The CMT Awards—held on Wednesday at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena—might be about honoring country music’s best and brightest, but Taylor Swift’s big splash at the ceremony had nothing to do with music.

The Fearless songbird used the occasion to show off her new, straightened hairdo. And though, much unlike last year, Swift didn’t walk away with any trophies, we think this look wins all by itself. (Swift wasn’t the only one showing off a new coiffure—Hayden Panettiere was also there with her short locks on display).

Lady Antebellum brought down the house at the end of the 2010 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night (June 9) with “Stars Tonight,” but they’re not through yet. After claiming a buckle for “Need You Now” in the group video category, the trio will be taking the stage at the CMA Music Festival’s nightly concert tonight (June 10) at LP Field. It’s an all-star night, too — look for two-time CMT Music Award winner Carrie Underwood as well as Tim McGraw,

Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean and American Idol finalist-turned-country newcomer, Danny Gokey. Meanwhile, on Friday night (June 11), you can catch CMT Music Award winners Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban, as well as its outrageous host, Kid Rock.

Reba McEntire (yes, the real one) and Josh Turner are on the bill, too. Saturday night will bring Easton Corbin, Billy Currington, Randy Houser, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts and Zac Brown Band. Finally, Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton might get together on Sunday (June 13) for “Hillbilly Bone,” which won the buckle for collaborative video. They’ll be shutting down this year’s festival with Justin Moore, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler and Darius Rucker.

The legendary Pixies are engaged in a mini tour in which they sound entirely their masterpiece Doolittle (b-sides and rarities included). The dates include London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. Novelty resembles very much the idea that the proposed Elio e le Storie Tese some time ago (the CD and DVD Brule). Read the rest of this entry »

Coupled strange that constituted by Jennifer Paige and Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys: two that can be considered as two outcasts of music have joined forces to give life to a new part which is called “Beautiful Lie”.

It is unknown if the new project will cover the singer of “Crush”: what we are sure of is that the new song will be in effect a single. Read the rest of this entry »

Stephen Gately (33 years), member of the famous boyband Boyzone, was found dead in Majorca where he was on holiday with her boyfriend Andrew Coles, with whom he was married since 2006. The singer, 33, died mysteriously during this night (Saturday and Sunday).

The group, after periods of solo projects, had met recently. Here are the words full of pain, the manager of the boys Louis Walsh. Read the rest of this entry »

The two icons of sexy pop / dance 80s have joined forces to try to come back strong after the long period of oblivion and that’s how Sabrina Salerno and Samantha Fox are preparing to invade the music market with the new cover of “Call Me” by Blondie. Read the rest of this entry »

The new recording project of Lady Gaga that will take the title of “The Fame: Monster” will not be a simple re-edition of their debut album but it could be considered to all effects a new album.

In fact it seems that the new disk will be present eight novel, a bit “many” for what it is the phenomenon of “re-release”: usually in these types of products are two or maximum three new songs, but in this new “Germanotta” could be “fed” with eight brand-new pieces which makes us think of a flood of new individual extracts. As you know it begins with “Bad Romance” Who knows if there will be successors?! Read the rest of this entry »

The next Saturday, October 10th, during “Strictly Come Dancing” on BBC One’s program, Amy Winehouse will be in the chorus of “Mama Said”, the song presented by her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield. “Mama Said” is the first single by Dionne and will be released in stores on November 2. Just thirteen, the young Bromfield is the revelation of the label recently founded by Amy, the Lionness Records. Read the rest of this entry »

Collection of unpublished for fans of the Jackson family. “I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters “is a best of the Jackson 5, the first band he sang Michael Jackson. Twelve tracks, including unreleased and remixes, which will see the light on 6 November. The first single-That’s How Love Is-is already available on iTunes, but you can listen to streaming on I Love That Song. Read the rest of this entry »