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Famous as :
Country music singerBirth Name :
Martina Mariea SchiffBirth Date :
July 29, 1966Birth Place :
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, USASpouse :
John McBride (sound engineer, since 15-May-88)Claim to fame :
Single "Independence Day" from album "The Way That I Am" (1993)
Video: Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis and More Sing on VH1 Divas Concert
September 18, 2009 01:09:23Footage from the revived VH1 Divas Concert has arrived, featuring live performances from young artists, such as Miley Cyrus and Leona Lewis. During the September 17 gig, Miley delivered "Party in the U.S.A", and Leona sang "Happy".
Other headliners also performed their latest singles. Kelly Clarkson entertained concertgoers with "Already Gone", and Jordin Sparks invited audience to dance with "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)". As for Jennifer Hudson and Adele, both of them brought the first singles from their debut albums. Jennifer came out with "Spotlight", and Adele took the stage with "Hometown Glory".
Miley Cyrus Will Duet With Sheryl Crow on VH1 Divas Concert
September 17, 2009 11:09:39Who will be joining forces with whom on upcoming VH1 Divas Concert has been revealed. Miley Cyrus is set to collaborate with Sheryl Crow, Adele is scheduled to share stage with India.Arie, and Jennifer Hudson will team up with Stevie Wonder.
Furthermore, it is announced that Jordin Sparks will make a duet with Martina McBride, Kelly Clarkson will perform alongside Melissa Etheridge, and Leona Lewis is staged to take the mic with Cyndi Lauper. In addition to newly-announced duets, the headliners will also showcase their singing talent on individual set.
2009 CMA Awards Nominations Outed, Brad Paisley Gets Most Nods
September 10, 2009 09:09:36Nomination recipients for this year's CMA Awards have been revealed at ABC's "Good Morning America" and CMT's studio in Nashville on September 9. Coming to GMA announcing the nominees were Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack. Meanwhile, the press conference in Nashville was hosted by Cody Alan and Alecia Davis with Randy Houser as its announcer.
Leading the nominations list was Brad Paisley who took home six kudos. He will compete in such categories as Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Music Video. Following Brad's domination were Keith Urban, Jamey Johnson, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band with four nods each. Other country musicians who grabbed multiple nods include Kenny Chesney and Randy.
Taylor Swift to Duet With T-Pain at 2009 CMT Music Awards
June 11, 2009 11:06:24Country music singer Taylor Swift is set to make a collaboration with rapper T-Pain during the gala ceremony of 2009 CMT Awards. They have done a rehearsal for their forthcoming performance in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9.
There hasn't been any word on what song they will sing at the annual event though. But, fans can take a sneak peek on their rehearsal session through pictures posted on Celebrity Mania.
2009 CMT Awards Nominees Revealed, Sugarland Grab the Most Nods
May 20, 2009 09:05:53Sugarland led the pack of 2009 Country Music Television (CMT) Awards nominations after a 30-minute special announcement of the nominees was held on May 19 at 10 A.M. ET/PT. This musical duo consisting of Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles got five gongs in total.
Sugarland were listed among the contenders of Video of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year, CMT Performance of the Year and Duo Video of the Year. In the latest category, they received two nods for "All I Want to Do" and "Already Gone" music videos, facing off other videos from Brooks & Dunn for single "Put a Girl in It" and from Montgomery Gentry for track "Roll With Me".
Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Love Hewitt Among Presenters for 2009 ACM Awards
April 03, 2009 04:04:16Both country music band Rascal Flatts and actress Jennifer Love Hewitt have been listed as presenters at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. They are going to present awards at the annual event on April 5.
Other country music singers tapped as presenters at the ceremony are Kellie Pickler, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jack Ingram, Martina McBride, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton. In addition to them, R&B/soul singer Jamie Foxx, actor Matthew McConaughey and supermodel Marisa Miller also join them in the presenters list.
Nominees of 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
March 05, 2008 09:03:41Kenny Chesney rules way above his peers in dominating the Academy of Country Music Awards nominations. The country crooner who released his eleventh studio album "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" last year, receives as many as 11 nods while others go below seven nods.
