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Did you vote for the CMT Breakthrough Video Award?

June 1, 2012 | Add Comment | in CMT Awards, Music
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The 2012 CMT Music Awards show is less than a week away — have you voted? The USA WEEKEND Breakthrough Video of the Year Award nominees are Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes, Pistol Annies and Thompson Square. Want to know more about the American Idol winner, Idol runner up, go-with-the-flow trio, country rocker, married duo and [...]
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Q: I saw that Taylor Hicks announced that he will be playing Vegas. It went viral. What can you tell me about his plans?

June 1, 2012 | 2 Comments | in In Print, Music, People, Reader Questions, TV
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Mavis Tofte, Salem, Ore. Good to see members of the “Soul Patrol” still sticking with their favorite bluesy crooner. Hicks, winner of American Idol’s fifth season, begins an eight-week engagement at Bally’s Las Vegas June 26. He’s also working on his first country album, a follow-up to 2009’s The Distance. (Expect at least a little [...]
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Birthday Buzz (June 3 – June 9)

June 1, 2012 | Add Comment | in Birthdays, In Print, People
6.3 Anderson Cooper 45 6.4 Russell Brand 37 Angelina Jolie 37 Noah Wyle 41 6.5 Mark Wahlberg 41 Ron Livingston 45 6.6 Paul Giamatti 45 Jason Isaacs 49 Aaron Sorkin 51 6.7 Michael Cera 24 Liam Neeson 60 6.8 Maria Menounos 34 Kanye West 35 Joan Rivers 79 6.9 Natalie Portman 31 Johnny Depp 49 [...]
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Q: Tell us about the actress who portrays Carl’s grandma on Mike & Molly. She’s a hoot!

June 1, 2012 | Add Comment | in In Print, Movies, People, Reader Questions, TV
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Anita Scussel, Traverse City, Mich. Cleo King, 49, is the lovable grandmother on the CBS sitcom, though she is only seven years older than “grandson” Reno Wilson. The role is a departure for the St. Louis native, who portrayed tough-talking cops in the movies Pineapple Express and The Hangover. She also appeared on the HBO [...]
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Q: Is Jack Nicholson still making movies?

June 1, 2012 | Add Comment | in In Print, Movies, People, Reader Questions
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Matt Hull, Rochester, N.Y. It’s been a couple of years. The three-time Oscar winner, a Hollywood fixture since the late 1950s, last starred with Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd in the 2010 romantic comedy How Do You Know. Off-screen, the leading man of Chinatown, The Shining and The Departed can often be found [...]
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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

June 1, 2012 | Add Comment | in People
Good Wife’s Matt Czuchry is also a good storyteller.
Reading is one of British actor David Morrissey’s passions, and it’s how he found his newest project, the cop drama Thorne. Based on Mark Billingham’s novels, the series premieres June 12 on Encore. Morrissey met quite a few “coppers” doing research. “Policemen always say two things about television drama: You never see enough paperwork, and [...]
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Getting rowdy with CMT nominee Brantley Gilbert

On May 31, 2012 By admin
Brantley Gilbert’s unique fusion of country and rock, which has been referred to as “new outlaw country,” gets fans jumping out of their seats and onto the dance floor. And Gilbert has been on the move too. In addition to touring with Toby Keith for his Overdrive tour this summer, the Jefferson, Ga. native has [...]
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Who’s Hot in Hollywood

On May 25, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
Jackie Warner, 43, wasn’t always in peak shape. “I was skinny and scrawny,” she says. “I found the only way I could reshape myself was with weights.” Now the host of Bravo’s Thintervention — and author of 10 Pounds in 10 Days — is helping others change their lifestyle and get into summer-ready condition. Looking [...]
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Q: Whatever happened to Mitzi Gaynor? Is she still alive?

On May 25, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
Geraldine Treacy, Estes Park, Colo. Yes, the 80-year-old performer is still alive and kicking — and singing and dancing, of course. Gaynor appears in the film Oscar Hammerstein II — Out of My Dreams, airing now on PBS, and she takes her one-woman show, Razzle Dazzle! My Life Behind the Sequins, on the road every [...]
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Q: What is the story on Savannah Guthrie, the great new addition to the Today show?

