Daily entertainment news covering Alan Jackson en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/17/celebrity_birthdays_october_125 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 140185@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon (1980)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/27/george_strait_named_artist_of_decade_ Wed, 27 May 2009 11:52:44 EST Entertainment News 124112@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - George Strait will be saluted as the Academy of Country Music's artist of the decade in an all-star concert that airs Wednesday night on CBS.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/08/barbra_streisand_president_bush_share_aw Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:28:47 EST Entertainment News 105392@http://www.starpulse.com/news WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbra Streisand got an awkward kiss on the cheek from the president, and yes, she gave him a smooch back.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/17/celebrity_birthdays_october_77 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97771@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Drumline star Nick Cannon (1980), Fugee Wyclef Jean (1972), rapper Eminem (1972), N Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick (1971), reggae singer Ziggy Marley (1968), comedian/actor Norm MacDonald (1963),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/14/ascap_honors_alan_jackson_reba_mcentire Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:21:55 EST Entertainment News 100670@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/10/carrie_underwood_kenny_chesney_among_cma Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:35:46 EST Entertainment News 97747@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson were each nominated for two or more Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/24/toby_keith_tops_country_rich_list Sat, 24 May 2008 08:57:44 EST Entertainment News 88343@http://www.starpulse.com/news Toby Keith has been named the highest-earning country star in a new Forbes magazine study.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/15/swift_wins_female_video_pickler_snags_br Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:36:48 EST Entertainment News 84322@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Taylor Swift won video of the year and female video for her smash ''Our Song'' while newcomer Kellie Pickler took home three awards during Monday's Country Music Television awards.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/14/brad_paisley_sugarland_lead_nominees_for Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:03:06 EST Entertainment News 84273@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Brad Paisley's ''Online'' leads the list of nominees for Monday's Country Music Television awards, which will be hosted by ''Hannah Montana'' star Miley Cyrus and her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/21/usher_still_number_one Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 81841@http://www.starpulse.com/news Usher has kept his crown as the king of the U.S. pop charts for a third week. The singer's "Love In This Club," which features Young Jeezy, has spent all of March at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/alan_jackson_tops_u_s_album_chart Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:30:00 EST Entertainment News 81056@http://www.starpulse.com/news Country star Alan Jackson has scored his fourth U.S. number one album after his Good Times debuted at the top of the new chart.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/13/alan_jackson_aamp_tony_blair_star_in_whi Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:45:18 EST Entertainment News 71109@http://www.starpulse.com/news Country star Alan Jackson and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair are the unlikely co-stars of a quirky new White House video starring President George W. Bush's dogs.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/29/grammy_award_winners_to_host_my_night_at Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:07:49 EST Entertainment News 69442@http://www.starpulse.com/news Two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge, five-time Grammy Award winner Faith Hill and nine-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys will host "My Night At The Grammys,"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/ne_yo_vanessa_hudgens_aamp_more_to_headl Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:53:56 EST Entertainment News 68032@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chart-topping phenomenon Ne-Yo, High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens, country superstar Alan Jackson, legendary vocalist Andrea Bocelli, rising recording artists Colbie Caillat, Heather Headley and Katharine McPhee are slated to headline TNT’s annual presentation of "Christmas In Washington," hosted for the fourth year by Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/17/celebrity_birthdays_october_48 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 63632@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Drumline star Nick Cannon (1980), Fugee Wyclef Jean (1972), rapper Eminem (1972), *NSYNC singer Chris Kirkpatrick (1971), South African golfer Ernie Els (1969), reggae singer Ziggy Marley (1968), comedian/actor Norm MacDonald (1963),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/24/alan_jackson_s_wife_talks_about_collapse Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:11:19 EST Entertainment News 57316@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Denise Jackson knew that her marriage to Alan Jackson wasn't perfect. She was too needy and insecure in the relationship, and he was on the road a lot, becoming one of country's biggest superstars.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/23/travis_tritt_enlists_american_idol_s_ran Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:18:49 EST Entertainment News 57096@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - With his new album, Travis Tritt wanted to delve deeper into his bluesy, soulful side. He wanted to build on his musical kinship with fellow Georgians like the Allman Brothers and Otis Redding. He wanted to break free of Nashville conventions.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/06/bentley_goes_to_extremes_with_performanc Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:38:47 EST Entertainment News 45830@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The first of Dierks Bentley's two big outdoor shows this month is a gimme. He'll play for thousands of adoring country fans this week at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/18/live_nation_announces_us_summer_tour_lin Fri, 18 May 2007 10:41:31 EST Entertainment News 43189@http://www.starpulse.com/news Live Nation, the world's largest live music company, announced a preliminary slate of summer concert tours that includes artists as diverse as Alan Jackson/Brooks & Dunn, Beyonce, Brad Paisley, Chicago/America, Dave Matthews Band, Def Leppard/Styx/Foreigner, Fall Out Boy, Family Values (Korn/Evanescence), Genesis, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Buffett,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/alejandro_escovedo_lifts_self_ban_on_cas Mon, 07 May 2007 16:08:20 EST Entertainment News 41314@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cult rocker Alejandro Escovedo ended a self-imposed live ban on his song Castanets yesterday, two years after it emerged the track was on President George W. Bush's iPod playlist. Escovedo was astounded when it was revealed that the American leader had Castanets saved as a favorite on his iPod player in April 2005.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/04/cma_music_festival_country_s_night_to_ro Fri, 04 May 2007 11:22:10 EST Entertainment News 40930@http://www.starpulse.com/news ABC's hottest music event is back and bigger and better than ever when today's most exciting Country Music artists hit the stage in Nashville for a four-day party and celebration of America's music for the special "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/20/alan_jackson_has_a_garage_sale_for_chari Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:57:19 EST Entertainment News 38922@http://www.starpulse.com/news Country music star Alan Jackson is staging a garage sale at his home in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday where he hopes to get rid of car parts for charity. The singer/songwriter and car enthusiast is set to part with junk from his past to raise cash for the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/12/carrie_underwood_s_wasted_becomes_her_fo Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:03:40 EST Entertainment News 37829@http://www.starpulse.com/news Double-Grammy winner and reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood is atop the country airplay charts once again this week as her fourth single, "Wasted," follows the number-one success of "Jesus, Take the Wheel," "Don't Forget to Remember Me," and "Before He Cheats."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/02/alan_jackson_s_wife_pens_romantic_memoir Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:19:56 EST Entertainment News 36443@http://www.starpulse.com/news Country star Alan Jackson's wife is set to reveal all about her life with the beloved singer in a new biography. Denise Jackson has committed her romance to her memoirs, in which she'll tell all about meeting her husband-to-be when she was a teenager and their love affair. The couple have been married for 27 years.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/22/jackson_strait_aamp_buffett_to_release_j Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:47:35 EST Entertainment News 31187@http://www.starpulse.com/news MCA Nashville will release Live At Texas Stadium, a collection of individual and collaborative live performances by musical legends Alan Jackson, George Strait & Jimmy Buffett, April 3. The recordings are from their 2004 mega concert event in Dallas.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/28/country_music_songwriter_dennis_linde_di Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:36:35 EST Entertainment News 24674@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer/songwriter Dennis Linde, who wrote songs for Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks and the Dixie Chicks, has died. He was 63. Linde died on Friday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, after battling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/24/jingle_bell_rock_the_top_christmas_tunes Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24534@http://www.starpulse.com/news We all have a favorite Christmas tune, but have you ever wondered which classic pop ditty is the most successful at this special time of year? Over the past five years, the American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers (ASCAP) has tapped into Santa's iPod in an effort to find out just what songs really make Christmas special.

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