Among the categories Chesney is nominated in are Top Male Vocalist and kudos for his album, single, video and song. Chesney, who is a reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year is again running for the same category this year and should he win the title again, he will be in tie with Garth Brooks as the prime academy winner in the category.
Top 5 Nominees of 13th Annual ICM Awards Announced!
September 26, 2007 02:09:01
The Top 5 category nominees of 13th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards have been announced. Some notable names gracing the list include Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Josh Turner, Joe Nichols, Randy Travis and duo Blue County.
All the six artists above are competing each other for the category Mainstream Country Artist of the Year. McBride will face Nichols once again in the 'Video of the Year' and other musicians like Emerson Drive, Lonestar and Jamie O'Neal.
Halle Berry Is the World's Most Fabulous 40-Something Celebrity
July 10, 2007 03:07:55
Age seems to leave no mark on Halle Berry. The movie beauty is chosen the World's Most Fabulous 40-Something Celebrity by In Touch Weekly magazine in its latest poll.
With her glowing skin, flat belly and guitar curves, Berry is credited to have "evolved into this woman that feels very confident in who she is" so said the magazine's editors.
10 Albums Topping Billboard 100 in 15th Week
April 12, 2007 10:04:40
A 15.7 per cent increase is gained by the album sales this week, thanks to the highly commercial "Now That's What I Call Music! 24" that moves 213,000 units. Despite the compilation's 7 per cent drop from last week, it enters the chart at #1, a flip-flop position to last week's reigner "Let It Go" by Tim McGraw. The country singer's album has to give up the top position after a 46 per cent drop at 177,000.
A new album from country diva Martina McBride titled "Waking Up Laughing" bows at #3 by selling 144,000 copies at the first week. Just one position behind is teen star-turning mature Hilary Duff with her third studio album "Dignity" that sells 140,000. The biggest surprise of all in the chart comes next. Just when everybody thinks the hottest producer in town will shoot straight to No. 1, they have to question why Timbaland only debuts at No. 5. His " Timbaland Presents Shock Value" moves 138,000 copies despite the first single "Give It To Me" featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado that constantly climbs up the Hot 100 chart.
Martina McBride's Song Supports Anti Violence
April 05, 2007 10:04:24
Martina McBride's single "Anyway" will be heard quite often lately. Apart from being the first single released from the album "Waking Up laughing", "Anyway" is also the single that will anchor a video trailer about anti violence.
"It's always great when your music not only entertains but makes a difference in others lives. Lifetime Television also does that with their programming. It's a good fit for me," McBride said in an interview with Billboard.com. Some scenes from her "Anyway" video will be featured along with photo stills from photographer Nobuko Oyabu and scenes from Lifetime Television's movie "A Life Inspired".
Famous Celebrities Campaigning to "End Violence Against Women"
April 04, 2007 02:04:27
They are famous among their gender and, which is the most important, do know how to make good with it. Notable celebrities, including Nicole Kidman, Christina Aguilera, and Martina McBride, have all teamed up, campaigning to "End Violence Against Women."
With Lifetime Television is expanding its Emmy-winning campaign to "End Violence Against Women" for the seventh year, the threesome are in line to lend support to the task, launched Tuesday April 3rd by the initiative.
Country Music Star Reba McEntire on CMA Music Festival and Grammys
February 09, 2007 12:02:43
It's been 11 years and now the country music star is back. Reba McEntire is back on track. The singer will mark her comeback to the music scene with a performance at the 2007 CMA Music festival in June later this year.
Joining McEntire will be such top country acts, as Carrie Underwood, The Wreckers, Martina McBride and Sugarland. As of this year, the CMA Music festival will be held in Nashville, Tennessee on June 7-10. Proceeds will benefit the Keep the Music Playing campaign to promote music education in local schools.
Country Weekly's Country Music's Most Beautiful Women
July 01, 2006 01:07:24
We have country crooner Keith Urban as Country Weekly magazine's Country's Sexiest Man. What about the female one then? Who's Country Music's Most Beautiful Woman according to the publication?
