Scott's Thoughts
In the NHL, the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 5-3 to take a three-games-to-two lead in the series. The Rangers were down three zip, but managed to rally and tie the game early in the third period, but the Devils were just too much. Ryan Carter scored the winning goal late in the third period to give New Jersey the win.
TOP OF THE CHARTS: Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood has the nation's number-one country album for the third week in a row with Blown Away, which sold another 54,000 copies, according to the latest SoundScan figures. That keeps Lionel Richie's Tuskegee at number two.
Luke Bryan's platinum-selling Tailgates and Tanlines remains at number three, and Willie Nelson's Heroes debuts at number four. And Eric Church rounds out the Top 5 with his critically acclaimed Chief.
CMT AWARDS: Performers Announced
Luke Bryan, Willie Nelson, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Eric Church, Pistol Annies, Toby Keith and Willie Nelson will perform on the 2012 CMT Music Awards. Toby, who's also hosting, has performed on every show since it started back in 2002. The show airs on CMT and CMT.com on June 6th at 8 p.m. [ET].
MIRANDA LAMBERT: Blissful Buffer Zone
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton have been married for more than a year, but they still have their own houses 10 miles apart. And though they live mostly at Blake's place, 'Ran says sometimes they need a little space. She tells W magazine, "If you're pissed, 10 miles away is far enough. If we have a fight, I can say, 'Go home' or 'I'm going home.'"
KENNY CHESNEY: Strategic Single
The Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw hit, "Rock Star," may have been released later this year if it weren't for the upcoming Brothers Of the Sun Tour. Kenny explains that the song was the perfect setup: "Tim and I are starting our tour and my record is coming out around the same time."
The Brothers Of the Sun Tour kicks off June 2nd in Tampa, Florida, and Kenny's album, Welcome To The Fishbowl, comes out June 19th.
RASCAL FLATTS: Gives Fans the Royal Treatment
At each of their stops on the Changed tour, Rascal Flatts will be giving five lucky fans and their guests the royal treatment. In addition to their own private meet-and-greet with the guys, they'll get their own dressing room, have dinner backstage and receive a gift pack. Two fans will win a trip to the CMA Awards in Nashville. Enter by visiting RascalFlatts.com. The tour kicks off June 15th in Hartford, Connecticut.
GEORGE JONES: Hospitalized
George Jones has been admitted to a
Nashville hospital, where he's
undergoing testing for the upper respiratory infection that forced him
to cancel shows earlier this month. He's cancelled all his shows through June
but will re-schedule where possible.
JASON ALDEAN: The Waiting Game
With "Fly Over States" going to number-one, Jason
Aldean, has officially closed the books on his My Kinda Party album, but
it sounds like the next album is even better. Jason explains,
"The more success we have, the better the songs get ... the bad thing is, I've
got to sit around until October or November and wait around on them to release
it."
In the meantime, you can see Jason on the My
Kinda Party Tour, which kicked off its summer leg over the weekend in
Birmingham and Atlanta where
fellow Georgia boy, Ludacris, joined him on
"Dirt Road Anthem."
KENNY CHESNEY: Can You Hear Me Now
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw have wrapped
rehearsals for their upcoming Brothers Of the Sun Tour and Kenny promises
it's going to be fun. It's also going to be loud. He says, "I love
going to concerts where I can feel the kick drum go right through my chest."
Expect a full show, too. After Jake Owen and Grace Potter open,
Tim will go on, then Kenny, and then the pair will perform together.
The Brothers Of the Sun Tour kicks off June
2nd in Tampa, Florida.
TIM McGRAW: Hopes To Work With Faith Someday
Tim McGraw hopes to work on a project with Faith
Hill soon, but right now they are too busy to make it happen.
Tim says, "We have three daughters that dictate our timeline to work
together."
In addition to working on new music, Tim heads out
on The Brothers of the Sun Tour with Kenny Chesney. The trek kicks
off on June 2nd in Tampa.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD: It's a Dateline
Carrie Underwood will join Hoda Kotb on tonight's Dateline special celebrating the show's 20th anniversary. The pair will catch up on what has happened in Carrie's life and career since they first met seven years ago after she won American Idol.
Dateline 20th Anniversary Special airs at 10 p.m. ET on NBC.
TAYLOR SWIFT: Honors Soldier
Taylor Swift will honor a fallen soldier in her next video. Sergeant Wade D. Wilson, who was killed in action on May 11th, was such a huge fan of Taylor's that his best friend posted a YouTube video to ask her to think about him. Taylor did better than that. She spoke to Wade's mother on the phone and promised to wear his dog tags in an upcoming video.
TIM McGRAW: New Label, New Music
Tim McGraw has begun a new chapter in his recording career. He's signed a record deal with Big Machine Records, home to Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts. The actual signing took place on May 9th at the Greyhound station in Nashville -- 23 years to the day since he stepped off a bus to pursue his dream of becoming a singer.
Tim is already in the studio working on a new album. He says, "I've just got a lot of energy and music has a lot of energy in it, and it's infused with all this enthusiasm and freshness."
