Amy Sciarretto

Miranda Lambert Uses Twitter for Oklahoma Homeless Pet Crusade
Miranda Lambert is a true crusader for animals and you’ve just gotta love her for her tireless dedication and passion to critters and creatures. In addition to adopting and caring for pets, she is using Twitter to help pets in desperate need find good homes.

Carrie Underwood Salutes Her ‘Awesome’ Mom in ‘Teachers Rock’ Clip
Carrie Underwood salutes her “awesome” mother, who was also her school teacher, in this clip from last night’s (Aug. 17) ‘Teacher’s Rock’ special on CBS.

Keith Urban Is Leading Contender for ‘American Idol’ Judge Spot, Insider Says
Keith Urban already has experience as a reality show judge, having served as a coach on the Australian version of ‘The Voice.’ Now, Urban may be lured to a competing show’s lair, since sources are indicating that ‘American Idol’ producers would like a country star on the revamped panel and that Urban their No. 1 choice to fill that genre-specific slot.

Miranda Lambert and Danica Patrick Cover Country Weekly
Miranda Lambert and her ‘Fastest Girl in Town’ video co-star Danica Patrick grace the cover of Country Weekly, looking absolutely amazing. This partnership has certainly been quite a fruitful one for both Lambert and Patrick, and not just because the ladies play a coupla badasses who trick the boys and avoid the authorities while burning rubber in the clip, either.

Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy Kiss, Frolic on the Beach in New Photos
Taylor Swift was photographed kissing and holding hands while splashing around in the water with her reported boyfriend Conor Kennedy in Massachusetts, thus confirming the budding romance.

Taylor Swift Drops Colorful ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ Lyric Video
Ready to learn Taylor Swift‘s ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together‘ lyrics? The singer dropped the more-pop-than-country new single on Monday, and less than 24 hours later, she’s released an equally fun lyric video.

Justin Moore Sued by Nashville Songwriter Over ‘Backwoods’
Justin Moore is being sued by a Nashville songwriter over the singer’s 2009 single ‘Backwoods.’ Bobby Carmichael has filed a federal lawsuit against Moore, claiming that the country hitmaker stole the song from him.

Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw + More Set for MDA Show of Strength Special
Country music will be well represented and show its support of a good cause at the 2012 Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Labor Day weekend entertainment special (formerly a “telethon”) called ‘MDA Show of Strength.’ Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan are all set to appear, alongside a slew of pop stars, ranging from Pitbull to Taylor Swift‘s partner-in-rhyme B.o.B.

RaeLynn Celebrates Miranda Lambert and Pistol Annies Show by Sharing Photo
Country up and comer RaeLynn celebrated opening for her “big sister” and No. 1 supporter Miranda Lambert –that is, No. 1 supporter after her ‘The Voice’ coach and Lambert’s hubby Blake Shelton– by sharing an amazing photo of the backstage happenings! Lambert’s Pistol Annies were also on the bill. Girl power was in full effect.

Taylor Swift Becomes Twitter Death Hoax Victim
Taylor Swift is not dead. The 22-year-old songstress joins a not-so-illustrious group that includes country superstars like Reba McEntire and Garth Brooks, in that she is the latest victim of an online death hoax. Recently, all three of these acts have made membership in a group that no one would want. Thankfully, the ‘Mean’ singer is alive and well and this was all a, well, mean joke.

Garth Brooks Added to ‘Teachers Rock’ TV Special
It’s almost time to “celebrate” the back-to-school season and country legend Garth Brooks is getting in on the related fun. The singer will join the likes of Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley at the for the ‘Teachers Rock‘ TV special, which is set to air live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 17 at 8PM ET.

Scotty McCreery Covers Garth Brooks’ ‘The Dance’ at the Opry
The Grand Ole Opry has been digging through its vaults and posting performances on its YouTube page. One of the highlights is Scotty McCreery‘s rousing rendition of Garth Brooks’ No. 1 hit from 1990, the ballad ‘The Dance.’