In today's headlines from Los Angeles, E.L. James has a new Fifty Shades of Grey journal coming out, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner get affectionate at a benefit, Blake Lively supports Ryan Reynolds, and more!
In today's lead story out of Los Angeles, stars Hayden Panettiere, Connie Britton, and Mindy Kaling all spoke with us on the PaleyFest red carpet, and you'll never believe who Hayden wants as a guest star on Nashville.
PaleyFest hosted a red carpet and panel discussion with the cast of Nashville at the Saban Theatre yesterday in LA, and we were on hand to chat with the stars of the drama. The show returns to the airwaves on March 27, and the cast gave us some clues about what to expect from the show's many romantic entanglements. They also weighed in on what they've heard about the show getting picked up for a second season and the rumors of a Nashville concert tour. We also got the scoop on a few famous faces who will be appearing on the series before this season comes to a close. Here are some highlights:
Connie Britton was the woman of the hour at today's PaleyFest event in honor of Nashville. We talked to the actress on the red carpet about her strong opinion on her character's love life and whether or not singing on the series has inspired her to take her vocal talents to Broadway.
Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood shined on the Country Music Association Awards red carpet, then headed inside Nashville's Bridgestone Arena to honor the genre's best music of the year. Carrie shared hosting honors with Brad Paisley, and the duo ran a joke-filled show that even included a "Gangnam Style" spoof. Neither Carrie nor Taylor ended up taking home a prize, but both took the stage to perform. Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Nashville's Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere were on hand, too.
Many stars were thrilled with their victories. Miranda Lambert got emotional when she and husband Blake Shelton won song of the year for their duet, "Over You." Blake was the evening's biggest winner with a total of three new statues, and was also crowned entertainer of the year.
In ABC's new drama Nashville, Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere play a pair of country singers who don't exactly get along right away; Juliette (Panettiere) is a sassy ingenue who's ready to challenge Rayna (Britton) as the reigning queen of country music. That said, the actresses promise their characters aren't exactly rivals — in fact, they might just become friends. See what the ladies had to say at a recent press day for the show, including who inspires them in the country music world. Nashville premieres tonight on ABC.
Musical TV series are all the rage right now, so it's no surprise that ABC is getting in on the action with new series Nashville. The drama stars TV veterans Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere as a pair of singers that butt heads when their record label tries to bring them together, while also giving us a peek at what happens behind the scenes of the country music industry. Read up before the show premieres on Thursday.
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Glamour's production of "These Girls" brought many famous faces out to Joe's Pub in NYC last night. Olivia Wilde had boyfriend Jason Sudeikis by her side when she wasn't delivering her monologue on stage, and Amy Poehler met up with friends inside the event. Amy posed with Rashida Jones and Aubrey Plaza after working on They Came Together earlier in the day. Connie Britton, who has the season premiere of Nashville hitting the small screen tomorrow, mingled with Carla Gugino while America Ferrera chatted up Rachel Dratch and Glamour's editor in chief, Cindi Leive. America and Amy kicked off their week at the event following a weekend in upstate New York, where they attended the wedding of Amber Tamblyn and David Cross. Also on hand for the funny evening were Meryl Streep's daughters, Mamie and Grace Gummer, Alexa Chung, Coco Rocha, and Ari Graynor.
The Emmys fun continued even after the show was over, with parties all across LA. Winners, including Jon Cryer, Jon Stewart, and Julie Bowen, brought their statues along to celebrate at the annual Governors Ball. Mad Men's January Jones and Elisabeth Moss chatted at the bash, and outstanding supporting actor winner Aaron Paul got love from fiancée Lauren Parsekian. Heidi Klum got in on the action despite Project Runway losing for the eighth time, and Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet proudly showed off his latest statue.
Another crop of stars showed up at LA's Pacific Design Center for HBO's official post-Emmys fete. Claire Danes cozied up to husband Hugh Dancy and her gold at a table with friends while Julianne Moore and Sofia Vergara celebrated nearby. Alexander Skarsgard, Ashlee Simpson, and Lucy Liu mingled inside, and Girls' Lena Dunham made an appearance in her Prada gown.
The party-hopping continued at a Fox-hosted event, where Sofia and Julie shared a laugh and Zooey Deschanel posed with pal Mindy Kaling. Homeland's Morena Baccarin stopped to talk with her costar Claire, and Zachary Quinto congratulated Jessica Lange on her big win. Not ready for the small-screen excitement to end? Check out all the pictures from the 2012 Emmys!
American Horror Story: Asylum's Connie Britton is up for outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie at the 2012 Emmys, though she took time on the red carpet to fill us in on her upcoming drama, Nashville. Hear her talk about the incredible original music that will be featured in the show and how she has a hand in creating the "special" arrangements of the songs.
