Country star Jake Owen was forced to cut short his performance at the CMA Music Festival on Sunday (09Jun13) due to extreme weather conditions.

The Heaven hitmaker took to the stage at the LP Field Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee for the 42nd annual four-day concert series, but festival bosses warned him to only play one song as a storm was developing.

Owen later took to his Twitter.com page to apologise to fans for his short set writing, "Sorry to all my fans that paid good money for (CMA Music Festival 2013). Due to the weather coming in, I was told to only play one song. I (love) you g...

On Wednesday night, Oklahoma natives Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert made their state proud by winning some of the evening's top awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Jason Aldean and actress Kristen Bell co-hosted the show, which featured performances by Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Keith Urban.

Underwood (pictured above) won the coveted "Video Of The Year" prize, beating Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw and Swift. She sang "See You Again" with a church choir and dedicated the song to the victims of last month's tornadoes in Okl...

Country stars Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert made Oklahoma proud at the 2013 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday (05Jun13) after winning the night's top trophies.

The state was ravaged by a series of deadly tornadoes last month (May13) but fans were given some respite in the wake of the tragedy when homegrown star Underwood scooped the biggest prize of the night, Video Of The Year, for Blown Away, seeing off competition from heavyweights including Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, and Taylor Swift.

Just moments before accepting the coveted trophy, the former American Idol winner sa...

As rumors swirl about his marriage to Miranda Lambert, country music superstar and Voice coach Blake Shelton opens up in this week’s issue of People about how they make it work and keep their love alive. Since their wedding two years ago, they’ve had to get used to living under the glare of the spotlights, and the tabloid rumors that come with it. From week to week, either their marriage is in ruins (She’s lonely and drinking! He has a wandering eye! She’s jealous of his Voice co-star Shakira!) or they’re having a baby.

Shelton, whose first marriage to Kaynette Williams ended in divorce –...

Several music stars gathered at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City to raise millions in charity for those affected by the devastating tornadoes in the state.

Blake Shelton organized the Healing in the Heartland event to air on NBC, where he also appears on The Voice. He started the show with a rendition of "God Gave Me You," and then gave the stage to Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Luke Bryan and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder for musical performances.

Shelton’s wife Miranda Lambert focused on the displaced animals affected by the storms. She held back tears as she sang The House Th...

Singers Miranda Lambert, Reba Mcentire and Usher joined forces with Blake Shelton on Wednesday night (29May13) to help raise funds for the tornado recovery effort in his native Oklahoma.

The Honey Bee hitmaker leaped into action last week (begs20May13) to organise the televised Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert after a twister ripped through the state, devastating the city of Moore and leaving at least 24 people dead.

Shelton got proceedings at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City underway with a touching rendition of God Gave Me You, followed by performances from D...

Animal lover Miranda Lambert spent the Memorial Day weekend trying to find a home for a stray dog.

The country singer picked up the abandoned mutt she christened Sasha Fierce - Beyonce's stage and video alter-ego - in Ravia, Oklahoma last week (24May13) and posted a picture of the pet on her Twitter.com page, urging followers to get in touch with the Tishomingo Shelter if they had any information about her new four-legged friend.

When the calls didn't come, Lambert decided to take the dog to her Tishomingo clothing store The Pink Pistol and offer her up to shoppers for adoption.

She post...

Rihanna, Slash, and many other stars have reached out to offer their prayers to the people of Oklahoma following a devastating series of tornadoes.

Powerful tornadoes landed in Oklahoma City Monday, destroying several buildings. Currently, the death toll is over 90 people, with dozens being school children. The children were at Plaza Towers Elementary School when the storms ripped through the building.

Rihanna took to Twitter.com and posted the simple message, "Praying for Oklahoma." Slash wrote, "Horrible what the people in Oklahoma just went thru. The devastation they're facing now. & t...

Renowned country music stars Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan and Eric Church are celebrating after landing four nominations apiece for the upcoming CMT Music Awards.

All three artists will compete for the Video of the Year prize - Lambert, who was a big winner at last month's ACM Awards in Las Vegas, picked up a nod for Mama's Broken Heart, which will go up against Bryan's Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye and Church's Springsteen promo.

Lambert's song will also be in the running for Female Video of the Year - a category which also features Faith Hill's American Heart, Carrie Underwood's Two Black Cadi...

Miranda Lambert's marriage to Blake Shelton is solid, and the country singer vows that it will last forever, despite all the recent gossip about them breaking up.

Lambert told reporters after last Sunday's Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards that sometimes it's tough because the two singers travel alot, but she and Shelton plan on staying together 'til death do us part,' according to CountryWeekly.com.

"You know, it's not easy all the time being on opposite sides of the country and, you know, traveling and all that," she said. "But when you get to celebrate moments like this together an...

Country's brightest and hottest stars attended the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday night.

