Trisha Yearwood, who stars in her own Food Network series 'Trisha's Southern Kitchen,' is quite a foodie -- obviously! When you work with food, especially delicious southern eats featuring a lot of fried, rich cuisine, you tend to taste test a lot of it... which can lead to a few extra unwanted pounds. Mrs. Garth Brooks has shed some excess weight, debuting a new, trimmer figure at the 2013 ACMs on Sunday (April 7).
Superstar-in-the-making Hunter Hayes debuted his new song 'I Want Crazy' at the 2013 ACMs on Sunday (April 7), and the knock 'em dead performance showed everyone why Hayes is going to be around for a long, long time to come.
First-time ACMs host Luke Bryan took a break from his gig cracking jokes at co-host Blake Shelton's expense in order to perform his new single 'Crash My Party' during Sunday's 2013 ACM Awards broadcast. It was almost like he crashed his own party, since he was emceeing. The producers certainly got their money's worth, since both Bryan and Shelter both pulled double duty as hosts and performers.
Jason Aldean won the 2013 ACM Award for Male Vocalist of the Year against some super stiff competition, like Eric Church and Blake Shelton, to name a precious few. When the '1994' singer took the stage to accept his trophy, he seemed genuinely shocked and surprised to have beaten peers that he loves and respects.
Blake Shelton introduced his wife Miranda Lambert's performance at the 2013 ACM Awards tonight (April 7) by saying, "Just this morning I saw her naked." If she brings the same passion and anger back to their Las Vegas hotel room that she displayed singing 'Mama's Broken Heart' it's going to be a rough night for the show's co-host.
It was a two-fer for Miranda Lambert at the 2013 ACM Awards on Sunday. After accepting the win for Song of the Year for her emotional ballad 'Over You' (co-written with husband Blake Shelton), she won the trophy for Single Record of the Year for the same song. The award means the world to Lambert, and not just because she penned it about her hubby's late brother. It was validation for her work as a songwriter.
Little Big Town took home the 2013 ACM Award for Vocal Group of the Year. It was a breakout past 12 months for the troupe, thanks to their smash hit 'Pontoon.' They've been doing their thing for so long and thanks to their monstrous, breakthrough year, this award was well-deserved and equally as hard-earned.
Before the Band Perry took the stage at the 2013 ACM Awards on Sunday, Neil Perry issued a bit of a memo while being interviewed on the red carpet, warning that the performance would "definitely be the most dangerous performance of the night." His tongue was likely tucked firmly in his cheek, since we never felt unsafe while watching Neil and his siblings Kimberly and Reid perform their new single, 'Done.' It was, however, one of the most fun, high octane performances of the evening.
Leave it to Carrie Underwood to switch it up for her 2013 ACM Awards performance. Fresh off debuting her new single 'See You Again' on her former stomping grounds of 'American Idol' last week, she elected to perform her most recent No. 1 hit 'Two Black Cadillacs,' as opposed to repeating the song she just did a few nights prior. She likes to switch it up for her fans.
Eric Church ditched his signature baseball cap and ever-present aviator sunglasses to perform his simple, stark but affecting ballad 'Like Jesus Does' at the 2013 ACM Awards. It's rare that we get to see the bearded singer's face or his eyes, and it was a welcome treat.
Kenny Chesney hit the stage at the 2013 ACM Awards on Sunday to perform his latest hit, 'Pirate Flag.' The audience waved their black and white 'No Shoes Nation' flags proudly as the singer did his thing. Some lucky fans were able to watch while butted up against the stage, and they formed a 'No Shoes Nation' pocket around the front of the riser while they watched Chesney perform.
There is a happy ending to this story! Last year, New Jersey teen Kevin McGuire, who was suffering from cancer and in need of a bone marrow transplant, asked Taylor Swift to prom via a Facebook campaign. Despite everyone's best efforts, things didn't work out as planned. Luckily for McGuire, he's getting a second chance in more ways than one!
