When Randy Houser debuted with 'Anything Goes' in late 2008, many were wondering if country music had just found a future Male Vocalist of the Year nominee. He voice was -- and is -- that strong. 'Boots On' was a Top 5 follow-up, and then ... then he sort of got lost -- shuffled around like a middle-reliever in Major League Baseball, despite his talent as a singer and songwriter
As a parent, the hardest part of coping with any tragedy—be it a national or personal one—is finding the words to explain the unexplainable to your children, society's most innocent members.
If you are reading this, that means that you have a desire, whether you know it or not, to be the best person you can be. You were pulled to read this and watch this video by someone who wants you to succeed. Who is that person you ask? That person is you!
There were a whole lot of viewers who were crying along with Miranda Lambert when she won Female Vocalist of the Year and grooving to the beat of Lady Antebellum's performance of 'Downtown' during the 2013 ACM Awards. In fact, the 48th annual show had over 15 million viewers (15.38 million, to be exact), posting the largest audience since 1998.
Sorry, I'm just seeing this, but Saturday Night Live did a really funny spoof of "The Voice" this past weekend. The star of the bit was Melissa McCarthy, who was also the guest host of the show.
Kelly Clarkson is looking forward to tying the knot... with Blake Shelton. No, the 'American Idol' winner isn't going to marry Shelton, but he is going to conduct her Texas-inspired wedding to Reba McEntire's stepson, Brandon Blackstock.
My grandmother, Rhoda Singer, died earlier this year. She lived much of her life in Brooklyn and was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. Her favorite player was Pee Wee Reese, the Dodgers' scrappy white shortstop who famously silenced a racist Cincinnati crowd by putting his arm around his black teammate Jackie Robinson during pre-game warmups.
I thought about my grandmother a lot while watching '42,' the new biopic of Jackie Robinson and his quest to break the color barrier in baseball. On an intellectual level, I can tell you a dozen things wrong with the movie, from its excessively preachy dialogue to its bloated length. But on an emotional level, I have to admit that this movie bypassed my brain and grabbed my heart, pulling each and every string contained therein firmly and repeatedly. It's a pretty good tribute to a great man. And when Pee-Wee and Jackie embraced on that field in Cincinnati I cried.
Unwritten rules, maybe if we wrote them down more people would remember them? Actually these aren't rules as much as they are manners. I like to think of them a basic human civility. By the way basic human civility appears to be on the endangered species list
Season 1 and Season 10 'American Idol' winners Kelly Clarkson and Scotty McCreery will perform on the stage where it all started once again. Thursday (April 11) is the results episode for the Top 6 of Season 12, and two of the show's biggest and most successful winners will teach the last half-dozen hopefuls how it's done.
On this day in country music history we celebrate two legends. We celebrate the birth of Merle Haggard. We respectfully recognize the passing of Tammy Wynette.
