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Oklahoma City Sports & Outdoors on wimgo Reserve Thunder guard Nate Robinson has posted on Facebook and Twitter this rather inspiring video of fiercely loyal local NBA fans greeting the team at Will Rogers World Airport in the wee hours of Friday morning during an impressive lightning display. Read More

David Cook to premiere video, perform on "American Idol" next week

May 21, 2011 Former Tulsan and Season 7 “American Idol” champion David Cook will premiere the music video for his new single “The Last Goodbye” Monday on iTunes. The video was directed by the acclaimed and award-winning Nigel Dick (Britney Spears, Oasis, Nickelback) and shot in Malibu earlier this month. Read More

Carrie Underwood named "American Idol's" top earner May 21, 2011 Checotah native and Season 4 champion Carrie Underwood is now officially “American Idol”’s top earner, surpassing season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson. In the new issue of the Hollywood Reporter, which features a 21-page package celebrating “Idol”’s 10th anniversary, the trade publication breaks down the... Read More

Famke Janssen talks about her Oklahoma film at Cannes

May 21, 2011 “X-Men” actress and former Bond girl Famke Janssen has unveiled at her directorial debut, the Oklahoma-made and set film “Bringing Up Bobby,” at the huge movie market that accompanies the Cannes Film Festival. The filmmaker hopes to find distributors to put “Bringing Up Bobby” into theaters in the... Read More

Kristin Chenoweth's new show "Good Christian Belles" added to ABC's 2011-12 lineup

May 20, 2011 ABC has announced its 2011-12 primetime schedule this week, and “Good Christian Belles,” featuring Broken Arrow native Kristin Chenoweth, is among the new series in the lineup. “Good Christian Belles” is described as a soap opera-type drama centering on Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb), once the ultimate high... Read More

Carrie Underwood, David Cook expected to appear as "American Idol" producer Simon Fuller gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star

May 20, 2011 “American Idol” champions Carrie Underwood and David Cook, who both have Oklahoma ties, will be among the celebrities on hand Monday when “Idol” creator, TV producer and artist manager Simon Fuller receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez, the top 13 contestants... Read More

Olivia Munn cast in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming HBO pilot

May 20, 2011 Oklahoma City-bred TV star Olivia Munn has been cast in “West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming HBO pilot, reports TheWrap.com. Munn, a Putnam City North High School and University of Oklahoma grad, will play a financial analyst in the pilot, tentatively titled “More as the Story Develops,” which... Read More

Taylor Swift will stream performance Saturday for charity

May 20, 2011 Taylor Swift announced today via Twitter that she will expand her fundraising efforts for tornado victims by streaming two performances during Saturday’s “Speak Now … Help Now” benefit event. “I’ll be streaming 2 of the songs from the Speak Now/Help Now rehearsal performance worldwide- Saturday at 9pm... Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on May 20, 2011: Laugh aloud at stand-up comic and "Mike & Molly" actor Billy Gardell

May 20, 2011 Today’s featured event: SHAWNEE — Hear stand-up comedian and “Mike & Molly” actor Billy Gardell at 7 tonight at Firelake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino Blvd. Information: 964-7263 or www.firelakegrand.com. To read NewsOK TV blogger Melissa Hayer’s recent Q&A with Gardell, click here. Read More

Rob Lowe still upset about "The Outsiders"; writes about making the Oklahoma film in new autobiography

May 20, 2011 Brat Pack actor Rob Lowe made his big-screen debut in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 movie “The Outsiders,” based on Tulsa author S.E. Hinton’s celebrated novel about feuding gangs in 1960s Tulsa. But the “West Wing” alumnus still has hard feelings about the movie that launched his career. Read More

Reba McEntire's father continues to recover from stroke

May 20, 2011 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. To read more about Sunday’s Country Music Hall of Fame induction, click here. Reba’s father continues to recover When the Country Music Hall of Fame’s 2011 inductee class was announcement back in March, honoree Reba McEntire was unable to attend. Read More

Video: OKC NBA fans dance to get Ellen DeGeneres to "Thunder up"

May 19, 2011 On Wednesday, a big group of Oklahoma City Thunder fans participated in a flash mob dance tribute to Ellen DeGeneres. Shown in this NewsOK video, the flash mob was organized by the co-administrators of the “Let’s Make Ellen our No. 1 Thunder Girl” Facebook page. Read More

Wednesday Video Spotlight: OK Sweetheart's "Home" May 18, 2011 Check out the official music video to Tulsa-based duo OK Sweetheart’s “Home.” The title track to the group’s 2010 debut album, the song recently has been featured on the TV shows “One Tree Hill” and “90210.” -BAM Read More

Rascal Flatts surprise Oprah with performance to air Monday as part of farewell spectacular

May 18, 2011 Superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, appeared at Chicago’s United Center Tuesday night to tape a surprise appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The band was tapped by Oprah’s producers to perform on one of their highly-anticipated finale shows “Surprise Oprah! Read More

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton's wedding features more than $1.5 million of Johnathon Arndt jewelry

May 17, 2011 Celebrity jeweler Johnathon Arndt designed more than $1.5 million of jewelry for Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton’s wedding, according to a news release. The country music stars and Tishomingo residents were wed over the weekend in her native state of Texas. Read More

Kristin Chenoweth to release country album "Some Lessons Learned" Sept. 13

May 17, 2011 Born and raised in Broken Arrow, actress/songstress Kristin Chenoweth goes back to her country music roots with her new album “Some Lessons Learned,” to be released on Sony Masterworks on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Her debut single, “I Want Somebody (Bitch About)” is a tongue-in-cheek song about finding... Read More

OKC Thunder and Dallas Mavericks tipoff Western Conference Finals series tonight

May 17, 2011 The Oklahoma City Thunder will make their debut in the Western Conference Finals tonight when their series against the Dallas Mavericks tips off at 8 p.m. inside Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The game will air on ESPN (Cox 29, HD 720). Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on May 17, 2011: Hear the Foo Fighters in Tulsa

May 17, 2011 Today’s featured event: TULSA – Hear the Foo Fighters at 7:30 tonight at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. The band is touring in support of its new album “Wasting Light.” To read The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett’s recent interview with Foo Fighter Nate Mendel, click here. Read More

Video: Tyler Robinson grateful for chance, not bitter toward Blake Shelton after "The Voice" elimination

May 17, 2011 The second of the Battle Rounds will air at 9 tonight on the NBC reality TV show “The Voice,” and it will be interesting to see which singers the four celebrity coaches – Oklahoma country music star Blake Shelton, rapper Cee Lo Green, diva Christina Aguilera and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine – pit against... Read More

Video: Blake Shelton talks about choosing Patrick Thomas over Tyler Robinson on "The Voice" May 17, 2011 The second of the Battle Rounds will air at 9 tonight on the NBC reality TV show “The Voice,” and it will be interesting to see which singers the four celebrity coaches – Oklahoma country music star Blake Shelton, rapper Cee Lo Green, diva Christina Aguilera and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine – pit against... Read More

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