BP Gas Station Sign - Oh The Irony...

This has nothing to do with country music, but I couldn't resist posting it. I found it on a friend's Facebook page. Pretty ironic, huh?

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Happy Birthday Kellie Pickler! Born June 28, 1986

It's been a pretty exciting few weeks for young Ms. Pickler, huh? First, she got engaged and now she's celebrating a birthday today. Happy Birthday Kellie! To celebrate, we thought we'd post one of our favorite photos of Kellie showing off her crazy personality!



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Kellie Pickler Is Engaged! Those Red High Heels Are Off The Market Boys...

According to People.com, Kellie and boyfriend Kyle Jacobs got engaged last week. Congratulations from all of us at The Country Paparazzi! You can read all about how Kyle proposed to Kellie on this page on People.com.

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What's Danielle Peck Been Up To Lately? Cookin' Creole Shrimp, That's What...

It's been a while since Danielle Peck had a top 40 hit on the country charts, but she's still playing shows, and appears to be having a good time. Here's some photos of Danielle from a few weeks back during the Chap Dat! Creole Cooking Show at Sports Zone in Nashville. For more information on Danielle and to keep track of where she'll be playing next, go to her website at DaniellePeck.com, and to relive her biggest hit, check out Findin' A Good Man below. Enjoy!

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What Do Willie Nelson, Drunk Teenagers And An L.L. Bean Store Have In Common?

They were all part of a bizarre incident on this day back in 1985. According to RolandNote.com, "Willie Nelson's bus was barraged by drunken teenagers hurling bottles when the crew stopped at an L.L. Bean store in Freeport, Maine."

Hmm... I had no idea drunk teenagers hang out in the parking lot of L.L. Bean stores. I guess I'd better stick with Land's End, huh?

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Miranda Lambert Hanging Backstage With Keith Urban At The Taping Of Miranda's Invitation Only Concert

They both look great with their significant others, but you've gotta admit, they look pretty good together as well, huh?



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Photos Of Taylor Swift At The 41st Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame

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David Nail Showing Off One Heck Of A Scowl At The St. Louis Cardinals Game Yesterday

David Nail threw out the first pitch yesterday for the St. Louis Cardinals game against the Oakland A's at Busch stadium.



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The Country Paparazzi Now Has It's Own Home On Twitter!

Many of you have been following us on the twitter page of our sister site, TodaysCountryMusicVideos.com located @TodaysCountry.

We're proud to announce that we now have our own home on Twitter! You can follow us @CntryPaparazzi. We're also doing something a little different on our page. We're feeding in updates from several of your favorite country music websites and blogs in addition to our own.

What that means for you is if you're following the paparazzi, you're not going to miss a thing that has anything to do with country music! That's pretty cool, huh?

So, what are you waiting for? Come on over and join the Country Paparazzi on Twitter @CntryPaparazzi. We'll see you there!

Happy Birthday To Blake Shelton - Born June 18, 1976

From all of us at TheCountryPaparazzi.com, we'd like to wish Blake Shelton a happy birthday. Drink one (or two or three) for us tonight! If you haven't seen Blake's new video for his latest single All About Tonight, you've gotta check it out. It's a great video!



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Martina McBride Looks Absolutely Adorable In Pigtails And Shorts During A Celebrity Auction Last Week

I love Martina McBride, and she looks adorable in these photos from the 27th Annual Celebrity Auction for The YMCA on June 12, 2010 at Hall of Fame Park in Nashville, Tennessee.



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Tim McGraw Is Officially The Hottest Guy In Country Music

That's a pretty big statement considering some of the other good looking guys in country music today. But, that's exactly who People Magazine says is the Hottest guy in country music. We're curious as to who you think is the hottest guy in country music. Do you think People got it right? Is Tim the hottest? Or, should they have chosen Keith Urban or someone else? If you were the editor of People, who would you have chosen?

