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Barack and Michelle Obama slow-danced their way into their next four years in the White House at a monster inaugural ball featuring some of the biggest stars in popular music today.

2013-01-22T05:58:09ZAFP Global Editionby Robert MacPhersontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/02/Blake_Shelton_sweeps_country_music_4548

Blake Shelton scored a hat trick at the 46th annual Country Music Association awards in Nashville, Tennessee, where the victims of superstorm Sandy were not forgotten.

2012-11-02T07:03:24ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/31/Chely_Wright_Says_Dating_Brad_2493

Singer Chely Wright has said dating Brad Paisley and other men to hide that she was gay was 'cruel'. Singer Chely Wright has said dating Brad Paisley and other men to hide that she was gay was ?cruel.? The 41-year-old Wright appeared on CBS' This Morning to pitch the opening of her coming out documentary Wish Me Away, which opens in New York on Friday. The film will also be available starting Friday on iTunes and other VOD sites. Co-host Gayle King said, ?Your documentary took my heart and ripped it out a couple of times,? before asking Wright: ?You seem to have regrets about how you handled [dating Brad Paisley]. Do you have regrets and have you made amends with him?? ?I had several relationships with several wonderful men. I'm a good picker. I pick some nice guys to date. Some of the best. And I do regret those men that I dated that I could never reciprocate the love and affection that they had for me. I knew it the entire time, that I couldn't. And there's a particular cruelty in th

2012-05-31T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/01/26/Kenny_Chesney_leads_Academy_Country_6de1

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Kenny Chesney grabbed the lead with nine award nominations on Thursday from the Academy of Country Music, which hands out its prizes on April 1 in Las Vegas.

2012-01-26T15:12:17ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/19/Adele_Lady_Gaga_American_Music_8c2e

British soul diva Adele hopes to add to her growing collection of prizes at the American Music Awards this weekend, despite throat problems that have forced her off stage.

2011-11-19T15:13:40ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/18/Adele_Lady_Gaga_American_Music_8c2e

British soul diva Adele hopes to add to her growing collection of prizes at the American Music Awards this weekend, even if she has had to be bow out because of throat problems.

2011-11-19T02:43:29ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/11/Taylor_Swift_named_country_music_089f

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift won the top honor at the Country Music Association awards show on Wednesday, taking the trophy for entertainer of the year for the second time.

2011-11-11T13:53:45ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/11/Taylor_Swift_named_country_music_4b75

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift won the top honor at the Country Music Association awards show on Wednesday, taking the trophy for entertainer of the year for the second time.

2011-11-11T13:04:22ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/10/Taylor_Swift_Band_Perry_winners_b3f8

Taylor Swift took the most-coveted entertainer of the year award for the second time Wednesday and newcomers The Band Perry reaped a hat trick of honors at the 45th Country Music Awards.

2011-11-10T17:09:59ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/09/Band_Perry_takes_early_wins_cd7f

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Jason Aldean and newcomers The Band Perry were the big winners at the Country Music Association (CMA) awards on Wednesday.

2011-11-10T05:59:02ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsVernell Hacketttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/09/Taylor_Swift_named_country_music_5924

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift won the top honor at the Country Music Association awards show on Wednesday, taking the trophy for entertainer of the year for the second time.

2011-11-10T04:37:00ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/07/Country_music_stars_gear_night_a960

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country music's biggest stars from Taylor Swift to Glen Campbell are set to shine this Wednesday at the County Music Association awards where many will vie for the program's top prizes.

2011-11-06T17:49:37ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsVernell Hacketttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/10/11/Adele_leads_American_Music_Awards_1715

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British singing star Adele continued her current pop reign with a leading four nominations for the 2011 American Music Awards announced on Tuesday, edging out the likes of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.

2011-10-11T21:06:11ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/10/05/Hunger_America_gets_face_Sesame_467a

The Cookie Monster might want to share more than a few crumbs when a new character joins the "Sesame Street" gang: a girl called Lily from a family hard-pressed to put food on the table.

2011-10-05T17:45:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/10/04/Hungry_muppet_appear_Sesame_Street_2e25

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger struggles on an episode of "Sesame Street", the show said in a statement on Tuesday.

2011-10-04T19:20:46ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/10/04/Hungry_Muppet_appear_Sesame_Street_2108

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new poverty-stricken Muppet will highlight the issue of hunger struggles on an episode of "Sesame Street", the show said in a statement on Tuesday.

2011-10-04T18:17:13ZReuters US Online Report Domestic NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/09/06/Aldean_nominated_country_musics_entertainer_7f75

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift led with five nominations each for the Country Music Association awards on Tuesday, and will compete for the genre's top prize.

2011-09-06T18:46:54ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsVernell Hacketttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/08/10/Minute_With_Eric_Church_Chief_2b0c

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Eric Church is amazed that his new CD, "Chief" has sold 145,000 units in the first seven days and he's thrilled that the album shot to the top Billboard's country chart.

2011-08-10T19:58:43ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsVernell Hacketttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/11/Brad_Paisley_Carrie_Underwood_host_9001

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will co-host the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards on November 9, sharing the duty for the fourth time, they said on Monday.

2011-07-11T16:48:18ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/16/Brad_Paisley_hero_sons_songs_ea37

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Brad Paisley's star shines brighter in the eyes of his young sons for writing two songs for the soon-to-be released animated movie "Cars 2."

2011-06-16T05:46:51ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsVernell Hackett