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Buzz News Roundup, 10/22

BuzzSugar — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:32:07 -0700

Private Practice has been picked up for a full second season. - TV Week
Anne Hathaway will star in the romantic comedy The Fiance. - ComingSoon
Dominic Monaghan will guest-star in Chuck's 3-D episode in February. - Entertainment Weekly
Whoa - NBC might make a few more episodes of ER. - The Hollywood Reporter
Ashton Kutcher will star as a former hit man in the action-comedy Five Killers. - Variety
Tony Hale and newcomer Ben Koldyke have been cast as the leads in the Fox pilot Boldly Going Nowhere. - Zap2it
Naomi Watts is in talks to take the lead role in the based-on-a-true-story drama My Name Is Jody Williams. - The Hollywood Reporter
Kenny Chesney has scored his fifth No. 1 album on The Billboard 200. - Billboard

Buzz News Roundup, 9/10

BuzzSugar — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:33:47 -0700

Josh Groban will sing a medley of TV theme songs at the upcoming Emmys. - Zap2it
Paramount's Nickelodeon Movies division will be making a Kidrobot film. - ComingSoon
Brittany Snow has been added to the cast of Clock Tower, a video game-film adaptation. - Variety
Unsurprisingly, Kenny Chesney is seriously leading the Country Music Association award nominations. - CMT News
Seal is following George Michael as a musical guest on Eli Stone. - The TV Remote
Johnny Depp will reunite with Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski to voice a character in the animated movie Rango. - Variety
Attention Tobias Fünke! The Blue Man Group will star in an IMAX 3-D musical. - ComingSoon
A new lawsuit alleges that Disturbia is an illegal ripoff of Rear Window. - Hollywood Reporter

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Buzz News Roundup, 5/19

BuzzSugar — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:36:26 -0700

For the fourth year in a row, Kenny Chesney won the award for entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Billboard reports. He is now tied with Garth Brooks for the record.
Sigourney Weaver will star in and produce a film for Lifetime called Prayers for Bobby, writes Zap2It.
ComingSoon reports that Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon will star together as parents in a family drama titled The Greatest.
According to Hollywood Reporter, RDF USA has obtained the rights to the old game show Queen for a Day, with plans to pitch an updated version to networks.

Producer Stephen Byrd is planning to make a film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with the all-black cast currently starring on Broadway, writes Variety.
Billboard has the news that Neil Diamond's album Home Before Dark takes the top spot on the U.K. Billboard charts.
According to an AOL poll, Carrie Underwood is the most popular American Idol, with Kelly Clarkson coming in second place, writes Hollywood Reporter.
Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackoff will join the cast of Nip/Tuck, Zap2It reports.
According to Variety, Cillian Murphy and Eddie Redmayne have joined the cast of White Male Heart.

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Underwood, Chesney, Paisley Take Top CMA Honors

BuzzSugar — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:19:29 -0800

The Country Music Association spread things around at the 41st annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, giving two awards apiece to Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley.

Underwood won the Female Vocalist of the Year category for the second year in a row, and she added an award for Single of the Year for "Before He Cheats." Chesney was named Entertainer of the Year and shared in the award for Musical Event of the Year. And Paisley finally won the Male Vocalist of the Year category after seven nominations; his video for "Online" also won the Music Video of the Year award.

Rascall Flatts, Sugarland and Taylor Swift were among the other winners. To see a full list, just read more

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Rascal Flatts

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Sugarland

HORIZON AWARD
Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
It Just Comes Natural
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Before He Cheats”
Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Give It Away”
Bill Anderson / Buddy Cannon / Jamey Johnson

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Tracy Lawrence featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
“Find Out Who Your Friends Are”

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Online”
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jason Alexander

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas – Dobro

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Country Music Award Nominations Announced!

Molly — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:31:58 -0700

The 41st Annual Country Music Award nominations were announced today, with Brad Paisley and George Strait leading the pack with five nods each. Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss and Martina McBride each received four nominations while John Rich, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban got three a piece. Kellie Pickler may or may not be smarter than a fifth grader, but she got a CMA nomination today!

