Kellie Pickler's Engaged! They say good things always happen in threes, right? It's been a happy period for country girls' love lives of late. First, Carrie Underwood announced her engagement to Mike Fisher right before Christmas 2009. Then Miranda Lambert followed suit in May, flashing a ring from longtime boyfriend Blake Shelton. Now, another Nashville gal is officially off the market.The newest bride-to-be is American Idol alum Kellie Pickler, who said "yes" to...
If you want to save money, but still want to go out to eat, consider going where you get the biggest bang for your buck.If you're going out to eat with your family, take advantage of restaurants where kids eat free.While there's no such thing as a free lunch, according to MyKidsEatFree.com, here are some restaurants that actually do offer up free food for the kids:
You know the characters, but you might not know their full names. Store these away for future trivia nights.1. Did you know the Comic Book Guy on The Simpsons has a name? It’s Jeff Albertson. But that wasn’t the decision of creator Matt Groening. “I was out of the room when [the writers] named him,” he told MTV in 2007. “In my mind,...
Check out the video of Need You Now being sung in some sort of gibberish. Little did we know that was actually being sung in a language called Simlish from the game The Sims. Well come to find out, Hillary, Charles, and Dave were asked to sing the song in the odd language for the upcoming Sims 3release. They show the making of the song in this week's...
Of all the great mysteries of the last 100 years - Amelia Earhart's last flight, whether Jim Morrison is truly dead, how Taylor Hicks won "American Idol" - we can finally cross one off the list: Donald Trump proved that he does not wear a toupee.
Complaints over Pampers Dry Max diapers is the latest sign of the growing power of social media to organize consumer protests against corporations.Since mid-April, hundreds of parents have voiced their dissatisfaction with the new...
American Idol Contestants Have their Way with Shania Twain Tunes Last night Shania Twain mentored the top 6 contestants on American Idol. Each of them performed one of Shania’s very own songs, and each either rocking it or destroying it. You be the judge. Here are a few of the performances. Tune in tonight to see Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts perform.
US Treasury: New 100 dollar bill needs 3D techOn Wednesday, the US Treasury introduced a new 100 dollar bill, which is slated to go into circulation early in 2011. The new 100 dollar bill includes a "3D Security Ribbon" and a color-changing inkwell. // It's still all about the Benjamins. On Wednesday, the US Treasury unveiled a new 100 dollar bill. Laced with 3D technology, the new bill will go into circulation in February 2011.US Treasury By Matthew Shaer / April 21,...
NFL QB -- Scoring Formation w/ Country Singer Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers rolled through a hot Vegas club last night ... but he appeared to be more into the country music scene ... as in "Lady Antebellum" singer Hillary Scott.
Texas Stadium falls in a cloud of dust Home of countless concerts and sporting events and home of the Dallas Cowboys for more than 38 seasons, Texas Stadium was demolished today in front of more than 20,000 people. 11-year-old Casey Rogers won an essay contest and was the one who got to push the button that brought the huge building to the ground."Awesome!" said Casey. "It was better than I thought it would be."The Cowboys had moved into the nearby Cowboys...
- For the Mayor of Lubbock, it's common to receive ideas from citizens on how to improve the city. It is uncommon, though, for those ideas to come from a five-year-old.....
- Christian Women's Job Corps of Lubbock announces the 2010 Pig Out. On April 1st, you can play a great April fool's joke on friends, co-workers, and/or customers.For a $30 tax deductible donation to CWJC, a live pig will be delivered to their office...
Hi guys :) We just got back from Australia and Japan. I won't ever forget the people. Or the sky. (Al took this picture in Brisbane.)
The Opera House in Sydney... That city sparkled. I remember last year when we were in Australia for the first time, we went to go see a Coldplay concert on one of our days off. It was at the giant arena there, and I remember thinking "Wouldn't it be amazing if someday down the line, we...
Super Bowl Sunday has become a national holiday that celebrates excess - lots of junk food, lots of booze. Speaking of booze, here are some drinking games to pass the time...
A limited run of the gold, strapless dress that Carrie Underwood wore to perform "Earth Song" at Sunday's Grammy Awards sold out at a sample sale on Monday. According to the Wall Street Journal, the dress, a creation of Lebanese designer Reem Acra, went for just under 15-hundred dollars, down from the retail price of more than 53-hundred dollars.
