Country music group Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) has canceled the rest of its 2022 tour to support singer Charles Kelley, who is “on a journey to sobriety,” according to the group’s social media announcement.
“We have decided to postpone our Request Line Tour until next year,” the band said today, calling it a “hard but important decision. We are a band, but more importantly we’re family. We’re proud to say that Charles has embarked on a journey to sobriety. So, right now in order to be the healthiest, strongest and most creative band we can be, Lady A will take the time with the support of our families and team of professionals to walk through this together. It’s early on this road, but we are determined to do what will best set us up for many more years together.”
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“We have decided to postpone our Request Line Tour until next year,” the band said today, calling it a “hard but important decision. We are a band, but more importantly we’re family. We’re proud to say that Charles has embarked on a journey to sobriety. So, right now in order to be the healthiest, strongest and most creative band we can be, Lady A will take the time with the support of our families and team of professionals to walk through this together. It’s early on this road, but we are determined to do what will best set us up for many more years together.”
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- 8/4/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The final four couples headed to Las Vegas for the semifinals on “The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart.” It was time to ratchet up the sin in sin city, and this quartet didn’t disappoint, for better or worse.
After two weeks of killer performances, Natascha and Ryan were probably doomed the second their date took place at a “trashing plant,” where they squashed large pieces of metal. Who comes up with these date ideas? Natascha moved in on poor Ryan, stating, “We have a good thing going.” A great tee-up for their disastrous performance.
Singing “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé, Natascha looked nervous and messed up when she handed Ryan the mic while he was still strumming his guitar. And she forgot her lyrics. Oy. Cutie pie Ryan can sing through a tornado and he knows how to play, and despite her confusion, he didn’t miss a beat.
After two weeks of killer performances, Natascha and Ryan were probably doomed the second their date took place at a “trashing plant,” where they squashed large pieces of metal. Who comes up with these date ideas? Natascha moved in on poor Ryan, stating, “We have a good thing going.” A great tee-up for their disastrous performance.
Singing “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé, Natascha looked nervous and messed up when she handed Ryan the mic while he was still strumming his guitar. And she forgot her lyrics. Oy. Cutie pie Ryan can sing through a tornado and he knows how to play, and despite her confusion, he didn’t miss a beat.
- 5/18/2020
- by Lisa DiGiovine
- Gold Derby
‘Listen to Your Heart’ Episode 5 recap: Rudi and Matt splinter, but they’re far from the shallow now
Viva Las Vegas! The four remaining couples hit the road in the semifinals of “The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart.”
At the mansion, four large tour buses greeted the couples, who basked in the excitement of leaving town for the first time and having the chance to ride in style. The fact that each couple had ample alone time for fun, intimacy and connection was definitely a plus. Bri and Chris, the season’s genuine lovebirds and understated frontrunners, took cute photos while sharing a few tunes. Jamie and Trevor, continuing to grow deeper week after week, did the same. Trevor notably revealed “nothing good can come from being emotionally safe,” an admission that would carry much weight later in the episode.
However, things weren’t as bright for Rudi and Matt, who seemed to be emotionally at odds. Matt acknowledged his hope of finding a life partner, but...
At the mansion, four large tour buses greeted the couples, who basked in the excitement of leaving town for the first time and having the chance to ride in style. The fact that each couple had ample alone time for fun, intimacy and connection was definitely a plus. Bri and Chris, the season’s genuine lovebirds and understated frontrunners, took cute photos while sharing a few tunes. Jamie and Trevor, continuing to grow deeper week after week, did the same. Trevor notably revealed “nothing good can come from being emotionally safe,” an admission that would carry much weight later in the episode.
However, things weren’t as bright for Rudi and Matt, who seemed to be emotionally at odds. Matt acknowledged his hope of finding a life partner, but...
- 5/12/2020
- by Russell Florence Jr.
- Gold Derby
Geneviève Waïte, an actress and mother of two children with Mamas & the Papas musician John Phillips, has died. She was 71.
Waite starred in 1968’s Joanna, Move in 1970 and Just a Kiss in 2002. She also worked on her 1974 album Romance Is on the Rise with Phillips, who produced it. Daughter Bijou Phillips gave a statement to People magazine on her mother’s passing.
“Our beautiful Mother, Geneviève Waïte Phillips, passed away in her sleep,” said the statement. “She was a beautiful [a] soul, and born from another planet. Her ideas, her songs, her voice, and her heartbeat to a beautiful African rhythm no one else had and I am so thankful she was able to share it. She was a light, a fairy, and a gift of a creature. The lyrics she wrote on her album were timeless and smart. Her mind was poetry and wit, her sense of humor was quick and dry.
Waite starred in 1968’s Joanna, Move in 1970 and Just a Kiss in 2002. She also worked on her 1974 album Romance Is on the Rise with Phillips, who produced it. Daughter Bijou Phillips gave a statement to People magazine on her mother’s passing.
“Our beautiful Mother, Geneviève Waïte Phillips, passed away in her sleep,” said the statement. “She was a beautiful [a] soul, and born from another planet. Her ideas, her songs, her voice, and her heartbeat to a beautiful African rhythm no one else had and I am so thankful she was able to share it. She was a light, a fairy, and a gift of a creature. The lyrics she wrote on her album were timeless and smart. Her mind was poetry and wit, her sense of humor was quick and dry.
- 5/25/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Last week’s Younger ended with Josh’s jaw-dropping confession to Liza provoked by some professional anger towards Kelsey, and nobody’s mind is straight. What do you do when you’ve humiliated yourself? Take a mental health day. To some this may sound very prima donna, but when you don’t know what to do, the best course of action is to do nothing. The alternative is to make an even more impulsive decision that could have greater consequences. So Kelsey takes off, as does Charles, leaving Liza to hold down the fort. 24 hours meant to give everyone time and space to think
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Younger Review: A Kiss Is Never Just A Kiss...
- 8/11/2017
- by Araceli Aviles
- TVovermind.com
Earlier this month, "Heart Break" became the fifth Lady Antebellum album to top Billboard's U.S. Hot Country chart, helped along by the success of its first single, You Look Good. Though many of their singles -- including their Top 10 pop hits Need You Now and Just A Kiss -- were written by the band [...]...
- 6/30/2017
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
In 2004, Fisher Stevens went to Ohio with a coalition of artists to help John Kerry get elected president. It didn’t work, but Stevens — an actor-turned-director best known for campy roles in a string of ’80s and ’90s films such as “Short Circuit” and “Hackers” — emerged a changed man. “It was a fucked-up time,” Stevens recalled over lunch near his offices in downtown Manhattan, “but this a whole other fucked-up time.”
Flash forward a dozen years and Stevens is enmeshed in a new stage of his career, as a prolific documentarian who moonlights as an actor. Six years ago, he won an Oscar as a co-producer of “The Cove,” photographer-turned-filmmaker Louie Psihoyos’ thrilling exposé of the Japanese fishing industry. By then, he had stepped away from GreeneStreet Films, the independent production company he started in 1996 with John Penotti. That same year, Stevens launched Insurgent Media with Andrew Kirsch and Erik Gordon...
