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Blake Shelton’s New Video Premieres [VIDEO]
I was just saying the other day, "Sure be cool if there was a video for Blake Shelton's new song."
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Owensboro’s Jenny Beth Willis on American Idol Tonight [Video]
Last week, the boys stepped to the plate during Hollywood Week on American Idol. When the smoke cleared, just 28 of them remained, including former WBKR Battle for the Big O finalist Paul Jolley. Now, tonight, all the girls who made it through Idol's initial audition rounds arrive for the dreaded Hollywood week. Among them, Owensboro's Jenny Beth Willis. Can she survive the drama and make the Top 40?
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Country Song Grammy Awarded in Front of a Sparsely Populated Auditorium [VIDEO]
I didn't see the Grammys, but I can only assume the Best Country Song award was given out pre-telecast judging by the handful of people in attendance at the time.
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Ellen and Amy Have Fun
On the Ellen show, Ellen sends Amy out to sing song lyrics to unsuspecting average Joes and Jos. Recently, she tormented some really nice folks in a store. As Taylor's hot song blares in the background, Amy cuts loose. W
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Shoulda Been a Hit: Martina McBride “This Uncivil War” [Video]
Typically when I choose a song for my Shoulda Been a Hit column, I pick a song that actually had a chance at becoming one. But, for the first time in the history of this feature, I am choosing a song that was never officially released as a single. Martina McBride churned 4 big hits off her 1999 release Emotion. The lead-off single "I Love You" reached #1 on the Billboard Country Chart. It was a HUGE hit. So was the follow-up, "Love's the Only House," which peaked at #3. "There You Are" reached the 10 spot and "It's My Time" peaked at #11. But, if you ask me, Emotion contained a little hidden gem that had all the makings of a McBride chartbuster. LISTEN!
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Wagon Wheel Hits Radio But Many Covers Are Out There [VIDEO, POLL]
Darius Rucker is currently in the Top 40 with the Bob Dylan/Ketch Secor favorite "Wagon Wheel." Rucker has been singing it in his shows and was famously joined onstage at the Grand Ole Opry by Lady Antebellum for a version of it.
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American Idol Hollywood Week: Let’s Hear it for the Boys [Video]
For the boys, Hollywood week is over. And 28 male contestants are still left in the hunt for the Idol Top 40. WBKR's American Idol expert Steve Thompson has chosen some favorites and explains who he thinks is in it to win it.
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Owensboro’s Max Miller Sings Alicia Keys “If I Ain’t Got You” [Video]
He's back! If you were at Denim & Diamonds last week you were treated to moving performances from local theatre star Misty Miller. She was tremendous and her apples didn't fall far from the tree. Here at WBKR.com we have already introduced you to Misty's son, Max, who, like his mother, sings like a champ. But Max's relationship with his singing voice is rather love/hate. See, the kid knows he can sing. In fact, we all know it. He's flippin' awesome. However, he thinks that, because he sings, other kids are going to make fun of him. (Middle-schoolers? What are you gonna do with them?) What Max needs to realize is that when you sing like he does, EVERYONE is gonna think you're a cool kid. Check him out!
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Watch for Owensboro’s Jenny Beth Willis on American Idol Hollywood Week [Video]
Hundreds survived American Idol's auditions and made it to Hollywood. Now, only a handful will survive to compete for a chance to perform on the live shows. American Idol is on tonight and two contestants with WBKR ties are in the hunt! Can they survive the drama that is Hollywood week?
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American Idol Contestant Jenny Beth Willis Getting Some Crazy Fans [Video]
Owensboro singer Jenny Beth Willis has made it the Hollywood rounds of American Idol and is already learning what kind of fame and notoriety that show can bring. When the Baton Rouge auditions aired on WEVV Fox 44, Jenny Beth's audition wasn't even broadcast. However, she has already earned the adoration of a couple of guys from YouTube (i.e. the really creepy guy staring in the bottom right-hand corner of the video still). Check this out! Here are a couple of reviews of Jenny Beth's performance that absolutely no one in America saw. And, no. I can't explain how you review a contestant you didn't really see. We'll need to call in Dr. Drew for that. LOL! Check this out.
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What if Waylon Had Died with Buddy?
54 years ago today I delivered the bad news to Lubbock: her hometown boy, Buddy Holly, was dead. He died in a plane crash at Cedar Lake, Iowa the day before. I was a paper boy for the Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock's newspaper wher
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Shoulda Been a Hit: Eric Church’s “How Bout You” [Video]
Now it's hard to imagine a time when Eric Church wasn't having hits. But, in the beginning of his career, he struggled . . . really struggled . . . to reach the Top 10. Truly, I thought (and Dave Spencer thought as well) that Eric was destined for greatness way back in 2006 when he released his first single, "How Bout You." While its showing was respectable, the song fell short of expectations and reached #14 on the Billboard Country Chart. However, I thought then . . . and still think to this day . . . it SHOULDA been a hit! Check out this live version.