
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tuesday Newsday
News From Around The Country
Shania Twain has been hinting on her myspace page that a big surprise for the fans is coming on her birthday. Today, rumors are circulating that she will be filling Paula Abdul’s seat during American Idol auditions in Chicago August 30 and 31st. We'll know soon enough if it's true. Even though the show won't air until next year, somebody will see her (or not) at the annual fall auditions. It's not too far of a stretch, Mary J. Blige teamed up with the Idol crew in Atlanta, while Victoria Beckham filled in for Abdul in Boston. … Taylor Swift is heading back to England for two performances at the annual V-festival. Taylor is the only country act among the mostly pop/rock lineup which includes Lady Gaga and The Killers. Look for Taylor on this side of the pond performing her own version of "Tonight" from the Broadway musical West Side Story at the MTV Video Awards on September 13th. … Last year, two young women were killed in a car crash outside the New England Country Music Festival in Foxboro, Massachusetts. This year, to make an effort to crack down on underage drinking at the festival that Kenny Chesney headlines, police stepped up patrols and more than 100 people were arrested. … And finally, Dolly Parton fans will want to be looking for a big boxed set on October 27th. The set will contain four CDs with 99 songs that cover the years 1957 to 1993, beginning with "Puppy Love" and "Girl Left Alone" which were recorded for the Goldband label in 1957, when she was 11 years old. Dolly will also include seven previously unreleased tracks. Singles and album tracks represent her recorded work for Goldband, Mercury, Monument, RCA, 20th Century and Columbia. The package will also include a 60-page booklet with liner notes and previously unreleased photographs.

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