Flash forward a dozen years and Stevens is enmeshed in a new stage of his career, as a prolific documentarian who moonlights as an actor. Six years ago, he won an Oscar as a co-producer of “The Cove,” photographer-turned-filmmaker Louie Psihoyos’ thrilling exposé of the Japanese fishing industry. By then, he had stepped away from GreeneStreet Films, the independent production company he started in 1996 with John Penotti. That same year, Stevens launched Insurgent Media with Andrew Kirsch and Erik Gordon...
- 11/8/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
I recently sat down with director Isabel Coixet, and actors Patricia Clarkson and Sarita Choudhury at the Crosby Hotel in New York City, to discuss their new film "Learning to Drive." The film, written by Sarah Kernochan, is based on the autobiographical New Yorker short story by Katha Pollit, a long-time political columnist for the Nation.
Wendy is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her for a younger woman; Darwan is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier common to many lifelong New Yorkers: she’s never learned to drive. When Wendy hires Darwan to teach her, her unraveling life and his calm restraint seem like an awkward fit. But as he shows her how to take control of the wheel, and she coaches him on how to impress a woman, their unlikely friendship awakens them to the joy, humor, and love in starting life anew.
My conversation began with Isabel Coixet and Sarita Choudhury
Isabel Coixet’s award-winning film credits include "Demaisiado viejo para morir joven," "Things I Never Told You,""My Life Without Me," "The Secret Life of Words," "Paris, je t’aime," "Elegy," "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," "Yesterday Never Ends," "Another Me," "Nobody Wants the Night," as well as documentaries, including "Invisibles."
Currently, Sarita Choudhury can be seen on Showtime’s "Homeland." Her film credits include "Admission," "Gayby," "Midnight’s Children," "Generation Um…," "Entre Nos," "The Accidental Husband," "Lady in the Water," "The War Within," "Mississippi Masala," "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love," "She Hate Me," "Just a Kiss," "Wild West," "High Art," "The House of the Spirits," "Gloria," and "A Perfect Murder."
Susan Kouguell: Tell me about the process of how "Learning to Drive" came about.
Isabel Coixet: We started talking about making this film with Patricia and Ben Kingsley when we were making "Elegy" (directed by Coixet, starring Clarkson and Kingsley) and we got along very well and we wanted to make another film together. Patricia discovered the short story by Katha Pollit, and she gave it to me and I thought it was wonderful. And then we got the screenwriter Sarah Kernocha involved. The film is a comedy but not a classical comedy. It was a very difficult film to pitch because you know financiers and producers want something they can put in one box and you can’t with this film. It was a long process. It took nine years.
Some Words Unspoken and the Intimacy of the Camera
Isabel Coixet: There is always this romantic feeling underneath [subtext], I think there is that possibility. You have to be true to your words. If they are true, you will have to stick to your words.
Sarita Choudhury: That’s what happens with people you meet. No you were my inspiration don’t make me your inspiration.
Isabel Coixet: I love Henry James. There is a possibility of romance in the air. My romantic side is always excited when I see something like this.
Sarita Choudhury: I had so few words in the film. In a way, I kept the words because I had to know not to say them. For us the script -- the situational was also in the script; the languidness. It was because Isabel holds the camera. There was a pace created to it. When you’re acting you can feel where the camera is, but when the camera is at the end of Isabel’s hand and she’s moving it, it almost creates an intimacy between you and the camera, and you and the actor. There’s a pace you normally don’t get in film. You didn’t know when she was on your face; you had to keep acting like acting in the theatre.
On The Lack of Women Directors
Isabel Coixet: There are so many articles about it. I’m always afraid to play the victim, to complain too much. I know there is an inequity with men and women directors. This is an issue in the world. I always say, (Coixet smiles) we have to ask for more salary to make up for all these years and maybe if we ask for more they’ll give us the same as a man.
I want to put my words where my mouth is by producing female directors; they are amazing talented people. I’m producing three short films and a feature documentary. That’s what I do.
Sarita Choudhury: I just did a young woman’s short film; there is something about her that’s brilliant. I’ve done two short films. I can’t change the caste system and I can’t do the voluntary work I need to be doing. Film is no different from the world, like Isabel said. That’s our work, to get every woman involved. And if a man is brilliant, let him in too.
I then asked Patricia Clarkson about her involvement with "Learning to Drive."
Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, Patricia Clarkson, has worked extensively in independent films. The National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics named her Best Supporting Actress of the Year for "Pieces of April" and "The Station Agent." Her many film credits include "The Maze Runner," "Last Weekend," "Friends With Benefits," "One Day," "Easy A," "Shutter Island," "Vicky Christina Barcelona," "Elegy," "No Reservations," "All the Kings’ Men," "Lars and the Real Girl, and "Good Night, and Good Luck."
Susan Kouguell: What attracted you to the project?
Patricia Clarkson: I loved the Katha Pollit story in The New Yorker; it serendipitously came to me. I love Wendy, I love this character. I was nine years younger at the time, but I still felt I knew her. I was relentless trying to get this film made with producer Dana Friedman. I found it an equal dose of funny and tragic. I liked the almost commedia dell'arte aspect; this absurd situation and finding the tragic comedy. A woman who is brilliant who lives a great life -- she has everything, but “forgets to look up,” and then meets a man who has experienced tragic loss. They have disparate worlds. I found it a quintessential New York story, but it’s also universal. It’s an independent film, but it’s not independently-minded.
Some Final Words
The disparate worlds about which Clarkson refers to in regard to her character, Wendy’s relationship with Darwan [Ben Kingsley] -- the life of a financially successful New Yorker compared to the immigrant’s struggle, was a thematic element that I further discussed with Coixet and Choudhury. As Choudhury said to me, Coixet’s visual choices of her character, such as the moment when she watches feet walk by her basement apartment window, feeling trapped, underscore the poignancy of this fish-out-of-water situation. Coixet captures these elements with a delicate balance of both drama and comedy.
It was an inspiring morning to speak with these three powerful and talented women, who are committed to sharing their knowledge with the next generation of female filmmakers.
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell teaches screenwriting at Purchase College Suny, and presents international seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide. www.su-city-pictures.com, http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
Wendy is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her for a younger woman; Darwan is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier common to many lifelong New Yorkers: she’s never learned to drive. When Wendy hires Darwan to teach her, her unraveling life and his calm restraint seem like an awkward fit. But as he shows her how to take control of the wheel, and she coaches him on how to impress a woman, their unlikely friendship awakens them to the joy, humor, and love in starting life anew.
My conversation began with Isabel Coixet and Sarita Choudhury
Isabel Coixet’s award-winning film credits include "Demaisiado viejo para morir joven," "Things I Never Told You,""My Life Without Me," "The Secret Life of Words," "Paris, je t’aime," "Elegy," "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," "Yesterday Never Ends," "Another Me," "Nobody Wants the Night," as well as documentaries, including "Invisibles."
