July 27th 2010
CARRIE UNDERWOOD ONE OF 'BEST SUMMER BODIES'
Carrie Underwood works hard at staying fit. And, the people at Women's Health magazine have noticed. They've put her at number six on their list of the 25 best summer bodies for 2010. They say Underwood is disciplined about her exercise and about watching what she eats. The people at Women's Health also say "the longtime vegetarian keeps calories in check by keeping a food journal, even giving herself stickers for staying on course."
DIXIE CHICKS GUEST VOCALISTS
All three Dixie Chicks will get back in the studio and record together. Not for themselves but for Steve Martin. Billboard.com says the Chicks will be singing on a track on Martin's new album. Martie Maguire says she thinks the three of them assumed they were going to play on his album, too. But, she says they're "just harmonizing." Maguire and her sister, Emily Robison, can't say if the Martin project will lead to a new Chicks album or anything close. Robison says they're taking it "one thing at a time as far as opportunities from the outside." And, she says she "would dare say that in the next nine months" they'll "be doing something, one way or another."
SUGARLAND STUCK ON GLUE
Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush finally can include "Stuck Like Glue" in their concerts. The new Sugarland single officially hits country radio today, though it's been available since Friday. Nettles has said they've been sitting on their hands waiting for it to be released so they could play it live. "Stuck Like Glue" is Sugarland's first single from their fourth studio album called "The Incredible Machine." The album will be available October 19.
DOOBIE BROTHERS - NEW MUSIC INCLUDING WILLIE NELSON
It's only been 10 years so it's about time for the Doobie Brothers to release another album. That will happen September 28. The new one is called "World Gone Crazy." The first single, called "Nobody," will be available later in the summer. Willie Nelson is featured on one of the album's tracks: "I Know We Won." Michael McDonald is featured on another track. The Doobie Brothers are on tour through mid-September.
PRICILLA PRESLEY - ELVIS & HIS HORSES
Diehard Elvis fans know how much he loved horses. So, many of them lined up to hear Priscilla Presley talk about Elvis as horse-lover. The talk was at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Along with her talk Presley signed toy models of Elvis' gold palomino, Rising Sun. She told the crowd that Elvis had bought horses for everyone in his entourage. She says he bought the horses "whether you liked horses or not and whether you were afraid of them or not, because if you were, he was going to break you of that." Presley was at the Kentucky Horse Park as part of an annual convention of toy horse collectors. The Breyer company is introducing its Elvis Presley Collection, which features Elvis riding Rising Sun