Reba McEntire returns for an unprecedented ninth time to host the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, to be broadcast live Tuesday, May 15, on CBS.... Disney Channel presents High School Musical: The Concert, an on-stage and behind-the-scenes look at the sold-out concert tour, on May 4. Speaking of Corbin Bleu's Sideshow Bob-esque hair, Jump In! arrives on DVD April 3.... Cheers barkeep Woody Harrelson's 68-year-old father, Charles, was found dead in his prison cell, apparently of natural causes, the Associated Press reports. At the time, he was serving two life sentences for the murder of a Texas judge.Thursday's Today's News was written by Ben Katner.
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With eight nominations, George Strait leads the pack at the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, to be broadcast live on CBS May 15. Brooks & Dunn followed close behind with seven nods, while Rascal Flatts rounded up six, and Idol champ Carrie Underwood found herself with five.Strait's eight bids include Entertainer of the Year and top male vocalist, while Underwood is up for top female vocalist, album (Some Hearts), and single, song and video (all for "Before He Cheats").
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Grey's Anatomy is poised to enter weekend broadcast syndication in fall 2009. Remember those simpler times when Mer was man-obsessed and confused...? Al Jazeera has all but abandoned its bid to secure U.S. distribution for an English-language version of its newscast, says Variety.... The 42nd-annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast May 15, 2007, live on CBS.... In closing, I leave you with this thought: Comedienne Margaret Cho has accepted a seat on the board of directors of Good Vibrations, the San Francisco-based purveyor of "sex toys and sex-positive products."
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