The Shock of Premature Ejection

Chulianne? How can they eliminate Chulianne? Chuck Wicks was workin’ it like he needed a mirror ball trophy to sustain existence! Yet Chulianne is eliminated in 6th place? Ok, maybe Chuck wasn’t destined to win the whole thing over the obvious favorites; Chulianne has always been middle of the pack material. But 6th place does seem a bit premature. It was a sad night for country music on Dancing With The Stars. At least Chulianne got to show different aspects of their personalities throughout the season, including their kooky side. We'll let the tights fall into that category, Chuck, but last night's variety episode included a skit with Chuck and Julianne playing a matched couple in a spoof of online dating ads called "Dance Match." Appearing later on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Chulianne didn’t seem too upset about being kicked off. Each plans to continue work on their respective sophomore albums and fall back on their country music career. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night, especially for Len Goodman, Ty Murray lasts longer than Chuck. Maybe going shirtless was the trick. Either that, or there are a whole lot of cowboys that need to admit to watching ballroom dancing! These are probably the same cowboys who wear pink. It’s ok, fellas. The man leading the dance is a very masculine role. Anyway, the Top 5 move on to next week which includes even more dances that will inch them closer to the final. Injured Melissa returned to hear her fate and will be attempting to continue on.

No farewell video blogs yet, so check out Julianne Hough’s behind the scenes tour:


News From Around The Country
Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams are the next opposite-genre artists to meet at the CMT Crossroads. The show will be taped in early May and air in late June. Kenny Chesney will tape his first appearance on Austin City Limits on May 12th. No word on the PBS air date. Zac Brown from the Zac Brown Band is working on his first cookbook. He wants to put some of his favorite recipes in there, including his recipe for fried chicken … or is that said, chicken fried. He hopes the interactive cookbook will be out sometime in the summer. Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts helped deliver a new piano to a Nashville high school on behalf of the Country Music Association and the Nashville Alliance. The two organizations have raised more than 2.2 million dollars for music programs in Metro Nashville Public Schools.