Miranda Lambert Turns Down Blake Shelton’s Mentoring Proposal On The Voice

Miranda Lambert Turns Down Blake Shelton’s Mentoring Proposal On The Voice – What’s Really Going On In Their Marriage?

While Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are discounting reports that their nearly two-year marriage is crumbling, the country duo’s actions continue to raise eyebrows, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

“Blake originally wanted Miranda to be his celebrity mentor this season, and of course the producers of The Voice were all for it,” a source told Radar.

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“While she had to turn it down because there would have been conflicts with her touring schedule, it still became the cause of a few major arguments between them. Miranda had issues with Blake’s wandering eye with fellow past contestants on the show, but it was his recent Twitter flirtation with Cady Groves that really got her steaming mad.

“Miranda has been giving him a taste of his own medicine and showing him that two can play at this game. She’s been flirting with a few of the single guys on her tour, even their good friend Luke Bryan who’s happily married, and it’s conveniently gotten back to Blake. Miranda has more to worry about because of Blake’s cheating history, but they’re both playing games that are just adding more fuel to the divorce rumors.”

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The 36-year-old Honey Bee singer was still married to his first wife Kaynette Williams when he fell for Miranda, 29, in 2006. The couple tied the knot on May 14, 2011.

The handsome 6’ 5” country superstar made headlines when sexy back-and-forth Twitter exchanges between him and sexy singer Cady Graves fueled reports that he was carrying on a month-long affair with 23-year-old brunette pop-county star.

Miranda has previously said in interviews, “Divorce is not an option.”

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Miranda is currently on a busy tour schedule around the country while Blake, who ultimately picked Sheryl Crow as his mentor on The Voice, is preparing for his Ten Times Crazier Tour, which begins in July.

According to sources in both camps, the marriage on the rocks stories have turned into a he-said, she-said scenario with Blake and Miranda equally to blame.

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“These Miranda and Blake break up, cheating and jealousy rumors sound like the makings of a classic country song,” adds the source. “Miranda’s people say she could have easily changed her touring schedule to accommodate mentoring on The Voice, but she was getting Blake back for his out-of-control flirting – it’s the ultimate brush-off.

It’s hard to tell if these two are headed for divorce court or madly in love – some say they’re getting the biggest kick out of keeping everyone guessing.”

Miranda Lambert, Pedigree Feeding Project Join Forces to Help Animal Shelters

Miranda Lambert's lifelong devotion to her four-legged friends led the country superstar to start the MuttNation Foundation in 2009, with the goal to end pet suffering and homelessness in the U.S. and abroad. Because the singer-songwriter/activist is one of the most in-demand country entertainers working today, she's often approached to become involved in other fund- and awareness-raising efforts, and has to pick and choose carefully which causes she'll support. But it's a pretty safe bet the recipients of her goodwill will have furry paws and cold noses.

Miranda's lastest involvement is with the Pedigree Feeding Project, and their "Choose the Next Community" initiative, which, thanks to Miranda's fans, will result in animal shelters receiving a supply of dog food at no cost, allowing them to spend the money they save on other worthwhile programs to help the pet population.

"We get a lot of calls to be part of and partner with," Miranda tells The Boot. "But I'm really a stickler for something that fits with me and what I do. When we got the call from Pedigree telling us about the Feeding Project, I jumped right on it because it really coincides with all the work I've been doing for animals all this time. Pedigree is a great brand you kind of think of as high-end dog food, but they're also really doing a lot of work in shelters."

To start the program this year, thousands of fans submitted the names of communities they felt would benefit from the feeding project, then those were narrowed down to five communities. From those five, two will be chosen, with at least two participating shelters in those communities receiving their core dog food needs at absolutely no cost for at least a year. The five communities chosen were Detroit/Flint, Mich., Erie, Pa., Wasau, Wis., Jackson, Miss., and Jacksonville, Fla. The winning two communities are currently being determined and will be announced in the coming weeks.

"When they've done this in the past, it has saved shelters up to $100,000 a year by not buying food," says Miranda. "So they can use that money in other ways, building new facilities or improving their facilities, or doing adoption drives or spay-and-neuter clinics."

