Monthly Archives: June 2010

'The A-Team' movie grows up with its audience

After more than 20 years off screen, The A-Team shoots, blasts and bombs its way back into pop culture today in theaters everywhere. Originally a TV action vehicle that made Mr. T a household name in the early 1980s — … Continue reading

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Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan win big at CMT Music Awards

Carrie Underwood starred on our special CMT Music Awards cover this past weekend, and she starred at the actual event last night in Nashville, taking home Video of the Year for Cowboy Casanova and CMT Performance of the Year for … Continue reading

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Love comes to Camelot in this week's 'Merlin'

Fans of Syfy’s weekly series Merlin love the knightly derring-do and all that magic, but where’s the love, man? It’s coming in this Friday’s episode. Contingents from outside kingdoms arrive in Camelot to sign a peace treaty, and so does … Continue reading

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Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock ready for CMT Music Awards

Carrie Underwood rehearsed at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville yesterday for tomorrow’s 2010 CMT Music Awards. Kid Rock will host the show, airing live on CMT at 8 p.m. ET (tape-delayed PT) and he’s ready to party. “You go to the … Continue reading

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Jason Lee oozes Southern charm again on TNT's 'Memphis Beat'

For those still distressed that NBC canceled My Name Is Earl, they’ll be able to get their good-guy-Southerner Jason Lee fix with the new TNT drama series Memphis Beat, premiering June 22. It was featured in the summer TV preview … Continue reading

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Bidens turn their place pink for Komen celebration

Curing breast cancer was the topic, burgers and ice cream sundaes on the menu, and lots of pink the attire for a backyard cookout at Joe and Jill Biden’s Washington, D.C. digs — i.e., the Vice President’s residence — on … Continue reading

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Country starlet Carrie Underwood is our cover girl this weekend

If you’ve been following our profiles of the USA WEEKEND Breakthrough Video of the Year nominees (Easton Corbin, Laura Bell Bundy, Luke Bryan and Steel Magnolia) this week, you’ll most definitely want to check out this weekend’s special CMT Music … Continue reading

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Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson is all business when it comes to 'The A-Team'

More than a few of mixed martial arts fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s opponents in the Octagon probably think he has a bad attitude — especially when Jackson’s doling out one of his trademark body slams. But “bad attitude” is right … Continue reading

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CMT nominee Steel Magnolia finds love and video inspiration at the karaoke bar

Last year at this time, the members of the country duo Steel Magnolia — Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones — were contestants on the CMT reality show Can You Duet. The twosome went to the 2009 CMT Awards and … Continue reading

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The Arthurian legend grows on this week's 'Merlin'

After a little Memorial Day holiday, Merlin returns with new episodes on Syfy this Friday, so check out a clip from this week’s “The Lady of the Lake” episode below. Laura Donnelly guest-stars as a mysterious girl who’s brought in … Continue reading

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Look out, CMT Awards: Breakthrough nominee Luke Bryan is on a roll

You don’t have to be a country music fan to have heard of Luke Bryan — especially those who watch a lot of reality shows. He appeared on this past season of The Celebrity Apprentice when Bret Michaels, Bill Goldberg … Continue reading

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Miley Cyrus admits 'Full Circle' is about Nick Jonas

Miley Cyrus let slip to fans at the Rock in Rio concert in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday that the inspiration for her Full Circle song was former boyfriend Nick Jonas, whom she dated in 2007. “It’s about two people. They’re … Continue reading

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Laura Bell Bundy goes from Broadway star to country queen

We continue our daily look at this year’s USA WEEKEND Breakthrough Video of the Year nominees with Laura Bell Bundy, one of the four acts up for the CMT Award come June 9. Award accolades are nothing new for the … Continue reading

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