Linda Laird

Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks are still going strong -- on 'Dancing With the Stars' and in their off-camera relationship. But pairing up on the reality competition show has changed dynamics for the couple. "We've never experienced anything like this where I have to be in charge and he has to listen to me," Hough says on a MySpace video...

Dolly Parton doesn't take all the credit for seeing her dreams come true. The country legend says she couldn't have done it all -- 80 albums, 25 No. 1 singles, a themepark and countless other ventures -- without the help of her loved ones. "You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs and arms, hands and feet, on 'em," she tells AARP magazine...

US Weekly has released security footage of the date that sparked a million rumors. The video below shows what appears to be LeAnn Rimes and actor Eddie Cibrian at an intimate dinner for two, holding hands and kissing. Rimes and Cibrian are co-stars in the Lifetime TV movie, 'Northern Lights,' which premieres this Saturday...

"LeAnn Rimes Caught in an Affair" That's the headline on the cover of the latest issue of US Weekly, which claims the country singer is cheating on her husband of seven years. A photo (see below) inside the magazine allegedly shows Rimes kissing Eddie Cibrian, her co-star in the upcoming Lifetime TV movie, 'Northern Lights...

Jessica Simpson ended her run on Rascal Flatts' Bob That Head Tour over the weekend with a bang. Or make that, a crash. The pop turned country starlet, rocking short Daisy Dukes and a plaid shirt, had to start two songs over after flubbing lines during Saturday's show in Irvine, Calif...

Hannah Montana's Aunt Dolly won't follow her to the big screen. "I'm not in the movie," Dolly Parton tells Nashville's Tennessean newspaper of Disney's upcoming 'Hannah Montanta' film. "I wish I had been." Parton has a recurring role as 'Aunt Dolly' on the 'Hannah Montana' TV show, which stars her real-life goddaughter Miley Cyrus...

Did Rascal Flatts steal part of a song from Pat Benatar? A veteran pop songwriter thinks so, and he's suing the country superstars for copyright infringement. D.L. Byron has filed a federal lawsuit against Rascal Flatts, their producers and record label, contending that the first 17 seconds of their song 'No Reins' is too similar to a song he wrote for Benatar, the 1982 hit 'Shadows of the Night.

LeAnn Rimes is turning her latest hit into a book. Rimes and Darrell Brown have written a companion book to the song they co-wrote together, 'What I Cannot Change.' The 128-page text and photo book, also titled 'What I Cannot Change,' is due for release on April 14...

Toby Keith respects your opinion ... as long as you know what you're talking about. After years of working with major record labels, the country superstar now has complete creative control as the owner of his own label, Show Dog Nashville. Keith, who writes and produces all of his own music, says he's grateful no one can boss him around about his music anymore...

Kristy Lee Cook is speaking out against her former record label, Arista Nashville. The 'American Idol' alum says record execs spent too much time and money on another country 'Idol.' "(Arista) released me again. It's because I was on the same label as Carrie Underwood," Cook tells the Grants Pass Daily Courier...