Blake Shelton, Miranda's husband, knows all too well his better half's animal-loving ways. "I never know what to expect when she goes to town in Tishomingo, [Okla.]," Blake told The Boot and other reporters at a press conference earlier this year. "When she comes back I never know what's going to be in the car. I can tell you -- I'm not kidding when I say 20, maybe 25, maybe 30 times -- she's come home from the grocery store and there will either be a dog or a cat in her car. And they're not always puppies, it might be a big a-- pitbull in there and I'm going, 'What the hell, you can't just ...' 'Well, it licked me so it was nice,' and I say 'Yeah, but you don't know if it has rabies or what.'"

Miranda Lambert returns to the Locked and Reloaded tour on May 9, in Bakersfield, Calif. See a list of her upcoming concert dates here.

On May 7, Annie Up, the sophomore album from Miranda's trio Pistol Annies (withAngaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe) will be released. The lead single from the album, "Hush Hush," is out now.

Miranda Lambert sweeps ACMs

Get the broom! Miranda Lambert sweeps ACMs

No one took home more Academy of Country Music awards Sunday night than Miranda Lambert.
Lambert rocked her single "Mama's Broken Heart" and took home four trophies, including one for Female Vocalist of the Year.

And in the upset of the night Fans picked newcomer Luke Bryan as Entertainer of the Year.

Bryan also co-hosted the show with Lambert's husband Blake Shelton.

George Strait and Garth Brooks performed together for the first time to honor the late Dick Clark, who used to produce the awards show.

Heres a full list of all the winners:

Entertainer of the Year:
Luke Bryan
Male Vocalist of the year:
Jason Aldean
Female Vocalist of the year:
Miranda Lambert 
Vocal Duo of the year:
Thompson Square 
Vocal Group OF THE YEAR:
Little Big Town  
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S:
Florida Georgia Line 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: 
Chief – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)
Produced by:  Jay Joyce
Single Record of the Year:
Over You – Miranda Lambert (RCA)
Produced by: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf 
Song of the Year:
Over You – Miranda Lambert
Composers: Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton
Publishers:  Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony ATV/Tree Publishing (BMI) 
Video of the Year:
Tornado – Little Big Town
Producer: Iris Baker
Director: Shane Drake
Vocal Event of the Year:
The Only Way I Know – Jason Aldean With Luke Bryan & Eric Church (Broken Bow)
Produced by:  Michael Knox 
New Male Vocalist of the Year:
Brantley Gilbert 
New Female Vocalist of the Year:  
Jana Kramer 
New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year:
Florida Georgia Line

 

Miranda Lambert tops at country music awards

Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert tops at country music awards

Luke Bryan heard his name called at the end of the Academy of Country Music Awards, accepted the entertainer of the year trophy and then things became a blur.
"It was like I was on the tilt-a-whirl," Bryan said.
Bryan pulled off a dizzying upset, all right, beating out the night's top winner Miranda Lambert, two-time entertainer of the year Taylor Swift and top male stars and good friends Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean for the academy's top award.
The 36-year-old Georgia native's reaction? He hugged the trophy and hung his head, appearing to fight back tears as members of the crowd at the MGM Grand shouted "Luke!"
"I don't think there was anyone in the room more shocked than him," Aldean said. "That's why I love him."
Though Bryan got tons of love before the ACMs because of his new role as co-host with Shelton, the idea of winning entertainer of the year was far from his mind as he prepared to replace Reba McEntire on the show. He told reporters afterward he was so focused on hosting duties, he had trouble remembering what categories he was nominated in.
 
Singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert was the night's top winner and also took the stage for several performances. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
And he didn't give himself any chance to beat Swift, the undeniable pop star who has reshaped the genre and used a legion of fans to rule the ACMs the last two years.
Heck, he was still opening for Aldean last summer and only recently started his own headline tour. Even he thought it was too early to win an award usually given as a reward to veteran performers who were almost universally acclaimed.
He won an award before the show, sharing vocal event of the year with Aldean and Eric Church for their collaboration on The Only Way I Know. And he thought he might have a shot at album of the year or male vocalist.
"But this is unobtainable, this is so unobtainable," Bryan said as he held the trophy up and looked at it. "You know that statue in Rio De Janeiro [of Jesus Christ]. That is what this award is like for me, up on the mount, you know."
Turns out a majority of a record 1.1 million voters thought he'd look good holding that silver trophy.

Lambert adds to trophy haul

Bryan's win will be the talk of Las Vegas as the celebration continues well into Monday morning, but Lambert again walks away as the academy's trophy magnet.
She won her fourth straight female vocalist award, joining Reba McEntire and Loretta Lynn as the only singers to win female vocalist of the year four or more times. She also picked up three trophies for her hit song Over You — one for single record of the year and two for song of the year. She was performer of the song and co-wrote it with Shelton, her husband.
"As a songwriter, having your song and your lyrics recognized by your peers is pretty much as good as it gets," Lambert said.
"And I'm so thankful for being in this genre of country music, every single time someone's nominated, I just cheer, because I love everybody to death. So thank you for accepting me as a songwriter, not just as a singer, because that means the world to me."
Church won two awards, including album of the year for Chief, and was tied with Aldean, Little Big Town and Florida Georgia Line in overall win total. Church's producer, Jay Joyce, also won two awards — for album of the year and the off-camera producer of the year.
Church called Chief, which was nominated two years in a row, a defining album.
"I think my career is going to be pre-Chief and post-Chief," Church said. "Album of the year is most special to me."
Aldean, country's top-selling male act, also won male vocalist of the year. Little Big Town had wins for vocal group and video of the year. Florida Georgia Line won for new artist and were previous winners in the new vocal duo/group category. And husband and wife Shawna and Keifer Thompson continued their feel-good story as Thompson Square won its second straight vocal duo of the year award.

Performance-filled show

The night was full of colourful performances, but the anticipation of Garth Brooks and George Strait performing together overshadowed almost everything else. The two paid tribute to the late Dick Clark, the executive producer of the show since 1979 who passed away a year ago.
Brooks appeared on stage in flannel shirt and black cowboy hat with a Fu Manchu to perform his hit The Dance before Strait joined him for The Cowboy Rides Away.
Reba McEntire introduced the two and paid tribute to Clark, momentarily breaking down as tears appeared in her eyes.
"He would slap me if he saw me crying up here," she said.
Shelton kicked the show off with his new single Boys `Round Here, a hip-hop-flavored ode to redneck swag. He was joined by Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow and Pistol Annies, a trio that includes his wife Miranda Lambert.
Lady Antebellum debuted new song Downtown and Charles Kelley finished off the song by rubbing pregnant trio-mate Hillary Scott's belly. Carrie Underwood stepped out of a black Cadillac parked on stage as she started her song, Two Black Cadillacs.
Lambert appeared later with a fiery, diamond-studded rendition of her recent hit Mama's Broken Heart.
John Mayer joined Paisley for a guitar summit on Beat This Summer and Taylor Swift and Keith Urban joined Tim McGraw on stage for Highway Don't Care, which Urban finished off with a scorching guitar solo.
And Stevie Wonder made his first appearance on a country music awards show, joining Hunter Hayes for a performance by two guys who got their start as precocious teens. Hayes kicked off their set with his song I Want Crazy, then was joined by Wonder for his hit Sir Duke. Wonder returned to finish off the show with Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
Asked to explain why he decided to join Hayes on stage, he had a simple answer.
"What I can tell you is I have always been a lover of music and country music," Wonder said. "The amazing thing [is] I recently saw a few days ago a Motown show. And what was amazing to me, comparing this night to that, it was about lifting people up, lifting love up. And so tonight, again, here in this event, it's about lifting people up, music up, love up. Listen, we could not be here without love."
 
Musicians Blake Shelton, Hunter Hayes, Stevie Wonder and Luke Bryan perform at the 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

 

Country star Miranda Lambert set to play Regina

Country star Miranda Lambert set to play Regina

For Miranda Lambert, it's all about balance.

