TRACE ADKINS has been drawn as Luke McBain, Action Hero for a new comic book series to be launched by 12 Gauge Comics. The series will consist of four books that will sell for $3.99 each.

Paula Abdul’s manager says it does not appear that she will be back on American Idol. He says the singer and judge hadn’t yet received her new contract from Fremantle Media and 19 Entertainment, the production companies behind the show. He says auditions for Season 9 begin August 6th and, if Paula were to be involved in this season, her deal would need to be locked in by then. The manager says, ” I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful.”

I do have one question… if auditions don’t start until August 6th then why has Ryan Secreast been doing his E News reporting LIVE from auditions already? Did someone forget to tell Paula that things have already started or what?

Yeah, she’s a little KOOKY, but the dynamic of the show will be lost without her. Kara is too abrasive to be the only chick on the show.

I VOTE BRING PAULA BACK! AND QUICK!!

Miley Cyrus, as we all know as Hannah Montana, could be set to replace Hannah with a new movie “Wings” which is already getting ready for sequels. Cyrus will star as Laurel, a 15 year-old girl who has always been homeschooled and is now set to go to school for the first time. While trying to adjust to high school, her suspicion that she’s not like other kids is given basis when she sprouts wings and discovers she’s a fairy. “Wings” is an adaption based on Aprilynne Pike’s bestselling young adult novel of the same title.
Miley’s mom, Tish Cyrus will serve as executive producer on the film adaption.

Some country stars love dressing up and being in front of the camera for a photo or video shoot, but not Blake Shelton. He says, “I absolutely hate wardrobe discussions… I want to look a certain way and everybody else has their ideas.” Blake only likes the music performance part of making videos, but he says, “That might be 30 minutes out of a 20-hour day.”

Maybe Blake doesn’t need videos after all. He hasn’t released a clip for his latest single “I’ll Just Hold On,” and it’s already a hit.

George Strait’s “Living For The Night,” the first single from his upcoming album Twang, hit the Top 15 mark in just three weeks making it one of the fastest rising singles of his career. The song, written by George, his son Bubba Strait and legendary songwriter Dean Dillon sits at #15 this week on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. With the debut single racing up the charts, MCA has moved the street date of his 38th album up to Aug. 11.

Here’s a sneak peak at the new albums track list:

1. Twang - Jim Lauderdale, Kendell Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey
2. Where Have I Been All My Life - Sherrie Austin, Will Nance and Steve Williams
3. I Gotta Get To You - Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Ritchey and Blaine Larsen
4. Easy As You Go - Steve Bogard and Rick Giles
5. Living For The Night - George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon
6. Same Kind Of Crazy - Delbert McClinton and Gary Nicholson
7. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind - George Strait and Bubba Strait
8. Arkansas Dave - Bubba Strait
9. The Breath You Take - Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon and Casey Beathard
10. He’s Got That Something Special - George Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon
11. Hot Grease And Zydeco - Gordon Bradberry and Tony Ramey
12. Beautiful Day For Goodbye - Doug Johnson and Pat Bunch
13. El Rey - Jose Alfredo Jimenez

I will be the first to admit that I watch I Carly every day with my daughter Abbey. That is ” our show” and we are both very excited that our  favorite character Sam ( Jennette McCurdy) has been signed to Capital Records Nashville!