Oprah to Host Country Music Bash
Oprah Winfrey is set to host an all-star lineup of country stars on her talk show. Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker, Sugarland and Carrie Underwood will all visit the 'Oprah' show for a special country bash. The daytime diva also wants to make sure her guests' biggest fans are in the audience.
"Are you a fan of good country music? Is country music the soundtrack of your life?" Oprah asks viewers on her website. "If you are a HUGE country music fan and you'd like to be a part of the audience for this taping, we want to hear from you! We want to know who your favorite artist is and why! Email us now."
There's no word yet on the date of the Oprah-goes-country show, but you can already apply for a seat in the audience here.
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The Strokes, January 21, 2006: "I shot them in a studio, and I live in [Manhattan's] East Village and saw this location I thought would be perfect, so I photographed the street corner and dropped it in."
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, May 6, 2007: "They're very tight, like brothers. This just fell into place so easily because they were such a unit and work so well together."
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