Currently, Sarita Choudhury can be seen on Showtime’s "Homeland." Her film credits include "Admission," "Gayby," "Midnight’s Children," "Generation Um…," "Entre Nos," "The Accidental Husband," "Lady in the Water," "The War Within," "Mississippi Masala," "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love," "She Hate Me," "Just a Kiss," "Wild West," "High Art," "The House of the Spirits," "Gloria," and "A Perfect Murder."
Susan Kouguell: Tell me about the process of how "Learning to Drive" came about.
Isabel Coixet: We started talking about making this film with Patricia and Ben Kingsley when we were making "Elegy" (directed by Coixet, starring Clarkson and Kingsley) and we got along very well and we wanted to make another film together. Patricia discovered the short story by Katha Pollit, and she gave it to me and I thought it was wonderful. And then we got the screenwriter Sarah Kernocha involved. The film is a comedy but not a classical comedy. It was a very difficult film to pitch because you know financiers and producers want something they can put in one box and you can’t with this film. It was a long process. It took nine years.
Some Words Unspoken and the Intimacy of the Camera
Isabel Coixet: There is always this romantic feeling underneath [subtext], I think there is that possibility. You have to be true to your words. If they are true, you will have to stick to your words.
Sarita Choudhury: That’s what happens with people you meet. No you were my inspiration don’t make me your inspiration.
Isabel Coixet: I love Henry James. There is a possibility of romance in the air. My romantic side is always excited when I see something like this.
Sarita Choudhury: I had so few words in the film. In a way, I kept the words because I had to know not to say them. For us the script -- the situational was also in the script; the languidness. It was because Isabel holds the camera. There was a pace created to it. When you’re acting you can feel where the camera is, but when the camera is at the end of Isabel’s hand and she’s moving it, it almost creates an intimacy between you and the camera, and you and the actor. There’s a pace you normally don’t get in film. You didn’t know when she was on your face; you had to keep acting like acting in the theatre.
On The Lack of Women Directors
Isabel Coixet: There are so many articles about it. I’m always afraid to play the victim, to complain too much. I know there is an inequity with men and women directors. This is an issue in the world. I always say, (Coixet smiles) we have to ask for more salary to make up for all these years and maybe if we ask for more they’ll give us the same as a man.
I want to put my words where my mouth is by producing female directors; they are amazing talented people. I’m producing three short films and a feature documentary. That’s what I do.
Sarita Choudhury: I just did a young woman’s short film; there is something about her that’s brilliant. I’ve done two short films. I can’t change the caste system and I can’t do the voluntary work I need to be doing. Film is no different from the world, like Isabel said. That’s our work, to get every woman involved. And if a man is brilliant, let him in too.
I then asked Patricia Clarkson about her involvement with "Learning to Drive."
Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, Patricia Clarkson, has worked extensively in independent films. The National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics named her Best Supporting Actress of the Year for "Pieces of April" and "The Station Agent." Her many film credits include "The Maze Runner," "Last Weekend," "Friends With Benefits," "One Day," "Easy A," "Shutter Island," "Vicky Christina Barcelona," "Elegy," "No Reservations," "All the Kings’ Men," "Lars and the Real Girl, and "Good Night, and Good Luck."
Susan Kouguell: What attracted you to the project?
Patricia Clarkson: I loved the Katha Pollit story in The New Yorker; it serendipitously came to me. I love Wendy, I love this character. I was nine years younger at the time, but I still felt I knew her. I was relentless trying to get this film made with producer Dana Friedman. I found it an equal dose of funny and tragic. I liked the almost commedia dell'arte aspect; this absurd situation and finding the tragic comedy. A woman who is brilliant who lives a great life -- she has everything, but “forgets to look up,” and then meets a man who has experienced tragic loss. They have disparate worlds. I found it a quintessential New York story, but it’s also universal. It’s an independent film, but it’s not independently-minded.
Some Final Words
The disparate worlds about which Clarkson refers to in regard to her character, Wendy’s relationship with Darwan [Ben Kingsley] -- the life of a financially successful New Yorker compared to the immigrant’s struggle, was a thematic element that I further discussed with Coixet and Choudhury. As Choudhury said to me, Coixet’s visual choices of her character, such as the moment when she watches feet walk by her basement apartment window, feeling trapped, underscore the poignancy of this fish-out-of-water situation. Coixet captures these elements with a delicate balance of both drama and comedy.
It was an inspiring morning to speak with these three powerful and talented women, who are committed to sharing their knowledge with the next generation of female filmmakers.
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell teaches screenwriting at Purchase College Suny, and presents international seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide. www.su-city-pictures.com, http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
- 8/21/2015
- by Susan Kouguell
- Sydney's Buzz
Eisle’s first pic is here! The Lady Antebellum singer showed off her adorable daughter on Twitter for the very first time on Oct. 14. The little girl’s beaming smile is just too cute to handle!
Hillary Scott has one adorable daughter – Eisele Kaye is so precious that we can’t blame Hillary for keeping her all to herself for two months. Eisele was born on July 22 — but her mom only revealed her first photo on Columbus Day!
Hillary Scott’s Daughter Eisele: Lady Antebellum Shares Baby’s First Photo
Hillary tweeted the most adorable picture of Eisele by way of her introduction into the social media world:
Hello World, my name is Eisele Kaye. pic.twitter.com/hZ6WbTYdbR
— Hillary Scott (@HillaryScottLA) October 14, 2013
Hillary also shared a funny picture of her “little family,” with everyone in the room sleeping — including Eisele! — but herself! Sounds like a typical new mom to us!
Hillary Scott has one adorable daughter – Eisele Kaye is so precious that we can’t blame Hillary for keeping her all to herself for two months. Eisele was born on July 22 — but her mom only revealed her first photo on Columbus Day!
Hillary Scott’s Daughter Eisele: Lady Antebellum Shares Baby’s First Photo
Hillary tweeted the most adorable picture of Eisele by way of her introduction into the social media world:
Hello World, my name is Eisele Kaye. pic.twitter.com/hZ6WbTYdbR
— Hillary Scott (@HillaryScottLA) October 14, 2013
Hillary also shared a funny picture of her “little family,” with everyone in the room sleeping — including Eisele! — but herself! Sounds like a typical new mom to us!
- 10/15/2013
- by Kristine Hope Kowalski
- HollywoodLife
How cute is Hillary Scott and Chris Tyrrell's baby girl?The Lady Antebellum frontwoman -- who gave birth in July -- shared the first photo of her beautiful bundle of joy, Eisele Kaye Tyrrell, on Monday. This is the first child for the country singer and her husband Chris. Baby Eisele Kaye was named after both of their mothers. The "Just a Kiss" singer met the Love and Theft drummer back in 2010 when they were both opening acts for Tim McGraw's Southern Voice Tour -- and the pair tied the knot earlier this year, in January. Baby Eisele sure looks like one happy little girl -- click "Launch Gallery" above to see even more cute celebrity kids! Read more...
- 10/15/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Lady A-dorable! New mom Hillary Scott has used social media to share her love for daughter Eisele with her fans. On August 5, she revealed the first picture since giving birth, giving us a sneak peek at her baby girl — and it’s too cute!
