If you're Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, you probably need houses in LA, Nashville and New York. They had the first two covered, and now they have the third. They plunked down about 10 million on a Manhatten penthouse with views of the Hudson River from two terraces and lots of space for Sunday Rose to race around inside. Here's the huge perk of the building - it's called the Sky Garage, and is geared for people trying to avoid papparazzi. They drive into the garage, drive into the large elevator, and the elevator delivers them, car and all, to the front door of their home.
Is Zac Brown Band the new Brooks & Dunn? Could be - ZBB's fourth single from their debut cd has reached #1 on the Billboard chart. The only other group to have four #1's from a debut cd is Brooks & Dunn. "Free" is #1 this week, and Zac Brown Band's sophomore cd, "You Get What You Give," is scheduled for a September 21st release. Zac's working hard on the song order - “I want it to be like a, you know, like a good, classic record where you could put it on and listen to it start to finish.”
What happens if you buy Blake Shelton's new 6-pak, "All About Tonight?" What happens if you don't? Blake gives you his best guesses and talks about his upcoming marriage to Miranda Lambert.
What happened at the end of Jimmy Kimmel Live when Luke Bryan visited this week? He played his new single, "Someone Else is Calling You Baby."
Martina McBride and SuddyD juice drink have teamed up to donate free books to classrooms with the SunnyD Book Spree. Send in 20 labels and 20 books will be donated. Martina said, "As a mom, I'm proud to join the SunnyD Book Spree to bring free books to your child's classroom."
Shania Twain's name is coming up again as a potential judge on American Idol. She loves the show, loved the experience of guest-judging and mentoring this past season, and apparently the show's producers loved working with her.
Wednesday, it was tea and crumpets for Lady Antebellum, as they did a show in London, England. Tonight, it's corn dogs and funnel cakes as they perform at the Illinois State Fair. Wow...culture shock!
Sunday morning on A&E, watch "Private Sessions" featuring Brooks & Dunn. The show features an in-depth interview, plus performances of many B&D favorites. The show airs at 9am eastern on A&E.
Happy birthday to Andy Griggs, who turns 37 today.
The tweet of the day is from Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts: "Auto spell on the iPhone can kiss my ASPECT!!!"
