Remember that fund-raising dinner I told you about last week, where dinner with Carrie Underwood and hubby Mike Fisher was auctioned off? The opening bid was $7,500 but the winning bid was $48,000! The winner gets dinner in their home with eight guests, two of whom are Carrie and Mike. Dinner will be made by chefs in the winner's home, and proceeds benefit childrens charities in Ottowa.
Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus and his wife Allison are expecting their first baby in about a month, and Jay's spilled the beans on what he wants for Christmas: "I want a happy, healthy baby, and if it's not too much to ask for, Santa, preferably a baby without colic." He and Allison plan to spend Christmas and New Years pretty close to home, and Jay say's they'll sign up for a birthing class, so he'll know what to do when daughter Madeline Leigh makes her appearance.
The rumors are whipping around Nashville about Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal, who were spotted together on Thanksgiving Day in New York, and then spotted together in Nashville on Saturday, enjoying a meal at Fido, a cafe near Vanderbilt University. The two were first seen together about a month ago, and according to eyewitness accounts, looked very much like a couple this weekend.
Dierks Bentley has been nearly as famous for his duct-taped boots as for his great country music. Well, this week, the boots will be no more. He tweeted over the weekend that he was taping them up for the last time, and would hold a small service and bury them this week. Be on the lookout for new boots on Dierks...wonder what brand he'll pick?
Over the holiday weekend, Willie Nelson was arrested yet again for pot posession. He and a couple of guys from his crew were stopped by the border patrol, searched and arrested when authorities found 6 ounces of pot on the bus. They made bail of about $1200 each and were out in a couple of hours, but must appear in court to answer the charges. The best line was on Twitter: "What's up with arresting Willie for pot? It's like arresting Santa for breaking and entering!"
Tim McGraw's "Number One Hits" comes out tomorrow.
Today, watch Keith Urban on the Oprah Show. He'll not only be interviewed, but will also perform "Put You In A Song." Tonight's the night for "CMA Country Christmas" on ABC. The day after the CMA Awards, many of the stars stayed in Nashville to tape tonight's show, hosted by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.
The tweet of the day is from Martina McBride: "There is no heat in our bedroom.And I dont mean in an "After The Fire Is Gone" country song kinda way.I mean,literally,NO HEAT.Broke.Heater."
