Stephen Colbert tips his hat to Christmas Yesterday | Add a comment It’s two weeks before Election Day, and Stephen Colbert is more than ready for the campaign season to end. He’s been going flat-out since mid-August doing his political talk-show satire...

CD Review: John Legend "Evolver” Yesterday | Add a comment R&B John Legend "Evolver” (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia) Too breezy and disconnected for its own good, "Evolver” is the sound of John Legend betraying the musical promise he...

Boss’s new CD set for January 12 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK — Five days before he takes the stage at the Super Bowl, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will release a new album written and recorded during breaks in their concert tour....

TV: Rock stars coming to HBO Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Rock stars coming to HBO HBO, which already has 10 pilots in various stages of development, is adding a couple more to its list of potential new shows. The cable network has ordered a pilot for a...

ALSO WORTH WATCHING Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment SUNDAY →"Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special” (8 p.m. on Comedy Central): The comedian and his puppet pals take the stage for a holiday-themed ventriloquist comedy....

CHRISTMAS: Stars for tree lighting in Rockefeller Center Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Stars for tree lighting Lots of talent will be present for NBC’s annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center” telecast at 7 p.m. Dec. 3. Hosted by Al Roker, this 76th formal...

Taylor Swift, Hank Jr. big winners at BMI Awards Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift’s "Teardrops On My Guitar” won country song of the year, and Hank Williams Jr. was honored as a music icon during the 56th Annual BMI Country...

Beyonce tops list of divas at AMAs Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — This year’s American Music Awards will be diva-heavy, with Beyonce topping the list. The singer is to perform at the Nov. 23 ceremony in Los Angeles, which will air 7 p.m....

Juanes wins 4 Latin Grammys; sweep still possible Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment HOUSTON - A sweep was still in the cards for Juanes on Thursday night at the Latin Grammys, as the Columbian rocker picked up four awards and was in the running to win record of the year. Juanes,...

Oklahomans shine bright at CMA show Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 10 Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts continued their winning streaks at Wednesday night’s 42nd Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. The Country Music Association named Checotah’s...

Country Music Association Award winners Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Winners Wednesday at the 42nd annual Country Music Association awards: Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney. Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley. Female Vocalist of...

Lil Wayne joins Kid Rock on Stage at CMA show Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It wasn't hick-hop but real hip-hop at the CMA Awards as Lil Wayne joined Kid Rock onstage during country music's biggest night. Kid Rock brought the prolific and best-selling...

Kenny Chesney wins CMA's Entertainer of the Year Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Kenny Chesney took home his third straight entertainer of the year trophy at the CMA Awards. It was the only trophy that he won. He was nominated for seven. But it was...

Singer Devin Derrick to cap off CMA party Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 After almost 20 years of touring, country singer Devin Derrick’s recording career is off to an auspicious start. Derrick, born in Oklahoma City and raised in the Edmond area, made his debut...

Today's Top TV Picks: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment TODAY’S TOP TV PICKS →"The 42nd Annual CMA Awards,” 7 p.m., KOCO-5. Kenny Chesney is the man to beat at this year’s awards honoring country music’s best. He has...

Celebrity: Carrie Underwood's smile in style Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment UNDERWOOD’S SMILE IN STYLE "Dear Doctor — Dentistry and Oral Health” aims to make dentistry sexy. In a release, the magazine says it aims to provide "the objective...

SHORT TAKES Sun, Nov 2, 2008 | Add a comment BIRTHDAYS →Composer John Barry, 75. →Actor-dancer Ken Berry ("Mama’s Family,” "Mayberry R.F.D.”), 75. →Actor-radio personality Shadoe Stevens, 62....

Memorial set for slain kin of Jennifer Hudson Sun, Nov 2, 2008 | Add a comment CHICAGO (AP) — Friends and relatives of Jennifer Hudson are expected at her childhood church in Chicago for an evening memorial service to mourn the Oscar-winning actress' slain mother, brother,...

Teen country star meets rockers Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Add a comment Taylor Swift may have been born two years after Def Leppard released its best-selling album, 1987’s massively successful "Hysteria,” but don’t you dare question her fan...

Entertainment roundtable: Forget Thunder, what about McCartney? Fri, Oct 31, 2008 | Comments 1 There is basketball action in the Ford Center now, but what about all of the great concerts that have already been downtown. We asked the Entertainment Roundtable for their best Ford Center...