Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, LeAnn Rimes to be featured in TV special
Checotah native Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and LeAnn Rimes are set to be featured on the ABC TV special “In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts: All Access Nashville,” which will air on Nov. 9, the night before the CMA Awards on ABC.
In addition to conducting interviews, Roberts will visit the homes of several country stars for the special.
Nominees in seven categories of the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards were announced today, with Tishomingo native Miranda Lambert leading with five nominations. Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatt and Brooks and Dunn were other stars with Oklahoma ties to receive nominations today.
Lambert and Dierks Bentley will announce the nominees in the remaining five categories Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
The 44th Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Underwood and Paisley will co-host the event for the third year.
–3D
Initial CMA Award nominees for 2010
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton (AP file)
Final nominees in seven categories for the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards were announced today at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., by Justin Moore and Chris Young.
Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, who leads the initial nominations with five nods, and Dierks Bentley will reveal the nominees for the remaining five categories Wednesday on ABC News’ “Good Morning America.”
The 44th Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 10 on the ABC Television Network. The show will be hosted for the third time by Brad Paisley and Checotah native Carrie Underwood.
Here are the nominees thus far, with Oklahoma artists marked with an *:
New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Easton Corbin
Jerrod Niemann
Chris Young
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
* Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
* Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Single of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
“A Little More Country Than That”
Easton Corbin
Produced by Carson Chamberlain
Mercury Nashville
*“Hillbilly Bone”
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Produced by Scott Hendricks
Reprise Records
“Need You Now”
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum
Capitol Records Nashville
*“The House That Built Me”
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville
*“White Liar”
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville
Song of the Year
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))
“A Little More Country Than That”
Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, and Wynn Varble
“Need You Now”
Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Josh Kear
“The House That Built Me”
Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin
“Toes”
Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins, and Shawn Mullins
*“White Liar”
Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby
Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
*“Hillbilly Bone”
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Directed by Roman White
“Need You Now”
Lady Antebellum
Directed by David McClister
*“The House That Built Me”
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
“Water”
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea
*“White Liar”
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Chris Hicky
Musician of the Year
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar
Mac McAnally – Guitar
Randy Scruggs – Guitar
–3D
Miranda Lambert leads first round of CMA Award nominations
The first round of nominees in seven categories for the Country Music Association’s 44th Annual CMA Awards was announced today at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., by Justin Moore and Chris Young.
Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, who leads the initial nominations with five nods, and Dierks Bentley will reveal the nominees for the remaining five categories Wednesday on ABC News’ “Good Morning America.”
The 44th Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 10 on the ABC Television Network. The show will be hosted for the third time by Brad Paisley and Checotah native Carrie Underwood.
Lambert has already earned five nominations on the strength of two big hits, “The House That Built Me” and “White Liar.” Both are vying for single, video and song of the year. Sharing in the single of the year nomination are her producers, Frank Liddell and Mike Wrunke.
Nominated with Lambert in the video category are directors Trey Fanjoy for “The House That Built Me” and Chris Hickey “White Liar.” In the song of the year category, just for songwriters, Lambert is nominated for co-writing “White Liar” with Natalie Hemby. (“The House That Built Me” was written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin.)
Lambert’s fiance and fellow Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton today earned two nominations for “Hillbilly Bone,” his chart-topping collaboration with Trace Adkins. Shelton and Adkins, along with producer Scott Hendricks, are nominated for single of the year for the raucous hit. They also are nominated alongside director Roman White for the song’s video.
Other nominees with Oklahoma ties announced today include Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, nominated for vocal group of the year, and Brooks & Dunn, which features former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn, nominated for vocal duo of the year.
The announcement of the final nominees in seven of the 12 CMA Awards categories was made by Moore and Young from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in recognition of the Grand Ole Opry’s 85th anniversary. The Grand Ole Opry House has been undergoing major renovations following devastating floods in May and is scheduled to reopen Sept. 28.
The finalists in the remaining five categories — including biggies like entertainer, male vocalist and female vocalist — will be announced Wednesday morning on ABC News’ “Good Morning America.”
The 2009 CMA Awards, held in Nashville Nov. 11, ranked behind only the Academy Awards and Grammy Awards during the 2009-2010 season for awards shows among total viewers. With The 43rd Annual CMA Awards, ABC won the night in both total viewers (17.2 million) and adults 18-49 (5.3/14). According to Nielsen research, 35.8 million unique viewers ages 2+ watched six minutes or more of the program.
