• Small Talk – Daniel Radcliffe (2 of 2)

    In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.

  • #freshpresslive – feb 10/12

    Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 8/12

    Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 7/12

    Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (2 of 2)

    When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (1 of 2)

    The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 2/12

    Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 1/12

    Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 31/12

    Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 30/12

    David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.

  • Small Talk – Daniel Radcliffe (1 of 2)

    Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (2 of 3)

    Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (1 of 3)

    Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (3 of 3)

    Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (2 of 3)

    During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (1 of 3)

    There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (2 of 2)

    When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (1 of 2)

    It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.

  • Small Talk – Marina and The Diamonds (2 of 2)

    Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.

  • Small Talk – Neverest

    Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.

 
 

Tag Archives: The Road Hammers

 

Nashville Star Auditions for Fourth Season

Posted by andPOP Staff on October 23rd, 2005

Nashville Star has started auditioning for its fourth season in cities across the United States.

Auditions began on Oct. 21 in Los Angeles and will run through December.

The USA Network’s Nashville Star is a country singing competition, much like American Idol.

“Nashville Star works because it showcases the best untapped musical talent on television,” said Jeff Wachtel, USA’s executive vice-president of original programming. “One thing we’ve learned over the past three seasons is that there’s an incredible pool of talented performers whose voices have yet to be heard.”

Many artists have turned into household names after winning the singing competition, including Canada’s George Canyon who was a runner-up on the show and walked away with more Canadian Country Music Awards at this years show than any other artist.

The Nashville Star winner receives a recording contract.

The fourth season is scheduled to premiere in March.

CASTING TOUR SCHEDULE:
October
21 – Los Angeles, CA
29 – Chicago, IL
29 – Morgantown, WV
29 – Phoenix, AZ
29 – Oklahoma City, OK

November
05 – Dallas, TX
05 – Lincoln, NE
05 – Raleigh, NC
05 – Tampa, FL
12 – Portland, OR
12 – Washington, DC
12 – Pittsburgh, PA
12 – Atlanta, GA
18 – Nashville, TN
21 – Indianapolis, IN
30 – Houston, TX

December
08 – Las Vegas, NV

Tags: , , , , , ,

Canadian Country Music Awards Air Tonight On CBC

Posted by andPOP Staff on September 12th, 2005


Ready to get back to your down-home redneck roots?

The 2005 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMAs) will air tonight with Canadian country star Paul Brandt acting as host.

“They’ve turned the [Calgary Pengrowth] Saddledome into a giant projection screen so the visual aspect will be very impressive,” says Brandt, who is taking on hosting duties for the sixth time. “The amount of music we’ll be able to play for the audience will be unmatched.”

Also impressive is the six stages erected at the Saddledome.

“It’s a lot more scattered and responsive and there’s a lot more room for me to completely screw up,” Brandt says. “There’s going to be a lot of energy because of the way it’s set up.”

Brandt is also slated to perform on tonight’s show. He’ll sing his new single “Alberta Bound” during a special tribute to Alberta’s centennial.

“All the things I love about Alberta just fell out — it took about 15 minutes to write,” says Brandt.

Dierks Bentley, George Canyon, Terri Clark, Doc Walker and Carolyn Dawn Johnson are also scheduled to perform.

Look for newcomers The Road Hammers to come out on top following the success of their debut disc and single “I’m A Road Hammer”. The group is nominated for best group, album, single, video and song of the year, and rising star.

The CCMAs air tonight at 8 p.m. on CBC in most time zones. It’s also being broadcast to audiences in the U.S. and Australia.

Officials say the CBC lockout will have no affect on the broadcast since it’s an independent production.

Complete list of nominees for the 2005 CCMAs:

KRAFT CHEEZ WHIZ FANS? CHOICE AWARD

Paul Brandt
George Canyon
Terri Clark
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Jason McCoy

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Convoy ? Paul Brandt
Die Of A Broken Heart ?Carolyn Dawn Johnson
I?m A Road Hammer ? The Road Hammers
My Name ? George Canyon
Sister Golden Hair ? The Poverty Plainsmen

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Hey, Do You Know Me ? Lisa Brokop
Lap Of Luxury ? The Poverty Plainsmen
One Good Friend ? George Canyon
The Road Hammers ? The Road Hammers
This Time Around ? Paul Brandt

SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR

Dress Rehearsal (written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson / Troy Verges;
recorded by Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
Hey, Do You Know Me (written by Lisa Brokop / Kim McLean;
recorded by Lisa Brokop)
Home (written by Paul Brandt; recorded by Paul Brandt)
I?m A Road Hammer (written by Denny Carr / Jason McCoy;
recorded by The Road Hammers)
My Name (written by George Canyon / Gordie Sampson;
recorded by George Canyon)

CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Convoy ? Paul Brandt
Girls Lie Too ? Terri Clark
I?m A Road Hammer ? The Road Hammers
John Roland Wood ? Aaron Pritchett
Roughest Neck Around ? Corb Lund Band

TOP SELLING ALBUM

(This is a non-voting category)
Be Here ? Keith Urban
Greatest Hits ? Shania Twain
Greatest Hits 2 ? Toby Keith
Here For The Party ? Gretchen Wilson
Live Like You Were Dying ? Tim McGraw

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Lisa Brokop
Terri Clark
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Shania Twain
Amanda Wilkinson

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Paul Brandt
George Canyon
Jason McCoy
Aaron Pritchett
Deric Ruttan

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Corb Lund Band
Doc Walker
Emerson Drive
The Poverty Plainsmen
The Road Hammers

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Corb Lund Band
The Cruzeros
Kathleen Edwards
The Good Brothers Ian Tyson

CHEVY TRUCKS RISING STAR AWARD

Gord Bamford
Lisa Hewitt
Johnny Reid
The Road Hammers
Amanda Wilkinson

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Nominees Announced for Canadian Country Awards

Posted by andPOP Staff on August 4th, 2005

The nominations for the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMAs) were announced Wednesday, with Paul Brandt and the Road Hammers leading the way.

The Road Hammers, headed by singer Jason McCoy, recieved six nominations.

Their signature tune about truck drivers, I’m a Road Hammer, earned nominations for song of the year, single of the year and video of the year.

The group is also in the running for album of the year for its self-titled debut disc, as well as for group of the year honours and the rising-star award.

Brandt, who is hosting the Calgary show, was also given six nods. He is nominated for fans choice, album of the year and male artist of the year.

His cover version of the C.W. McCall hit Convoy earned nominations for single of the year and video of the year.
He also got a nod for song of the year for the single Home.
“Nashville Star” runner-up George Canyon is close behind with five nominations. Alberta singer-songwriter Caroyln Dawn Johnson was nominated in four categories.

Aaron Pritchett, Lisa Brokop and Terri Clark received three nods each.

This year’s awards are being handed out at the Pengrowth Saddledome during a CBC broadcast on September 12.

Tags: , , , , ,