ALAN JACKSON: Music for Mineral
Alan Jackson raised more than $152,000 for earthquake-ravaged Louisa County, Virginia, at a benefit concert on Sunday. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, 6000 people attended the show in tiny Mineral, Virginia, the quake's epicenter. Proceeds will help rebuild the county's schools.
RONNIE DUNN: "Cowboy Band" Meets Cracker Barrel
Ronnie Dunn has released an exclusive version of his debut solo album to Cracker Barrel. The CD includes the same songs as the original version, plus two previously unreleased tracks and a portion of the proceeds from sales will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.
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LADY ANTEBELLUM: Post-Prom
Lady Antebellum's concert in Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday night raised more than $285,000 for tornado-ravaged Henryville, Indiana, but prior to the show, the band hosted a prom for the town's high school juniors and seniors. Hillary Scott says, "This event started as an idea we had in the studio last year to crash someone's prom. We had no idea at the time it would fill such a need."
LadyAntebellum.com features a link for you to contribute to the Rebuild Henryville fund.
TAYLOR SWIFT: Makes Huge Donation to Hall of Fame
Taylor Swift is making a $4 million donation to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for a space dedicated to music education. The Taylor Swift Education Center will feature two floors that will house classrooms and a state-of-the-art children's exhibit gallery. It's slated to open in early 2014.
Taylor was just named to Forbes magazine's list of 100 Most Powerful Celebrities, checking in at number 11. Jennifer Lopez takes the number-one spot.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Bragging on Keith
Carrie Underwood is headed Down Under next month, and she has many kind words for her old Aussie tour partner, Keith Urban. Carrie tells the Australian version of PopSugar.com, "Keith is truly a great guy. He's obviously insanely talented, but he always wants those who tour with him to feel right at home ... He's such a cornerstone of country music, and you all should be very proud to claim him as your own."
CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Laundry Lady
Though she can well afford it, Carrie Underwood won't let anybody else do her mundane chores for her -- especially her laundry. She tells Oprah when she's on the road she gathers up some quarters and goes to the laundromat. She says, "I just don't like other people doing my laundry. It freaks me out."
See Oprah's interview with Carrie Sunday on the OWN Network.
MIRANDA LAMBERT: "Baby Annie" Is Born
Miranda Lambert took an instant liking to RaeLynn, the teenage contestant on Blake Shelton's team on The Voice. They got so close that RaeLynn has been staying with the Sheltons in Los Angeles, and they've even written a couple of songs together. Miranda says, "I'm really happy that there's another female coming along that's a little feisty. I think we need that."
'Ran says Pistol Annies have made RaeLynn an honorary member of the group, giving her the name "Baby Annie."
TOP OF THE CHARTS: Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood has the nation's number-one album for a second straight week with Blown Away. It sold an additional 120,000 copies last week, according to the latest SoundScan figures.
Lionel Richie's Tuskegee is the number number-two country album for a second week. Luke Bryan's Tailgates and Tanlines stays steady at three, but Rascal Flatts' Changed leaps four spots to number-four. Eric Church's Chief climbs one notch to round out the Top 5.
MIRANDA LAMBERT: You're Beautiful
Miranda Lambert is on the cover of June's Self magazine. She shares nutrition and fitness tips along with stories about her marriage to Blake Shelton. She says that after gaining a few pounds she confronted her husband, "I asked Blake, 'Dude, why didn't you tell me I got fat?' He said, 'That would go over like a lead balloon. It's not my job to tell you you're fat. It's my job to tell you you're beautiful.'"
GARY ALLAN: Gearing Up for Throwing Down
Tomorrow is the long-awaited kick-off of the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour in Gulfport, Mississippi, and no one is more excited that headliner Gary Allan. He says he looks forward to bringing something "a little different" to country music with the event. Also appearing on the 20-city tour are Josh Thompson, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Sunny Sweeney, Eric Paslay, Maggie Rose, Corey Smith and Florida Georgia Line.
For a complete list of dates, special guests and ticket information, go to CountryThrowdown.com.
BIG AND RICH: For St. Jude's
John Rich will host the St. Jude Presents John Rich and Friends concert June 5th in Memphis, Tennessee. He'll be joined by his Big and Rich partner Big Kenny, along with Darius Rucker, Kellie Pickler and Jeff Foxworthy, and says, "it's us in the round ... then Foxworthy's going to come out and do about 20 minutes of stand-up." He's hoping to raise four- to five-million dollars with the show.
QUICK SHOTS:
Sarah Cooper received a diploma when she graduated from American University, but that's not all. Her boyfriend, Sam Miller, proposed to her on stage in front of everyone! Check it out.
BLAKE SHELTON: Voice Change
NBC has picked up The Voice for a third season, but some changes might keep Blake Shelton from participating full time. According to the Hollywood Reporter, The Voice will offer two cycles -- spring and fall -- which is more than he, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Cee-Lo Green have signed on for. With his active touring schedule, Blake may have to sit out one of the cycles.
