Miranda Lambert is featured on the June cover of Women’s Health. She talks about her weight loss, her guilty food pleasure and more. The issue will be available May 19.

 

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Usually when a woman is named someone’s godmother, it’s mostly a ceremonial thing. But these days as Miley Cyrus’ godmother, Dolly Parton is spending a lot of time taking questions about the pop singer. Parton says she is worried about Cyrus as if she were her own daughter. But she also has Cyrus’ back when it comes to her recent moves to shed her good-girl, “Hanna Montana” image. Parton says Cyrus is talented and smart – though she acknowledges her goddaughter has gone to “drastic measures” to make sure her fans see her as a grown up, not a child TV star.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Kenny Rogers has posted a photo of himself with his head all bandaged and writes, “…but you should see the other guy!” It’s just a joke, though. Rogers says he had a bit of skin cancer removed. He says not to worry because he’ll still look great for his appearance in Knoxville this weekend. Rogers encourages everyone get checked for skin cancer, especially since May is National Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.

 

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NEW YORK (AP) – Randy Houser’s marriage is ending. His representative tells People magazine Houser and singer-songwriter Jessa Lee Yantz are divorcing after not even three years of marriage. They have a two-year-old son, West.

 

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Clint Black, Eli Young Band, David Nail, Cassadee Pope, Kenny Rogers, Corey Smith and Thompson Square will perform at Darius Rucker‘s fifth annual Darius and Friends benefit concert June 2 in Nashville. Colt Ford, JT Hodges, Randy Houser, Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Dustin Lynch, David Nail, Jon Pardi, Eric Paslay and Thompson Square’s Keifer Thompson are among participants in the next day’s Darius and Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament. Both the sold-out show and tourney benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

 

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NORTHFIELD, Illinois (AP) – Go ahead – call Brad Paisley’s latest tour it a cheesy production. And you’d be right in a way. Among the sponsors is Kraft – the people who make everything from those individual slices encased in plastic wrap to Velveeta to Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese. Paisley’s World Tour kicks off tomorrow in Philadelphia. The company is marking its 100th anniversary of cheese making. And some fans will have a chance to win a lifetime supply of cheese.

 

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Miranda Lambert will launch her Platinum Tour July 10 in Fort Loramie, OH. “Platinum represents a lifestyle for me,” says Lambert. “It’s the color of my hair, my wedding ring [and] my Airstream trailer, so it’s just a natural fit for the name of my new album and it’s why we decided to name the tour ‘Platinum,’ too.” Valory’s Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett join the tour Aug. 8. See a complete list of dates here.

 

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Scotty McCreery returns to “American Idol” this week. He will perform his new song, “Feelin’ It,” on Thursday’s results show.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Mickey Gilley says his goal is “to play golf in the spring and piano in the fall.” Gilley tells Country Weekly magazine he still can’t play piano after suffering an accident while helping a friend move five years ago. Four of his vertebrae were crushed and he was temporarily paralyzed from the neck down. Gilley is playing shows again and says he’s more at the front as a singer now. He says he can’t button a shirt or fasten a belt buckle, but otherwise he’s back to normal.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – If you happen to see a vintage trailer topped with a crystal crown rolling down the highway, it belongs to Miranda Lambert and its name is Wanda. Lambert has topped her 1954 Flying Cloud Airstream with a six-foot-wide, three-foot-high crown. She named the trailer Wanda the Wanderer after her grandmother. Lambert is taking the Airstream to seven cities beginning with Los Angeles on May 20 so fans can hear a preview of her new album, “Platinum.” You can track Wanda’s progress and win prizes even if Wanda doesn’t come to your town at http://mirandalambert.com/platinumacrossamerica

 

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – LeeAnn Rimes says it’s an honor to be chosen to sing the national anthem at this year’s Indianapolis 500. The veteran country music star’s participation in the event was announced yesterday by race officials. Rimes has been on the country scene since she dropped her first national hit in 1996 – when she was just 13. May 25 will mark the race’s 98th running.
The pre-race events will also mark the last time actor and singer Jim Nabors says he will sing “Back Home Again In Indiana” at the track. Nabors is 83 – and has done the song nearly every year since 1972.

 

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