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FREE MUSIC FRIDAY

NICK STEWART OF HOPE WINS THE NEW RANDY
ROGERS CD "BURNING THE DAY"
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JUST ANOTHER RANDOM
SHANIA PIC TO GET ME THROUGH THE WEEKEND

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BROOKS & DUNN CLOSING
IT OUT

They went out the way they came
in. Brooks & Dunn ended their 20-year career as a duo by
performing their first hit together - "Brand New Man." The
pair closed out their concert last night with an encore of
the song that became their debut single back in 1991. The
sold-out show at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville was also
Brooks & Dunn's final stop on their Last Rodeo Tour. It was
also a fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and
Museum. Kix Brooks told the audience early in the show:
"This isn't a funeral. We did show up to party."
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DOG DAY CAMP

Day camp isn't just for kids -- it's also for
canines. Elena Sweet runs a camp for the four-legged set in
Miami
called Totally Dog. Her husband, Jeremy, drives the doggie
bus to
pick up the tail wagging campers. Owners pay about 45 bucks
for a
day of doggie fun, including dips in a bone-shaped wading
pool.
Kenny Reich says his three pooches go right to sleep when they get
home. He adds it's a sure sign they had a great time at
camp.
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LADY ANTEBELLUM: NEW
MATERIAL MATERIALIZING

They already have a hit album out
there. But members of Lady Antebellum are churning out
material for future projects. While they say they are
focusing on their first headlining tour these days, they are
also working up songs for upcoming albums. Dave Haywood says
they already have dozens of songs written - and they are
constantly working on writing. This week, Lady Antebellum
got five nominations for the CMA Awards, which will be given
out November 10 in Nashville.
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JENNIFER
ESPOSITO GUEST STARRING ON 'BLUE BLOODS'

Jennifer Esposito is joining the force. CBS said Wednesday
that Esposito will guest star on several episodes of "Blue
Bloods," a new drama about a family with deep roots in law
enforcement. The series' ensemble cast includes Tom Selleck,
Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan. Esposito will be
featured in several episodes as Wahlberg's partner in the
New York Police Department. Esposito's TV credits include
"Rescue Me" and "Samantha Who?" She is scheduled to appear
on "Blue Bloods" around mid-October. "Blue Bloods" debuts
Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. Eastern. The drama's= creators are
Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, who have worked on shows
including "The Sopranos" and "Northern Exposure."
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ADD HIP-HOP TO 'ROCK
BAND' THANKS TO SNOOP DOGG

Rap and rock will collide once again -
this time in a video game. Fans of the hit game "Rock Band"
will get a chance to jam to some hip-hop, thanks to Snoop
Dogg. He's the first rap artist to be featured in the video
game, which already has songs from top artists like Jimi
Hendrix, The Who, AC/DC and Green Day. Eight Snoop
Dogg tracks will appear in the "Rock Band" music store. The
game will be released Tuesday. Some of Snoop Doggs's songs
were reproduced for the game. They will include such popular
hits as "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Who Am I (What's My
Name)?" and "Sensual Seduction."
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MIRANDA LAMBERT:
ENDS UP WITH 9 CMA AWARD NOMINATIONS

They're called the Country Music Association Awards. But this year, they might as well be called the Miranda Lambert show. She has continued to make her mark on this year's CMA event - by being nominated for a total nine awards. That's the most for a female country music artist. She picked up another four yesterday morning - to go with the five she got the day before. In a phone interview with the Associated Press, Lambert says "I don't think it gets better than this." She says she will "be sad when 2011 comes" because this year has been one blessing after another. While Lambert is the biggest shining star from the nominations process, she isn't the only one. Close friends Lady Antebellum has five nods and her finance, Blake Shelton has four - tying him with Zac Brown Band. Winners will be announced in a live broadcast on November 10 from Nashville. It will air on ABC.
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BLAKE SHELTON - CONCERT SPECIAL

With the number-one country song on
Billboard's chart, "All About Tonight," Blake Shelton is
taking
the next step. He's doing a concert special on TV. It's his
first.
It'll be on GAC September 8. "Blake Shelton Live: It's All
About
Tonight" was shot at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana.
It's
an indoor stadium on the largest stage Shelton's ever
played. The
90 minute concert special includes a duet with Shelton's
love,
Miranda Lambert.
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CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR

CMT promises "this is not another
awards show or competition." But, they're planning their
first
"CMT Artists of the Year" TV special for Friday, December 3. CMT
says the special will recognize five of the years top acts.
They'll
be based on album and download sales, radio airplay, online
activity and touring. The 90-minute special will include
performances from country acts "and beyond."
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DEEP THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"It is
awfully important to know what is and
what is not your business."
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September 3rd, 2010
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On this date in . . .
1918: Slacker raids began in the U.S. as uniformed soldiers stopped draft-age men at bayonet point and demanded to see their draft cards.
1954: The 2,956th and final episode of "The Lone Ranger" aired on radio after the masked man and his faithful companion Tonto led the fight for law and order in the early West for 21 years.
1955: Bill Haley & the Comets declined their first offer to tour outside the U.S. because they were afraid to fly.
1967: Sweden switched driving from the left to the right side of the road.
1967: The TV game show "What's My Line?" broadcast its final episode. The show aired over 17 years on CBS.
1976: The U.S. spacecraft Viking-2 landed on Mars at Utopia.
1977: On the British Top 100 albums chart, 27 of the titles were by Elvis Presley.
1978: 56-year-old Arnold Hanvey raised $1,300 for Jerry's Kids by riding a tricycle in 117-degree heat 79 miles across Death Valley. He lost 10 pounds.
1967: The final show was telecast of the original What’s My Line with John Charles Daly. The show lasted 17 years on CBS-TV.
1967: Motorists in Sweden began driving on the right-hand side of the road, instead of the left.
1979: The world’s first full-time multilingual TV station, CFMT-TV, began telecasting in Toronto in 26 languages.
1989: Karen and Stan Sutton sailed back into San Francisco harbor 8½ years after leaving on their trip around the world. They made it in a 43-foot ship they built themselves, despite Karen’s chronic sea sickness. Along the way, the couple had two children.
1992: Singer Prince signed a $100-million recording contract with Warner Brothers—$10-million each for 10 albums.
1996: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco announced it was testing a new "smokeless" cigarette called Eclipse.
1999: Charges were dropped against nine photographers and a motorcyclist in connection with the 1997 crash that killed Princess Diana.
2003: In Janesville, Wisconsin, a 40-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing a computerized tracking device. A corrections officer said the thief apparently "didn't know what he had because he would be awfully stupid to steal a tracking device." To find him, all police had to do was switch on a computer.
2004: Former President Clinton was hospitalized in New York with chest pains and shortness of breath, resulting in heart bypass surgery.
Birthdays:
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actor Charlie Sheen is 45;
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actress Valerie Perrine 67;
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actor Nick Wechsler 30;
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singer Jennifer Paige 37;
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baseball's Luis Gonzalez 43;
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basketball's Damon Stoudamire 37;
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coach Dick Motta 79.
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