Lauren Alaina: Wildflower
Lauren Alaina: Wildflower Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins (picture courtesy of Mercury Nashville) Because the top few finishing place idols always score record deals, exactly what place a contestant finishes in no longer seems to be the overall goal. Creating a memorable cd that won’t get them tossed from the record label a few months [...]
Scotty McCreery: Clear As Day
Scotty McCreery: Clear As Day Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins (picture courtesy of www.scottymccreer-official.com) Scotty, at 17, is the youngest American Idol Winner so far. But what I appreciate most about him is that he has a stronger sense of self and who he is than most people twice his age. While I may have [...]
Ashley Brooke Toussant: Sweetheart
Ashley Brooke Toussant: Sweetheart Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Aptly named Sweetheart, Ashley’s voice is sweet and angelic. She reminded me of Jewel sometimes; they often share that similar sound, and that lingering, sometimes haunting quality that plays on in your mind once the music is over. Ashley can best be described as country mixed [...]
Whitney Mann: Western Sky
Whitney Mann: Western Sky Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Picture Source: http://www.myspace.com/whitneymann/photos/1471249#mssrc=SitesPhotos_AP_ViewPhoto You know how you buy a pair of jeans, expecting them to fit great, but they don’t at first? You wash them a few times, though, and slowly, they become part of you. That’s what listening to Whitney’s sophomore effort felt like to [...]
Stacie Collins: Sometimes Ya Gotta
Stacie Collins: Sometimes Ya Gotta Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins (photo courtesy of http.staciecollins.com) After watching the CMA’s in November, I read an article in the following days about Toby Keith boycotting what he considers the “music industry politics of Nashville.” Because he doesn’t play that way, he doesn’t get nominated. I mention this at [...]
America Ferrera & Kellie Pickler Engaged
Engagements Are in the Air Written by: Jill Sheets Picture source: www.abc.com At some point, most girls think about their dream wedding. What kind of dress they will ware? Will they have a dance? Will they get married in the church that they grew up in or on the beach in Hawaii? What type of [...]
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