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CMA Awards: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert get emotional
A golden couple. Photo: Getty Images The CMAs took a cue from the Grammys to become an even greater performance-heavy presentation. Most of the hour concentrated on live acts, until the recently shorn Kellie Pickler and Darius Rucker presented song of the year honors to Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton for “Over You,” leading Shelton to express a profoundly emotional speech. “I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old and later in life when I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, ‘Son, you should write a… >>
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Satirical songstresses Bria & Chrissy go viral on YouTube
Atlanta lesbian duo Bria and Chrissy are quickly making quite a name for themselves. First, it was their popular tongue-in-cheek YouTube videos poking fun at Chick-Fil-A and satirizing Mitt and Ann Romney. Then, they made a big splash at the Democratic National Convention where they landed on page 2 of the Washington Post, kissing each other while counter-protesting anti-gay demonstrators. They were also interviewed by Comedy Central for “The Daily show with Jon Stewart.” Their wildly popular videos have garnered over 135,000 views in three months. We sat down with Bria Kam, 25, and Chrissy Chambers… >>
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Loretta Lynn proved iconic stature at Chastain
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MAX BLAU If all the signs appear to be true, Tennessean country legend Loretta Lynn may be on the verge of a late-career renaissance. She’s adamantly stated recently that she’s not done making music, and she seems to have a few plans up her sleeves (including one with Merle Haggard and possibly others). All this talk aside, none of it has phased Lynn live, as evidenced by her impressive show at Chastain Park Amphitheatre Friday night. Her focus remained entirely on her fans’ experience, giving them the best possible, drawing an audience that nearly filled… >>
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Justin Bieber, Usher appear at Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards
The person who received the most attention at Saturday night’s 33rd Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame awards ceremony wasn’t an inductee. Nor is he a native of the state. But try telling that to the packs of caterwauling teenage girls scattered throughout the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. They just knew that Justin Bieber was in the house, both to help induct his vocal coach, Jan Smith (aka “Mama Jan”), who received the Chairman’s Award, and also to receive his own honor, the Horizon Award, given to young performers who have made outstanding achievements. He also performed a… >>
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