NEWS IN BRIEF Carrie Underwood Gets MTV Nomination, Makes Chart History Tue. August 07.2007 6:05 PM EDT
Carrie Underwood's music video for "Before He Cheats" has resulted in her nomination in the best new artist category of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Underwood's video was produced by Randy Brewer and directed by Roman White. Others in the new artist category include Amy Winehouse, Gym Class Heroes, Lily Allen and the trio of Peter Bjorn and John. The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards takes place Sept. 9 and will air live on MTV from Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. ... In other news, Underwood's new release, "So Small," has become the highest-debuting single by any country female artist in the history of Nielsen BDS, the company that tracks radio airplay. The single is already being played on 128 reporting stations and enters the Billboard country airplay chart at No. 20. She co-wrote the song with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey. Underwood will release a new album on Oct. 23. Paisley, Pickler and Swift Perform for 101st Airborne Tue. August 07.2007 6:05 PM EDT Calling it "the most important concert I will play all year," Brad Paisley took his Bonfires & Amplifiers tour to Fort Campbell, Ky., for a Monday night (Aug. 6) concert for soldiers and family of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Tourmates Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift also performed to an estimated crowd of 35,000. Many of the soldiers will be deployed to Iraq in the coming months. "We wanted to bring a little party to you before your next deployment," Paisley told the troops. Paisley's tour resumes Thursday (Aug. 9) in Orlando, Fla. Faith Hill Will Help Open NFL Season Tue. August 07.2007 6:05 PM EDT Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson and John Mellencamp will perform on Sept. 6 in Indianapolis for NFL Opening Kickoff 2007, a pregame show which will be broadcast on NBC. Hill and Clarkson will perform a free show at Monument Park while Mellencamp will sing at the RCA Dome. The music will take place just before the first NFL game of the season, between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints at the RCA Dome. LeAnn Rimes on Atlanta Film Set Tue. August 07.2007 2:18 PM EDT LeAnn Rimes is spending Tuesday (Aug. 7) in Atlanta to shoot one of her scenes in Good Intentions, a film that also stars Luke Perry, the Beverly Hills, 90210 actor who is currently featured in the HBO series, John From Cincinnati. Making her film acting debut, Rimes portrays the younger sister of a woman who turns to a life of crime to finance her sons' college education. Written by Anthony Stephenson and directed by Jim Issa, the independent film stars Elaine Hendrix (The Parent Trap), Jimmi Simpson (Zodiac) and Jon Gries (Napoleon Dynamite). Rimes performs Wednesday (Aug. 8) at Atlanta's Chastain Park Amphitheater. Dixie Chicks, Eagles Schedule L.A. Shows Tue. August 07.2007 2:18 PM EDT The Dixie Chicks and the Eagles will headline two concerts inaugurating the new Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Monday (Aug. 13) via Ticketmaster for the shows taking place on Oct. 18 and 20. The concerts are the only U.S. concerts either band has scheduled for this year. The Eagles' new CD, Long Road Out of Eden, will be released in October. The 7,100-seat Nokia Theatre was constructed within the L.A. Live entertainment and retail complex located adjacent to Staples Center. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
