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They're over a month early, but Chely Wright's twins are "thriving" after being delivered on Saturday (May 18) in New York City. Wright and wife Lauren Blitzer weren't expecting until July, but had previously said it was likely the singer would give birth early, as is often the case with twins...

Chely Wright will become a first-time mom to identical twin boys. Doctors are preparing to deliver the babies in June, a month ahead of schedule, the singer announced in an interview Thursday (March 14) with "Joy Behar: Say Anything" guest host Howard Bragman...

Ron Galella Collection As news broke Sunday (Feb. 17) of Mindy McCready's apparent suicide, stars took to social media sites to express their condolences and share their memories of the 37-year-old.

The Boot rounds up today's country music news headlines from around the web.

Congratulations to Chely Wright and Lauren Blitzer-Wright on their baby news ... times two! The country singer, who wed her music industry executive wife in April of 2011, is pregnant with identical twins, due in July. Sporting a small baby bump, Chely announced the big news on Howard Bragman's online show, "Gwissues," on Wednesday (Jan...

The Boot rounds up today's (Jan. 18) country music news headlines from around the web. As the daughter of private investigators who often opened up their home to abused women, Miranda Lambert grew up with a whole lot of songwriting inspiration...

In 2010, Chely Wright became the first mainstream country artist to reveal that she is a lesbian. Last year, the songstress celebrated another milestone by marrying LGBT activist and author Lauren Blitzer. Having faced the ups and downs of the public's reaction to her sexual orientation, the singer now keeps an eye on other celebrities who make the decision to "come out" to their fans, s

It's been two years since Chely Wright came out as a lesbian, and she admits she's still struggling to be accepted -- especially in country music. The singer-songwriter acknowledges she feels a disappointing rejection from an industry that once welcomed her with open arms, and wishes more of her fellow artists would stand in her corner...

It's been almost two years since Chely Wright declared publicly that she was a lesbian, making her the first commercial country artist ever to do so. But the public reaction -- the good, the bad and the ugly -- has stayed with the singer since that time...

Chely Wright made a brave and largely unprecedented move in country music last year, when she came out publicly as a lesbian. The singer-songwriter followed up her revelation with a book, 'Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer,' and started a charity called Like Me, which provides assistance, education and resources to members of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender) communi