February 3rd, 2010 marks the 51st Anniversary of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper).The Buddy Holly Center would like to invite the public...
Taylor Swift Proves It's Hard to Win (and hold on to) Four Grammys
Many of the online blogs have been reporting the Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks performance at the Grammys was the biggest flub of the night but according to Yahoo Entertainment Taylor managed to out do herself by accidentally dropping one of her Grammy Awards.
While attempting to pose with all four of her awards for photographers backstage, Taylor dropped one of them. Luckily the Grammy was fine and no harm was done.
In an interview with Britain’s OK! magazine Taylor Swift says she is careful to keep detailed notes about the things she has been able to do in her career. She has big plans to turn those notes into something special.
Lady Antebellum is counting down to their sophmore album, Need You Now, with the help of iTunes. Check out “Love This Pain” on iTunes. Need You Now hits stores on January 26th.
Darius Rucker Dishes About Tiger Woods Darius Rucker has been open about his friendship with pro-golfer gone bad-boy, Tiger Woods. According to TheBoot.com, Darius hasn’t heard from Tiger since the golfers indescretions were made public.
“I feel for everybody involved,” the singer tells Chicago-based radio station US99. “I know how much he really does love his family, and I just feel for everybody.”Darius sang both at Tiger’s...
CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS ENGAGED!! Senators heartthrob Mike Fisher and his country singer superstar girlfriend Carrie Underwood are engaged to be married. READ MORE! AND CONGRATS CARRIE!!
About 447,000 Dorel baby car seat carriers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the child restraint handle coming loose.There have been at least three injuries to babies, including bumps, bruises and a head injury. Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind., has received 77 reports of the child restraint handle fully or partially coming off the products.The...
.---Update at 10:20 a.m. (local): the briefing has successfully concluded. Santa has been told he'll get number one priority in the skies. He's now visiting more children here at Peterson Air Force Base before heading to the West Coast. After...
His recent performance at the Nobel Peace Prize concert, honoring Nobel Peace Prize recipient President Barack Obama, was criticized by several members of the Norwegian Parliament, as well as a member of the event's committee!
Happy Birthday Taylor Swift!!! **Update: www.MusicCityTV.com is reporting Taylor Lautner checked into a Nashville hotel after arriving Sunday…Could this be a birthday surprise for Ms. Swift? ….Oh, and Saturday night, alleged boyfriend of Ms. Taylor, Taylor Lautner (aka Jacob), hosted...
Taylor Swift is currently in NYC and it looks like she’s decided to straighten-up…or at least straighten her hair. Oh the many looks of Taylor…do you think she’ll ever find one where she won’t be recognized? You can see more pictures here.
Taylor Swift took part in Jay Leno's "Ten at Ten" feature on Friday during his prime-time show. ---Where's the weirdest place she's written a song? See the Video!
A nationwide voluntary recall is issued for some "slim-fast" products.The recall affects all "slim-fast" ready-to-drink products in cans. The company says it's possible that the drinks may be contaminated with a micro-organism. The bacteria may cause diarrhea, nausea or vomiting.The drinks are packaged in paperboard...
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have listed their 6,430 square foot, 6 bedroom, 6 bathroom home in Nashville for sale for an unknown amount. But no worries, all is well in McGraw-Hill land, the famous family have just recently upgraded to a new home that they built nearby.
Tim McGraw and Sugarland rang in the Holiday Season yesterday on Oprah. Tim McGraw sang with Alicia Keys and Sugarland sang with Jennifer Hudson. Enjoy! Tis the season to be jolly…fa..la..la..la..la…lalala
Mudflap...."Guard-Flap"....asleep on the job
Just try to take these tickets away...from the ever-vigilant "Gaurd-Flap!"
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers who are due to receive a combined $123.5 million in the form of 107,831 refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. Search our database to see if the IRS owes you money and learn how to get your check.
Taylor Swift wants justice after a sting operation in Idaho revealed that a little sports bar was totally cheating her out of ... a few dollars a month.
18 of country hottest ladies including Julianne Hough, Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, Jennifer Nettles, Sara Evans, Faith Hill, and Carrie Underwood made the cut.Click HERE to see the entire list….