The 28-year-old has jumped into the deep end of the country music pool with a hectic life that includes touring, recording and songwriting. Throw in a side project with The Pistol Annies and a high-profile marriage to Blake Shelton and it's amazing that Lambert doesn't find her life overwhelming at times.

"It's my life, it's my normal. It's not weird for me. It's what I do," Lambert said in a recent telephone interview from Fayetteville, Ark. "I have a good balance now of how many days I tour and how many days I'm home and how many days I do media. It's a good balance.

"There's a regular life and then there's a tour life."

That balance includes a home in Tishomingo, Okla., that goes a long way in keeping both Lambert and Shelton cool, calm and collected.

"You know, it's kind of weird but we deal with it pretty good," said Lambert, who will be bringing her On Fire Tour to the Brandt Centre on Friday night. "We live in the middle of nowhere so when I get home with Blake, we kind of stay out of the scene.

"We get enough time to be normal so that kind of balances it all out."

Lambert, who got her first break in the business by finishing third in the 2003 season of Nashville Star, hit the ground running in 2005 with the release of Kerosene, the first of four No. 1 albums. Next came Crazy ExGirlfriend (2007) and Revolution (2009) with her current album, Four The Record (2011), still selling well after 10 months.

The On Fire Tour, which opened Jan. 12 in Rockford, Ill., is nearing the end of the line

- Friday's show in Regina will be the 75th stop, with the tour scheduled to end on Oct. 6 in Pelham, Ala.

Ticket sales have been brisk and the three singles from Four The Record have been receiving major radio airplay across North America. Baggage Claim peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard charts and was followed by Over You, which became Lambert's third No. 1 single. Fastest Girl In Town, Lambert's current single, has already broken into the Top 20 and has the potential to become a serious hit.

The only bump in the road occurred in mid-July when Lambert was forced to reschedule a handful of dates to take some vocal rest.

After two weeks of rest, Lambert returned to the tour with no lingering problems. When asked if she needs to treat her voice like an instrument, Lambert agreed wholeheartedly.

"Absolutely. I hadn't had any breaks and I was touring really hard all year so finally my body said, 'All right, you need some home time,'" said Lambert, who appeared at the 2010 and 2008 Craven Country Jamboree.

"I'm good. I just needed a little down time. I was runnin' too hard."

In addition to the tour, Lambert's schedule in the past year has also included a role on the NBC drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and an album with The Pistol Annies.

For Law & Order: SVU, Lambert portrayed an actress who claimed to be sexually assaulted by a reality show producer. Although she earned rave reviews for her appearance, Lambert isn't about to pursue an acting career full-time.

"I really don't have any interest in acting, to be honest with you," Lambert said. "I just wanted to do that one thing because I'm a huge fan of the show. I defi-nitely had a blast doing it but I just want to keep working on my music. Music is the No. 1 priority for me."

As for the Pistol Annies, Lambert described the creation of the band as a stroke of good fortune. She was writing songs with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley and everything was going so well they felt the need to form a band.

With the Pistol Annies performing on The On Fire Tour, it's safe to say that Lambert is having twice the fun on the road.

"I am. I just love it. With the girls being out with me, that just changes everything," Lambert said. "Having them out makes everything just so much more fun and it's like a big slumber party. When they're not here I realize how lonely I get.

"It's not like I planned on having a girl band, but we started writing these songs and it just had to happen. They're my best friends and it just had to happen. So we made it happen and now it's taken off. It's so much fun."

