The 2013 Grammy Awards nominations were announced last night in Nashville and there are quite a few major artists left off the list year.

Taylor Swift & L L Cool J kicked things off as co-hosts of the 2013 Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at the Bridgestone Arena which brought out Adam Levine and Maroon 5, Ne-Yo, Dierks Bentley and The Band Perry taking the stage.

Leading the pack with six nominations were Jay-Z, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, fun., Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean & Kanye West.

Those missing some Grammy love – Justin Bieber, One Direction & Nicki Minaj are just a few of the artists who aren’t going to be recognized with an award this year.

Want the list of who got the nod? Check below. (Read the article)

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Actor Richard Burton (1925-1984)
Actress Brittany Murphy (1977-2009)
Comedian Sinbad, 56
Actress Mackenzie Phillips, 53
Comedian Tracy Morgan, 44
Grey’s Anatomy actress Ellen Pompeo, 43
Rapper Eve, 34
Actress Heather Matarazzo, 30
Country singer Miranda Lambert, 29
TV actress Zoey Deutch, 18
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn actress (Renesmee) Mackenzie Foy, 12

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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted the Country Music Association‘s 46th Annual Awards last night (Nov. 1).  Did your favorite country artist win?  Check out the full winners list below.

Entertainer Of The Year -Blake Shelton

Female Vocalist Of The Year – Miranda Lambert

Male Vocalist Of The Year – Blake Shelton

New Artist Of The Year – Hunter Hayes

Vocal Group Of The Year  – Little Big Town

Vocal Duo Of The Year – Thompson Square

Single Of The Year – “Pontoon” by Little Big Town, produced by Jay Joyce

Album Of The Year – Chief by Eric Church, produced by Jay Joyce

Song Of The Year – “Over You” by Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton

Musical Event Of The Year – “Feel Like A Rock Star”  by Kenny Chesney (duet with Tim McGraw)

Music Video Of The Year – “Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith, directed by Michael Salomon

Musician Of The Year – Guitarist Mac McAnally

See photos of all the winners after the jump.

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There was no shortage of sequins and stars at the 2012 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, TN on Wednesday (June 6th) night co-hosted by Toby Keith and Kristen Bell.

Carrie Underwood was the big winner, taking home Video of the Year for her song “Good Girl” and she won with Brad Paisley for Collaborative Video and their tune “Remind Me.”

Underwood wasn’t the only American Idol alum that took a win. Season 10 champ Scott McCreery won the USA Breakthrough Video for “The Trouble With Girls.” Kellie Pickler and Lauren Alaina were among the former AI contestants that were represented.

Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert also grabbed wins.

Among the performers: Willie Nelson, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Pistol Annies and Hank Williams, Jr. all took the stage for the country music awards show.

Check out the complete list under. (Read the article)

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The 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards are one of the year’s last big award shows before heading into the holidays and the nominees were announced today.

Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift are leading the pack with five nods and join Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley as the 4 artists with the most nominations.

They join Keith Urban as they duke it out for Entertainer of the Year. Paisley, Urban and Swift have previously taken the win, Aldean and Shelton are the newcomers this time around.

The Band Perry, Miranda Lambert and the Zac Brown Band follow with the second most nominations – they each earned four.

The 2011 CMA Awards will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood on November 9th and televised on ABC.

Get the complete list of nominations below.  (Read the article)

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When country superstar Miranda Lambert met Blake Shelton for the first time, they were about to do a duet together on stage and she says there was an immediate spark.

The problem? Shelton was already married.

Lambert recalled the initial meeting and the strong pull she felt toward him in an interview with Dateline.

“I didn’t know what to do with it,” said Lambert. “It was like my first duet with some other country star. And I didn’t know if it was just initial butterflies because of that or, I don’t know what it was. It was just this draw to each other.”

The 27 year-old singer said she was well-aware of what she was getting into and knew how messy it could be.

“I knew he was married,” Lambert told Hoda Kotb. “I had seen their wedding picture in Country Weekly. I knew better, like this is off-limits… Because my parents are private investigators, for God’s sakes. I’ve seen this my whole life, affairs. And I’m like, ‘Of all people didn’t know better, I know better than this.’”

Miranda also joked Blake was in complete denial over his mullet.

