TAYLOR ADDRESSES HER DATING RUMORS
Taylor Swift graces the cover of the April issue of Vanity Fair magazine and in the featured article, she opens up about her dating life and who she has actually dated over the past couple of years. Swift said, “If you want some big revelation, since 2010 I have dated exactly two people.” Taylor is of course referring to her short relationships with Conor Kennedy and One Direction’s Harry Styles over the past year. She also talked about how the tabloids blow her love life out of proportion by saying that she is dating every boy she is seen with in public. Swift went on to say that she avoids the tabloid part of our culture because they turn her into a "fictional character." When Swift was asked if she was "boy-crazy," she smiled and said, "For a female to write about her feelings, and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her, I think that's taking something that potentially should be celebrated -- a woman writing about her feelings in a confessional way -- that's taking it and turning it and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist."
SWIFT SLAMS FEY/POEHLER GLOBES JOKE
In other Taylor Swift news…the country star wasn’t too happy that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made a joke at her expense during the Golden Globes telecast. The two funny women made a crack about Taylor staying away from Michael J. Fox’s son, but she didn’t find it amusing at all. She told Vanity Fair, “You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people, because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved, that said, ‘There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.’”
JACKSON TO RELEASE NEW GOSPEL ALBUM
Alan Jackson will release his second gospel album, Precious Memories Volume II, on March 26. The 11-track album is the follow-up to his 2006 record, Precious Memories, and will feature traditional gospel hymns, including "Amazing Grace." Even though no singles were released from the first Precious Memories album, it still received Platinum certification and topped three separate Billboard charts. Jackson says, "(My wife) Denise and I had made a list of 30 to 40 songs to do for that first album. We had so many that we didn’t get to, I thought we’d go in and do a few more just the same way – heartfelt and simple."
TRACE TOUTS RED CROSS PIN AT HARD ROCK
Trace Adkins appeared at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood Blvd to reveal the limited-edition pin that will raise funds and awareness in support of American Red Cross Month this March. The new pin features the internationally known Red Cross logo embedded in the Hard Rock’s signature guitar. It will be available on www.hardrock.com as well as in the hotel and casino locations. 15% of the pin's retail price will be donated to the American Red Cross and their mission to help people in need. Trace says, "As a Red Cross spokesperson, I would like to thank Hard Rock for getting involved in creating a cool, and meaningful, accessory that will help raise funds for this esteemed organization. The pin serves as a reminder that the work of the American Red Cross is ongoing, far beyond emergency relief and disaster response."
JANA STARS IN A NEW MOVIE
Jana Kramer may be a successful and talented recording artist, but that doesn't mean she has given up her theatrical career. Kramer will star in an upcoming independent movie called "Heart of the Country" which is expected to be released later this year. In the film, Jana plays a woman named Faith, who leaves her luxurious life in New York after her husband is jailed for Wall Street fraud. The woman returns to her home to rural North Carolina where her father and sister still live. Kramer tells Country Weekly about her character in the film, "Her relationship with her father was kind of strained, so it's kind of a father-daughter story. Through that she kind of finds her voice. It's a small movie but I was passionate about it."
MERLE TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE
Merle Haggard will be honored with a doctorate in Fine Arts from California State University Bakersfield. This will be the tenth honorary doctorate to be awarded by the university, and the first Doctor of Fine Arts in the school's history. The university will also honor the late Buck Owens with the President’s Medal. Owens will be first person to receive this respected award posthumously. Both Haggard and Owens will be honored with these distinguished accolades during the Spring 2013 commencement ceremony for the School of Arts & Humanities on June 14. Alvis “Buddy” Owens will accept the President’s Medal on his father’s behalf.
CMA FEST LINEUP GROWS
The lineup of performers at the CMA Music Festival 2013 has grown with the addition of Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band to the four day festival. They join previously announced performers Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, and Carrie Underwood. The CMA Music Festival 2013 is the biggest country music festival of the year and will take place in downtown Nashville on June 6-9.