Hillary Scott welcomed her daughter Eisele Kaye with hubby Chris Tyrell on July 22, and since then she has shared some of her new mommy moments with fans on Twitter. She had yet to post any pictures of Eisele before August 5, when she finally posted an adorable photo on Instagram holding hands with her newborn!
Hillary Scott Posts Sneak Peak Baby Picture On Instagram
Hillary has a habit of posting pictures of her adorable dog on her Instagram, but now that she has a baby, it won’t be long before she starts posting pictures of her precious daughter — at least we hope it won’t be long!
Hillary Scott welcomed her daughter Eisele Kaye with hubby Chris Tyrell on July 22, and since then she has shared some of her new mommy moments with fans on Twitter. She had yet to post any pictures of Eisele before August 5, when she finally posted an adorable photo on Instagram holding hands with her newborn!
Hillary Scott Posts Sneak Peak Baby Picture On Instagram
Hillary has a habit of posting pictures of her adorable dog on her Instagram, but now that she has a baby, it won’t be long before she starts posting pictures of her precious daughter — at least we hope it won’t be long!
- 8/6/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Gearing up for an exciting evening ahead, Lady Antebellum showed up at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards earlier tonight (April 7).
The “Just a Kiss” trio will take the stage during the evening as they hope for a Vocal Group of the Year prize along with The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Little Big Town, and Zac Brown Band.
As for the competition this time around, Entertainer of the Year nominees include Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift.
Meanwhile, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Toby Keith, and Blake Shelton will all duke it out for Male Vocalist of the Year, and the Female Vocal champ hopefuls are Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood.
The “Just a Kiss” trio will take the stage during the evening as they hope for a Vocal Group of the Year prize along with The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Little Big Town, and Zac Brown Band.
As for the competition this time around, Entertainer of the Year nominees include Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift.
Meanwhile, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Toby Keith, and Blake Shelton will all duke it out for Male Vocalist of the Year, and the Female Vocal champ hopefuls are Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood.
- 4/8/2013
- GossipCenter
Ten more girls faced sudden-death elimination in Las Vegas last night as American Idol culled its top 40 down to a lean 20.
The first half of the night was filled with solid if not particularly memorable performances by talented singers with bright futures ahead of them. Randy Jackson described the evening's performances as a "mixed bag" verging on "sleepy" while resident optimist Keith Urban applauded the evening's "diversity." Perhaps the biggest surprise was the elimination of Cristabel Clack. The happily married worship leader belted out Alicia Keys' "No One" so...
The first half of the night was filled with solid if not particularly memorable performances by talented singers with bright futures ahead of them. Randy Jackson described the evening's performances as a "mixed bag" verging on "sleepy" while resident optimist Keith Urban applauded the evening's "diversity." Perhaps the biggest surprise was the elimination of Cristabel Clack. The happily married worship leader belted out Alicia Keys' "No One" so...
- 2/28/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Ten dames stepped up to the mic on Wednesday night. Nine of them sang. One of them exploded.
And was rewarded for it.
And... I'm fine with it? Let this be a lesson to everyone: If you are a fine singer who gets an opportunity to wow the nation on American Idol, but you choose the lite-fm nonchalance of Alicia Keys' "No One," maybe you deserve to finish between 20th and 40th place. Maybe I think that's justified, Cristabel Clacky. And maybe if you're a howling claymation clown sorceress named Zoanette Johnson who sets the bar for unthinkable camp monstrosities with a performance of (wait for it) "The Circle of Life," maybe you really do earn your place in the Top 20 -- even if you can't sing, control yourself, or really do anything except blubber and wail like a watercolor-drenched Pagliacci. Maybe.
Actually, I'm not sure. Zoanette Johnson was...
And was rewarded for it.
And... I'm fine with it? Let this be a lesson to everyone: If you are a fine singer who gets an opportunity to wow the nation on American Idol, but you choose the lite-fm nonchalance of Alicia Keys' "No One," maybe you deserve to finish between 20th and 40th place. Maybe I think that's justified, Cristabel Clacky. And maybe if you're a howling claymation clown sorceress named Zoanette Johnson who sets the bar for unthinkable camp monstrosities with a performance of (wait for it) "The Circle of Life," maybe you really do earn your place in the Top 20 -- even if you can't sing, control yourself, or really do anything except blubber and wail like a watercolor-drenched Pagliacci. Maybe.
Actually, I'm not sure. Zoanette Johnson was...
- 2/28/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
It's time for the second half of the "American Idol" Top 20 women. Last week, there were a handful of killer performances -- can this week live up?
Once again, we've previously seen about half of the women performing. It's a good thing the public isn't voting yet, half of them wouldn't stand a chance.
1. Melinda Ademi, "Nobody's Perfect," Jessie J
This is the same song Angela Miller did last week, but it's barely recognizable this go-round. The verse is way too low, her voice is inaudible in parts and muddy when you can hear it. Not a great key for her. The chorus gets better, but this still isn't showing off her voice at all and it's all very lackluster.
Keith Urban is strangely complimentary. We found that to be a pretty big dud. Nicki points out how it's hard not to compare her to Angela from last week, which is true.
Once again, we've previously seen about half of the women performing. It's a good thing the public isn't voting yet, half of them wouldn't stand a chance.
1. Melinda Ademi, "Nobody's Perfect," Jessie J
This is the same song Angela Miller did last week, but it's barely recognizable this go-round. The verse is way too low, her voice is inaudible in parts and muddy when you can hear it. Not a great key for her. The chorus gets better, but this still isn't showing off her voice at all and it's all very lackluster.
Keith Urban is strangely complimentary. We found that to be a pretty big dud. Nicki points out how it's hard not to compare her to Angela from last week, which is true.
- 2/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Cue your local locust swarm and saddle up the proverbial four horses, American Idol fans: The end times are definitely nigh!
How else to explain Zoanette Johnson being named by the show’s rebooted judges’ panel as one of the 10 most promising unsigned female singers in the country? Yes, Zoanette Johnson, the same chick whose tattered, Season 12 audition cover of “The Star Spangled Banner” caused Keith Urban to literally fall out of his chair — and was punctuated by an alarming booty drop.
Honestly, is it time to put down the remote control and pick up the Book of Revelations? Or...
How else to explain Zoanette Johnson being named by the show’s rebooted judges’ panel as one of the 10 most promising unsigned female singers in the country? Yes, Zoanette Johnson, the same chick whose tattered, Season 12 audition cover of “The Star Spangled Banner” caused Keith Urban to literally fall out of his chair — and was punctuated by an alarming booty drop.
Honestly, is it time to put down the remote control and pick up the Book of Revelations? Or...
- 2/28/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Fisher Stevens would probably like to forget that part he had last year in the universally panned comedy One for the Money. We'll happily oblige the actor by taking a look back at the very first film he directed, Call of the Wylie. Yes, the guy from the Short Circuit movies has directed several projects, including a movie called Just a Kiss (Kyra Sedgwick, Marisa Tomei, Taye Diggs), which won an Open Palm Award for outstanding directorial debut at the Gotham Awards, as well as Stand Up Guys, in theaters this weekend. Wylie, however, takes things in an entirely different direction, continuing the story of the Warner Bros. cartoon icon, Wile E. Coyote. In Stevens' film, Wylie goes by his middle name, Ezra (played by Patrick Breen, who cowrote the short and is...