LADY ANTEBELLUM: A Hand for Henryville
Lady Antebellum is in Henryville, Indiana, to make good on a promise to help the storm-ravaged community. The band will first perform for a private prom event for the juniors and seniors who lost their school in April's tornadoes, but won a performance from Lady A thanks to the help of many supporters. Hillary, Charles and Dave will then hold a post-party concert, open to the public that will raise money for Rebuilding Henryville. Hillary says she also hopes the show will "help them forget for even just a few minutes all of the things that they've been through over the past few weeks."
TOBY KEITH: Daddy's Little Girl
Toby Keith's daughter Krystal is working on her debut country album. She says, "My music is country, but a little bluesier and I have some rock in me, some Janis Joplin, who I really love." Krystal performed the national anthem before the first game of the NBA Western Conference semi-finals last night in San Antonio, Texas.
Krystal made her national singing debut when she performed "Mockingbird" with Toby at the 2004 CMA Awards.
THOMAS RHETT: Something to Do With Your Hands
Thomas Rhett encourages you to find something good to do with their hands -- volunteer -- and he'll put his money where his mouth is by donating his time to Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville. On June 5th, Thomas will host a day when volunteers will sort food and pack bags for those in need. He'll then perform a concert for the volunteers. If you'd like to participate, you can register on his website.
After the event, Rhett might head out to the links. Even though his song says he's not a fan of golf, he likes to play. He's just not good at it.
JOSH TURNER: Josh's Songwriting Refuge
Josh Turner wrote eight of the songs on his upcoming album, Punching Bag, in a log cabin he had built on his property in rural Tennessee. In addition to a songwriting refuge, the cabin serves as a museum that houses his awards, special mementos and his prized Stratocaster given to him by Buck Owens. Josh says, "I couldn't wait to get in here every chance I could. I wrote, I think 27 songs in here from the time we finished it."
Punching Bag will be released on June 12th.
KENNY CHESNEY: Blues, Brees and McConaughey
Kenny Chesney performed Saturday night at New Orleans' House of Blues as part of the third annual Amazing Race Charity Event. The concert and accompanying live auction raised money for Drew Brees' Dream Foundation and Matthew McConaughey's Just Keep Living Foundation. Kenny said, "People in this town love music and helping out their neighbor, and I was glad to be a part of it."
The evening ended with Kenny, Drew and Matthew on stage together singing "Boys of Fall."
CARRIE, BRAD: On CMT Awards Bill
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are among the top-shelf artists who've been tapped to perform at the CMT Music Awards. Also on the bill are Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band and Lady Antebellum.
The CMT Music Awards will air live on June 6th from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD: PDA and Short Skirts
Carrie Underwood says her husband Mike Fisher is so conservative he doesn't even like to kiss her in public. So how does Mike feel about Carrie showing off her legs in those short skirts? She says, "He knows that even if the skirt's a little short, I would never do anything that my kids would be embarrassed about when they grow up."
JAKE OWEN: Mom Approves
Jake Owen describes his wife, Lacey, as the "kindest most beautiful soul of a person." But that's not just Jake's opinion. Lacey gets the seal of approval from the other most important woman his life -- his mom. He tells us, "The best way to describe her to you is that if my mom loves her, than she's a winner."
In the week they've been married, they've been too busy to take a fancy honeymoon, but Jake says Lacey would be happy to canoe down the river and go camping.
CRAIG MORGAN: Hunting With Hunters
Craig Morgan's Outdoor Channel show, Craig Morgan: All Access Outdoors, will begin its third season on July 1st, but this go-round will be a bit different. Craig tells us, "My show will be about me going and being with a lot of other shows." Among the shows Craig will visit are Swamp People and SurvivorMan.
LORETTA LYNN: New Girl in Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn announced that New Girl star Zooey Deschanel will portray her in the Broadway musical version of Coal Miner's Daughter. The production is in the early planning stages, so no opening date has been announced.
Loretta made the announcement Thursday night, from the stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. In 1979, during an Opry appearance, Loretta revealed that Sissy Spacek would play her in the movie version of Coal Miner's Daughter. (CBS News)
KENNY CHESNEY: Ready To Rock the Road
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw have started rehearsals for the upcoming Brothers Of the Sun Tour. Kenny calls the rehearsals "electric and exciting" and says, "It's going to be a dream come true to have our years of friendship come together on stage." The tour kicks off June 2nd in Tampa, Florida, with Jake Owen and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
BLAKE, MIRANDA, CARRIE: Noble Nominations
CMT One Country will once again make donations to the charities of choice for each winner at next month's CMT Music Awards. Among the nominees and their charities are:
To vote for your favorite artist's video, go to CMT.com.
DAVID NAIL: Batter Up!
David Nail chose music over baseball, but he'll indulge his passion for America's pastime when he participates in this year's Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, July 8th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The game is part of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game festivities.
This won't be David's first at bat. He played in the game in 2010 in Anaheim, California, and even hit a homer. (TheCountryVibe.com)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD: No Potty Mouth
You'll never hear Carrie Underwood drop an F-bomb in public. She tells People magazine that curse words just don't sound right coming out of her mouth. She says, "I have a problem with people who curse unnecessarily. It doesn't sound classy."
The issue of People featuring Carrie is on newsstands now.
