ALSO WORTH WATCHING Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment SUNDAY →"Cheech & Chong Roast” (9 p.m. on TBS): Friends and fellow stars pay tribute to Richard Anthony "Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong. Brad Garrett ("Everybody...

TELEVISION: Julianne Hough to take 'Dancing' break Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment HOUGH TO TAKE ‘DANCING’ BREAK Julianne Hough says she’s not returning to "Dancing With the Stars” next season. In a radio interview, the professional dancer said she...

Oklahomans ‘Ride’ high at awards show Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment LOS ANGELES — Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts, which includes Picher native Joe Don Rooney, won awards at American Music Awards on Sunday. Underwood, from Checotah, won favorite country...

Give gifts kids will love Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Add a comment It’s a Christmas scenario all parents dread: After the effort and expense of shopping, their child gets more excited about the crumpled wrapping paper and empty box than the actual present....

Oklahoma singer, Blake Shelton, reinvents self Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment The concept of home has possessed particular meaning the past few years for Oklahoma country music star Blake Shelton. The Ada native moved back to his home state from Nashville, Tenn., three years...

Actor Kevin Costner says his music ‘sounds like Oklahoma’ Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — He’s played Wyatt Earp, Robin Hood and Eliot Ness in the movies, but Kevin Costner says his most natural gig is playing music with his band. "This is as close to...

Taylor Swift, Hank Jr. big winners at BMI Awards Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift’s "Teardrops On My Guitar” won country song of the year, and Hank Williams Jr. was honored as a music icon during the 56th Annual BMI Country...

Beyonce tops list of divas at AMAs Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — This year’s American Music Awards will be diva-heavy, with Beyonce topping the list. The singer is to perform at the Nov. 23 ceremony in Los Angeles, which will air 7 p.m....

Taylor Swift, at 18, poised to be pop superstar Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Taylor Swift remembers the day she walked into one of her writing sessions — filled with anger. The boy she liked was acting up, and the singer could barely get out...

Oklahomans shine bright at CMA show Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 10 Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts continued their winning streaks at Wednesday night’s 42nd Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. The Country Music Association named Checotah’s...

Country Music Association Award winners Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Winners Wednesday at the 42nd annual Country Music Association awards: Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney. Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley. Female Vocalist of...

Lil Wayne joins Kid Rock on Stage at CMA show Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It wasn't hick-hop but real hip-hop at the CMA Awards as Lil Wayne joined Kid Rock onstage during country music's biggest night. Kid Rock brought the prolific and best-selling...

Kenny Chesney wins CMA's Entertainer of the Year Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Kenny Chesney took home his third straight entertainer of the year trophy at the CMA Awards. It was the only trophy that he won. He was nominated for seven. But it was...

Singer Devin Derrick to cap off CMA party Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 After almost 20 years of touring, country singer Devin Derrick’s recording career is off to an auspicious start. Derrick, born in Oklahoma City and raised in the Edmond area, made his debut...

CMA Awards nominations Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment Entertainer of the year →Kenny Chesney. →Brad Paisley. →George Strait. →Sugarland. →Keith Urban. Female vocalist of the year →Alison Krauss. →Miranda...

Carrie Underwood excited, nervous on co-hosting CMA Awards Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 Oklahoma singing sensation Carrie Underwood didn’t make the Country Music Association work too hard to rope her into co-hosting tonight’s CMA Awards with fellow star Brad Paisley....

Concert Review: Showman Terry Fator takes stage, proves he's no dummy Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Celebrity impersonator, ventriloquist and singer Terry Fator recently was approached by an audience member who said she was an Elvis fan and that his Elvis impersonation "needed a lot of...

Oklahoma artists are in CMA Awards spotlight Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Carrie Underwood will be busy on country music’s biggest night. The Checotah native will co-host the 42nd Annual CMA Awards at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ABC. She will also be performing during the...

Oklahoma Entertainment in the Week Ahead Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment Nov. 7 Concerts Tracy Grammer, 9 p.m., The Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley, 524-0738. Boz Scaggs, 7 p.m., UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E Fifth, 359-7989. (Edmond) Natalie Cole, 8 p.m., WinStar Casino, 777 Casino...

Musicology Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Add a comment Country Crystal Shawanda "Dawn of a New Day" (RCA Records) Whether she succeeds with her debut album, Crystal Shawanda will live forever at American weddings. Shawanda's first single "You Can...