Taylor Swift graces the cover of the April issue of Vanity Fair magazine and in the featured article, she opens up about her dating life and who she has actually dated over the past couple of years. Swift said, “If you want some big revelation, since 2010 I have dated exactly two people.” Taylor is of course referring to her short relationships with Conor Kennedy and One Direction’s Harry Styles over the past year. She also talked about how the tabloids blow her love life out of proportion by saying that she is dating every boy she is seen with in public. Swift went on to say that she avoids the tabloid part of our culture because they turn her into a "fictional character." When Swift was asked if she was "boy-crazy," she smiled and said, "For a female to write about her feelings, and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her, I think that's taking something that potentially should be celebrated -- a woman writing about her feelings in a confessional way -- that's taking it and turning it and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist."
SWIFT SLAMS FEY/POEHLER GLOBES JOKE
In other Taylor Swift news…the country star wasn’t too happy that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made a joke at her expense during the Golden Globes telecast. The two funny women made a crack about Taylor staying away from Michael J. Fox’s son, but she didn’t find it amusing at all. She told Vanity Fair, “You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people, because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved, that said, ‘There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.’”
JACKSON TO RELEASE NEW GOSPEL ALBUM
Alan Jackson will release his second gospel album, Precious Memories Volume II, on March 26. The 11-track album is the follow-up to his 2006 record, Precious Memories, and will feature traditional gospel hymns, including "Amazing Grace." Even though no singles were released from the first Precious Memories album, it still received Platinum certification and topped three separate Billboard charts. Jackson says, "(My wife) Denise and I had made a list of 30 to 40 songs to do for that first album. We had so many that we didn’t get to, I thought we’d go in and do a few more just the same way – heartfelt and simple."
TRACE TOUTS RED CROSS PIN AT HARD ROCK
Trace Adkins appeared at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood Blvd to reveal the limited-edition pin that will raise funds and awareness in support of American Red Cross Month this March. The new pin features the internationally known Red Cross logo embedded in the Hard Rock’s signature guitar. It will be available on www.hardrock.com as well as in the hotel and casino locations. 15% of the pin's retail price will be donated to the American Red Cross and their mission to help people in need. Trace says, "As a Red Cross spokesperson, I would like to thank Hard Rock for getting involved in creating a cool, and meaningful, accessory that will help raise funds for this esteemed organization. The pin serves as a reminder that the work of the American Red Cross is ongoing, far beyond emergency relief and disaster response."
JANA STARS IN A NEW MOVIE
Jana Kramer may be a successful and talented recording artist, but that doesn't mean she has given up her theatrical career. Kramer will star in an upcoming independent movie called "Heart of the Country" which is expected to be released later this year. In the film, Jana plays a woman named Faith, who leaves her luxurious life in New York after her husband is jailed for Wall Street fraud. The woman returns to her home to rural North Carolina where her father and sister still live. Kramer tells Country Weekly about her character in the film, "Her relationship with her father was kind of strained, so it's kind of a father-daughter story. Through that she kind of finds her voice. It's a small movie but I was passionate about it."
MERLE TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE
Merle Haggard will be honored with a doctorate in Fine Arts from California State University Bakersfield. This will be the tenth honorary doctorate to be awarded by the university, and the first Doctor of Fine Arts in the school's history. The university will also honor the late Buck Owens with the President’s Medal. Owens will be first person to receive this respected award posthumously. Both Haggard and Owens will be honored with these distinguished accolades during the Spring 2013 commencement ceremony for the School of Arts & Humanities on June 14. Alvis “Buddy” Owens will accept the President’s Medal on his father’s behalf.
CMA FEST LINEUP GROWS
The lineup of performers at the CMA Music Festival 2013 has grown with the addition of Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band to the four day festival. They join previously announced performers Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, and Carrie Underwood. The CMA Music Festival 2013 is the biggest country music festival of the year and will take place in downtown Nashville on June 6-9.
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