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3/8/2010
It's a boy for Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook! Weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz., and measuring nearly 20 inches, Elijah Dylan Westbrook was born in Nashville on Friday night (March 5).
Elijah is the first child for Jimi and Karen, who were secretly married in May 2006, and then revealed their marriage to fans a couple of months later.
"We've been waiting for this for a long time, and can't tell you how thrilled and blessed we both feel," Karen tells PEOPLE.
"Karen is going to be an incredible mom," Jimi boasts about his wife, who holds a degree in early childhood education. "She has always been so good with children. Besides," he jokes, "she's done a great job raising me to become a responsible adult!"
Baby Elijah joins a couple of toddlers who have already been on the road with Little Big Town for a couple of years now -- two-and-a-half year old Daisy Pearl, who is the daughter of Kimberly Roads Schlapman, and two-year old Penelopi Jane, the daughter of Phillip Sweet.
"Our hearts are bursting with joy for Karen and Jimi," Kimberly sighs. "We have dreamed of this moment with them for ...
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3/8/2010
Five years ago, Gretchen Wilson came out guns blazing with her smash debut hit, 'Redneck Woman.' She was an instant phenomenon, and her debut album, 'Here for the Party,' was multi-platinum-selling smash. But Gretchen's career would begin to sag after the release of her third album and following a label merger, when new record execs were brought in to oversee her career. Though Gretchen had a fourth album ready to go, those new label execs were apparently unhappy with the new music ... and Gretchen found herself in that most dreaded of all places -- limbo.
Gretchen asked to be released from her contract with Columbia Nashville, but they declined, and she found herself sinking into a state of depression. But the label powers-that-be eventually changed their minds, which was both a shock and a life-saving breath of fresh air for Gretchen.
"My release from the label came out of nowhere," Gretchen tells The Nashville Scene. "I felt like I was about to hit the bottom and God reached down and put his hand on me and said, 'Alright, I can see how much you can take now. Let's give a little back.' It was a joyous day. I know ...
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3/3/2010
Reba McEntire has had quite a few looks throughout her multi-decade career, which is why she feels extra qualified to have her own fashion line after years of trial and (sometimes) error in the public eye. She tells the Wichita Eagle that she's learned quite a bit about what and what not to wear during her years as a performer, which helps her as a designer for her Dillards line of clothing today.
"I've had some doozy looks," admits Reba. "I wore some wild things I probably shouldn't have worn. I've also worn some very expensive clothes which just weren't real comfortable for me. I found that clothes don't have to be very expensive. I've been around fashion and stylists for so long that I should know a little about what to wear."
Reba also admits it's always a hoot to see the lookalikes who show up faithfully at her concerts. "I see a lot of my fans look like me. They do so many of those lookalike contests. It's so funny to see someone at one of my concerts who looks like me. They fix their hair like me and have fair skin. It's interesting!"
Reba will no doubt ...
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3/3/2010
The 2010 Academy of Country Music Award nominees were announced Tuesday, and Montgomery Gentry are already winners. The country duo will be this year's recipient of the prestigious ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian Award.
"Thanks to everyone out there who has helped us to get where we are today," says Eddie Montgomery. "We just want to make sure we do our part in making the world a little better."
Over the years, Eddie and the duo's other half, Troy Gentry, have done extensive work and support for the U.S. military, TJ Martell Foundation, Make-a-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Camp Horsin' Around in Lexington, Ky., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Hospice of the Bluegrass, Multiple Myeloma Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation and several other causes.
Past recipients of the Humanitarian Award include Rascal Flatts and LeAnn Rimes. The 45th Annual ACM Awards show will air live, April 18 on CBS.
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3/2/2010
Easton Corbin admits he has wanted to be a country singer since he was a rug rat. "One of my earliest memories is from when I was three or four. I was sitting between my parents in the car and a song came on the radio. It was Mel McDaniel's 'Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On.' I began using the gearshift as my microphone."
Twenty-three years later, Easton is now using a real microphone on stage, making a good living as a musician. He talks to The Boot about hearing his first record on the radio for the first time.
"We were doing an appearance at a Gainesville, Fla., radio station. That was August or Sept. of '09. This is the first official time I can remember hearing ['A Little More Country Than That']. We had just got through doing a little radio show down there in Gainesville for 93.7, and it was just me -- it was kind of like a hometown gig ... I'm from Trenton, Fla., about 35 miles west. Gainesville is the big radio station, so they had me come in there and do something kind of like for the hometown crowd.
"We did an acoustic ...
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