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- 1/28/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
Nobody really knows Fisher Stevens the director. We tend to think of him primarily as the actor who boldly went brownface for the Short Circuit movies and more recently appeared in a few episodes of Lost. (But if you’re really hip, you best remember him for My Science Project.) He also won an Oscar for producing the documentary The Cove three years ago. But he has been directing here and there since the mid-’90s. He helmed a little-known rom-com in 2002 called Just a Kiss and collaborated with Dan Klores on the also under-seen 2007 doc Crazy Love. This Friday, his biggest directorial effort to date, Stand Up Guys, opens theatrically in a modest number of locations considering it stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin. In anticipation of that new feature, I’d like to go back 18 years and look at Stevens’s directorial debut. It’s a short titled Call of the Wylie, and...
- 1/27/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Country music group Lady Antebellum may soon start penning some lullabies. Lead vocalist Hillary Scott revealed Friday (Dec. 7) on the band's website that she and husband Chris Tyrrell are expecting a baby.
In a post titled, "Wonderful Christmas News for Hillary & Chris!" the singer writes, "Chris & I are excited to announce that our Christmas gift has arrived a little early this year! We are having a Baby! We feel so blessed!!!"
Scott and Tyrrell, a drummer, met in 2010 on the Tim McGraw tour, and Tyrell proposed to Scott over Fourth of July weekend in 2011 at sunset in East Tennessee. The couple married in January in New York.
Lady Antebellum's hit song, "Just a Kiss," was actually inspired by their budding romance.
In a post titled, "Wonderful Christmas News for Hillary & Chris!" the singer writes, "Chris & I are excited to announce that our Christmas gift has arrived a little early this year! We are having a Baby! We feel so blessed!!!"
Scott and Tyrrell, a drummer, met in 2010 on the Tim McGraw tour, and Tyrell proposed to Scott over Fourth of July weekend in 2011 at sunset in East Tennessee. The couple married in January in New York.
Lady Antebellum's hit song, "Just a Kiss," was actually inspired by their budding romance.
- 12/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Lady Antebellum family is about to get a l'il bigger. Hillary Scott announced today that she and hubby Chris Tyrrell are expecting their first child. "Chris & I are excited to announce that our Christmas gift has arrived a little early this year!" Scott wrote in a post on Lady A's website. "We are having a Baby! We feel so blessed!!! Scott and Tyrrell married in January in upstate New York after about two years of dating. They couple met in 2010 on a Tim McGraw tour. Lady A's hit song, "Just a Kiss," was inspired by the lovebirds' romance. The country trio is currently putting together their next album. "We got into the...
- 12/7/2012
- E! Online
First comes the sound of wedding bells, and next comes the baby rattle. Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and drummer Chris Tyrrell, who became engaged on Independence Day in 2011 and married Jan. 7 in upstate New York, are now expecting a child. "Chris & I are excited to announce that our Christmas gift has arrived a little early this year! We are having a Baby!" she wrote on Twitter Friday. "We feel so blessed!!!" "Everything is brighter. Everything has a deeper meaning," Scott, 26, previously said of her new husband. "He makes me feel more comfortable in my own skin." Scott has certainly...
- 12/7/2012
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Led by a trio of Oscar-winners in Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, and Alan Arkin, the R-rated comedy Stand Up Guys sees the Oscar-wining multi-hyphenate Fisher Stevens (The Cove) return behind the camera for his first feature film since 2002’s Just A Kiss.
With such a strong cast leading the line-up, and the excellent Julianna Margulies and Vanessa Ferlito heading up the supporting cast, Lionsgate have quite a promising film on their hands, and now we’ve got the first trailer, courtesy of Yahoo Movies, to give us our first real look at the film.
“Val is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing to give up one of his close criminal associates. His best friend Doc is there to pick him up, and the two soon re-team with another old pal, Hirsch. Their bond is as strong as ever, and the three reflect on freedom lost and gained,...
With such a strong cast leading the line-up, and the excellent Julianna Margulies and Vanessa Ferlito heading up the supporting cast, Lionsgate have quite a promising film on their hands, and now we’ve got the first trailer, courtesy of Yahoo Movies, to give us our first real look at the film.
“Val is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing to give up one of his close criminal associates. His best friend Doc is there to pick him up, and the two soon re-team with another old pal, Hirsch. Their bond is as strong as ever, and the three reflect on freedom lost and gained,...
- 9/13/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If "The Expendables 2" didn't meet your fill of Old Guys Doing Things, then let us recycle an old joke and introduce you to the Depends-ables (Get It?). Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin are up to no good in the first trailer for "Stand Up Guys," which once again finds some elderly dudes doing wacky stuff. Penned by Noah Haidle, the story follows two friends and lifelong criminals, one of whom has been hired to kill his friend who just got out of the joint. They have one last night of fun hitting up a brothel, doing drugs, stealing cars and dodging police but it seems they are also going to learn Life Lessons. It's from the producer of "Million Dollar Baby" for whatever that's worth, and is directed by Fisher Stevens ("Crazy Love," "Just A Kiss"). This looks pretty terrible, though just being able to watch Pacino,...
- 9/13/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The winners are in for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards and Adele, who was not present at the awards show Sunday night (May 20), just about swept all her categories. She was up for 18 awards and won 12 of them, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist and Top Pop Artist. Guess this "Adele" thing's really taking off, huh?
The complete list of winners:
Top Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top New Artist:
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster The People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars
Top Female Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
Lady Antebellum
Lmfao
Maroon 5
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Top Hot 100 Artist:...
The complete list of winners:
Top Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top New Artist:
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster The People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars
Top Female Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
Lady Antebellum
Lmfao
Maroon 5
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Top Hot 100 Artist:...
- 5/21/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
As he’s currently shooting the Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken buddy comedy Stand Up Guys, a press release announces that Fisher Stevens — who, just a few years back, won an Oscar for producing the acclaimed documentary The Cove — will next helm an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel American Pastoral, which Lakeshore and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment are producing.
Originally written by Philip Roth — and adapted by John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer) — the ’60s-set story follows Seymour “the Swede” Levov, an idealistic American do-gooder whose family is torn apart when his daughter, a rebellious girl, is arrested for illegal acts in protest of the Vietnam War. The moral quandaries created here sound right in line with Stevens‘ documentary, Crazy Love, or first narrative, Just a Kiss — and it’s in a period I’m wholly fascinated with, to boot. Let’s hope this one comes together with the right team.
Originally written by Philip Roth — and adapted by John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer) — the ’60s-set story follows Seymour “the Swede” Levov, an idealistic American do-gooder whose family is torn apart when his daughter, a rebellious girl, is arrested for illegal acts in protest of the Vietnam War. The moral quandaries created here sound right in line with Stevens‘ documentary, Crazy Love, or first narrative, Just a Kiss — and it’s in a period I’m wholly fascinated with, to boot. Let’s hope this one comes together with the right team.
