Country on TV recap

Luke Bryan on Ellen
Luke performed "Country Girl" then did a skit with Ellen. A spoof on cheesey soap opera's. It's funny and Luke gets shirtless...so its a nice bonus!


Dierks on Fallon
Dierks Bentley performed Pink Floyd on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. All week different stars were honoring PF with their own interpretations of their music. Dierks performed "Wish You Were Here." Video takes a moment to load. If the video below acts funny, CLICK HERE TO GO TO WEB PAGE TO WATCH.

Paisley hooks up Scotty, Sail w/Blake & his Friends, Flatts new music!

Big Steps for Scotty!
Wow, what an honor! American Idol winner Scotty McCreery was asked to open Brad Paisley's 2012 tour! Scotty is entering his senior year of high school and does plan to go to college but you don't turn down an offer directly from Brad to tour with him. Scotty said “It’s really humbling that somebody like him would invite me to tour w/ him. I just hope i’m ready for any pranks he throws my way." Yeah, he better get prepared! Scotty's debut album will be out Tuesday. Read More HERE.

Hit the Seas with Blake Shelton & FRIENDS!
The seven day Blake Shelton Caribbean Cruise sets sail October 14, 2012 and visits San Juan, St. Thomas, Tortola, and Nassau. Blake just announced that Trace Adkins, Easton Corbin and Neal McCoy will also be sailing and performing on the ship! MORE artists are likely to join in on the fun and will be announced soon. You wanna go? CLICK HERE to go to the direct Blake Cruise site.

Congrats to The Flatts!
Rascal Flatts will become the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry on October 8th. One of the highest honors as a Country Musician. They also got rave reviews from the iHeartRadio Music Festival as one of the best sounding acts of the night. (Carrie Underwood is being praised as the best!) The guys are taking off the rest of the year and beginning of 2012 to work on a new album that they revealed to Bilboard Mag will be out April 3rd.
I have to admit, when it first came out, I didn't like their new song Easy w/Natasha Bedingfield. But the more I heard it the more it grew on me and to be honest I kinda LOVE it now. Enjoy the video from Vevo.

Carrie Underwood on Blue Bloods, Biebers Country Christmas, No more movies for Toby & A BIG Waste of $

Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods new season premiered Friday evening with Carrie Underwood performing with Tony Bennet. To watch the video of Carrie & Tony singing "It Had To Be You" CLICK HERE. I'm really looking forward to seeing the premiere of Terranova tonight on Fox!

Carrie News
Carrie Underwood recently mentioned that she is working on her 4th album. She's doing a little at a time, not rushing into it. Carrie said it won't be released until it's "perfect". That is exciting!


Justin Bieber's Country Christmas
Looks like Justin Bieber will be releasing a Christmas duet album. Word has it that there will be a duet with Taylor Swift & The Band Perry will be joining The Beebs on a holiday song too! There will be many other guests singers from other genres too.  No release date yet but I'm sure it will be either late October or early November.

No More Acting for Toby
Beer For My Horses & Broken Bridges will have to be it cause Toby Keith says no more acting for him! He said that the time it took to focus and work on those movies took too much time away from his song writing. He said "I proved to myself I could do it...All right I've done that." Toby's next album Clancy's Tavern will be out on October 24th!

Dumb, Duh Dumb DUMB!
Starbucks revealed a limited edition T-Shirt. A "T" that looks like you dumped your coffee down your white shirt. Oh, and it's $85. Puh-leez. Seriously? Expensive gag gift? Maybe. Other than that...seems ridiculous. CLICK HERE to order or laugh at it.

Taylor surprises audience with Big Stars!

Taylor & Friends

Taylor Swift surprised her Nashville fans with MANY special guests this week. She called in some favors from her friends in Nashville. Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Ronnie Dunn and Paramore's Haley Williams. Watch these fan videos of the priceless moments!

Taylor & Tim McGraw


Taylor & Kenny Chesney

(i was a little disappointed that it seems Kenny forgets the words)

Taylor & Ronnie Dunn


Taylor & Haley Williams (Paramore)

Jason Aldean Corn Maze for Fall, New eye candy feature "Purrrrrrdy Boys" & more!

Fall Y'all!

I'm seeing so many people complain on Facebook and Twitter about this colder weather and I gotta say...I'm lovin' it! I'm much comfortable in colder weather clothes and I love all that comes along with Fall and Winter! I'm seeing the mums everywhere and I love them! I want to buy them every time I see them. I'm seeing advertisements for Fall/Harvest festivals everywhere and I want to go to all of them! I love the colors, the smells, the foods, the clothes. Oh, I could go on and on! I've always said, it's easier when your cold to put warm clothes on...But when you are hot you can't get naked! HaHaHa. So I'm a happy camper going into Fall.
Speaking of jeans...
Yesterday I decided to reward myself after hitting the 30lb mark of my weight loss journey. No, I didn't go buy a Peanut Buster Parfait from Dairy Queen. God knows I sure wanted to! Instead I went on the hunt for some new jeans that fit right! Through this process I've held off buying new clothes but I was at the point where my jeans were so baggy I looked like I was wearing a diaper in the back and a huge air pouch in the front. I ended up getting 2 sizes smaller than I wore before which was so exciting! I about screamed in the dressing room but didn't want to freak everyone else out. I settled for a quiet little cheer and modest bouncing dance move amongst myself. I really felt on top of the world! On top of my excitement JcPenney was having a massive sale. I ended up getting my new jeans at 70% off once I used my coupon. Sha-Bang! So Thursday was a good day!

Jason Aldean Corn Maze!