Several music stars ushered in spring with a variety of colorful gowns, including Carrie Underwood, who opted for a pink and red rose-patterened strapless dress.

Jewel turned heads in a pale pink sequined number, while Taylor Swift opted for a heavily beaded metallic gown.

Sheryl Crow made a departure from the norm in a blue jumpsuit, while Shania Twain, Faith Hill and Miranda Lambert wore black.

See the entire list of winners here, and check out more pho...

Miranda Lambert scooped up three of the top prizes at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday night, including Female Vocalist of the Year.

The singer bested fellow nominees Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Kacey Musgraves and Taylor Swift to win the award.

Lambert also won Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year for her single, "Over You," and accepted the latter with husband and co-writer Blake Shelton by her side.

"As a songwriter, having your song and your lyrics recognized by your peers is pretty much as good as it gets," she said during her acceptance speech. "And ...

Singer Miranda Lambert has been cleared of allegedly threatening to punch a fellow resident in her Oklahoma hometown after police found no evidence to support the complaint.

The country star was named in a police report filed by Tishomingo local Melanie Peden earlier this month, amid claims the Grammy winner lost her temper after she was invited to check out the resident's new store, Two Doors Down Junktique, which is located close to Lambert's own home goods shop, The Pink Pistol.

Peden alleged the 29 year old, who lives in the city with her singer husband Blake Shelton, flew into a ra...

Miranda Lambert is at the center of a police investigation in her Oklahoma hometown amid allegations she threatened to punch a fellow resident during a real estate dispute.

The House That Built Me hit-maker has been named in a police report filed by Tishomingo local Melanie Peden earlier this month. She accuses the Grammy winner of losing her temper after she was invited to check out new store, Two Doors Down Junktique, which is located close to Lambert's own home goods shop, The Pink Pistol, which opened in November.

Peden, 48, claims the 29 year old, who lives in the city with her sin...

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert had some fun with their Twitter followers after it was reported in tabloids that their relationship was coming to an end following a cheating scandal.

Shelton's alleged affair with a younger woman made the cover of the rag, boasting that it had the details on their "shaken up" marriage.

"Hey @mirandalambert… I just read in a tabloid that our marriage is falling apart! FOCK!" tweeted Blake to his wife. "Oh no! Can't wait to read if we make it or not," replied Miranda.

Back in November, the two traded joking tweets over another tabloid headline - this one ...

  The 55th Annual Grammy Awards got off to a hot start on the red carpet, where music's biggest stars gathered before the main event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Most stars adhered to the requests in the memo that CBS sent out on Wednesday, asking stars to tone their fashion choices down. The memo specifically asked that "buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered"; also warning that "see through" fashions, visible thongs and attire exposing any part of "genital regions" was forbidden at this year's award show.

Most stars followed the rules, including Jennifer Lopez, who ...

Singer Miranda Lambert has found a novel way to raise money for her pet charity - she's asking for donations from fans who ask to take photos with her.

The country star has agreed to pose for pictures with customers visiting her Pink Pistol boutique in exchange for $100 to benefit her Muttnation Foundation.

Lambert admits she is regularly bombarded by picture requests while working in her shop in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and calls her new arrangement the perfect solution.

She tells Country Weekly, "I'm always torn: I want to be accessible and all that, but when I'm at the store, I'm actuall...

Miranda Lambert still has a bone to pick with Chris Brown.

The Country singer is featured in the February issue of Redbook magazine; and she says she has no regrets about starting a twitter war with the R&B singer after last year's Grammy Awards, when she expressed her disdain for how Brown was not only allowed to perform, but that he won an award.

"Chris Brown twice? I don't get it. He beat on a girl...Not cool that we act like that didn't happen. He needs to listen to 'Gunpowder and Lead' and be put back in his place. Not at the Grammys," she wrote.

"Gunpowder and Lead" is her single a...

There have been celebrity feuds since there have been celebrities, but before the rise of social media these feuds were held through snappy comments in magazines and newspapers. Now, with the popularity of Twitter, millions can watch their favorite celebrities duke it out in real-time! These are the Top 10 Celebrity Twitter Feuds of 2012!

Jon Hamm vs Kim Kardashian

This petty feud started when Hamm told Elle in an interview, “Whether it’s Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian or whoever, stupidity is certainly celebrated. Being a f—ing idiot is a valuable commodity in this culture because you’re...

The 2012 American Country Awards took place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Monday night, and the stars rocked the red carpet in sexy and glamorous gowns.

Miranda Lambert dazzled in a black and silver high-necked mini dress. She wore several chunky rings accentuated by bright pink nailpolish and carried a metallic clutch.

Carmen Electra dazzled in two different looks. First she wore a sleek black gown with a slit up the thigh and cut outs on the side of her torso. She also wore a white dress that showed off her ample cleavage with a criss-cross design over her bodice.

C...

