Lady A's Valentine's Day Gift Idea & Country Stars On TV

Faith Hill performed her new song "Come Home" at the People's Choice Awards on Wednesday night. If you missed it, click here to watch her amazing performance. Taylor Swift took home the Favorite Country Artist award.

Set the DVR if you can't be home to watch some of your favorite country stars on the tube in the next two weeks. Chris Young will make his first appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday, January 17th. He will perform his current single “You.” David Nail will perform on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Thursday, January 19th at 11:35p. He will perform his number one song “Let It Rain.” Hunter Hayes will make his Good Morning America debut on Tuesday January 24th performing his single "Storm Warning.”

And baby makes four..Jo Dee Messina and her husband welcomed their second son, Jonah Christopher, to the family on Wednesday, January 11th. Jonah weighed in at six-pounds, 13-ounces. He joins three-year-old brother Noah in the family.

Valentine's Day is a month away so this is perfect timing..Lady Antebellum are offering a special edition of their hit single "Just a Kiss" set in chocolate. For $18 you can order an edible milk chocolate CD embossed with the song title and the Lady A logo. Check out LadyAntebellum.com for details.

Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift are among Next Movie's nine hottest Nashville movie stars. According to their website, these three -- along with Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson -- have done the best job of transferring their talent from the stage to the screen.

And finally, 

Blake Shelton is on the cover of Redbook magazine’s “HOT HUSBANDS” special, which comes out this Tuesday, January 17th. During the interview, Blake describes his relationship secrets with fellow country star Miranda Lambert. He also discusses the upcoming season of NBC’s “THE VOICE,” which premieres after the Super Bowel on February 5th. Blake and Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott are among Cosmopolitan's 2012 Fun Fearless Awards recipients. The list recognizes celebrities for their career achievements and for taking bold risks in their professional and personal lives. 

And that is the Nashville Minute.

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A Lady A Gets Married & Taylor Lands A Movie Role

Congratulations to Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott. She and Chris Tyrell exchanged I Do's on Saturday (January 7) before sunset in upstate New York. They posted a short video to share the good news. Check it out on Lady A's website http://www.ladyantebellum.com/.

Faith Hill will perform during the People's Choice Awards on January 11th. Watch it on CBS.

Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, and Willie Nelson are among the stars who recording sessions with Tony Bennett for his Duets Two album were captured for a PBS Special. Carrie teams up with Tony to sing "It Had to Be You", Faith does "The Way You Look Tonight" and Willie duets with Tony on "On the Sunny Side of the Street." The special airs on January 27th on PBS.

Get ready for new country music from some of your favorite country stars...

• Tim McGraw gets it going on January 17th with the release of his Emotional Traffic album
• On January 24th, Kellie Pickler's 100 Proof and Glen Campbell's Live in Japan hit store shelves
• Dierks Bentley's Home will be out on February 7th
• Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill and Brad Paisley are working on new music that will come out later in the year.

Taylor Swift has won the role of Eponine in the movie version of Les Miserables. Production is set to start in March and the film will hit the big screen in early December.

And finally,

Mirand Lambert, Jewel, Lionel Richie and Kelly Clarkson will be advising contestants on the upcoming season of The Voice. Season two premieres February 5th right after the Super Bowl on NBC.

And That is The Nashville Minute.

Keep it Real & Keep it Country!

George McFly
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94.9 WQMX - Akron, OH
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