- 5/17/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
In Hollywood, there is no more dreaded catch phrase than “The Moonlighting Curse.” For those old enough to remember, Moonlighting was the hot comedy-drama of the 1980’s, starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis. The show consistently scored high ratings until one disastrous night – its core characters David and Maddie slept together at the end of the show’s third season. After achieving its highest ratings ever, it was all downhill from there – at least in the ratings. It went from 9th place the Nielsen list to 14th place during its next season, and then was cancelled after limping through one more final season. Ever since then, shows that are dependent on the “will they or won’t they” hooks to their premise tend to religiously avoid killing the cash-cow and make sure their hot couples never get together, or to postpone it as long as humanly possible (such as waiting...
- 4/10/2012
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
The 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place Sunday night (April 1) live from Las Vegas. The big winners included Taylor Swift for Entertainer of the Year and Miranda Lambert for Female Vocalist and Album of the Year, plus her husband Blake Shelton for Male Vocalist of the Year.
The complete winners list:
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Chris Young
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
New Artist of the Year
Brantley Gilbert
Hunter Hayes
Scotty McCreery
Vocal Duo of the Year
Love and Theft
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square
Vocal Group of the Year
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
Chief - Eric Church...
The complete winners list:
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Chris Young
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
New Artist of the Year
Brantley Gilbert
Hunter Hayes
Scotty McCreery
Vocal Duo of the Year
Love and Theft
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Thompson Square
Vocal Group of the Year
The Band Perry
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Album of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
Chief - Eric Church...
- 4/2/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Hillary Scott is having a very good year.
The newlywed recently collected her seventh Grammy Award -- along with her partners in country music's Lady Antebellum -- for the album "Own the Night," and the trio could grab more honors in the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. They have five bids including vocal group of the year in the event, which CBS televises Sunday, April 1 ... Scott's birthday, it so happens.
"It's been a really amazing year so far," she confirms. "I'm feeling really blessed. When these nominations came out, we were so completely shocked. We've been so focused on our third album and especially the tour that we've got going on; it's one of those things where you just put your head down and work, work, work."
Still, Nashville native Scott and her Lady Antebellum-mates Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood have grown accustomed to being at award shows.
The newlywed recently collected her seventh Grammy Award -- along with her partners in country music's Lady Antebellum -- for the album "Own the Night," and the trio could grab more honors in the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. They have five bids including vocal group of the year in the event, which CBS televises Sunday, April 1 ... Scott's birthday, it so happens.
"It's been a really amazing year so far," she confirms. "I'm feeling really blessed. When these nominations came out, we were so completely shocked. We've been so focused on our third album and especially the tour that we've got going on; it's one of those things where you just put your head down and work, work, work."
Still, Nashville native Scott and her Lady Antebellum-mates Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood have grown accustomed to being at award shows.
- 4/1/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 2, Episode 25 of ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars," entitled "unmAsked."
I needed some time to come down from "A" being revealed before writing this recap. I'm half-kidding. I mean, this may not have been as scary as last week's "Pretty Little Liars" -- I don't know, it was something with the dolls -- but there was a lot to digest and a lot of "Psycho" to follow in the Season 2 finale.
And an aside: Since watching the finale, I also learned that Garrett is Paolo from "The Lizzie Maguire Movie." I was shamed by my mom for not realizing this sooner. I'm not at all kidding.
And now, onto the recap:
Breaking news, Rosewood. It's a week after Garrett has been arrested and the newscaster blaring from the Hastings' kitchen explains the police believe he joined the police force...
I needed some time to come down from "A" being revealed before writing this recap. I'm half-kidding. I mean, this may not have been as scary as last week's "Pretty Little Liars" -- I don't know, it was something with the dolls -- but there was a lot to digest and a lot of "Psycho" to follow in the Season 2 finale.
And an aside: Since watching the finale, I also learned that Garrett is Paolo from "The Lizzie Maguire Movie." I was shamed by my mom for not realizing this sooner. I'm not at all kidding.
And now, onto the recap:
Breaking news, Rosewood. It's a week after Garrett has been arrested and the newscaster blaring from the Hastings' kitchen explains the police believe he joined the police force...
- 3/21/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Aol TV.
March 19, better known as "A Day" to the fans of Pretty Little Liars, is right around the corner and the show's season finale has the potential to be the best yet. Clues have been piling up around Rosewood as the PLLs (Spencer, Emily, Hanna and Aria) will stop at nothing to figure out who's been torturing them since the disappearance of their friend, Alison. During the episode, the girls finally unmAsk their foe and the question everyone has been dying to know will be answered.
What do the liars have in store for them during their final stretch to reveal A's identity? I had the chance to speak with the executive producer, Marlene King, about the finale and A's big reveal, and it comes to no surprise that her secret-keeping abilities are possibly better than the liars! It's safe to say this episode will have viewers on the edge of their seats and will leave them wanting...
What do the liars have in store for them during their final stretch to reveal A's identity? I had the chance to speak with the executive producer, Marlene King, about the finale and A's big reveal, and it comes to no surprise that her secret-keeping abilities are possibly better than the liars! It's safe to say this episode will have viewers on the edge of their seats and will leave them wanting...
- 3/16/2012
- TheInsider.com
Nominees of the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced, and Taylor Swift becomes the solo female singer who gets the most nods. She receives a total of three nominations including Entertainer of the Year, which she won last year.
To take home the coveted award at the 2012 Acm Awards, Swift is facing two of her last year's competitors Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley. The country/pop singer additionally has to beat Kenny Chesney and Blake Shelton in order to win the honor for two years in a row.
Swift gets her two other nods in Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year. In the former category, she has to defeat the likes of Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood. In the latter, she's up against Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, and Jason Aldean.
Other country music artists who collect multiple nominations were Kenny Chesney,...
To take home the coveted award at the 2012 Acm Awards, Swift is facing two of her last year's competitors Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley. The country/pop singer additionally has to beat Kenny Chesney and Blake Shelton in order to win the honor for two years in a row.
Swift gets her two other nods in Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year. In the former category, she has to defeat the likes of Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood. In the latter, she's up against Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, and Jason Aldean.
Other country music artists who collect multiple nominations were Kenny Chesney,...
- 1/27/2012
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
The 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced Thursday.
Kenny Chesney leads with nine nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, with Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Brad Paisley also receiving several nominations.
As previously announced, Blake Shelton will join forces with country music star Reba McEntire to host the 2012 Acm Awards for the second consecutive year.
Here are some of the major nominations:
Entertainer Of The Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley...
Kenny Chesney leads with nine nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, with Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Brad Paisley also receiving several nominations.
As previously announced, Blake Shelton will join forces with country music star Reba McEntire to host the 2012 Acm Awards for the second consecutive year.
Here are some of the major nominations:
Entertainer Of The Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley...
- 1/26/2012
- Extra
HollywoodNews.com:Nominations were announced today for the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards, a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions broadcast Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8:00 Pm live Et/delayed Pt on the CBS Television Network.