Country superstar Miranda Lambert has taken to Twitter.com to dispel persistent rumors suggesting she's pregnant.

Speculation that the singer and her husband Blake Shelton are expecting their first child has been endemic in recent weeks.

However, the pair has slammed the rumors - making light of the subject by joking that Lambert is at home getting drunk.

When asked by a Twitter.com follower if Lambert was expecting, The Voice judge Shelton replied, "I hope not... She's passed out with a bottle of Bacardi in her hands!"

The blonde adds, "Don't believe everything you read! I'm having a b...

After 18 months of marriage, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert – the work-hard, play-hard couple – open up in this week's issue of PEOPLE about long-distance love, Oklahoma vs. Hollywood, and why they're waiting to start a family. He's the breakout star of The Voice, they're the Academy of Country Music's reigning male and female vocalists of the year, and they were each nominated for four CMA awards (they swept) – including one for a song they wrote together.

In a world where celebrity marriages routinely grow strained by distance and competing careers, Shelton, 36, and Lambert, 29, aren...

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were the toast of the town last night after winning a total of four trophies, including a joint award for "Song of the Year," at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.

The married singers shared the prize for their powerful duet "Over You," and Lambert had to contain her emotion while they accepted the award. Shelton told the crowd, "I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old, and later in life when I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother.' I los...

The iHeart Radio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a star-studded event over the weekend.

There were appearances by Britney Spears, Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers and many more!

Miley showed off her midsection in a black halfshirt and knee-length silver skirt with leopard-print heels.

Demi Lovato showed off her curves in a tight black dress with gold embroidery, while "Vampire Diaries" star Nina Dobrev opted for a trendy and short lace dress.

Check out more photos of the stars...

Demi Lovato

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On Wednesday night, Carrie Underwood dominated the CMT Music Awards by taking home two trophies - her duet with Brad Paisley "Remind Me" won Collaborative Video Of The Year, and "Good Girl" was named Video Of The Year.

The "American Idol" starlet looked sexy in a short sequined dress with black heels and a matching clutch.

Another "Idol" star, Scotty McCreery, won Breakthrough Video Of The Year for "The Trouble With Girls," while Lady Antebellum took home Group Video Of The Year for "We Owned The Night." Sugarland won Duo Video Of The Year for "I Got You."

Miranda Lambert scooped up Fema...

Miranda Lambert is refusing to let her feud with Chris Brown die down - she's taken aim at the R&B singer in a new magazine interview.

The country star expressed outrage at Brown's performances at February's Grammy Awards on the third anniversary of his infamous fight with ex-girlfriend Rihanna, prompting the Kiss Kiss hit-maker to hit back in his own message on Twitter.com.

Lambert went on to slam Brown during a concert in Massachusetts, and before singing her track Gunpowder and Lead, about a woman preparing to kill her abusive husband, she pulled out a poster with handwritten letters...

Several celebrities attended the Kentucky Derby Barnstable-Brown Gala in Louisville on Saturday and Miranda Lambert and Ashton Kutcher appeared to have mended ways after the singer accused the actor of making fun of country music.

Kutcher's cowboy clothing and a Capella rendition of George Strait's "I Cross My Heart" at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April made Lambert and others feel like he was mocking the genre.

The pair have apparently moved on from the incident. Lambert posted a photo of the two of them on Twitter, writing "here it is y'all. He is sweet and lives country musi...

Country rocker Eric Church has apologized to his former tour mate Miranda Lambert for harsh comments he made about reality TV contest winners during a recent interview.

The "Drink in My Hand" singer told Rolling Stone magazine that wannabe stars who find fame on shows like American Idol and The Voice, on which Lambert's husband, Blake Shelton, is a mentor, are not true artists.

He was quoted as saying, "It's become American Idol gone mad. Honestly, if Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green f**king turn around in a red chair, you get a deal? That's crazy. I don't know what would make an artist do ...

Miranda Lambert has taken aim at her former tour mate Eric Church after he openly criticized reality TV shows for churning out so many country singers and compared the genre to "American Idol gone mad."

Church slammed the industry during a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, claiming too many amateurs were being handed record deals simply from appearing on TV talent competitions like Idol and The Voice, on which Lambert's husband Blake Shelton is a mentor.

He said, "It's become American Idol gone mad. Honestly, if Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green f**king turn around in a red chai...

Country music stars Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert look set to dominate the 2012 CMT Music Awards after landing a combined total of nine nominations.

American Idol winner Underwood leads the pack with five nods - her song Good Girl will go head-to-head with Lambert's Over You for Video and Female Video of the Year, and her unlikely duet with rocker Steven Tyler during a pre-Super Bowl party also earned her a mention in the CMT Performance of the Year category.

The Male Video of the Year will be a battle between the likes of Keith Urban (Long Hot Summer), Jason Aldean (Dirt Road An...