Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton Rule at the CMA's

Last night the Country Music Association broadcast its annual awards and show the (adorable) couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton ruled the show. 

Blake, a coach on the show The Voice, won male vocalist of the year for the third year and two other additional awards.  Miranda female vocalist of the year, and the couple shared song of the year for Over You.   (See below for a full list of the winners)

Blake's father encouraged the couple to write a song about his brother who died in a car accident when he was a teenager. "My dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother,'" Shelton said. "I lost my dad in January, and it's so amazing to me that tonight, even after he's gone, he's still right. I just needed the right person to write this song with and the right person to sing it.

Two other couples were also winners last night: Little Big Town, a quartet that includes husband and wife Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild, were awarded vocal group and single of the year for Pontoon, while Thompson Square's Shawna and Keifer Thompson won vocal duo of the year.

Eric Church won album of the year for his breakthrough album Chief. 

"I spent a lot of my career wondering where I fit in – too country, too rock," Church said. "I want to thank you guys for giving me somewhere to hang my hat tonight."

Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban all got together to salute lifetime achievement winner Willie Nelson, ending with a group singalong of On the Road Again.  Go Willie!

Aw!  It was a wonderful and sentimental evening.

CMA winners 2012

Entertainer of the year – Blake Shelton
Album of the year – Chief, Eric Church
Song of the year – Over You, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert
Single of the year – Pontoon, Little Big Town
Male vocalist of the year – Blake Shelton
Female vocalist of the year – Miranda Lambert
New artist of the year – Hunter Hayes
Vocal duo of the year – Thompson Square
Vocal group of the year – Little Big Town
Musician of the year – Mac McAnally
Music video of the year – Red Solo Cup, Toby Keith
Musical event – Feel like a Rock Star, Kenny Chesney duet with Tim McGraw
 Source: The Guardian

Nelly "unaware" of tour bus contraband

File under: Smart decision, nice not so much.....

Attention please all celebrities - Do not try to go through West Texas with anything "interesting" on your bus or person.  Also, if your staff doesn't know this, fire them all right now.

Nelly, the rapper, is the latest in a series of celebrities to find trouble at a Texas border checkpoint.  Sierra Blanca, Texas, police say a  search turned up 36 baggies of heroin, more than 10 pounds of weed, and a loaded .45 caliber pistol.

Officials say one of the occupants of the bus was arrested after admitting the drugs and gun belonged to him, reports AP.

In a statement, Nelly blamed his staff member. The rapper said, "Neither I nor anyone else on the tour bus was aware of his decision to bring these." 

Oh Nelly, good luck with that.  The same sentiment goes out to Willie Nelson, Fiona Apple and Snoop. If you can't say no, through another checkpoint you should go.

Sources: USA Today and AP

Willie Nelson Charged with Possession

While going through border patrol, Willie Nelson was charged with possession of marijuana when 6 ounces were found on his tour bus. When the bus pulled the into the checkpoint at Sierra Blanca, TX at 9 a.m., the officers smelled pot as soon as the bus doors opened.

Upon further inspection of the bus, authorities discovered the stash of pot. Nelson was arrested along with 2 other people when he said the the pot was his. He was arrested and released on $2,500 bond. Is this the first time he has been caught with the drug?


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