Miranda Lambert working overtime with Pistiol Annies

Miranda Lambert working overtime with Pistiol Annies; ready to 'Rock the Rapids'

Tonight, when the week-long Rock the Rapids 2012 festival begins in downtown, Miranda Lambert will open for herself. Yes, that's right.
The country star will perform with her side project the Pistol Annies as the opening act to her headline performance.
Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, the other members of the Pistol Annies, sit at the side of the stage during Miranda's set and like to dance along to the songs.
"Every time we go out, and I watch her on stage, I feel like I'm a teenager at a rock concert," said Angaleena Presley, a.k.a. "Holler Annie."
"It never gets old to me. It's just as amazing the millionth time as the first time."
Amazing is a great way to describe the success of the Pistol Annies.
The national audience first heard of the band on a televised industry awards show last year, and from there it blossomed into one of country music's most unusual success stories.
As the story goes, Miranda and singer/songwriter Ashley Monroe were working on some songs, when Monroe called Presley to email her some of her latest material because Miranda wanted to put a band together.
That was two years ago, right in the middle of Lambert's skyrocketing success.
Immediately the three clicked, claimed alter egos -- Lambert is "Lone Star Annie and Monroe is "Hippie Annie" -- and started recording songs.
"It's kind of surreal because we met each other and we starred writing these songs, and everything happened so organically," Presley said.
Their biggest hit, without much radio airplay, is the in-your-face, roots country and raw "Hell on Heels," the same song they played on TV.
It shocked the industry.
Since then, it's been so much fun, Presley said.
"We're still like three high school girls having a slumber party," she added.
So, what's Miranda like?
"Oh my gosh, she is so sweet. If you didn't know she was famous you wouldn't know she was famous," Presley said.
"She is a down-home, country Texas girl. She loves to be outside, and she is very sweet and considerate, She is always the first person to send a thank you card."
And they have great chemistry, too. Presley is from Kentucky, and Monroe is from East Tennessee.
"I feel like they understand every part of me," Presley said. "The artist side, the silly side, the side that goes into a funk and have my private time. Its a blessing to be a part of this whole family."
When it comes to being together on stage, the end result can be a little crazy.
She said fans can expect "a lot of sass, and maybe some hair pulling and cat fighting, and some really good honest music that will hopefully make them think."
Oh, and they will raise hell, too.
"Yeah, we like to raise some hell...in high heels that is."

Miranda Lambert Launches Interactive Version

Miranda Lambert Launches Interactive Version of “Fastest Girl in Town” Video & Mobile App

 

Driving into new territory with her “Fastest Girl In Town” video, Miranda Lambert teams with cutting edge technology companies Interlude, Sonic Notify, Mobile Roadie and Halo Media to create a multi-layered, digital campaign that can be experienced through an interactive version of the video and her new mobile App which is out now.
The interactive version, available at http://www.mirandalambert.com/interactive, gives fans the groundbreaking opportunity to customize the music video experience. The technology of interactive video company Interlude allows the viewer to seamlessly switch between multiple camera angles throughout the extensive car-chase scene, creating an endless number of custom experiences. Fans can also discover and click-on bonus content hidden throughout the interactive video, unlocking secret contest opportunities to win items featured in the video and gain access to additional exclusive behind-the-scenes video content.
Miranda also introduces her mobile App today which is available for free on Apple iOS at iTunes  http://bit.ly/OFdgm6 and Android mobile devices on Google Play http://bit.ly/OGDjvZ. Created by Mobile Roadie, the App features fan-friendly mobile content including Miranda PhotoCards with scenes from the “Fastest Girl In Town” video and images from her latest album Four The Record. Fans can also keep up with the latest news, listen to music, watch music videos, view exclusive photos and much more.
With the app open, fans can stream the “Fastest Girl In Town” video on VEVO at http://vevo.ly/QrKmvq for a first of its kind second-screen experience from Sony Music. Powered by Sonic Notify, a company with a unique technology that enables content delivery to mobile devices using an imperceptible audio signal, fans can receive exclusive behind-the-scenes clips and photos, interviews and contests to win items and more to their mobile device.
Additionally, fans can visit Miranda’s Facebook Page to customize and share the movie poster featured in “Fastest Girl In Town.” Halo Media’s Facebook Connect technology allows fans to choose pictures from their personal Facebook library and create a film-inspired poster http://on.fb.me/QHUWyu to share on Facebook and Twitter.   A visual wall on Miranda Lambert’s Official Website will aggregate fan art, Tweets, and Intsagram images containing the hashtag #fastestgirlintown.