Nominees were announced online via the first-ever Acm digital press conference this morning on the Academy?s Facebook and Twitter pages. Awards co-host Reba participated with a video message to kick things off and entertainment superstars Lionel Richie, who will be honored during a special taping of Acm Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends In Concert in April (to air at a later date on CBS), Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls), Nancy O?Dell (Entertainment Tonight), Michael Ausiello (TVLine.com) announced batches of nominations in video postings during the approximately 20 minute online event which culminated in music fans announcing the nominees for the Academy?...
Nominees were announced online via the first-ever Acm digital press conference this morning on the Academy?s Facebook and Twitter pages. Awards co-host Reba participated with a video message to kick things off and entertainment superstars Lionel Richie, who will be honored during a special taping of Acm Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends In Concert in April (to air at a later date on CBS), Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls), Nancy O?Dell (Entertainment Tonight), Michael Ausiello (TVLine.com) announced batches of nominations in video postings during the approximately 20 minute online event which culminated in music fans announcing the nominees for the Academy?...
- 1/26/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Getty Taylor Swift
Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton return to co-host the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards which will air on April 1.
Kenny Chesney leads the field with nine nominations, including Song, Album and Entertainer of the Year, a category he’s won four times since 2004. Jason Aldean received six nominations, and Lady Antebellum leads in group nominations with five nods. Reigning Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift received three nominations and was the only woman nominated in...
Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton return to co-host the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards which will air on April 1.
Kenny Chesney leads the field with nine nominations, including Song, Album and Entertainer of the Year, a category he’s won four times since 2004. Jason Aldean received six nominations, and Lady Antebellum leads in group nominations with five nods. Reigning Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift received three nominations and was the only woman nominated in...
- 1/26/2012
- by Alexandra Cheney
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
After several years of women ruling the show, the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards could be a night for the guys. Kenny Chesney earned the most nominations with nine, followed by Jason Aldean with six. Both are up for entertainer of the year. Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton are also nominated in that marquee category, with Taylor Swift the lone woman in the group. (Swift won last year, following back-to-back wins by Carrie Underwood.) Paisley earned four nominations in all, while Swift leads all women with three. Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert each earned two. Lady Antebellum...
- 1/26/2012
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
After several years of women ruling the show, the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards could be a night for the guys. Kenny Chesney earned the most nominations with nine, followed by Jason Aldean with six. Both are up for entertainer of the year. Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton are also nominated in that marquee category, with Taylor Swift the lone woman in the group. (Swift won last year, following back-to-back wins by Carrie Underwood.) Paisley earned four nominations in all, while Swift leads all women with three. Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert each earned two. Lady Antebellum...
- 1/26/2012
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
The 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards have announced the nominations. Kenny Chesney leads with nine, including Entertainer of the Year, which he has won four times previously. Jason Aldean is nominated for six awards and Lady Antebellum is nominated for five, including Vocal Group of the Year, which they have won the last two years.
The awards show airs live Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS, hosted by Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire.
The entire list of nominees is below. Check out the gallery of nominees as well.
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Chris Young
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
Love and Theft
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland...
The awards show airs live Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS, hosted by Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire.
The entire list of nominees is below. Check out the gallery of nominees as well.
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Chris Young
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
Love and Theft
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland...
- 1/26/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) -- Kenny Chesney's steamy duet, "You and Tequila" with Grace Potter, continues to radiate heat.The song helped Chesney to nine Academy of Country Music Awards nominations Thursday morning, including the top honor of entertainer of the year. Jason Aldean, next with six nominations, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and 2011 winner Taylor Swift round out the fan-voted category.Lady Antebellum had five nominations, Paisley had four and several were deadlocked at three, including Swift.Nominees were announced via social media with the help of stars like Reba McEntire and Lionel Richie. Fans were chosen to announce the entertainer of the year candidates. They'll have a chance to pick the winner in that category and new artist of the year for the 47th annual Acm Awards, which will air live April 1 from Las Vegas on CBS with McEntire and Shelton hosting.Chesney is a four-time entertainer of the...
- 1/26/2012
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
'We're so excited to be starting our life together,' Scott says in video message posted on band's website after Saturday wedding.
By Jocelyn Vena
Chris Tyrrell and Hillary Scott
Photo: Getty Images
Lady Antebellum's leading lady, Hillary Scott, is now a married woman.
The singer announced that she married drummer Chris Tyrrell on Saturday in New York.
In a video message posted by the newlyweds on the Lady Antebellum website, they shared the good news. "We got married!" Scott said, with her new husband by her side. "We just wanted you to hear it from us first. We love you. We're so excited to be starting our life together and we just had to let you in on the exciting news."
The couple exchanged "I do's" in upstate New York in front of family and friends, People.com reports. Scott's Lady Antebellum bandmates, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood,...
By Jocelyn Vena
Chris Tyrrell and Hillary Scott
Photo: Getty Images
Lady Antebellum's leading lady, Hillary Scott, is now a married woman.
The singer announced that she married drummer Chris Tyrrell on Saturday in New York.
In a video message posted by the newlyweds on the Lady Antebellum website, they shared the good news. "We got married!" Scott said, with her new husband by her side. "We just wanted you to hear it from us first. We love you. We're so excited to be starting our life together and we just had to let you in on the exciting news."
The couple exchanged "I do's" in upstate New York in front of family and friends, People.com reports. Scott's Lady Antebellum bandmates, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood,...
- 1/9/2012
- MTV Music News
Just a kiss...and they're husband and wife! Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott said "I do" to her drummer beaut Chris Tyrrell on Saturday, Jan. 7 in upstate New York, E! News confirms. The two were married in front of family and close friends just before sunset. The musical couple were so excited to be married that they posted an adorable video to Lady Antebellum's official website! In the video, Scott, 25, says, "We got married! We just wanted you to hear it from us first. We love you. We're so excited to be starting our life together and we just had to let you in on the exciting news." So who was the bride wearing? "The bride wore a custom Vera...
- 1/9/2012
- E! Online
Selena Gomez got beaten out by Bruno Mars and Lady Antebellum. Is that fair? We know you were all counting down the moments to hear the winner of the Top Wedding Songs for 2012 as decided by GigMasters.com -- but thankfully the wait is over and our girl, Selena Gomez, placed very highly. The 19-year-old starlet's hit single, "Love You Like A Love Song," from the album When The Sun Goes Down was rated the third best song from 2011 for 2012 weddings. Who beat her? "Marry You" by Bruno Mars and "Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum. Apparently more than 50,000 brides and grooms voted in this poll, so it's pretty impressive Selena won this honor. Do you think Justin Bieber would want them to play this song if he got married to Selena? Ha! Top Songs From 2011 For 2012 Weddings 1. Marry You – Bruno Mars 2. Just a Kiss – Lady Antebellum 3. Love You Like...
- 1/7/2012
- by HL Staff
- HollywoodLife
Adele, Kanye West and more Grammy guesses, in Bigger Than the Sound.
