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Julianne Hough all style, no substanceFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:06PMWe’ve long encountered actors-turned-singers and even singers-turned-dancers. What you don’t often hear about are dancers-turned-singers. Yet Julianne Hough, two-time champ on Dancing with the Stars, made her country debut two years ago with a...

Shelton thrills NIC fans with extra time on stageFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:05PMBlake Shelton, the headliner for Saturday's Night in the Country concert, was having such a good time he extended his time on stage, playing at least five songs after his encore.

Hollywood Docket: McPherson emails; MPAA puts Bob Kerrey in turnaround; why Shirley Sherrod shouldn't sueFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:30PMFormer ABC Entertainment chief Stephen McPherson has hired Marty Singer to deal with the media fallout from his abrupt departure. Singer has already sent THR a letter objecting to talk of an investigation within Disney over sexual harassment allegations. However,...

Shepherd guest-stars in ‘Diva' this weekendFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:29PMLook for a guest turn by Cybill Shepherd in the next episode of “Drop Dead Diva,” the Lifetime show filmed in Peachtree City.

An interview with Joann Sfar: the director of 'Gainsbourg'Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:24PM“Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.” Growing up as a Jewish boy in Nazi-occupied France, Lucien Ginsburg, as he was then called, had an overruling awareness of his appearance which he deemed ugly. He spent his life seducing beautiful women and provoking his audience to bask in their adoration. Joann Sfar discusses his cinematic debut ‘Gainsbourg’, which follows the life of ...

Carrie Underwood is GlowingFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:18PMSinger talks about married life on the 'Today Show' Rachel Lee Owens Carrie Underwood did leave her custom Monique Lhuiller gown at home, but that didn’t stop the singer from glowing while performing on the Today Show early Friday morning. The country singer performed hits like “Undo It” and “Cowboy Casanova”. There was no mistaking Underwood and the flaunting of her new sparkling wedding band ...

Lee Smith Characters Come to Lime KilnFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:11PMOn Saturday, August 7th award-winning actress Barbara Bates Smith will perform her show B. Smith Does Lee Smith, featuring several characters by the Virginia native and Hollins University graduate.

Fryeburg’s attractions are Maine and moreFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:06PMFRYEBURG, Maine — The land spreads out before you, a quilt of mountains, farms, fields, town, forest, country roads, and waterways unfolding from the ledges of a small hill named Jockey Cap. Maine - United States - Fryeburg Maine - Country music - Business and Economy

Jaron & The Long Road To Love: So What If I Was Pop?Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:56PMOne of the songs that’s truly generated a response among country fans in 2010 is “Pray For You” by Jaron And The Long Road To Love, which sounds like a band but really is just a solo artist: Jaron Lowenstein. Part of Jaron’s history is membership in a duo, Evan & Jaron, that made waves in pop about 10 years ago. So “Pray For You” makes him just the latest in a line of artists who’ve made the ...