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Dixie Chick Natalie Maines Is Now Sporting A Buzz Cut

Look what we found on the HuffingtonPost.com. It's Dixie Chick Natalie Maines sporting a very close buzz cut this past week when they opened up for The Eagles at the Meadowlands. The photo below was pulled from the video below of the Chicks performing Sin Wagon. The video will make you a little dizzy, but you get a good glimpse of Natalie's cropped do. Although they opened for The Eagles, as far as we know, they're still on hiatus while Martie and Emily continue promoting their new band the Court Yard Hounds. Enjoy!

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Miranda Lambert Doing Her Best Pocahontas Impression At The 2010 CMA Music Festival

I love this look on Miranda...

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Alan Jackson On Stage During The 2010 CMA Music Festival

Alan Jackson performing during opening night at the 2010 CMA Music Festival.



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Carrie Underwood On Fire In Her 'Daisy Dukes' During Opening Night At The 2010 CMA Music Festival

Wow! Carrie's on fire, and I don't think I've ever seen her look better...



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Caption Contest! Submit Your Caption For This Photo Of Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson (w/Zac Brown in background) To Win Autographed CD

To submit your caption, either submit it as a comment here or submit it as a comment on our Facebook fan page. We'll pick a winner from all the captions submitted, and you'll win one of our autographed CD's from either Justin Moore, Jack Ingram or Cross Canadian Ragweed. So, what do you think Jamey and Kid Rock are talking about?



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A Very Cool Photo Of Tim McGraw From His Rehearsal Session For Tonight's 2010 CMT Awards

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Carrie Underwood Showing Off Her Legs During Rehearsals For 2010 CMT Awards

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Kellie Pickler Pose Fest During Rehearsals For 2010 CMT Awards

Kellie was all over the place during rehearsals for tonight's CMT Awards. Here she is with Trace Adkins, Jamey Johnson, Kid Rock and Martina McBride.



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Kid Rock Flying High During Rehearsals For Tonight's CMT Awards

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Rehearsal Photos of John Mayer and Keith Urban - 2010 CMT Awards

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Photos Of Lady Antebellum Rehearsing For The 2010 CMT Awards

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Willie Nelson's Country Music Album - If You Owned A Bar, This Would Be The Soundtrack

Judy Core, one of our Senior Music Reviewers, who recently reviewed Merle Haggard's new album titled I Am What I Am on our sister site Today's Country Music Videos, recently reviewed Willie Nelson's new album Country Music for us.  As you'll read in the review, Judy says that if she owned a bar, this album would be the soundtrack!

Well, it is definitely aptly titled. The CD is straight up country music. When I first started listening to country music, it was way back in the early ‘90’s. My main attraction to the music was that it was a genre that satisfied my age group but also, was suitable to play in the car with your parents. It was not appropriate to play Prince’s Darling Nikki in the car with my mother. Not good. However, country music was perfect! Plus I liked it and I liked the fact that in the country bars, there were people of all ages line dancing, two steppin’ and drinking beer. I felt very much at home.

So, what does that have to do with this CD? Well – it is the perfect soundtrack that would be played in my country bar, if I owned one. My favorite is Freight Train Boogie! Get your butt on the dance floor with your partner and get to one-steppin’! (Just drag one leg like you got shot, that’s how I was taught). It was written by Doc Watson who just happens to be from North Carolina. I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Wilkesboro where Merlefest is held annually. If you aren’t familiar with him or the annual festival – check it out…Dierks played there this year if that helps you connect it.

Back to Willie, all the songs are perfect for kicking back on a front porch rocking chair with all your kin-folk sipping lemonade. It is a pleasurable journey and of course being produced by T Bone Burnett, well….I can close my eyes and I am sitting in a small dive bar with only a few characters in the house. Willie and the band are playing Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down and we are all just mesmerized. Kick it up a notch with Pistol Packing Mama and twirl around the dance floor a couple of times.

