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Kellie Pickler, 'Mother's Day' Is Singer's Gift of Closure (VIDEO) - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @E_Z_U &bull May 11, 2012Gino DePinto, The Boot When Kellie Pickler talks about her new song, "Mother's Day," she's rather stoic, insisting that she did not write the tune as a message to her estranged mother who abandoned her when she was a little… Full Story »
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- American Idol
- Kellie Pickler
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Kellie Pickler Soars With the Blue Angels - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @Nashville_Times &bull May 10, 2012Craig Scaling, Visual Bliss PhotographyKellie Pickler bravely faced the competition on "American Idol," and has since taken off to unimaginable heights in her career, all the while climbing the country charts with hit albums and singles. But those adventures may… Full Story »
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Topics:
- American Idol
- Kellie Pickler
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Carrie Underwood on 'Ellen': Country Star Talks Home Life With Hockey Hubby - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @orcalover93 &bull May 9, 2012The Ellen DeGeneres ShowCarrie Underwood is the latest country music celebrity to visit the set of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," where she reports that her marriage (to professional hockey player Mike Fisher) has seen one significant improvement since the last… Full Story »
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Carrie Underwood 'Blown Away' Album Debuts at No. 1 - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @keithmichaels &bull May 9, 2012AristaCarrie Underwood has, as expected, blown away the competition on both the Billboard Top Country Album chart and the all-genre Billboard 200 this week as her fourth album, Blown Away, debuts at No. 1 on both charts. Scanning 267,000 copies… Full Story »
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Skylar Laine Looks to Her Own Idols for Career Inspiration - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @E_Z_U &bull May 7, 2012Getty Images for 'American Idol'Skylar Laine is the latest contestant to be eliminated from "American Idol," but the singer isn't wasting any time feeling sorry for herself. The 18-year-old still plans on moving ahead with her dreams of country music… Full Story »
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Taylor Hicks Tries Country Crossover? - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @AZsoul &bull May 6, 2012American Idol' Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks has gone country! Well, at least a little bit. The Alabama native, known for his blues and soul music, is reportedly shipping his new single, 'Seven Mile Breakdown,' to country radio stations next… Full Story »
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Eric Church Rolling Stone Interview Upsets Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @country1039CHOK &bull May 4, 2012Gino DePinto, AOL They're among country music's most notoriously outspoken artists but now Eric Church is taking heat from Miranda Lambert and husband Blake Shelton for comments he made during a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine. In a profanity-laced… Full Story »
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- American Idol
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Carrie Underwood, 'Blown Away' - Video From 'American Idol' - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @KimberlyAnn469 &bull May 4, 2012Getty Images/American IdolCarrie Underwood looked positively angelic on Thursday's "American Idol," as she sang one of the darkest songs she's ever recorded. You listen to it and you can see everything that is happening. It's so dramatic. I'm not a… Full Story »
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Carrie Underwood Interview: 'Blown Away' Album Puts Drama, Emotions Center Stage - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @misformusicnews &bull May 2, 2012James White Country music has long been considered the premier musical vehicle for storytelling and rarely has an album contained more cinematic moments in song than Carrie Underwood's Blown Away, which is out this week on 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville. The Oklahoma native co-wrote eight of the album's 14 tracks with subject matter ranging from dementia to revenge and exploring topics from hometown pride to boosting self-esteem. I'm not the person in person that I am on stage. It just gives you a license to just lie to people I guess. That's a horrible way to put it. When we start… Full Story »
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Carrie Underwood, Glamour Interview: 'Good Girl' Talks Music, Marriage and Money - The Boot
www.theboot.com via @CountryNewz &bull May 1, 2012Glamour MagazineCarrie Underwood proves once again she could be a supermodel as a second career, gracing the cover of Glamour magazine's May issue with her gorgeous face and figure. The country superstar wears everything from a football jersey to a… Full Story »
