THE BUZZ.Byline: Staff and Wire Services A PAISLEY PATTERN paisley pattern or paisley Noun a detailed pattern of small curving shapes, used in fabric [after Paisley, town in Scotland] : Brad Paisley led the list of nominees Wednesday for the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations, including top male vocalist of the year. Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland received five nominations each, while Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood had four apiece. The nominations were announced by Underwood and Rascal Flatts. Besides top male vocalist, Paisley was nominated for album of the year for ``Time Well Wasted,'' single of the year for ``Alcohol'' and song of the year, vocal event of the year and video of the year for ``When I Get Where I'm Going,'' his hit duet with Dolly Parton par·ton n. Any of the point particles believed to be a constituent of hadrons, now known as quarks. No longer in technical use. [part(icle) + -on1.] . Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. awards, which will be broadcast May 23 from Las Vegas on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. . MATISYAHU IN NORTHRIDGE: Los Angeles has been good to Brooklyn's Hasidic beat-boxer Matisyahu. It was heavy KROQ airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio of his single ``King Without a Crown'' and a performance on ``Jimmy Kimmel Live'' in 2004 that spread the Eminem of reggae's name nationwide. Now, two years later and with a third album, ``Youth,'' just released on Tuesday, Matisyahu returns today for a free 30-minute performance at 6 p.m. outside the Northridge Tower Records at 19320 Nordhoff St. The first 400 customers to purchase ``Youth'' from the store will receive yellow wristbands guaranteeing an upfront view and a spot at a CD signing after the show. A limited number of wristbands for only the performance will also be available for free. Call (818) 993-4911 for more information. EARL ANTICS: A short film suggesting how the life of lovable bumpkin Earl (Jason Lee) could have drastically changed will be among the bonuses on the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. release of the first season of ``My Name Is Earl My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. It is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. It is currently in its third season and is broadcast on the NBC television network Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern time. .'' At the Paley Television Festival tribute to the hit sitcom on Tuesday evening, series creator Greg Garcia revealed that a 15-minute film will explore an intriguing alternate universe. It will unveil what might have happened if, instead of getting splattered splat·ter v. splat·tered, splat·ter·ing, splat·ters v.tr. To spatter (something), especially to soil with splashes of liquid. v.intr. across the front of a car (as depicted in the show's pilot), ``Earl had instead landed on Stewie on 'Family Guy,' '' said Garcia - whose resume, in fact, includes a stint on ``Family Guy.'' Stewie, for the uninitiated, is a sinister infant intent on global domination, beginning with the murder of his mother. KISS FOR PEACE: Sharon Stone is ready to do her part for Mideast peace: The ``Basic Instinct'' actress said she ``would kiss just about anybody'' to end the Israel-Arab conflict. She arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a five-day trip sponsored by the Peres Center for Peace The Peres Center for Peace located in Tel Aviv, Israel, is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization founded in 1996 by Nobel Peace Laureate and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres, with the aim of furthering his vision in which people of the Middle , founded by Nobel Peace laureate Shimon Peres in 1996 to improve relations with Arabs. It's her first visit to the Holy Land. Stone, joined by Peres at a news conference, said she couldn't solve the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, but could use her fame to help encourage peace efforts. ``I would kiss just about anybody for peace in the Middle East,'' she said Wednesday, drawing laughter from a throng of Israeli reporters. Noting it was International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. , Stone suggested that more women become involved in the male-dominated world of Mideast peace talks. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption (Matisyahu) Getty Images (2 -- color) no caption (Brad Paisley) WireImage.com |
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