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CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Performing With Tony On The Grammys Carrie Underwood will sing with Tony Bennett on this Sunday's Grammy Awards. Carrie and Tony recorded "It Had to Be You" for his Duets Two collection, which is a contender for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Carrie is also up for Best Country Solo Performance for "Mama's Son."
The Grammy Awards air live from L.A. on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
MIRANDA LAMBERT: Scores a Song In Hunger Games Movie Miranda Lambert will appear on the soundtrack of the highly anticipated movie The Hunger Games. Miranda, who's a fan of the book, said recently that she'd written a song that she was hoping would end up in the film.Other artists already confirmed for the soundtrack include Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists and Arcade Fire.
The Hunger Games soundtrack will be in stores on March 20th. The movie opens on March 23rd. Source: BSCKids.com
MIRANDA LAMBERT: DVR Alert!
Don't forget to tune in or set your DVRs for Miranda Lambert's appearance on Law & Order: SVU tonight. According to her website, Miranda plays "an actress who claims to have been sexually assaulted by a reality show producer." Also appearing in this special episode is Harry Connick Junior. Law & Order: SVU airs at 10 p.m. ET on NBC.
GEORGE STRAIT: Grandpa George
Congratulations to George and Norma Strait, who became grandparents late last week. George announced the news from the stage in Phoenix on Friday. His son, Bubba, and wife, Tamara, revealed last fall that the baby would be a boy, but that's all we know at this point.
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RANDY TRAVIS: Arrested in Texas Randy Travis was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in Sanger, Texas, yesterday. According to Dallas's NBC affiliate, he was spotted outside the FirstBaptistChurch with an open bottle of wine. Randy was booked into the DentonCounty jail at 1:30 a.m. Monday and was released several hours later. TMZ.com gives conflicting reports for the reason that Randy was drinking. The first was the he had been in a fight with his girlfriend, and the second that he had been to a Super Bowl party.
NEW IN STORES: Dierks Bentley, Waylon Tribute
Dierks Bentley's new album, Home, is in stores today. The project has already produced two hit singles -- "Am I the Only One" and "Home" -- and he says the album is a "great mix of who I am as a person and as a country singer." He also tells us there are songs that reflect his role as a father now.
Volume two of Waylon: The Music Inside -- A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings is available today. The collection pairs some of the legends biggest hits with some of today's brightest country stars -- including Dierks Bentley, Montgomery Gentry, Justin Moore, Jack Ingram, Colt Ford, Pat Green and Josh Thompson.
LADY ANTEBELLUM: World Tour Goes Worldwide Lady Antebellum's Own the Night tour goes international this summer when the band goes to Europe for a couple of weeks. They'll start in Dublin, Ireland, on July 10th and wrap things up on July 27 in Stockholm, Sweden. If you'd like to follow them across the pond, head to LadyAntebellum.com for a complete list of tour dates and ticket information.
THE BAND PERRY: Catering Kudos Some artists may judge a tour by the size of the venue they play, but The Band Perry likes to take a look at catering. Brother Reid explains, "When you're out on the road, food is a passion that feels like home for us." Word is the grub is pretty amazing on BradPaisley's Virtual Reality tour.
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