Country Music News 7/28/10

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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/28/2010)

TOP OF THE CHARTS: Lady A Is Back At One

 Lady Antebellum's Need You Now is back at number one after being briefly displaced by Jerrod Niemann on the country album chart. Zac Brown Band's The Foundation also resumes its post at number two, leaving Jerrod's Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury to sit at number three. Miranda Lambert stays steady at four with Revolution, and Carrie Underwood remains at number five with Play On.


REBA McENTIRE: Tornado Threatens Video

 Sweltering temperatures, a tornado warning and thunder and lightning didn't stop Reba from making her video for her new single, "Turn on Your Radio." The weather in Nashville got so bad that Reba and the crew took cover in the basement of the old warehouse where they were shooting. This is the second time weather threatened one of Reba's video shoots. The first time was when she was making the clip for, "Does He Love You." Reba says, "I hope that's a good omen because 'Does He Love You' ended up being a Grammy winning-song and a great music video!"

 

GWYNETH PALTROW: Gotta Have Faith

 Gwyneth Paltrow had a top-notch consultant for her role as "Kelly Canter" in Country Strong -- co-star Tim McGraw's wife, Faith Hill. Because of their similar builds, Gwyneth studied Faith's performances to adapt stage movement in the movie

 

CHUCK WICKS: Rita Rocks

 Chuck Wicks brought a 77-year-old fan, Rita, on stage in Sacramento, California, last week to serenade her with her favorite song -- "Hold That Thought." He writes on his MySpace page, "She knew and sang every word with every emotion she had. Here is the other kicker -- she had just lost her husband and was out with her daughter to just enjoy life. They would have been married 60 years."

 QUICK SHOTS:

 

  • Toby Keith will continue current tour until the end of September, just before the October 5th release of his 17th studio album, Bullets in the Gun.
  • Little Big Town is releasing a new track from their upcoming album, The Reason Why, on i-Tunes every week until the project comes out on August 24th. For a complete list of releases go to LittleBigTown.com.

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