“The mullet…He had sort of kind of mullet at that point,” replies Lambert. “He said it wasn’t a mullet…I was like, ‘If it looks like a mullet and acts like a mullet, it’s a mullet.’ “

Lambert and Shelton were married in May of this year – without his mullet.

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Miranda Lambert belts out her stellar performance into her pink microphone for the crowd at the 2011 CMA Music Festival Nightly Concerts at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 27 year-old singer/songwriter also took the stage with her trio the Pistol Annies and performed for 500 members of her Fan Club at Nashville Palace, a bar and grill where everyone enjoyed burgers, barbeque and beer pong!

Lambert, who married The Voice mentor and country superstar Blake Shelton in May, said she was skeptical at first about Shelton spending so much time in Los Angeles but now she gets absorbed by the drama every week, just like everyone else.

“Christina Aguliera fans are very intense, I’ve noticed. I thought my fans were intense.”

“The Voice is really, really cool. When Blake came to me when he first got the offer for it and I didn’t know what it was and I was like, “You’re going to be gone in L.A. for three months? I don’t know.” But he felt good about it. And now, to me — and not just because I’m his wife — but he’s an amazing judge on there.”

“He’s really showing a different side of him and he’s so involved with his contestants and now I’m attached to them and am crying over their performances. It’s really changed our life a little bit as far as there is a different level of eyes watching us, and the bigger that you get, the more people try and stir up crap. And it’s like, “We’ve been married for a month, will you all just hold on?”

“I’m really happy for him. I think it’s something that’s huge for him and not only for him but for country music because he is representing our genre and he’s doing a great job.”

Miranda also told the Tennessean that she isn’t taking a break anytime soon, she’s busy building “an empire” and “you don’t take time off work” when you are so driven.

Lambert is working non-stop and her career just keeps getting bigger. I really like her and her attitude.

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The 2011 CMT Music Awards took place in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday June 8th.

Hosted by Kid Rock, some of the night’s performers included The Band Perry, Big & Rich, Toby Keith and Rock, who performed with Wynonna Judd and Sheryl Crow (seperately.)

Some of the nights biggest winners were unable to attend including Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert.

Mary Steenburgen, Gary Busey, Hines Ward and Kristin Chenoweth were among the non-country music entertainers who presented.

The full list of winners and presenters is under. (Read the article)

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The competition on The Voice isn’t just between the singers.

Miranda Lambert got a twitter backlashing from Christina Aguilera fans when she responded to a tweet from the “Beautiful” singer.

Aguilera took a poke at her fellow mentors on the show, Adam Levine and Lambert’s hubby, Blake Shelton. After the two had their turn at the mic this week, the 30 year-old star tweeted:

“Was Blake just about to make out w/Adam as he sang that song into his eyes?”

“That was some strange bro-mance s**t! What’s been happening behind the cameras??hmmmmm.”

Lambert responded with a dig of her own, setting off fans.

“@TheRealXtina wow. Calling all males: Please relieve christina from her obvious Frustration before things get….ugly. Team Blake rocks: )” she said on twitter.

“The House That Built Me” singer responded and agreed with a fan who said “It’s cool that Blake treats his team like HIS TEAM and not his background singers. So talented!”

Within minutes of those tweets, Aguilera’s fans were all over Miranda but she was in a fiesty mood.

“jealous bc ur husband said that Christina is THE BEST SINGER HE EVER HEARD? dont be girl,” u should hear what else he said..” (Lambert added the end part.)

In the end the twitter onslaught seems to have been a bit much for the 27 year-old country crooner who tried to back away from her comments.

“Whoa peeps calm it. No one said anything mean about your girl xtina. Just cheering for my hubby:) every competion needs a good cheerleader: )”

Christina hasn’t responded to the jabs, but what do you think? Purposefully mean or an unintentional swipe?

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A Texas-sized wedding was on tap for country music superstars Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.

The couple tied the knot at Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, Texas with about 550 friends, family and guests in attendance, according to US Weekly.

Some famous friends spent their Saturday evening in the Lone Star State to celebrate the wedding, including Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Charles Kelly, Cee Lo Green and the Bellamy Brothers.

“I’m married to my best friend!” Lambert, 27, told the magazine after the ceremony. “Looking forward to a lifetime of laughter.”

Added Shelton, 34: “I wanted to be married to Miranda the day I proposed. Finally, it’s official.”

Shelton and Lambert have been dating since 2006 and were engaged in May of last year.

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