Shania Twain recently kicked off her two year residency at Caesar’s in Vegas. Several of her country music girlfriends hit up her show on Saturday night, ahead of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday. Here are Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, and her Pistol Annies bandmates  Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley backstage with Shania. Full Story

Elizabeth Banks in Beverly Hills yesterday -- with brown hair now. Is this new? Must be, right? Last time I checked her at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, she was blonde. And best dressed.  Still blonde and very, very yellow -- Carrie Underwood in Ireland. Full Story

You wouldn’t think it would be possible for Carrie Underwood out-worst herself in a dress, right? Oh but she found a way. When that sh-t started during her performance, I texted Duana: No. They are not etch-a-sketching her dress. No. And she was equally horrified. As were so many of you. Full Story

Like Country Bitch as Maria von Trapp!?!? NBC announced today that it will live broadcast a performance of The Sound Of Music next holiday season, and they’ve cast Carrie Underwood in the role of the governess. Country Bitch can sing, no doubt. But can she pretend to be the kindest, sweetest soul on stage for over two hours? Wait, you know what? I think I might want to see that. Full Story

Duana sent me a note this morning: “You really have to give it up for American Idol though, right? Early on?” Totally. Kelly Clarkson is SO good. Jennifer Hudson too. And Carrie Underwood is a star. She can’t dress for sh-t but she is a star. (Do the male Idol winners have a harder time) And she used to be the biggest star, didn’t she? When Faith Hill may or may not have lost her sh-t after she lost Female Vocalist to Carrie a few years ago. Full Story

I’d almost rather choke than be complimentary to Carrie Underwood but right now she really deserves it. Country Bitch was interviewed by The Independent in the UK recently and was very clear about where she stands on gay rights: "As a married person myself, I don't know what it's like to be told I can't marry somebody I love, and want to marry. Full Story

Did you read Carrie Underwood’s “Fill In The Blanks” with ESPN.com about the NHL playoffs? Click here if you missed it. Carrie loves “winning, winning, and Mike winning”. Mike of course is Mike Fisher of the Nashville Predators. And you know I’ve been saying that the Predators look scary, that they might be taking Country Bitch to the final. Full Story

Now that her peers are publicly teasing her about her signature move - “Noooo...whaaaat...meeeee?” - does that mean Taylor Swift will stop doing it? I don’t hate Swifty. At all. And I like that she seemed to be in on it when she went up to collect her award from Blake Shelton. I mean, at least on the outside, she was willing to roll. Full Story

Amazingly enough, I didn’t hate Country Bitch’s tricked out white dress she wore for the carpet. Comparatively, that is. From her, we’ve seen a lot worse. And it was better than the dark brown green, again bedazzled, situation she put on to perform with Tony Bennett. That...was not my favourite mash-up. Full Story

Carrie Underwood performed at 2011 Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival yesterday. According to her website she’s not taking the stage again until June. Which means she should be free to be back in Nashville tomorrow night when the Canucks play the Predators in Game 3 of Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Full Story

As you know, I’m not Country Bitch’s biggest fan. Not feeling the purple dress she wore on the carpet last night at the ACMs. Definitely not feeling whatever it is you call it that she put on for her performance with Steven Tyler. But I do like the way she moves onstage. I like that she can jump around like that, get her heart rate up and still find breath to sing. Full Story

Jake Gyllenhaal was not at the ACM Awards last night. He was however represented by two exes. As already noted, Reese Witherspoon was there to present and jizzed all over everyone in her chicken drum stick dress including Taylor Swift, who pulled out her “oh gosh, I don’t believe it” move at the end of the night when she was declared the ACM Entertainer of the Year. Full Story

What was it I wrote the last time I posted about Carrie Underwood? The article is here. And specifically: Given the season he and the Senators have been having, Mike, um, is not invited (to the All-Star Game). Ottawa is so sh-t this year, there’s actually talk that the team is in such trouble, they’re looking to shake it up. Full Story

What the f-ck Madison Square Garden??? How dare you put Howard Stern in the front row at the Knicks game and shove Country Bitch Carrie Underwood and her husband back there in the 5th? Did she mind? Please. Does it look like she minded? Mrs Fisher minded a LOT. She’s Carrie Underwood. Don’t you motherf-ckers know Carrie Underwood??? Poor Mike Fisher probably had to hear about it the entire game. Full Story