http://blog.cmt.com country music songs, tours, videos, CDs, shows, and news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:07:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Taylor Swift is going to be both the host and the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this Saturday (Nov. 7). Is that even possible, for someone to perform country music AND be truly funny in the skits? Yes. And I know this because of Garth Brooks. He did the same ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-06/garth-brooks-paved-the-way-for-taylor-swift-on-snl/ For years I've been curious about the CMA Songwriters Series in New York City and since it coincided with this trip, I caught the early show last night (Nov. 5) at Joe's Pub. The lineup was pretty remarkable: host Bob DiPiero, Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall and Mark D. Sanders. DiPiero ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-06/cma-songwriter-series-serenades-manhattan/ That's all the time she had, but I wasn't going to let that stop me from asking Kellie Pickler every single question I had about her appearance this Sunday (Nov. 8) on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. And then some. Luckily, I talk fast and she talks even faster. She ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-06/eight-minutes-with-kellie-pickler/ I have a girlfriend who refers to her midsection as "the situation." Another one who calls it her "pouch." And another who calls it her "second trimester." Like we all have a little more junk around our bellies than we'd like. But I have a really, really hard time believing ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-06/carrie-underwoods-never-ending-quest-for-abs/ Nothing says the CMA Awards are in town like pecan logs and apple butter. So the folks at Cracker Barrel are setting up a temporary store right in downtown Nashville from Nov. 7-12. It's really to celebrate the Alan Jackson Collection with more than 40 items like clothes, jewelry, CDs ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-06/an-alan-jackson-cracker-barrels-about-to-pop-up/ The truth is, Jason Aldean is letting his followers see something before everyone else sees it. And it's his brand new video for "The Truth." You know, the song where he tells his ex that she should lie to everyone about his whereabouts because he's gone crazy, so just don't ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-05/jason-aldeans-twitter-followers-get-first-look/ Gosh, I've been singing Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" since before it was even appropriate for me to be singing such lyrics. There I was, an 8-year-old running around the house singing about an irresistible man looking better than a body had a right to. But I didn't know ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-05/here-she-comes-again-dolly-partons-live-from-london/ I had a fabulous 40th birthday party. But apparently, not quite as awesome as actor Matthew McConaughey's. He turned 40 Wednesday (Nov. 4) and used his MySpace blog to fill everyone in on his party: "I celebrated last night with a surprise performance by one of my favorite artists Jamey ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-05/jamey-johnson-was-matthew-mcconaugheys-40th-birthday-gift/ She's married to Keith Urban. So when I see that there's a story in the British GQ magazine about Nicole Kidman opening up about "extreme love," I assume she means she is just very much into Keith Urban. She's an actress, after all. So, of course, she's going to be ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-05/what-does-extreme-love-mean-to-nicole-kidman/ There's been much talk lately about the fact that Taylor Swift just broke the record set by Nickelback for having an album stay on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart the longest time during this decade. Good for her. Nickelback was hard to beat because their All the Right Reasons had ... http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-05/the-other-records-taylor-swift-has-broken/