A Shelby, NC farm has honored Jason Aldean with his image being the model for their Fall Corn Maze this year. It supposedly takes about an hour to get through. Looking at it, I think I'd be lost. Click Here to read more about it!

Boys

I'm watching David Beckam on Ellen while I type this and it has inspired me to start a new feature on this blog called "Purrrrrrrrdy Boys". Although David is a looker, he will not be the first on the list. The first will be Harry Connick Jr. Raaaaar! Harry is featured on the cover and inside September's Success Magazine.

After Hurricane Katrina, Harry wanted to help and give back to his beloved hometown of New Orleans. He and a friend came up with a way to incorporate his passion for music with his hometown and the children living there. Click this link to read more about the Ellis Marsalis Center For Music and how Harry is still inspiring the people of New Orleans to this day. He is one cold drink of water on a hot and humid day! I think this next shot from the mag backs me up! Woohoo!

Many more "Purrrrrrdy Boys" to come! This is JUST the beginning. Can I get a yee-haw?!?!

30lbs Down! Job Song. Jewel's Baby Pics & More!

FINALLY!!!
Since Feb I've been trying to lose weight on my own. I've made healthier choices and changed my eating habits. I started out with the intention of hitting the treadmill 4 - 5 times a week, but I will admit I slacked off a little. I fell back to about 2 - 3 times a week. I did not follow any sort of diet plan or regimen. Instead I did things like adding more fruit and veggies to my diet and cut back on some calories with things like Almond Milk instead of 2% milk, cut back on salt and drink lots of water! I've been trying to keep the new food pyramid in mind too. Honestly I do what I can when I can. With that said, it sure took me a while but I finally hit my 30 lb goal! Losing 30 pounds has been a struggle. I am quite proud though to say I did it on my own! Now my next goal is 20 lbs by Jan. I normally wouldn't be so public with this because it is a major struggle and can be a little embarrassing at times, but I figured if I open up about it then I have to be more accountable for my actions. Hopefully this will help too! Do you have any secrets that would help? I would love to know what small changes you've made in your diet that has helped you! Please comment below if you have any suggestions for me! Thanks!

Trip to McDonald's Is Lethal
I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this story. It's tragic and shocking that this could even happen. Just think about how many times you've gone to a fast food restaurant and how lucky you are that this uncommon incident didn't happen to you. Here's the story from AP:

Police said yesterday that carbon dioxide leaking from a soda fountain at a McDonald's in Savannah, Georgia made 10 people ill, including a woman who died after being found unconscious in the ladies room.

Investigators believe that a gas line was leaking between the walls of the McDonald's for about a week and gave off fumes that left those in the fast-food restaurant unable to breathe.

Pooler Police Chief Mark Revenew said, "It caused what is normally a harmless gas to be pumped into the wall cavity and leak into the women's restroom. At a high level of concentration, it displaces oxygen."

Made Me Think of My Mom

My mom is amazing, loving, caring, helpful, wise, and hysterical! She's also completely and utterly technologically challenged. It is comical at times. She still can't use the VCR let alone the DVD player and sometimes has issues using email still. Seeing this video absolutely made me think of her. If you have anyone like this in your life you will crack up too! The 2 minute mark is the best.

Easy Bake Oven From Mars!
I get it, things change through time and become more modern. However, the description of why they updated the look of the easy bake oven "to look more like a real appliance" confuses me. I have relatively new appliances and none of them look like this! HaHaHa. Whatever. Just about every girl wants an Easy Bake Oven at some point in their childhood. It's a classic and probably will be forever! Here's the new oven:

The most shocking change is that it will no longer require a light bulb. Since the government is phasing out the incandescent bulbs, they had to come up with a new way of baking. Now there is a heating element inside. Sounds like if I was a kid now a days, my mom would not feel this is safe. Good thing it was just a bulb when I was a kid. After seeing this I couldn't get the Easy Bake old commercial out of my head so I did a search and what do ya know...I found it! Now you can have it stuck in your head too! :)

Along with millions of other Americans...My new theme song is from Burns & Poe!




Beautiful New Momma!
Singer Jewel finally released a few photos of her new baby! She looks great and the baby is gorgeous! Click HERE to see more BABY PICS!

photo courtesy of Kurt Marcus/People

Blake gets Footloose!
CLICK HERE to listen to Blake Shelton's version of the classic 80's song "Footloose". The song will be on the upcoming movie soundtrack. The entire list of songs and artists on the Footloose soundtrack is below. I like it, but expected a little more. It's more cheesy than I thought it would be. I love Blake, so my expectations were high. I was pumped to see what he'd do with this. Turns out, not much. The article with Blake's comments about the soundtrack and song preview are HERE.

Blake's new video features Miranda home video! It's stinkin' adorable too! The "God Gave Me You" video is just very real and very Hot Blake! I love the scruffy Blake. WATCH HIS VIDEO PREMIERE HERE!

Country's best tour together, Faith & Football, Lady & Letterman

Set the DVR for The Band Perry on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC tonight 9/2/11!

2 of the best team up!
George Strait, who is releasing his 39th album "Here For A Good Time" on Tuesday Sept 6th, has invited Martina McBride to hit the road with him on his next tour. You really can't get a more prestigious bill than that!

F Words
Faith and Football! As Faith Hill works on her first new album in six years, we can all look forward to her NFL Sunday night game opening song! For the 5th straight year, we will all have "waiting all week for Sunday night" stuck in our heads all season.

Proud of the Girls!

                                               photo: PistolAnnies.com
Pistol Annies are on top with the country's top selling album! If you don't have it yet, click the link above to get it. It's awesome!

Lady & a Letterman
You are in luck if you missed Lady A on David Letterman! I got ya covered.