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Hello Taylor fans!
Yes, again! We actually didn’t know if the Sparkly Dressed was even making the show, but she actually walked the red carpet. Following an introduction by Kris Kristofferson and a video footage clip detailing her accomplishments, Zooey Deschanel was the one presenting the Queen of Sparks with the Woman of the Year award at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada last night (May 20).
And although she had not been previously announced to appear in the show, the starting credits teased about “A special appearance by Taylor Swift”. I think it was a way to make sure she didn’t leave.
She didn’t win her other nominations. Top Country Artist went to Lady Antebellum and Top Touring Artist went to U2.
On other Country news, Jason Aldean won Top Country Album for My Kinda Party and Top Country Song for Dirt Road Anthem. Fellow country singer Luke Bryan was on hand to introduce Carrie Underwood’s performance of Blown Away from her new album from the same name. It was one of the few great performances of the show.
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Other highlights for me where John Legend and Jordin Sparks during the Whitney Houston tribute, Cee Lo Green and the Goody Mob’s small tribute to Adam Yauch from the Beastie Boys and finally, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys singing to close the show.
I wish I’d heard more of Natasha Bedingfield’s tribute to Donna Summer but they cut to commercials when she had barely started singing. That was not cool.
Adele won Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Pop Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top 1o0 Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist… and a lot more! Unfortunately, they never got to the top awards of the night.
Here’s Taylor’s win. No idea how long will this remain up!
And here’s an interview she did backstage with Downtown Julie Brown:
A big shoutout to @SmilesForTaylor and @MSwift53 for the help with the pictures and the list of winners tonight! Sorry to all followers in Twitter whose questions I missed, but those mentions were just speeding by at lightspeed.
Don’t forget to VOTE for Taylor Swift for the 2012 CMT Music Awards! She is nominated for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year both along with the Civil Wars for Safe And Sound and Female Video of the Year for Ours. If it keeps saying you already voted, log off and clear you cache.
Tickets are on sale NOW for Tequila Sunrise, Paul Sidoti‘s tribute band to the Eagles, once again taking the stage at the House of Blues Cleveland on Friday, June 15. Get your tickets on LiveNation.com. You can also RSVP to the event on Facebook.
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Coming up in the Calendar!
- May 21: Tickets go on sale for the 2012 CMT Music Awards at 10am Central Standard Time
- May 27: Elizabeth Huett‘s Birthday.
- May 28: The CMA Fest online entry form period to win tickets to meet and greet lines at Fan Fair Hall closes at CMAfest.com.
- June 1: The notification of the passes to the Fan Fair Hall meet and greet lines are sent out. The passes are picked up at the CMA Fest.
- June 4: Last chance to vote for the 2012 CMT Music Awards.
(Source: Billboard)
(Source: Billboard.com)
Hello Taylor fans!
Coming up tonight, the 2012 Billboard Awards goes live from Las Vegas, Nevada at 8pm Eastern / 7pm Central on ABC. The Sparkly Dressed is nominated for two awards: Top Country Artist and Top Touring Artist. The Blonde With The Sparkly Guitar was last sighted in California, where she’s currently filming a music video. And so far, no word on whether she’s attending or not. She’s not scheduled as a performer or a presenter. We’re hoping she’s in the audience.
Aside from that, you can also vote for Tay in the Fan Awards section that will be posted on the BCBG group Facebook page. That one looks more like a website poll, so I’m focusing on the main awards.
Don’t forget to VOTE for Taylor Swift for the 2012 CMT Music Awards! She is nominated for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year both along with the Civil Wars for Safe And Sound and Female Video of the Year for Ours. If it keeps saying you already voted, log off and clear you cache.
Tickets are on sale NOW for Tequila Sunrise, Paul Sidoti‘s tribute band to the Eagles, once again taking the stage at the House of Blues Cleveland on Friday, June 15. Get your tickets on LiveNation.com. You can also RSVP to the event on Facebook.
Coming up in the Calendar!
- May 20: The 2012 Billboard Awards takes place in Las Vegas and is broadcasted live at 8/7c on ABC. Taylor Swift is nominated for Top Country Artist and Top Touring Artist.
- May 21: Tickets go on sale for the 2012 CMT Music Awards at 10am Central Standard Time
- May 27: Elizabeth Huett‘s Birthday.
- May 28: The CMA Fest online entry form period to win tickets to meet and greet lines at Fan Fair Hall closes at CMAfest.com.
- June 1: The notification of the passes to the Fan Fair Hall meet and greet lines are sent out. The passes are picked up at the CMA Fest.
- June 4: Last chance to vote for the 2012 CMT Music Awards.
(Source: Billboard)
Playing for the Opry team at the City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge, Mallary Hope!
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Hello Mallary Hope fans 
The songstress with the mostest, Mallary Hope, will be once again joining the Grand Ole Opry team for the 22nd City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge this year. As the Hopester has already stated, she’s not playing catcher again.
According to MallaryHopeFans.com, she’s joining an already impressive roster of artists such as Carrie Underwood, Chuck Wicks, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, among others. The game takes place at Greer Stadium on Nashville on June 9, at 9:00am. You can get your tickets at Ticketmaster.
Mallary also played the Opry last night. I was out and couldn’t listen online. To make up for that I’ll put up Mallary’s Opry Classics performance from the Ryman Auditorium earlier on the week. Let’s go to the video:
Updated! Here’s Mallary at the Grand Ole Opry singing Daughter of the South.
Don’t forget to VOTE for Taylor Swift for the 2012 CMT Music Awards! She is nominated for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year both along with the Civil Wars for Safe And Sound and Female Video of the Year for Ours. If it keeps saying you already voted, log off and clear you cache.
Tickets are on sale NOW for Tequila Sunrise, Paul Sidoti‘s tribute band to the Eagles, once again taking the stage at the House of Blues Cleveland on Friday, June 15. Get your tickets on LiveNation.com. You can also RSVP to the event on Facebook.
(Source: Ticketmaster)
Coming up in the Calendar!
- May 20: The 2012 Billboard Awards takes place in Las Vegas and is broadcasted live at 8/7c on ABC. Taylor Swift is nominated for Top Country Artist and Top Touring Artist.
- May 21: Tickets go on sale for the 2012 CMT Music Awards at 10am Central Standard Time
- May 27: Elizabeth Huett‘s Birthday.
- May 28: The CMA Fest online entry form period to win tickets to meet and greet lines at Fan Fair Hall closes at CMAfest.com.
- June 1: The notification of the passes to the Fan Fair Hall meet and greet lines are sent out. The passes are picked up at the CMA Fest.
- June 4: Last chance to vote for the 2012 CMT Music Awards.
(Source: MallaryHopeFans.com)
