Ping pong is a serious past time for all of us out on the road for Own The Night 2012 World Tour. Take a look at all the action from the first ever Lady A Ping Pong Classic.
Fuuuuuuuuuun! Chris Tyrell of course is Hillary's new hubby. :)
~Vanessa
Miranda Lambert is such a big fan of vintage Airstream trailers she wrote and recorded a song about them on her Revolution album. She spent a lot of time thinking about Airstreams while working on that song. She tells Valley24.com, "Thinking about them so much turned into buying three of them."
Miranda carries one of the trailers with her on her On Fire tour. "I had one of the Airstreams decorated and made into a bar, so I would have somewhere to hang out with friends when they come visit me on the road," Miranda explains.
I wanna tour with Miranda!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Vanessa
Kix Brooks will release his new solo single, "New to This Town," on March 19. The track features Joe Walsh, and is Kix's first solo release after spending 20 years as one-half of Brooks & Dunn.
"It's a freedom of sorts," Kix says of making music as a solo artist again. While he had a blast being a part of the most awarded duo in country music history, Kix says it's "sort of like being at a theme park and looking around after riding the same roller coaster you finally say, ‘Ok I think I’ll try that one over there!’ "
As for his new single, "New to This Town," Kix says, “It paints the powerful emotion we’ve all known, of lost love and the uncomfortable situation of running in to that person again.”
Fans can keep up with the latest from Kix at KixBrooks.com.
Check it out below and please let me know what you think!!!!!!
~Vanessa
Kix Brooks Featuring Joe Walsh - New To This Town
Joe Nichols and his wife Heather are expecting their first baby together this spring according to People. They have been trying to have a child for awhile now, and Joe says, "I have to give all the credit to my wife -- she has been a trooper through all of this, and I am so happy.”
Joe and Heather were married in 2007 in Georgia. Joe has a 13-year-old daughter named Ashelyn from a previous relationship.
YAY! Another new addition to the Country Music family, congrats!
~Vanessa
Josh Thompson shot his new video for "Comin' Around" on a very cold day last month at Nashville's Edwin Warner Park. The clip features images of Josh's family and friends playing on a big, carnival-like wheel that magically comes out of the ground behind Josh as he sings. He says, "It's a menagerie of all the moments that define me, turn a circle and come around."
Great song, GREAT video, Great guy!
~Vanessa
Sugarland has responded to a lawsuit filed on behalf of 51 people connected to the stage collapse last August at the Indiana State Fair. The suit claims Sugarland, the concert promoter and those who built the stage were negligent in allowing the stage to be overloaded by heavy gear, failing to monitor the weather properly and failing to evacuate the area in a timely manner before the collapse.
According to Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV, the response from Sugarland's lawyer states they had nothing to do with the construction of the stage at the Indianapolis State Fair as it was not set up just for their concert.
The statement reads, "The incident at issue in this litigation resulted from a gust of wind of unprecedented intensity, which caused a structure that may have been improperly designed, maintained and\or inspected to fail. As such, this was a true accident or Act of God."
An attorney for some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit claims Sugarland twice refused to cancel the concert because they were concerned with getting to their next show. The band denies claims it was their responsibility to cancel the concert in case of inclement weather.
Sugarland's response also claims that "some or all of the plaintiffs failed to exercise due care for their own safety" and that "some or all of the plaintiffs knowingly and voluntarily assumed and\or incurred the risk of injury to themselves."
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. Sugarland's manager Gail Gellman released a statement Tuesday on behalf of the duo.
"Sadly when a tragedy occurs, people want to point fingers and try to sensationalize the disaster," she says. "The single most important thing to Sugarland are their fans. Their support and love over the past nine years has been unmatched. For anyone to think otherwise is completely devastating to them."
Carrie Underwood has posted a YouTube video giving fans a sneak peek of her new single, "Good Girl." The clip shows Carrie in the studio on the last day of recording for her new album as they put the finishing touches on the single. Before opening the door to the studio control room where the song is being played, Carrie says, "I don't think I'm supposed to do this, but I'm so excited about the first single 'Good Girl," I thought I'd give you guys a little teaser 'cause hey, what are they going to do to me?"
From what we can hear, "Good Girl" sounds like another up tempo track in the same vein as Carrie's hits "Last Name" and "Cowboy Casanova." Carrie's full album will be in stores May 1.
Oooooh I like what I'm hearing!!!
~Vanessa
Miranda Lambert took her Twitter feud with Chris Brown on stage last Thursday night. It all started last week when Miranda shared her displeasure with Chris getting two performance slots on the Grammys. She tweeted, "I don’t get it. He beat on a girl…Not cool that we act like that didn’t happen." In 2009, Brown pleaded guilty for assaulting former girlfriend Rihannaand is now serving five years of probation.
In a concert Thursday night in Massachusetts, Lambert held up a handwritten poster that read, “Take notes Chris Brown” and said, “Listen, I just need to speak my mind. Where I come from, beating up on a women is never OK.” After the crowd applauded, she added, “So that’s why my daddy taught me early on in life how to use a shotgun.” Miranda then sang her hit song “Gunpowder and Lead."
Brown responded to Miranda's initial tweet saying people's criticism of him didn't matter because he has a Grammy now. Miranda tweeted back that she has a Grammy too.
After her onstage comments, Brown tweeted Miranda again, “Using my name to get publicity? I love it! Perform your heart out! Go buy @miranda_lambert! So motivational and 'PERFECT.' Goodnight to all the people who live life and who aren’t stuck in the past!”
I want Miranda on my side. For every fight.
~Vanessa
Taylor Swift is very busy promoting her new movie The Lorax, preparing to tour Australia next month and producing a fourth studio album, due out later this year. So, maybe it's a good thing she finds herself without a love interest at the moment.
Taylor tells Access Hollywood, "I’m actually really good at being single. As much as I love to complain about it, I’m actually very independent and I’m fine. I’m really good by myself."
When Taylor does find love again, there's no telling what type of guy she'll go for. She's been romantically linked to everyone from Taylor Lautner to Jake Gyllenhaal in the past few years. Taylor admits, "I’m random. There’s no way to predict a pattern. That’s what my friends tell me." She adds with a laugh, "That’s also kind of good, [it] sets the bar low for the future."
Taylor voices the character Audrey in the new animated film The Lorax, opening March 2. The final leg of her Speak Now World Tour also opens that same day in Perth, Australia.
I'm not a big Dr. Suess fan (I know shocking since everyone in the world seems to be) but my kids are super excited about seeing this movie so I'm sure we'll go. FYI the only reason they are excited is because Taylor is voicing a character. It better be good! ;)
~Vanessa
Luke Bryan will release his fourth Spring Break EP digitally on March 6. It's titled Spring Break 4…Suntan Cityand features the title cut along with the new tracks "Spring Breakup," "Shake the Sand" and "Little Bit Later On." The release is timed to coincide with Luke's annual Spring Break shows coming up March 13 and 14 at Spinnaker's Beach Club in Panama City Beach, FL.
CMT is offering fans a chance to actually be there at one of the shows. The grand prize in the Luke Bryan Spring Break sweepstakes includes week-long accommodations in Panama City Beach, tickets to one of the shows and a meet-and-greet with Luke. All entries must be received before Noon CST on February 23.
Taylor Swift was a guest along with her The Lorax co-star Zac Efron on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today and the two discussed A LOT like crazy fans, working out, not falling in love as Ellen teased them throughout the interview. They even recorded their own pretty sweet version of the hit “Pumped Up Kicks” especially for Ellen! Check it out…
~Vanessa
