June 5, 2014 – NashvilleGab

Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach transforms into Willie Nelson for new singing competition

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Well now that’s … interesting.

Sebastian Bach, the former singer of 80s hair band Skid Row, is taking part in a new singing competition on ABC called Sing Your Face Off, and the premise looks interesting to say the least.

Apparently the contestants, all famous folks, dress up and perform as other famous folks with varying degrees of entertaining results.

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Alan Jackson gears up for year-long 25th anniversary celebration

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Superstar Alan Jackson held a press conference this morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville to announce a year-long celebration of his 25th year in the music business.

Gerry House, longtime Nashville radio personality and member of the Country DJ Hall of Fame, brought his trademark humor and wit to lead the press conference. After introducing Mike Dungan, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group (UMG) Nashville…John Huie, Vice President of CAA (Creative Artists Agency) Nashville…and Kyle Young, Director of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum…House brought out the man of the hour to a standing ovation and thunderous applause.

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Nashville’s Hayden Panettiere pregnant with first child

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Post published:June 5, 2014
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#454177723 / gettyimages.com Last week news hit that Nashville's Hayden Panettiere was pregnant, but it was a tabloid that first reported the news. Yeah, we all know how most tabloid…

Is Justin Moore’s accent real?

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Post published:June 5, 2014
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Ever hear someone talk, then hear them sing and think to yourself, "Where did that accent come from?!" I can think of a few examples, but I don't want to…

Kellie Pickler has a question for Luke Bryan’s ass

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Photo: YouTube Before a recent chat with Kellie Pickler, I asked Twitter if they had any questions. From this, I received the worst question Kellie has ever been asked.…

Natalie Maines stands up for turkeys

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Photo: Twitter Hey, it's a Chick standing up for chicks. Turkey chicks that is. Okay, I looked it up and a baby turkey is actually called a poult, but…

Have a country event coming up? Add it to our new country calendar

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You may have noticed the new little tab on the left hand side of the site. That's a calendar and if you click it it has upcoming events for some…

Blink and you’ll miss her … Taylor Swift appears momentarily in new “The Giver” trailer

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A new trailer for the upcoming movie "The Giver" has been released and just like the first trailer, Taylor Swift makes an appearance but if you blink you'll miss her.

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Martina McBride documents CMA Fest’s first casualty

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Looks like CMA Fest is off to a fun start for someone. Martina posted the above picture to Instagram today with the caption: Found this on the street this morning. Somebody…

Alan Jackson to make special announcement this morning

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Alan Jackson is set to make a special announcement this morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame. You can watch the livestream here in about 10 minutes or so.…

Randy Travis makes rare public appearance

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Randy Travis, Dolly Parton and Janie Fricke
Photo: People/Luke Myszka

Wow! Randy Travis looks really, really good.

The singer made a very rare public appearance on Saturday when he attended a Dolly Parton concert in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

According to People, Dolly gave her friend a special shout-out.

"There are some people you just love and admire for their talents. Tonight, one of those people are here," she said. "Randy Travis, wherever you are, I hope you are enjoying the show."

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Winners of the CMT Music Awards (with winning videos)

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Well another CMT Music Awards has come and gone. Did you watch?

I don't think any of the winners were overly surprising – okay, Cassadee Pope may have been a bit of a surprise, but for the most part things went pretty much how you would expect. Here are each of last night's winners along with their winning video.

Video of the Year: “See You Again,” Carrie Underwood

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