If the talks fall through...they'll just hide them under their bed.
This image provided Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 by NASA shows the ejecta plume created by the LCROSS Centaur upper stage rocket about 20 seconds after after impact Oct. 9, 2009. It turns out there's plenty of water on the moon- at least near the lunar south
To write love on her arms day is today, NOVEMBER 13TH.
To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.
Kenny Chesney fans who are bummed that the “King Of Summer” isn’t hitting the road on a major headlining tour in 2010 will be able to head to theaters for their Chesney fix.
Country Fans can join George Strait on the Big Screen!George Strait will be hitting the big screen this week in Nashville. The holiday movie, Pure Country Gift, will be filmed this week in Nashville and country fans are invited to join the cast which includes George and Kristina Elam as part of a concert taping at Nashville’s Municiple Auditorium. The taping is November 11th from 10am-4pm and fans are asked to wear their finest western-gear. All who attend will get...
Fort Hood memorial TuesdayA memorial service will be held Tuesday at Fort Hood where 13 people were fatally shot -- allegedly by an officer. President Barack Obama is expected to attend the service, which begins at 1 p.m. central time.
Check out Taylor Swift’s latest commercial for the Band Hero video game. Taylor is bringing back memories from when Tom Cruise was actually good looking and is sharing the stage with Rivers Cuomo from Weezer, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy and Travis Barker from Blink-182.
It is a tribute to his Oklahoma friend, NBA star and jazz bassist, Wayman Tisdale who, at the tender age of 44yrs, lost is battle with cancer this past May.
Carrie Underwood's boyfriend, hockey player Mike Fisher, is a huge fan of his girlfriend's songs. But he admits he doesn't always get the reaction he wants when he belts out one of her tunes.
Behind the scenes of White LiarHere's a little behind-the-scenes look at Miranda's White Liar video. And just in case you missed the finished video you can watch it at the bottom of the post.
Oh what a difference a few years will make! Back in 1992 Shania Twain was just another wannabe when she was doing the photo shoot for her debut album. Well Star Magazine has dug up the video of the shoot. Nothing like going vintage. So cool.
Garth Brooks has made it official -- he announced this afternoon in Las Vegas that he's coming out of retirement to headline 16 weeks of intimate shows at the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.
Set those DVR’s for Saturday, November 7th to catch Taylor Swift’s first hosting gig on Saturday Night Live. Although Taylor got her feet wet when she appeared on the show in January, this will be her first time hosting the comedy sketch program.
Hope the White House couches are comfortable -- 'cause it seemed Barack Obama was in the dog house with Michelle last night after busting out an impromptu salsa with another woman!
The wait is over ... media icon and weight loss guru Oprah Winfrey just announced her latest breakthrough diet -- corn dogs smothered in mustard.
Oprah and BFF Gayle King took a road trip to the Texas State Fair in Dallas yesterday to tape a special show -- which will air later this fall -- and based on the pictures we got of Oprah in a cowboy hat chowing down on a corn dog, she...
Taylor Swift “Fifteen” Video Premiere Go behind the scenes with Taylor Swift and find out how you can win a trip to see Taylor in concert….PLUS the premiere of her brand new video for “Fifteen”.
Taylor Swift, who's about the play the last four shows of her 2009 Fearless tour, has just announced that she plans to stay fearless on the road in 2010. Tickets for the superstar's Fearless 2010 tour will go on sale later this month, with prices starting at $25
Songwriting great Dean Dillon tells us about writing George Strait's latest hit 'Living for the Night' with the King of Country and his son, Bubba Strait.
Here's a great video behind the scenes of the video shoot for Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You. Funny thing is, the director didn't have a clue what the song was called.
VIRTUAL SWIFT: Taylor Swift as she appears in the video game Band Hero. Gamers will be able to play with Swift and her band, and also play the game as Swift. (Activision)
Kind of creepy I think. Anyway, in case you haven't heard, Taylor is featured on the new Band Hero. Here's her official look and below that is the video of how they made the game starlet.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) walks off the field following their NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. The Giants won 33-31. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
You can also check out a great little video of Faith learning her video choreography by visiting here.
Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree speaks to the media after he was selected as the 10th overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall Saturday, April 25, 2009, in New York.(AP Photo/Crai
George Strait has announced that the 28th Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic will take place Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13, 2010, at the San Antonio Rose Palace in San Antonio, Texas
Brad Paisley, the leader of this year’s CMA Nominations, has finally given us the first look at his and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s new son, Jasper on the brand new cover of People Magazine.
Buddy would have been 73...born just off 19th Street at the Lubbock Memorial Hospital. KLLL and Buddy go way back, even having a few radio jingles that we still play cut by Buddy right in our studios
Our apologies to the two of you who actually fell for it, but this video allegedly showing Michael Jackson jumping out of the back of his own coroner's van last week was all a hoax.
German broadcaster RTL says they created the video and posted it with the purpose of showing "how easily users can be manipulated on the internet with hoax videos."
The video wasn't even shot in L.A. -- but Cologne, Germany.
Check out Kenny Chesney and bandmates prank on Lady Antebellum during their last gig together on the Sun City Carnival Tour. Dressed for the party, Kenny and buds did the thriller dance…
The new Overton Hotel is lighting up the Tech campus to welcome back Tech students.The "Double T" will be lit out of the windows of the hotel that face campus starting on Thursday night.
In a lot of fields, workers over the age of 50 are not in great demand. That's not the case for top recording stars. This is the second week in a row that an artist over 50 has topped The Billboard 200. Reba McEntire, 54, debuts in the top spot with Keep On Loving You. She displaces George Strait, 57, who debuted on top last week with Twang....
There's video proof that Michael Jackson is alive -- and it's probably as convincing as that film of Bigfoot from the '60s. The video, from Live Leak, supposedly shows Michael walking out of the back of a coroner's van after his alleged death.
Well in case you haven't heard anywhere else yet, Brad and Carrie are hosting the CMA awards for the second year in a row. And check out what Carrie's makeup room looked like for last year's show!!!
Jack Ingram Sets Guinness World Record! Jack Ingram's album, 'Big Dreams and High Hopes' was released yesterday (Aug. 25), and in one day he achieved what many people dream and hope for but have never quite reached -- he set a new Guinness World Record.
AND HEAR JACK ON WITH NEELY -- BREAKING THE RECORD WITH KLLL!
Who better to host this year's Country Music Association's CMA Awards than last year's Male and Female Vocalist of the Year winners • who also served as the 2008 ceremony's emcees • Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
"I would say that it's a big enough issue that we're going to have to address it with the competition committee here probably sometime this week to figure out what direction we want to go."
Cops Roll to LeAnn Rimes' Pad Over Hit-and-RunLAPD officers made a house call to LeAnn Rimes' place yesterday, moments after the country singer was accused of fleeing the scene of a car crash in Brentwood.
Sure, Christmas is still 4 months away -- but if you have any friends who love to dine on humans, we've found the perfect gift for you ... courtesy of Sears?!
...but George Strait Is King of the Charts 'Twang' sold more than 140,000 copies in its first week of release, pushing the late Michael Jackson's 'Number Ones' album to No. 2
Argument draws police to Jon & Kate’s houseEstranged couple reportedly in dispute over 23-year-old babysittergetCSS("3088867") Jon and Kate Gosselin’s relationship took a turn for the worse Thursday night when an argument lead to the police showing up at their home. Authorities were called to the family’s Wernersville, Penn,. home at around 7 p.m., Access Hollywood has confirmed. Police told Access the call originated from the Gosselin residence because of an...
It's up to Jack Ingram to redeem country music in the game show world. Jack will be appearing on the syndicated television game show "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader," this week
Obama tried not to poke out his eye while awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Joe Medicine Crow-High Bird -- the last living Plains Indian war chief -- on Wednesday.
Keith Urban got quite the shock as he started to perform 'Kiss a Girl' at his show in Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday. Taylor Swift and her band rushed the stage, all dressed as KISS, complete with painted faces, spandex costumes and black wigs
VIRTUAL SWIFT: Taylor Swift as she appears in the video game Band Hero. Gamers will be able to play with Swift and her band, and also play the game as Swift. (Activision)
Video of Big Valley Jamboree Stage Collapse... Details of the Big Valley Jamboree are slowly coming in. The huge and sudden storm killed one person and injured dozens others when it caused the stage to collapse as Billy Currington and his band performed...
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