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SARA EVANS IS ENGAGED
NASHVILLE (AP) _ Sara Evans‘ nasty divorce battle hasn‘t put her
off marriage. People magazine reports Evans is engaged. She‘s set
to marry Jay Barker, a former quarterback at the University of
Alabama. They‘ve yet to set a wedding date. Evans has three
children with her ex-husband. Her fiance has four children from his
previous marriage. The pair began dating before Thanksgiving last
year. Evans‘ divorce was finalized in September. Her split with her
ex was a nasty one. She alleged her husband committed adultery, was
verbally and emotionally abusive, drank excessively and frequently
watched pornography in their home. He denied all the allegations
and accused her of having an affair.
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Sara Evans‘ nasty divorce battle hasn‘t put her off marriage. AP
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Archive audio of Sara Evans, performing ``Cheatin‘.‘‘
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Archive audio of Sara Evans, performing ``A Real Fine Place To
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FANS CAN HELP OUT TRACE ADKINS ``CELEBRITY APPRENTICE‘‘ CHARITY
NEW YORK (AP) _ Trace Adkins will perform live on this
Thursday‘s two-hour finale of NBC‘s ``Celebrity Apprentice.‘‘ He‘ll
sing his current single ``You‘re Gonna Miss This.‘‘ And immediately
following his performance, the single will be made available for
download at iTunes.com. The proceeds will benefit Adkins‘ charity,
the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. Adkins‘ 6-year-old
daughter suffers from a severe food allergy. The charity single
will be available for 2 weeks exclusively at iTunes.
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TRACE ADKINS WON‘T BE STARRING IN ANOTHER REALITY SHOW
UNDATED (AP) _ This week Trace Adkins will find out if he‘s king
of the boardroom when Donald Trump names the winner of ``Celebrity
Apprentice.‘‘ But whether he wins or loses, it‘s doubtful Adkins
will re-up for another reality show. Adkins tells The Nashville
Tennessean that he doesn‘t really watch reality TV. He thinks
``most of it is silly.‘‘ Actually, Adkins says he wasn‘t very keen
on doing ``Apprentice‘‘ in the first place. He says he was scared
he‘d spend the next year trying to live down the perception that he
was ``some kind of D-list desperate celebrity whose career was
going down the tubes‘‘ and that this was his last resort. Adkins
rival for the title of ``Celebrity Apprentice‘‘ is former British
tabloid editor Piers Morgan. The two-hour live finale airs Thursday
on NBC. The winner gets $250,000 for his charity of choice.
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This week Trace Adkins finds out if he‘s king of the boardroom
when Donald Trump names the winner of ``Celebrity Apprentice.‘‘ But
AP correspondent Myra Lopez reports fans shouldn‘t expect Adkins to
do the reality TV circuit after he wraps ``Apprentice.‘‘
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TAYLOR SWIFT SAYS SHE CAN‘T WAIT FOR THE RELEASE OF HER SECOND ALBUM
CALGARY, ALBERTA (AP) _ Taylor Swift says she‘s pining away for
the release of her second album. It‘s slated to hit stores this
fall. Swift writes on her MySpace page that she was initially
stressing about making her second album, but that all changed once
she went into the studio. She says ``Everything changed. Everything
is different now. Everything came together.‘‘ Swift says she‘s
actually ``really really really excited‘‘ about the second album
now. Swift just kicked off a tour with Rascal Flatts.
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TOBY KEITH‘S 35 BIGGEST HITS, ALL IN ONE RELEASE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Toby Keith is coming out with a
collection of his biggest hits. The two-disc set hits stores May
6th. The album ``Toby Keith‘s 35 Biggest Hits‘‘ features 34 of his
smash singles as well as his new single, ``She‘s A Hottie.‘‘ The
compilation includes such fan favorites as ``How Do You Like Me Now
?!‘‘, ``Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),‘‘
``Who‘s Your Daddy?‘‘ and ``I Love This Bar.‘‘
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``AMERICAN IDOL‘‘ SEASON SIX FINALIST PHIL STACEY TO PLAY THE GRAND OLE OPRY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ ``American Idol‘‘ Season-6 alum Phil
Stacey is set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut this weekend. He‘s
slated to perform this Saturday. He‘ll sing his first single, ``If
You Didn‘t Love Me,‘‘ plus other material from his upcoming debut
CD, set for release April 29th.
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NIGHTCLUB FIRE CONCERT RAISE $25,000 AFTER BENEFIT CONCERT AIRS
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ A memorial fund for survivors of a 2003
Rhode Island nightclub fire has raised at least $25,000 in
donations since a benefit concert aired Sunday night on VH1 and VH1
Classic. The concert last month featured performances by Gretchen
Wilson, John Rich and Dierks (durks) Bentley. A founder of The
Station Family Fund says proceeds totaled $173,000 from the concert
before it aired on TV.
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EX NBA STAR WAYMAN TISDALE DUETS WITH TOBY KEITH
NEW YORK (AP) _ Toby Keith has hooked up with an unlikely
singing partner -- former NBA star Wayman Tisdale. The two
partnered up for a remake of Barry White‘s ``Never Gonna Give You
Up.‘‘ The song appears on Tisdale‘s upcoming album ``Rebound,‘‘
which hits stores June 3rd. Tisdale is also rebounding from a bout
with bone cancer last year.
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TEJANO SINGER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BUS CRASH
HOUSTON (AP) _ Doctors in Houston says Grammy-winning Tejano
singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a brain injury suffered when
his tour bus hit traffic barrels. The accident happened early
Sunday in the Houston area. Doctors operated to remove a blood clot
that was putting pressure on Navaira‘s brain. The 45-year-old
singer and six members of his band and entourage were hurt in the
accident. Doctors say Navaira was in a coma when he arrived at the
hospital but the surgery went well. Navaira also had fractures to
his back. Officials say Navaira was driving the bus. Navaira won
the 2003 Grammy for best Tejano album. His first English album
debuted at Number 13 on Billboard‘s country chart and sold more
than 250,000 copies. CMT.com reports in all Navaira charted six
country singles.
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(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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