NEWS LITE : GARTH IS CMA'S TOP ENTERTAINER.NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Garth Brooks was named best entertainer by the Country Music Association on Wednesday, after industry voters took a long gulp of ``Strawberry Wine.'' Brooks, who was in Lincoln, Neb., for a performance, wasn't present at the ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest continuous radio show, it was first broadcast in 1925 on Nashville's WSM as an amateur showcase. House. Named best entertainer in 1991 and 1992, Brooks hadn't won a County Music Association award since 1993. Presenter Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell (b. Barbara Ann Mandrell December 25, 1948) is an American Country Music Singer. She is best known for Country-Pop crossover hits of the 1970s and '80s. She was given the nickname The Princess of Steel, for her ability at the steel guitar. accepted on Brooks' behalf. ``Strawberry Wine,'' a song about a teen-ager's first love affair, was named both the best country music single and song. The song award went to writers Gary Harrison and Matraca Berg, while singer Deana Carter Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.) is an American country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1997 with the release of debut single "Strawberry Wine", which reached Number One on the U.S. got the trophy for best single. Carter jumped up and down in glee on the stage before leaping into presenter Ricky Skaggs' arms. She later offered a public apology to Skaggs' wife. ``I was just excited by it (the award),'' she said. George Strait George Harvey Strait, (born May 18, 1952), is an American country music singer. The native Texan is known for his honky tonk country western sound. Strait is sometimes referred to as the "King of Country" and some critics call Strait a living legend (Bego, 2001). was named best male vocalist, and his ``Carrying Your Love With Me'' was named best album. Industry voters finally got around to acknowledging two of country music's best-selling female singers, Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn "Trisha" Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is a three-time Grammy-winning American country music singer. Her first number one single was "She's in Love with the Boy" (released 1991), followed by 8 more number one singles. and LeAnn Rimes. Rimes won her first nod from the association, the Horizon Award for career progress. Yearwood was named best female vocalist, the first major Country Music Association award of her career. Her only other nod from the association came in 1994 as part of an ensemble that sang on an Eagles tribute album. Rock star Sting showed up to sing a duet with Toby Keith <noinclude></noinclude>  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. on ``I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying,'' a song on Keith's latest album that Sting wrote. The ex-member of The Police helped introduce the nominees for best musician, a category won by guitarist Brent Mason This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . ``Can we call you Stang?'' quipped host Vince Gill The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. . Presenter Tanya Tucker announced multimillion-selling duo Brooks & Dunn as the winner of the best duo award before looking at the results. She was right. Browne claims Mitchell violent Three years after Joni Mitchell apparently dissed him in the song ``Not to Blame,'' Jackson Browne is extracting his revenge by branding Mitchell ``very embittered'' for not getting her due as a musical innovator and a ``violent'' woman who physically attacked him twice. ``She's not really well,'' Browne said in a Dallas Morning News interview. ``She has had deep fallings-out with many people in her life. . . . She's not a happy person, and what she said in that song is absolutely, 100 percent wrong. . . . It's all about carrying a torch (for him) for 20 years.'' In the song, Mitchell deals with a news story about beating up ``the girl you love most.'' In 1992, Darryl Hannah accused Browne of beating her, which he denies. In 1976, Browne's wife, Phyllis Major, committed suicide, and there's a reference in the song to their son, then 3. Browne said Mitchell considers him ``the anti-Christ'' and, although he wrote to her about the song: ``She's not really big enough . . . to . . . actually have a conversation with me about it.'' A spokesman for Mitchell's label said Mitchell would not respond. First lady gets help with glasses Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
adj. Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic. .'' Burns leaves USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. $1 million in laughs Comedy is coming to the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission thanks to $1 million from the estate of George Burns. The money will fund the George Burns Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Performance at the School of Theatre, dean Robert Scales said Tuesday. ``The professorship will enable the school to recruit for its faculty some of today's best performers - talented and successful individuals whose busy schedules prevent them from taking a permanent, full-time teaching post,'' Scales said. Scales said performers will be able to dedicate three or four months each semester to teaching. The comic's estate already donated $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , for two endowments. Burns died last year at age 100. Ex-O.J. prosecutor marries executive Former O.J. Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden wed entertainment executive Marcia Carter in her Virginia hometown, his agent, Norman Brokaw, said Tuesday. The two were married Aug. 31 in Vienna, Va., Brokaw said in a news release. As Los Angeles County deputy district attorney, Darden was co-prosecutor in the murders of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was acquitted in the deaths. Darden left the office after the trial. He co-wrote the book, ``In Contempt,'' regarding the unsuccessful prosecution of the trial. His bride is vice president and corporate controller of Rysher Entertainment. It was the first marriage for both. Darden has a daughter from a previous relationship. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) Phooey phoo·ey interj. Used to express disgust, disbelief, or contempt. phooey interj Informal an exclamation of scorn or contempt [probably variant of phew] on futons Bailey ignores his cushion on the floor and snoozes in a wicker chair on owner Melissa Turner's front porch in Newport, R.I. (2) Deana Carter hugs Ricky Skaggs. Associated Press (3) Browne (4) Burns |
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