–3D
What to do in Oklahoma on August 31
Today’s featured event:
NORMAN – Hear Girl In A Coma, Gringo Star and Agent Ribbons at 9 tonight at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford.
For more information, go to www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
–3D
New Releases for August 31
This week, industry phenom Tyler Perry has a sequel out to his popular film Why Did I Get Married?, and 80′s giants Heart have a new CD out. In books this week, it’s all about the paranormal romance with new books by Jayne Castle, Christine Feehan, Lora Leigh, and Lynsay Sands.
According to Amazon.com, here are the new releases in movies, music, and books this week:
Books:
1.) Midnight Crystal (Dreamlight Book 3) by Jayne Castle
2.) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
3.) Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix
4.) Dark Peril by Christine Feehan
5.) Renegade by Lora Leigh
6.) Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands
7.) Ghost Moon by Heather Graham
8.) Love Me If You Dare by Carly Phillips
CDs:
1.) Red Velvet Car by Heart
2.) Asylum by Disturbed
3.) Something for the Rest of Us by Goo Goo Dolls
4.) Dream Attic by Richard Thompson
5.) Junky Star by Ryan Bingham
6.) Be My Thrill by The Weepies
7.) King for a Day by Micky Dolenz
8.) Better Than I Used to Be by Sammy Kershaw
Dvds:
1.) House: The Complete Sixth Season
2.) Sons of Anarchy: Season Two
3.) The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season
4.) Brothers & Sisters: Complete Fourth Season
5.) NCIS: Los Angeles-The First Season
6.) Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?
7.) FlashForward: The Complete Series
8.) Harry Brown
—3D
What to do in Oklahoma on August 30, 2010
Today’s featured event:
Enjoy the comedy of Todd Barry at the City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing Blvd, OKC, OK, tonight.
For more information, go to www.cityartscenter.org.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
—3D
Monday Catchy Quote No. 130
Just a little quote for you, dear readers.
Marlin: It’s because I like you, I don’t want to be with you. It’s a complicated emotion.
—Click here for the source.
—3D
2010 Emmy Winners
The 2010 Primetime Emmys are history, so here’s a list of the new winners:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Winner:
“Modern Family” (2009)
Outstanding Drama Series
Winner:
“Mad Men” (2007)
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Winner:
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)
Outstanding Miniseries
Winner:
“The Pacific” (2010)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner:
Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory” (2007)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Winner:
Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad” (2008)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Winner:
Kyra Sedgwick for “The Closer” (2005)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner:
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner:
Aaron Paul for “Breaking Bad” (2008)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner:
David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Winner:
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Winner:
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Winner:
“Top Chef” (2006)
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award Winner:
George Clooney
—3D
Box Office Report for August 27-29
As with most horror films, The Last Exorcism topped the box office in its opening weekend. However, it was given a close run for its money by the new heist film Takers. The only other “new” film this weekend was the special edition of Avatar, which despite a large promotional push landed outside of the top ten.
In the holdover movies, the Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys is about to cross $100 million. Also, I may have announced Inception’s imminent exit from the top ten too soon when it hit number nine last week. This week saw it bounce back up to the number seven spot; its haul is now over $270 million.
According to the IMDB, the top ten movies for this weekend:
1.) The Last Exorcism $21.3 million (New)
2.) Takers $21 million (New)
3.) The Expendables $9.5 million ($82 million)
4.) Eat Pray Love $7 million ($60.7 million)
5.) The Other Guys $6.6 million ($99.3million)
6.) Vampires Suck $5.3 million ($27.9 million)
7.) Inception $5.11 million ($271 million)
8.) Nanny McPhee Returns $4.74 million ($17 million)
9.) The Switch $4.66 million ($16.5 million)
10.) Pirahna 3D $4.31 million ($18.3 million)
—3D
2010 Emmys Air Tonight
For those readers who like awards shows, the Primetime Emmy Awards air live tonight at 7 pm on NBC. Late night TV guy Jimmy Fallon will be hosting. For a list of major nominees, please see yesterday’s post below.
—3D
