Sunday, April 3, 2011

It's Country Night Folks!

All my friends are in Vegas tonight and I am excited to watch via TV at least. I started by watching the red carpet show on GAC (Great American Country) channel which is being hosted by a guy named Stormy Warren, yep, Stormy. Country tends to have serious issues on red carpet fashion so it should be a riot. First off, a fashion round up.






Best dressed: Jennifer Nettles wearing Doo-Ri!! I had a little something to do with that happening and if I must say so myself, she looks amazing.












Carrie Underwood - not sure whose dress this is, but it is fresh, purple color and easy style.










Julianne Hough -- I know, she is cheesy, but the girl looks good tonight in this coral number. Hey, I'm crossing my fingers about her turn in Rock of Ages the movie, plus she is practically Mrs Ryan Seacrest, so I gotta give her props.





And now for worst -- I could go on and on with this, but I'm not going to even put a picture of the Judds with their red kool aid colored matching hair. Unfortunately many great designers will not loan dresses to country music stars, so it is a difficult situation from the get go, but still, when its bad, it is bad.



Miranda Lambert in a white grecian dress that is not flattering her at all. Oh hon, please have someone help you! Adore her talent, cringe at her style. Reba, meanwhile is wearing a rust colored silk shantung dress, not good. Lady Antebellum's Hilary Scott is wearing George Chakra, another usual on the country carpet. She looks fine, but so old for her age and is wrapped like a sausage in that dress! And finally Taylor Swift -- what is she 55? Terrible color, old school style, she probably can get real designers to dress her, come on!


Now onto the show...I heard that a lot of tonight's performances feature surprise duets -- Brad Paisley and Alabama open with an okay performance. Hosts for tonight are Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton. Reba is totally cheesy when she does this. But Blake is very handsome, engaged to Miranda Lambert, has a great voice and is actually funny. Umm but this script is tailored for hicktown USA and the jokes are super lame.


Sugarland is doing a show all night alongside this one over at Mandalay Bay. The big news is the duet with Rihanna, but we may see some more of my favorite friends.


Carrie comes out in a rocker chick look with pink hair and starts singing Undo It when out comes Steven Tyler to join her. Wow, wonder what Kara DioGuardi thinks of her song being sung by her replacement. Irony. Then they go into Walk This Way. Oh did I mention STy was wearing a white sateen suit with a duster coat? Carrie really held her own. Wow. She is a powerhouse.


Sugarland on stage singing their newest hit, Tonight. Jennifer's hair long is amazing. God that voice is unreal.


Is this an awards show? There have not been any awards yet. Hottie Dierks Bentley just hit the stage. Keith sings another love song for Nicole. Say it together...awww! "The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you." If I didn't love him, I would gag. Poor Nicole is sitting next to a lame seat filler.


Love Eric Church singing Drink a little Drink, Smoke a little Smoke. That's right people, that is what the song is called. Nashville, can't wait to hear this!


Song of the Year goes to Miranda Lambert's House That Built Me. Fantastic.


Taylor Swift sings Mean, a new single which I love. It's a banjo number all about someone calling her out for not being able to sing. And she can sing it. Very cute.


The Band Perry sings If I Die Young. Her voice is angelic. Best New Artist goes to The Band Perry. Record of the Year goes to The House the Built Me by Miranda. Now I know why they aren't showing a lot of awards - she is winning them all.


Miranda hands out Album of the Year since she is won this last year and she gets to give the award to Lady Antebellum whom she has beaten in basically every category this year. Wow Hillary Scott is really shoved into that dress. Yuck.


Sara Evans sings a song from Country Strong. Leighton sang it in the movie, thank god otherwise Gwyneth would have come out again. The audience loved it.


Donny and Marie Osmond came out to present. I just watched her on Oprah about her son's suicide and I bawled. She has had so much botox though, that her upper lip did not move the whole time. So scary. They present group of the year - I'd give it to Zac Brown, but Lady A win. I like Lady A, but Zac is awesome.


Nice Miranda comes out and sings A Heart Like Mine. Awesome song. "My Daddy cried when he saw my tattoo but said he loved me anyway..."


Here it is. Jennifer Nettles with Rihanna singing Rihanna's California King Bed. Speechless. Never heard Rihanna sound better. Jennifer can sing with anyone. OUTSTANDING. OUTSTANDING. Sugarland wins vocal duo of the year. Big surprise.


Male vocalist of the year - Brad Paisley. Martina and Reba sing not good songs.


Reese and Robert Pattinson come out to present Female Vocalist of the Year. Miranda and some others are nominated. Miranda wins! I'm going to see Water for Elephants.


Zac Brown Band performs with James Taylor. One of the best songs ever written. Wow, James Taylor is amazing. This song makes me cry. "I wanna see you again, but I'm stuck in colder weather. Maybe tomorrow will be better, can I call you then?" "You're a lover, I'm a runner and we go round and round." Keith Urban is literally on theedge of his seat, he is so into this performance. They end the song by phasing into Sweet Baby James by James Taylor. Gorgeous.


Ryan Seacrest comes out to hand out Entertainer of The Year which is fan voted. Taylor Swift wins. It is fan voted and she has a lot of fans. And she is a lot taller than Ryan Seacrest.


For those who don't appreciate country music, please watch four performances from tonight. Carrie Underwood with Steven Tyler, Sugarland with Rihanna and Zac Brown with James Taylor and Miranda Lambert. Then tell me what's not to love. I dare you.


Don't be ashamed of your obsessions...prove them right.

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