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Call in the rodeo clowns. Ty Murray's about to get bucked off before the buzzer. Sorry, Ty. It’s time. The top four dancers have always been the top four dancers, and last night on Dancing With The Stars the top teams showed no reason why they shouldn’t be in the finals. Ty was sharply criticized for not dancing at the level of the others, but praised for improvement, which is where a lot of his credit is deserved. From marching through his very first dance to the footsy kicks of last night’s Tango, Ty proved that you can teach an ol’ cowboy to dance. Ty should also be credited with maintaining dignity for his much younger partner, Chelsie. Always the gentlemen, directing his gyrating Rumba solo to his wife, Jewel, was both cute and in good taste. In backstage comments, Ty was hoping his Rumba would pay dividends later; let's hope it worked out for them. Meanwhile, watch a re-play of week one. Who would have picked Ty Murray to be the next to last male standing next to Gilles? The final four will be announced on tonight’s results show. Shawn & Mark, Lil Kim & Derek, Melissa & Tony, and Gilles & Cheryl shouldn’t have to act like they’re so surprised. Likely to go next: Shawn & Mark. After that, it’s anybody’s game. Early on, it appeared as though Melissa and Gilles had the top two spots in a lock, but apparently, Lil Kim has her locksmith on speed dial. She’s been picking at the top spot for weeks now, so among the top three, it will be anyone’s game to lose.

News From Around The Country
Adam Gregory is just getting his music career off the ground, and now he is going to join the ranks of singing actors by taking on his first movie role. The movie WWJD is based on the best selling Christian-book series of all time, and Adam has landed a starring role alongside John Schneider and Maxine Bahns. John Rich, James Otto, and Cowboy Troy are scheduled to represent country music at the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Martina McBride will be part of the next season of The Bachelorette. No, she’s not divorcing her husband. She will be perform two songs, “I Just Call You Mine,” and “Ride,” when new Bachelorette Jillian Harris takes one special guy on a date in Hollywood. Sugarland had to cancel a show over the weekend in Dallas because of vocal issues for Jennifer Nettles. She traveled to New York City yesterday to visit a vocal doctor. Taylor Swift has a new video for her song "The Best Day" up on CMT and CMT.com. It's a Mother's Day themed video showing home videos of Taylor as a tot.