Chesney won Entertainer of the Year at May's Academy of Country Music Awards, so if that's any indication he'll probably do well here too. To see the full list of nominees just read more

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Josh Turner
Keith Urban

Vocal Group
Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Dixie Chicks
Emerson Drive
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts

Vocal Duo
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
The Wreckers

Horizon Award
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Little Big Town
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift

Album of the Year

5th Gear
Brad Paisley
Producers: Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois
Arista Nashville

It Just Comes Natural
George Strait
Producers: Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
Producer: Brett Beavers
Capitol Records Nashville

Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Keith Urban
Producers: Dann Huff and Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville

These Days
Vince Gill
Producers: Vince Gill, John Hobbs and Justin Niebank
MCA Nashville

Single of the Year

"Anyway"
Artist: Martina McBride
Producer: Martina McBride
RCA Records

"Before He Cheats"
Artist: Carrie Underwood
Producer: Mark Bright
19 Recordings Limited/Arista Records

"Lost in This Moment"
Artist: Big & Rich
Producers: Big Kenny and John Rich
Warner Bros. Nashville

"Ticks"
Artist: Brad Paisley
Producers: Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois
Arista Nashville

"Wrapped"
Artist: George Strait
Producers: Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

Song of the Year

"Anyway"
Songwriters: Martina McBride, Brad Warren and Brett Warren
Publishers: Delemmava Music, Bucky and Clyde Music

"Before He Cheats"
Songwriters: Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins
Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Under Dog Music and Sony/ATV Cross Keys

"Give It Away"
Songwriters: Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon and Jamey Johnson
Publishers: Sony, ATV Tree, Mr. Bubba Music, Slow Run Music and EMI Blackwood

"Lost in This Moment"
Songwriters: John Rich, Keith Anderson and Rodney Clawson
Publishers: Rich Texan Music, Warner-Tamerlane, Writer's Extreme, EMI April Music and Romeo Cowboy

"Stupid Boy"
Songwriters: Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant and Sarah Buxton
Publishers: Song Planet, That Little House Music, Cal IV Songs and BergBrain Music

Musical Event

"Because of You"
Artists: Reba McEntire With Kelly Clarkson
MCA Nashville

"Find Out Who Your Friends Are"
Artists: Tracy Lawrence Featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
Rocky Comfort Records, CO5

"Hey Good Lookin'" (Live)
Artists: Jimmy Buffett With George Strait and Alan Jackson
MCA Nashville

Artists: Alison Krauss and John Waite
"Missing You"
Rounder Records

"The Reason Why"
Artists: Vince Gill With Guest Vocalist Alison Krauss
MCA Nashville

Music Video of the Year

"Anyway"
Artist: Martina McBride
Directors: Robert Deaton and George J. Flanigen IV

"Before He Cheats"
Artist: Carrie Underwood
Director: Roman White

"Moments"
Artist: Emerson Drive
Director: Steven Goldmann

"Online"
Artist: Brad Paisley
Director: Jason Alexander

"You Save Me"
Artist: Kenny Chesney
Director: Shaun Silva

Musician
Eddie Bayers Jr. - Drums
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Dann Huff - Guitar
Mac McAnally - Guitar
Randy Scruggs - Guitar

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Kenny Chesney: Entertainer of the Year

BuzzSugar — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:09:42 -0700

For the third year in a row, Kenny Chesney was named Entertainer of the Year at the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards. Other honorees included George Strait and Carrie Underwood, while Brooks and Dunn took home an unprecedented fourteenth award for Top Vocal Duo.

The AP continues:

Veteran singer-songwriter Bill Anderson...seemed touched that older artists weren't forgotten. "I'm old enough to be Carrie Underwood's grandfather," the 69-year-old said of the 24-year-old singer.

"I would not be here if it were not for 'American Idol,'" [Underwood] said as she collected her vocal award. "Thank you, fans. God bless you."

For a complete list of winners, read more

42nd Academy of Country Music Award Winners

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney

TOP MALE VOCALIST
Brad Paisley

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Carrie Underwood

TOP VOCAL GROUP
Rascal Flatts

TOP VOCAL DUO
Brooks & Dunn