Loretta Lynn News

On Sun. Oct. 9, 2011 @ 7:00 PM k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang with special guest Teddy Thompson come to the Van Wezel.

GLEE just premiered tonight on FOX, and now we've got the scoop all about the show's third season! Jayma Mays talks about how her character is still the same person as before, but maybe slightly cooler. She also talks about what we will see from Emma in season 3, including a new wardrobe, more 80's music, and her musical loves from Dolly Parton to Loretta Lynn, the Spice Girls & more.

The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, have announced that the cast of DreamWorks Pictures and Participant Media's 'The Help' - Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel - will be recognized at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony with the 'Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award.'

Kimmel Center's 10th Anniversary Season officially kicks off with two vocalists taking the stage to showcase new works

Topping the list of final nominees are four artists with five nominations each for 'The 45th Annual CMA Awards' including Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift. Right on their heels are The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band, who each received four nominations as a group while individual members Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry), Coy Bowles and Zac Brown (of Zac Brown Band) each earned a solo nod as a songwriter.

Topping the list of final nominees are four artists with five nominations each for 'The 45th Annual CMA Awards' including Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift. Right on their heels are The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band, who each received four nominations as a group while individual members Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry), Coy Bowles and Zac Brown (of Zac Brown Band) each earned a solo nod as a songwriter.

'The Kings of Country and Their Queens' is a terrifically entertaining show,' says Paul Hyde, Greenville News Arts Writer, paying tribute to the great country artists: George Strait, Hank Williams Sr., Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Ray Stevens, Tennessee Ernie Ford and George Jones as well as Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Dottie West, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Skeeter Davis and Tammy Wynette.

Indian Ranch has added the Grammy-nominated Barenaked Ladies to its 65th summer concert series line up. With mega-hits hits such 'One Week', 'Brian Wilson', 'The Old Apartment', 'If I had $1,000,000', 'It's All Been Done' and more, the multi-platinum rockers Barenaked Ladies will take to the Indian Ranch stage on Saturday, August 20 at 2 pm

'The Kings of Country and Their Queens' is a terrifically entertaining show,' says Paul Hyde, Greenville News Arts Writer, paying tribute to the great country artists: George Strait, Hank Williams Sr., Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Ray Stevens, Tennessee Ernie Ford and George Jones as well as Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Dottie West, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Skeeter Davis and Tammy Wynette.

Join award-winning actress, writer and director, Mary McDonough at Barnes & Noble (UPWS), as she signs copies of Lessons From the Mountain: What I Learned From Erin Walton (Kensington Publishers). Ms. McDonough's recent appearances at DOLLYWOOD (with Dolly Parton), the Country Tonite Theatre (With Loretta Lynn), The Opry Shop (At the Grand Ole Opry), as well as The Kennedy Center in DC broke records in sales and attendance.

Continuing the blockbuster of Country Queens; Nashville's Leading Ladies, Benjamin P. Robinson has created a brand new concert event, focusing on the kings of the country-western genre and adds back in some of those country queens we love!

Summerfest 2011 will feature an amazing and eclectic collection of music from Modern Rock to Country, Pop, Classic Rock, Electronic, Reggae and R&B.

The Recording Academy® (www.grammy.com) recently held its spring Board of Trustees meeting in Los Angeles, and elections for National Officers yielded the following: award-winning music video director/producer George J. Flanigen from Nashville was re-elected to a second term as Chair; recording artist Christine Albert from Texas was elected Vice Chair; engineer/producer Glenn Lorbecki from the Pacific Northwest continues for a second term as Secretary/Treasurer; and five-time GRAMMY® winner Jimmy Jam from Los Angeles was re-elected for a second term as Chair Emeritus.

A genuine coal miner's daughter, Crystal brings her country charm, evergreen class and signature tresses back to the Valley, helping us transform into the Grand Ole Opry for one night. Her latest sets also feature some of timeless American Songbook standards.

VH1's most celebrated music documentary series 'Behind The Music' returns with seven of today's most successful and celebrated artists.

Summerfest officials prepare for the World's Largest Music Festival to open in one week, which will bring over 850,000 music fans from around the world to Henry Maier Festival Park. Summerfest 2011 runs June 29 - July 3 and July 5 - 10.

This past Sunday Night, June 6th, Upright Cabaret's American Icon Series performed the fourth installment of their highly popular series at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts starring Tony Award-nominee Valarie Pettiford, Erich Bergen and more!

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the performers for its fourth show of their season, COWBOYS & ANGELS, starring Tony Award-nominee and T.V. star VALARIE PETTIFORD (Film: "Jumping The Broom," TV: UPN's "Half & Half," "Criminal Minds," Broadway: Fosse, Chicago), KARISSA NOEL and DANIEL TATAR (Life Could Be A Dream, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), performing the music of Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks and Loretta Lynn, performing such memorable songs as "Crazy," "I Fall To Pieces," "Friends In Low Places," "If Tomorrow Never Comes," "Coal Miner's Daughter," and more - as well as their own selections, under the musical direction of Gerald Sternbach, in a one night only concert - COWBOYS AND ANGELS which will perform on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 7:30PM at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

San Diego Theatres continues to offer a wide range of the best entertainment for their audiences with the announcement of the first presentations of an evolving 2011-2012 BALBOA THEATRE SEASON! The previously announced FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! 35TH Anniversary World Tour stop on August 2 will be joined by two other great events, k.d. lang and the SISS BOOM BANG on October 22 and An Evening With HOWIE MANDEL on October 23.

Indian Ranch has added the Grammy-nominated Barenaked Ladies to its 65th summer concert series line up. With mega-hits hits such 'One Week', 'Brian Wilson', 'The Old Apartment', 'If I had $1,000,000', 'It's All Been Done' and more, the multi-platinum rockers Barenaked Ladies will take to the Indian Ranch stage on Saturday, August 20 at 2 pm