By James Montgomery
Adele
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On Wednesday night (November 30), CBS will officially kick off the self-congratulatory season with "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!," an emphatically titled extravaganza that not only features performances from some of music's biggest stars (Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Usher, etc.), but also boosts the network's burgeoning LL Cool J branch by something like 20 percent, since he's taking leave from "NCIS" duties to host the telecast.
Oh, and as the title implies, they'll also be unveiling a handful of Grammy nominees too, which means that, once again, it's time for me to blindly speculate on who will get the nods. After all, it was less than 10 months ago that acts like the Arcade Fire and Esperanza Spalding shocked the world — or at least Steve Stoute — by taking home half of the so-called "Big Four" Grammys,...
By James Montgomery
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On Wednesday night (November 30), CBS will officially kick off the self-congratulatory season with "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!," an emphatically titled extravaganza that not only features performances from some of music's biggest stars (Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Usher, etc.), but also boosts the network's burgeoning LL Cool J branch by something like 20 percent, since he's taking leave from "NCIS" duties to host the telecast.
Oh, and as the title implies, they'll also be unveiling a handful of Grammy nominees too, which means that, once again, it's time for me to blindly speculate on who will get the nods. After all, it was less than 10 months ago that acts like the Arcade Fire and Esperanza Spalding shocked the world — or at least Steve Stoute — by taking home half of the so-called "Big Four" Grammys,...
- 11/30/2011
- MTV Music News
The country group Lady Antebellum is one of the most successful bands in the world. Their new hit single, Just A Kiss, is quickly climbing the pop music charts and they are currently touring the USA. We spoke to the band, who told us that if you see them in concert, they want you to walk away with something special. (Click on the audio player to hear Lady Antebellum) Ladt Ant
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- 11/8/2011
- by foxallaccess
- Fox All Access
Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now was one of the biggest American pop albums of 2010; with Own The Night, the Nashville trio has made a record for an America stuck in a different, less contemporary time. While the average age of Lady Antebellum’s members is a relatively youthful 28, Own The Night is purposely old-fashioned, even geriatric. The painfully chaste single “Just A Kiss” is make-out music for born-again Christians, with lead singers Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott singing about a “fire burning so bright” between them that they won’t dare take it past first base. On ...
- 10/11/2011
- avclub.com
During her opening monologue, first-time Saturday Night Live host Melissa McCarthy gushed–in the same sweetly genuine way she did when she nabbed her first Emmy a few weeks go–that she was excited to be hosting the legendary late night institution and it was something she’d dreamed of her whole life. McCarthy made sure she didn’t let a moment of it pass her by: The Bridesmaids breakout star committed to every bit with total fearlessness, but more than anything else you could tell she was having fun, and her enthusiasm was felt by anyone who tuned in for last night’s SNL.
- 10/2/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
If "Saturday Night Live" were an athletic contest, the color commentator for this week's show would have said host Melissa McCarthy left it all on the stage. The "Mike & Molly" Emmy winner and "Bridesmaids" star threw herself completely into every sketch she did.
Hosts who are game for anything often make for very funny episodes, but this one didn't sustain itself. McCarthy was clearly having a ball, and that counts for something, but more than one sketch fell kind of flat. Thoughts on the second "SNL" of the season (video to come Sunday morning):
The good
Cold open: We're suckers for the "Lawrence Welk Show" sketches, because we like watching Kristen Wiig act like a complete weirdo. McCarthy joined her in crazy this time (the clip is at the top of the post), chopping through logs with her teeth and playing Kick the Crow. The fact that Fred Armisen...
Hosts who are game for anything often make for very funny episodes, but this one didn't sustain itself. McCarthy was clearly having a ball, and that counts for something, but more than one sketch fell kind of flat. Thoughts on the second "SNL" of the season (video to come Sunday morning):
The good
Cold open: We're suckers for the "Lawrence Welk Show" sketches, because we like watching Kristen Wiig act like a complete weirdo. McCarthy joined her in crazy this time (the clip is at the top of the post), chopping through logs with her teeth and playing Kick the Crow. The fact that Fred Armisen...
- 10/2/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Getty Hillary Scott (C), Charles Kelly (L) and Dave Haywood (R) of Lady Antebellum perform the National Anthem prior to the New York Jets hosting the Dallas Cowboys during their NFL Season Opening Game at MetLife Stadium on September 11, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Lady Antebellum has released their third studio album “Own the Night”–but does it live up to their previous work?
The country trio’s 2010 album “Need You Now” was a multiplatinum hit, spawning the number one songs “Need You Now,...
Lady Antebellum has released their third studio album “Own the Night”–but does it live up to their previous work?
The country trio’s 2010 album “Need You Now” was a multiplatinum hit, spawning the number one songs “Need You Now,...
- 9/13/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The last big news late last week was that The Departed team of screenwriter William Monahan and director Martin Scorsese would remake [1] the 1974 film The Gambler. James Caan starred in the original as a New York English professor who has a serious gambling addition. Thing is, the film wasn't just any old movie, at least for the screenwriter, James Toback. The script was a particularly autobiographical one, with Caan's character being a thinly veiled version of Toback himself. So when Toback learned of the remake the same way most people did -- by reading about it on the internet -- he was none too happy. (Especially as he is friends with multiple remake participants, including possible star Leonardo DiCaprio.) In his frustration, the writer/director penned a heartfelt letter that gives a rare insight into how the original creator of a film might feel about the remake process. Deadline [2] ran Toback's letter,...
- 8/29/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
James Toback, whose first produced screenplay was the semi autobiographical 1974 drama The Gambler, has unloaded a fury of annoyance in a rant to Deadline over the weekend about how it would have been the classy thing to do if Paramount Pictures, Martin Scorsese, William Monahan or Leonardo DiCaprio had bothered to give him a call to let him know they were developing a remake.
Not even the original producers Irwin Winkler and Bob Chartoff who are still kicking around and are now working on the remake got in touch with Toback and it was up to his friend Brett Ratner (the director he is currently writing a biopic of James DeLorean for) to let him know the story was all over the internet.
And of course he’s right. Sure Paramount owns the screenplay, they paid for it long ago and can do the hell they want with it but imagine this.
Not even the original producers Irwin Winkler and Bob Chartoff who are still kicking around and are now working on the remake got in touch with Toback and it was up to his friend Brett Ratner (the director he is currently writing a biopic of James DeLorean for) to let him know the story was all over the internet.
And of course he’s right. Sure Paramount owns the screenplay, they paid for it long ago and can do the hell they want with it but imagine this.
- 8/29/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Lady Antebellum’s “Own the Night,” out Sept. 13, is already off to a good start with kick-off single, the honey sweet “Just A Kiss” landing at No. 1 on the country charts. Second single, “We Owned The Night,” which features Charles Kelley singing lead, just hit iTunes and radio. While I was in the minority, I found “Just A Kiss” a little too treacly. “We Owned The Night,” with its driving guitar and anthemic themes of love and loss has a great Keith Urban-type feel. My favorite Lady A tunes feature Kelley and Hillary Scott singing together, such as on “Run...
- 8/16/2011
- Hitfix
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