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Carrie Underwood donates $1 million to Red Cross for disaster relief in wake of deadly Oklahoma tornadoes May 23, 2013 As Carrie Underwood wraps her 2012-13 “Blown Away Tour” tonight in Abbotsford, B.C., Canada, a $1 million donation is being made to the Red Cross for disaster relief. The charitable contribution to the Red Cross derives from the tour’s concert proceeds and was established when it launched in spring 2012. Read More
Social media used to send prayers and condolences to Oklahoma in wake of deadly tornadoes May 20, 2013 There has been an incredible outpouring of prayers and sympathy from around the world since deadly and devastating tornadoes ripped through Moore and south Oklahoma City this afternoon, less than a day after Shawnee and Carney were among the Oklahoma towns to be ravaged Sunday by twisters. Read More
Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Luke Bryan lead CMT Music Award nominations May 10, 2013 A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. Church, Bryan, Lambert lead CMT Awards nominations Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Luke Bryan earned four nominations each to lead the field of nominees for the 2013 CMT Music Awards The nominations were... Read More
Carrie Underwood to perform "Sunday Night Football" opening theme on NBC May 07, 2013 NBC has selected six-time Grammy Award-winner and Checotah native Carrie Underwood to perform “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” the opening theme for primetime television’s No. 1 program, “Sunday Night Football.” The Season 4 “American Idol” winner will make her “Sunday Night Football” debut... Read More
Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, Journey, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Thompson Square, Toby Keith, Ryan Tedder nominated for CMT Music Awards May 06, 2013 Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Luke Bryan earned four nominations each to lead the field of nominees for the 2013 CMT Music Awards The nominations were announced Monday (today), and fan voting is underway at CMT.com. Kristen Bell and Jason Aldean will host the show airing live from... Read More
Carrie Underwood to celebrate 5-year anniversary with the Grand Ole Opry May 06, 2013 The Grand Ole Opry will honor six-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood on her fifth anniversary as an Opry member on Friday, June 7. The Checotah native will celebrate five years with a special segment closing the evening’s Opry performance. Show tickets are available now, according to a news release. Read More
Video: Remembering George Jones May 02, 2013 George Jones’ funeral is taking place this morning at The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. As previously reported, the service is open to the public. National television networks CMT, GAC, RFD, and FamilyNet, as well as local Nashville stations WKRN 2, WSMV 4, WTVF 5, WZTV 17 are broadcasting the... Read More
Photo gallery: Toby Keith plays for the troops on his 11th USO tour May 02, 2013 Oklahoma country music superstar Toby Keith is in the midst of his 11th annual United Service Organization tour, thanking troops and their families with his three-country, 10-day trek that began Sunday and continues through next Tuesday. The Norman is visiting the Philippines, Guam and Hawaii to lift the spirits of... Read More
Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire make People's Most Beautiful list May 02, 2013 Country music superstars Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire, who all have Oklahoma ties, are featured in People’s recent “Most Beautiful” special issue. Lambert, a Tishomingo resident, and her dog Delilah are included in the feature “Simply Stunning: Stars & Their Aww-dored Pets.”... Read More
Video: Willie Nelson turns 80 today, auditions for "The Hobbit 2" and gets birthday wishes from Carrie Underwood April 29, 2013 Country music legend Willie Nelson celebrated his 80th birthday today, and he did it in extremely Willie Nelson fashion. The singer-songwriter made a trippy video for “Conan” in which he mischievously auditions for “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson to cast him as Gandalf in the next “Hobbit”... Read More
RIP George Jones: Country music legend dies at 81 April 26, 2013 Country Music Hall of Famer George Glenn Jones died Friday (today) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He was 81. He was hospitalized April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, according to a news release from his publicist, Kirt Webster. Read More
Carrie Underwood and MercyMe nominated for Billboard Awards April 22, 2013 Billboard announced today the 2013 Billboard Music Awards finalists, following the year-long tracking period of March 12, 2012 to March 10, 2013. Checotah native Carrie Underwood received two nominations, for Top Country Artist and Top Country Album for her 2012 release “Blown Away.” Lionel Richie’s duets... Read More
Video: Carrie Underwood says her live "Sound of Music" won't be a remake of the movie April 18, 2013 As announced back in November, NBC announced that Checotah native Carrie Underwood will take on the legendary role of Maria Von Trapp in a live television broadcast of “The Sound of Music.” Based on the beloved original Broadway musical, the three-hour live telecast will air around the 2013 holiday season on... Read More
Video: Carrie Underwood thanks followers for fan-created lyric video for "See You Again" April 11, 2013 Carrie Underwood may not have won any awards at Sunday night’s Academy of Country Music Awards, but the Checotah native is clearly still a winner in the hearts of her fervent fans. Earlier this week, a fan-created lyric video for Underwood’s uplifting new single “See You Again” debuted on YouTube. Read More
Wednesday Video Spotlight: Oklahomans perform at the 2013 ACM Awards April 10, 2013 As previously reported, Sunday was a big night for Tishomingo’s country music power couple, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Shelton co-hosted the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards and performed solo, in the star-studded opening number that included his bride and the closing number featuring R&B... Read More
Photo gallery: Carrie Underwood walks the red carpet and performs on the 2013 ACM Awards April 08, 2013 As previously reported, Checotah native Carrie Underwood belted her latest chart-topper “Two Black Cadillacs” on the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which aired live Sunday from Las Vegas. Although Underwood didn’t win either of the two trophies for which was she was nominated – female... Read More
Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Thompson Square win at 2013 ACM Awards April 08, 2013 A version of this story appears in Monday’s The Oklahoman. Miranda Lambert wins a leading 4 trophies at the ACM Awards Thompson Square earns vocal duo of the year for the second straight year. Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert won a leading four trophies, including one she shared with her husband, Blake... Read More
Video: Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan behind the scenes of the ACM Awards April 07, 2013 I will be live blogging the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards starting at 7 tonight right here at BAM’s Blog! The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 tonight on CBS, with Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan co-hosting. Read More
Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain, Gary Allan and more added as ACM Awards presenters April 07, 2013 The Academy of Country Music has announced that Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer will perform with Brad Paisley at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. In addition, Owasso resident Trisha Yearwood and fellow country superstars Gary Allan, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Chris Young and Eli... Read More
Reminder: ACM Awards live blog begins at 7 tonight! April 07, 2013 Reminder: I will be live blogging the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards starting at 7 tonight right here at BAM’s Blog! The ACM Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas from 7 to 10 tonight on CBS, with Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan co-hosting. Read More
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