On May 25, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
Catharine Barnes, Cloverport, Ky. An Arizona native and lawyer, Guthrie, 40, joined NBC’s morning show a year ago this month as a co-host of Today’s third hour with Al Roker and Natalie Morales. She also is NBC’s chief legal analyst. And she’s versatile, having been a White House correspondent 2008-11 and covering Sarah Palin in [...]
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Q: Is Daniel Craig making another James Bond movie?

On May 25, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
Leslie Andree, San Jose You bet he is! And the new 007 flick, Skyfall, will be arriving in theaters Nov. 9. The film marks Craig’s third time in the tux as the British secret agent and Oscar winner Javier Bardem’s first time as a Bond villain. It is a Bond film, after all, so there [...]
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Birthday Buzz (May 27 – June 2)

On May 25, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
5.27 Joseph Fiennes 42 Louis Gossett Jr. 76 5.28 Kylie Minogue 44 5.29 Melissa Etheridge 51 Annette Bening 54 5.30 Wynonna Judd 48 5.31 Brooke Shields 47 Clint Eastwood 82 6.1 Morgan Freeman 75 6.2 Wayne Brady 40   Who’s News Column Contributors: Nancy Mills, Brian Truitt
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The Band Perry — comprising siblings Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry  — won the 2011 USA WEEKEND Breakthrough Video of the Year Award. Photo: CMT

Past USA Weekend Breakthrough Video Award winners

On May 24, 2012 By kcoughlin
The home of country music is preparing for this year’s CMT Music Awards on June 6. The star-studded event will be hosted by Toby Keith and Kristen Bell with performances by Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson and more. In 2008, USA WEEKEND partnered with CMT for the Breakthrough Video of the [...]
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CMT nominee Pistol Annies plan to stick around

On May 24, 2012 By kcoughlin
The Pistol Annies, a trio of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, like to go with the flow. “Literally, everything that happens with us, just happens. We don’t have a plan. We don’t have any agenda. Right before we go on stage, we pick what songs we’re going to sing,” Presley [...]
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Nominated for three CMT awards, Lady Antebellum look back

On May 22, 2012 By kcoughlin
Lady Antebellum — composed of singers Hilary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood — are nominated for three CMT Music Awards this year. Their hits include “Lookin’ for a Good Time” (2008), “I Run to You” (2009),  ”Need You Now” (2009) and most recently “Just a Kiss” (2011). Take a look at the [...]
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For CMT nominee Thompson Square, music and marriage a dream come true

On May 22, 2012 By kcoughlin
Thompson Square, the country duo of Keifer and Shawna Thompson, scored another CMT Music Awards’ USA Weekend Breakthrough Video nomination for their I Got You video. The couple was nominated last year for their hit song, Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not. Keifer took a break before their April 27 [...]
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Sneak Peek: USA WEEKEND rides the newest coaster

On May 18, 2012 By ksirmans
In anticipation of our July 15 cover story which will cover what’s new in theme parks for 2012, Editor in Chief Heather Frank took one for the team. See her ride the Verbolten! She joined Elizabeth Ringas of the American Coaster Enthusiasts on a new ride opening today at Busch [...]
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Birthday Buzz (May 20 – May 26)

On May 18, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
5.20 Cher 66 5.21 Mr. T 60 5.22 Ginnifer Goodwin 34 5.23 Drew Carey 54 5.24 Bob Dylan 71 5.25 Mike Myers 49 5.26 Helena Bonham Carter 46 Lenny Kravitz 48   Who’s News Column Contributors: Brian Truitt
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Q: Please tell me about Matthew Gray Gubler, who plays Spencer on Criminal Minds.

On May 18, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
P. Faye Stephens, Milltown, N.J. Whether it’s solving crimes on the CBS procedural or voicing the smart Simon in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, Gubler, 32, is always trying to entertain. He does it in his off-screen life, too, interacting with people on Twitter and creating artwork for his website. “It’s great with the [...]
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Q: What do the initials GCB on ABC’s new Sunday night show stand for?

On May 18, 2012 By Jamie Wilson
Susanne Kelly, Bristol, Conn. The first two letters stand for “Good Christian,” and that “B” is for a word that rhymes with “witches.” GCB stars Leslie Bibb as a mom who moves back to Dallas (and runs into rivals, including a witchy one played by Kristin Chenoweth). It’s based on Kim Gatlin’s book inspired by [...]
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