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Catching up with Larry Black of RFD-TV’s Larry’s Country Diner and Country’s Family Reunion

January 20, 2016 Lori Acken

It’s near impossible to tune in to RFD-TV’s Larry’s Country Diner and not want to climb through the screen to share some pie and sociability with host Larry Black and his cast of amiable characters as they crack wise, reminisce about classic moments in music and television and generally have a fine time. • MORE: Larry’s Country Diner serves up generous helpings of country greats on RFD-TV. The 70-year-old, Alabama-born preacher’s son turned his love of music and rich baritone voice into a decades-long career as a disc jockey — during its heyday, the Larry Black Show aired on 125 radio […]

Spike renews “Lip Sync Battle” for Season 3

January 20, 2016 Jeff Pfeiffer

Lip Sync Battle, the most-watched original series in Spike history, has unsurprisingly been renewed for a third season, the network announced yesterday. The new season, which will feature 20 half-hour episodes, will tape later this year, with a premiere date for Season 3 to be announced “in the near future.” The show, hosted by LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen, features celebrities going head to head – lip-syncing the song of their choice –battling for bragging rights, and has been very popular. In addition to its linear success (Season 2 of Lip Sync Battle launched on Jan. 7, and through its first two episodes, it has been […]

Grease: Live — Julianne Hough is the one that FOX wants as its Sandy!

January 19, 2016 Lori Acken

Grease: Live premieres Sunday, Jan. 31 at 7pm ET on FOX Julianne Hough has been hopelessly devoted to Grease since she was a little girl. Growing up in a creative family, the Dancing With the Stars favorite says she and her siblings loved to act out the music-filled 1978 film that starred Olivia Newton-John as good-girl Aussie transplant Sandy and John Travolta as her greaser beau Danny. And though Hough’s three older sisters arguably had dibs on the best roles, she laughs, “I was in my own world, so I was playing Sandy regardless if I was supposed to or […]

Toni Braxton Unbreak My Heart — the soulful songbird brings her own life story to Lifetime

January 19, 2016 Lori Acken

Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart premieres Saturday, January 23 at 8/7CT on Lifetime. Most people consider R&B star Toni Braxton an unmitigated success story — model-worthy looks, a two-decade-plus recording career, seven Grammy Awards and a popular WE tv reality show with her four outspoken sisters. Behind the scenes, however, Braxton has dealt with heartache, betrayal, illness and upheaval for most of her adult life, lending additional poignancy to the soulful songs that made her a star. In 2014, the singer released her memoir — titled Unbreak My Heart in homage to her 1996 Billboard No. 1 hit — which chronicled […]

2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show struts on CBS Tuesday

December 8, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The Victoria’s Secret Angels are back on the runway in New York City for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show special on CBS Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 10pm ET/PT. Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, Lily Aldridge, and newest Angels Elsa Hosk, Jac Jagaciak, Jasmine Tookes, Kate Grigorieva, Lais Ribeiro, Martha Hunt, Romee Strijd, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, Taylor Hill and Victoria’s Secret PINK model Rachel Hilbert are among the lingerie models strutting their stuff. Musical guests are Ellie Goulding, Selena Gomez and The Weeknd. Photo: Credit: Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Sinatra 100: CBS and the Grammys celebrate a century of Frank Sinatra

December 3, 2015 Ryan Berenz

On Sunday, Dec. 6, at 9pm ET/PT, CBS presents Sinatra 100 — An All-Star Grammy Concert, a two-hour concert special commemorating the late Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday. The celebration, done in close cooperation with the Sinatra family and recorded Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore theater, includes top artists performing Sinatra classics with rare archival footage narrated by the Chairman of the Board himself. Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, Zac Brown, Harry Connick Jr., Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Juanes, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Adam Levine, Seth MacFarlane, Carrie Underwood, Usher and Trisha Yearwood are among the stars paying […]

Empire Season 2 Episode 10 Recap: There goes the Empire?

December 2, 2015 StayTuned Staff

On last week’s episode of Empire, we got to see the shocking kiss between Skye and Jamal. A new relationship might be budding, but we won’t be able to see much of where it goes — because this week is the Fall Finale of Empire. Sadly, this means we’ll have to endure a long break from our favorite show. The American Sound Awards nominees are being announced and Lucious already knows Empire artists will be on that list. Sure enough, Jamal is nominated for Best R&B Song with his song “Heavy,” but let’s see if he can be the first to […]

Dolly Parton’s Coat Of Many Colors: The country legend brings her most personal song to TV

November 30, 2015 Lori Acken

I was a little kid growing up in a home filled with country music when Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” became a radio hit in 1971. I already loved the story of the original coat thanks to Sunday school, and since I was a small-town girl with a loving mama, too, I fell hard for that song. I still get goosebumps when I hear it. This month, NBC brings the tender tune of a family’s love and resilience in the face of tragedy — personified by a little patchwork jacket — to television as part of a deal with the […]

Empire Season 2 Episode 9 Recap: The Truth Hurts

November 25, 2015 StayTuned Staff

Last week’s episode of Empire ended with Cookie and her sister Candice headed to Philly in search for their other sister Carol. Now that Cookie has to worry about her cookout event, she’s not worried about finding her sister Carol; especially if she’s going to have to search high and low. I guess it’s nice to know that this week’s episode shows Laura safe and practicing for the cookout with Hakeem. I definitely thought she was going to be bait for some twisted plan Anika had. What I will say is I wouldn’t let go of that theory just yet. […]

Matthew Morrison, Kristin Chenoweth headline TLC’s Broadway at the White House

November 25, 2015 Lori Acken

Though it’s best known for a myriad of oddly addictive reality shows and specials, TLC gets artsy this Thanksgiving eve with its star-studded hourlong special Broadway at the White House. Hosts Matthew Morrison (currently starring in Finding Neverland) and longtime Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth join First Lady Michelle Obama as they welcome a group of specially chosen high-school students for a once-in-a-lifetime, all-day symposium at the White House focusing on careers in theater. • MORE: See First Lady Michelle Obama address the Broadway at the White House audience here With the help of current Broadway performers, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue transforms into a space for students to nurture […]