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Oklahoma City Concerts & Shows on wimgo From Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman. Trans-Siberian Orchestra brings holiday rock One of the top selling concert acts in the world, Trans-Siberian Orchestra is bringing its popular holiday audio-visual extravaganza to Oklahoma City. Read More

Miranda Lambert to perform on Grammy nominations special tonight

December 01, 2010 Country music star Miranda Lambert, who lives in Tishomingo, will perform her latest hit “Only Prettier” on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! tonight, according to CMT.com. The one-hour Grammy nominations special will air at 9 tonight on CBS, with two-time Grammy-winning actor/rapper LL COOL J hosting and... Read More

Ben Affleck talks about his Oklahoma filmmaking experience on Jimmy Kimmel

November 30, 2010 Actor/writer/director Ben Affleck praised Oklahoma Monday night when he appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Affleck is starring with Javier Bardem, Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams in a new film from director Terrence Malick, and the as-yet-untitled project has been shooting in Bartlesville. Read More

George Strait, Reba McEntire Oklahoma City tickets on sale Friday morning

November 30, 2010 Oklahoma City Concerts & Shows on wimgo Country music royalty George Strait and Reba McEntire once again will rule arenas as they extend their blockbuster tour into 2011. The second stop on their New Year’s itinerary is set for Jan. 15 at Oklahoma City Arena (formerly Ford Center), and tickets are going... Read More

New releases for Nov. 30, 2010: "Twilight Saga: Eclipse," "Fantasia Anthology"

November 30, 2010 The most anticipated DVD release of the week isn’t due until midnight Saturday, when “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” drops. The home video release of the third film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book series is sure to be greeted with parties and excitement from “Twi-hard” fans. Read More

Patty Duke co-stars in "Unanswered Prayers" TV movie based on Garth Brooks song

November 29, 2010 “Unanswered Prayers,” a TV movie executive produced by Oklahoma music superstar Garth Brooks and based on his 1990 hit song, will debut at 8 tonight on Lifetime Television. The plot closely follows the lyrics to the song, which Brooks co-wrote and recorded for his blockbuster sophomore album “No Fences.”... Read More

RIP Leslie Nielsen

November 29, 2010 In this file photo taken May 22, 1996, Leslie Nielsen, right, and Nicollette Sheridan, co-stars in the movie “Spy Hard,” make an appearance at Planet Hollywood in New York. The Canadian-born Nielsen, who went from drama to inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in “Airplane!” and the accident-prone detective... Read More

"CMA Country Christmas" airing today

November 29, 2010 The Country Music Association is bringing together some bright music stars – including Oklahoma native Reba McEntire, who hails from Chockie, and trio Rascal Flatts, which features Joe Don Rooney of Picher – to celebrate the holiday season with a television special airing tonight. Read More

RIP Irvin Kershner

November 29, 2010 Irvin Kershner, who directed the “Star Wars” sequel “The Empire Strikes Back,” has died at age 87. Kershner died Saturday in Los Angeles after a long illness, said Adriana Santini, a family friend. His agent, Derek Maki, also confirmed the death Monday in an e-mail to The Associated Press. Read More

"Unanswered Prayers" TV movie, based on Garth Brooks song, debuting tonight on Lifetime

November 29, 2010 “Unanswered Prayers,” a TV movie executive produced by Oklahoma music superstar Garth Brooks and based on his 1990 hit song, will debut at 8 tonight on Lifetime Television. Filmed in Virginia, the movie centers on a contented small-town husband and father (Eric Close, “Without a Trace”) whose stable life... Read More

Slideshow video: Garth Brooks talks about the song, TV movie "Unanswered Prayers"

November 29, 2010 In this NewsOK slideshow video, Oklahoma music megastar Garth Brooks talks about his 1990 hit song “Unanswered Prayers” and the new TV movie based on it. Brooks executive produced the telefilm, which will debut at 8 tonight on Lifetime Television. The plot closely follows the lyrics to the song, which... Read More

Garth Brooks executive produces TV movie based on his hit "Unanswered Prayers"

November 28, 2010 From Sunday’s Life section of The Oklahoman. On Oklahoma time with Garth Brooks Music megastar has executive produced a TV movie based on his 1990 hit “Unanswered Prayers.” No matter where he goes, Garth Brooks keeps his watch on Oklahoma time. Read More

Garth Brooks still in demand after returning to musical stage a year ago

November 28, 2010 From Sunday’s Life section of The Oklahoman. Garth Brooks’ return to stage brings big response in Vegas, Nashville In fall 2000, Oklahoma country music superstar Garth Brooks retired from touring and recording to raise his three daughters. In the past decade, the best-selling solo artist in U.S. Read More

Garth Brooks: "Unanswered Prayers" has stood the test of time, inspired new TV movie

November 26, 2010 Oklahoma music megastar Garth Brooks feels his 1990 chart-topping single “Unanswered Prayers” has stood the test of time. “I’m a big James Taylor fan, and James described going through soundcheck and here comes ‘Fire and Rain’ and you’re kind of rolling your eyes, you know, when you’re playing it. Read More

Taylor Swift special, "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" air tonight

November 25, 2010 Country-pop star Taylor Swift will be in the spotlight tonight when her Thanksgiving special “Taylor Swift: Speak Now” airs at 7 p.m. on NBC (KFOR-4 in Oklahoma City). Her third album, “Speak Now” recently shattered sales records, with more than a million copies sold in its first week of release. Read More

Graham Colton hosting third annual benefit show for Regional Food Bank tonight

November 24, 2010 Oklahoma City Concerts & Shows on wimgo Oklahoma singer-songwriter Graham Colton will host today his third annual Thanksgiving Concert with a portion of the ticket sales benefiting the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Colton will take the stage with Sherree Chamberlin, Christopher Wray, Matt Stansberry and... Read More

84th annual Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade to march Thursday

November 24, 2010 The 84th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City will kick off the holiday season this morning. Parade coverage begins at 9 a.m. on NBC (KFOR-4 in Oklahoma City). More than 3.5 million people line the streets to see the parade, and another 50 million watch it from home. Read More

Leon Russell, Elton John appearing on "Regis and Kelly" this morning

November 24, 2010 Tulsa Sound pioneer Leon Russell and British music superstar Elton John will perform this morning on “Live with Regis and Kelly.” Russell and John released last month their collaborative album “The Union.” They brought their tour supporting the album to Tulsa earlier this month. Read More

Movie review: "Faster"

November 24, 2010 Listed on wimgo Movies under Action From Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman. 2 of 4 stars. “Faster” fails to accelerate For a movie titled “Faster,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s return to R-rated actioners proves surprisingly flat-footed. Just as Johnson’s character can’t get his... Read More

Taylor Swift announces 2011 "Speak Now World Tour" dates, including Tulsa show

November 23, 2010 Taylor Swift announced today that she will tour the world in 2011 in support of her blockbuster “Speak Now” album, which shattered sales records with more than a million copies sold in its first week of release. Swift, 20, is currently slated to play 87 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents on the... Read More

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