Not like my opinion matters in the world of Willie Nelson, but I’m digging the whole CD except for maybe one or two tracks. Nobody’s Fault But Mine seems better suited for a more ‘tortured’ soul and voice, like Johnny Cash on Hurt. I just don’t really feel it with Willie’s voice. But that’s just me….All in all – a good pick for the family reunion. It’s got it all, moments of reflection to moments of joy.

If you'd like to pick up a copy of Country Music, head on over to Amazon.com today.

And, if you do own the album, let us know what you think about it. Thanks!

Judy Core is the author of Good Music Is Better Than Good Sex - My Search For The Old Blue Chair. For more information about Judy and her book, go to GoodMusicIsBetterThanSex.com.

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Jimmy Wayne And Bryan Foods Donate 250,000 Pounds Of Food To Flood Victims

Just saw this on CMT.com:

Jimmy Wayne and Bryan Foods have teamed up to donate 250,000 pounds of food to the Second Harvest Food Bank to assist Nashville flood victims. Wayne is currently on his Meet Me Halfway walk from Nashville to Phoenix to raise awareness for homeless teenagers. "It's been really hard for me to be away from Nashville during this time," said Wayne, who began his trek on Jan. 1.

"Hearing from friends who have suffered immeasurable loss is so difficult. And seeing people who are now homeless just breaks my heart." Wayne recently partnered with the food company for a contest giving fans a chance to win a backyard barbecue party and a private performance by the singer.

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One Of The Best Photos Of Lee Ann Womack I've Ever Seen

I'm a big fan of Lee Ann Womack, and this is one of the best photos of Lee Ann I've seen in a long time. I found this photo on @amanda87_05's Twitpic account. Great photo of the lovely Lee Ann!

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The Lovely Julianne Hough On The Red Carpet At The 2010 MTV Movie Awards

Julianne was looking as gorgeous as ever last night on the Red Carpet at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards!



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According To Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood Is The Best Female Vocalist To Ever Come Out Of Nashville

Carrie Underwood is on top of the world right now, and she's loving every minute of it. In a recent article in USA Weekend magazine, Carrie sat down and discussed her personal life as well as her professional life.

Here are a couple of great segments from the article:

“She's probably the best female vocalist to come out of Nashville maybe ever,” says fellow country star and friend Miranda Lambert. “People in the industry really respect her. She's the epitome of a star.”

Later in the article, she talks about her fiance Mike Fisher: “Usually I get annoyed with people after four months, and their jokes aren't funny anymore, and their ‘isms' start to bug me. But everything he does is great. I couldn't have dreamt him up any better.”

If you've got some time, head over to this page on USAWeekend.com and read the entire article. If you haven't watched Carrie's latest video for Undo It, you can check it out on our sister site TodaysCountryMusicVideos.com. Enjoy!

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Happy Anniversary To Heidi Newfield And Bill Johnson

Heidi and Bill were joined together in marital bliss back on this day in 2004 in Sandestin, Florida. Happy Anniversary from all of us at TheCountryPaparazzi.com!



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Photos From The 2010 BamaJam Arts & Music Festival Featuring Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown, Dierks Bentley, The LoCash Cowboys And Many More

Check out some photos from the 2010 BamaJam Music and Arts Festival taking place this weekend in Enterprise, Alabama.

Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert



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June 5th Is A Historic Date For The Ryman Auditorium

On June 5, 1943, The Grand Ole Opry moved into the Ryman Auditorium and remained there until 1974. I don't think there's another building on this planet that's seen more country legends and superstars grace it's halls than the Ryman...

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Pics Of Jamey Johnson In A Cast On Stage Jammin' - 2010 BamaJam Arts & Music Festival

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Happy Anniversary To Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock

Reba and Narvel were married on this day back in 1989 in Lake Tahoe. From all of us here at TheCountryPaparazzi.com, we wish you a Happy Anniversary!

The wedding photo above is from the Celebrity Weddings website, so I'm not sure what the brown box is doing on the photo.

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