AUDIO: Remembering his early days in Nashville makes JAKE OWEN appreciate his career success all the more. (
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The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has announced a number of acts for its 2010 event, February 4-21: TOBY KEITH, LADY ANTEBELLUM, RANDY HOUSER, TIM MCGRAW, JOHN RICH, COWBOY TROY, DARIUS RUCKER, JAMES OTTO, RODNEY ATKINS, BLAKE SHELTON, DIERKS BENTLEY, TRACE ADKINS, ALAN JACKSON and JAKE OWEN. More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. For more details, check out SDRodeo.com.
TAYLOR SWIFT’s episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live that aired November 7 will re-air on the network December 26.
ANDY GRIGGS' Nashville area home was destroyed by fire on November 21. He and his family were not hurt. The cause of the blaze is not known at this time. Andy’s hits include You Won’t Ever Be Lonely, She’s More and If Heaven.
MIRANDA LAMBERT is looking forward to the holidays, because she takes three weeks off and spends time with family. She also enjoys baking and says new cookware is at the top of her Christmas list this year.
PHIL VASSAR’s next album, Traveling Circus, originally due in February, will now be released December 15. Phil co-wrote all the tracks on the set including one called I Will Remember You with KENNY CHESNEY.
The value of CARRIE UNDERWOOD’s jewelry worn at the red carpet of the CNN Heroes event totaled $1.2 million. Carrie sported a diamond and blue sapphire necklace as well as a bangle bracelet and diamond earrings.