morning in Nashville.
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July 1, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
Make room for another country “Idol” — Kristy Lee Cook is joining Carrie Underwood’s record label.
Cook, the seventh place finisher on the seventh season of “American Idol,” has been signed to 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville.
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July 1, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
When Jessica Simpson announced plans to go country after her last pop album flopped, there was a collective eye roll in Nashville.
To some skeptics, it appeared to be a calculated move to follow in the footsteps of other pop stars who have found success by crossing over to country radio. After lackluster album sales, acting disappointments and bad press over her high-profile romances, Simpson certainly needed a boost.
But “Come On Over,” Simpson’s debut single from her upcoming country album, is not only winning over those same skeptics: the song has cracked the top 30 on Billboard’s country singles chart.
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June 26, 2008
AUBURN, Wash. --
If Tim McGraw isn’t looking for trouble, it must’ve been looking for him.
Fan video shot Tuesday in Auburn, Wash., shows the country singer help eject an unruly fan.
McGraw shouts “Get rid of this guy,” summons security and helps arriving crew members haul him onstage. When the heavyset fan moves toward McGraw, the singer threatens him with a cocked fist as he’s hauled away.
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June 26, 2008
FRANKLIN, Tenn. --
Mindy McCready’s legal troubles continue to persist. The country singer was arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation, Access Hollywood has learned.
She has allegedly been lying about the number of community service hours she has completed.
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June 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
LeAnn Rimes is putting her own stamp on My Little Pony.
The singer is among celebrities and artists who’ve agreed to design some new versions of My Little Pony, the plastic toy that has captivated girls since the 1980s.
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. --
Jessica Simpson, who is dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, was recently mistaken for possibly the last person in the world she would like to be confused with-- Tony’s ex-girlfriend, Carrie Underwood.
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June 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
In a possible case of lost in translation lingo, Keith Urban tells reporters he doesn’t know what a “onesie” is.
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June 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Taylor Swift will be lending her star power to Miley Cyrus’ big screen treatment of her beloved Disney character.
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June 6, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
The hope of stardom for aspiring country singer Charla Corn has already faded — at least on NBC’s singing competition, “Nashville Star.”
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May 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Jessica Simpson is taking a turn from her pop roots and kicking it up country style with her new single, “Come on Over.”
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