The recent poll, released Friday June 30th, has Faith Hill on the very top position with the article saying "To thousands of fans, Faith embodies the ideal woman who really `has it all', classic beauty, a superstar career, a great marriage to Tim McGraw and three lovely daughters. No other country star projects a sexier, more stunning image."
The Billboard 200 Top Charters
November 24, 2005 10:11:48Good luck charm shines upon the queen of pop Madonna as her latest album "Confessions on a Dance Floor" tops the Billboard 200 for the third times, sold nearly 350,000 copies in the United States for the week ended Sunday. To bow at No. 2 on the chart is Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" sold 315,000 copies, followed behind at 3rd by Kenny Chesney, whose "The Road and the Radio" sold for 191,000 copies.
At no. 4 is Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition," which reenters the chart with sales reaches 185,000 copies. "Now That's What I Call Music! 20" by various artists secures the 5th place, while "Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack," also by various artists wins the 6th rank.
All That Santana Does on the Album Chart
November 10, 2005 02:11:54The pop album chart for this week is dominated by various artists mainly for their contribution on the "Now That's What I Call Music! 20." The set is reported to sell for 378,000 copies in the week ended November 6. Right behind the chart topping is Santana's "All That I Am" which becoming the second best album of the week with sales of 142,000 copies.
At No. 3 is Nickelback's "All The Right Reasons" which sold for 101,000 copies, ahead of Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" at No. 4 with 86,000 and Destiny's Child's "#1's" at 5th with 85,000. Meanwhile, Blink-182's swan song "Greatest Hits" comes at No. 6 with 72,000 copies, followed behind by Martina McBride's "Timeless" at 7th which is sold for 63,000 copies.
"I Am Me" No. 1 on U.S. Pop Charts
October 27, 2005 02:10:54Her effort to being honest to everyone scored her another new record on the charts. Teen pop singer Ashlee Simpson successfully tops the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday with her new album "I Am Me" sold 220,000 copies in the week ended October 23. To follow her at No. 2 on the chart is Rod Stewart's "Thanks for the Memories," with sales of 193,000 copies.
Opens at No. 3 is Martina McBride's "Timeless" which sold for 185,000 copies, ahead of Canadian rock band Nickelback's "All the Right Reasons" at No. 4 with 132,000 copies in its third week and Stevie Wonder's "A Time To Love" at No. 5 with 121,000 copies. To start at No. 6 is Houston rapper Bun B's solo effort "Trill" with 118,000 copies. In the meantime, Depeche Mode's first new studio album in four years, "Playing the Angel" secures the 7th position, followed behind by Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" which drops four places to No. 8 with 94,000 copies. Last week's champ, Alicia Keys drops drastically to No. 9 with her "Unplugged" set sold for 83,000 copies in its second week. Finishing this weekend's Top 10 is Kanye West's "Late Registration" which falls five places to No. 10 with 78,000 copies.
McBride Goes Plastic
July 02, 2005 10:07:16Singing, acting, and posing for the photographer are things most celebrities would normally do in the walk of their career. What about going plastic? That's a very different matter for not all celebrity can do that.
Mattel senior marketing manager Elizabeth Grampp shares the philosophy behind selecting celebrities for their Barbie close-up, "We like to partner with the No. 1 person in his or her category. While some of the celebrity choices are geared toward young girls (Symone, for example), others like McBride and Ball have 'cross-generational appeal.'"
McBride & Husband Welcome a Baby Girl
June 21, 2005 11:06:24Singer Martina McBride and husband John welcome a baby girl, which is the 3rd of their marriage, named Ava Rose Kathleen McBride. Born Monday at 2:25 p.m., the baby weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and both the baby and mother are doing well.
McBride to Build Playground
April 29, 2005 11:04:00Martina McBride will team up with the home improvement retailer "Home Depot" to build a playground near her hometown in Kansas with help from the nonprofit group KaBOOM! on Friday in Medicine Lodge. The playground, built 10 miles from her hometown of Sharon, Kansas, is planned to replace the outdated equipment in City Park and serve more than 300 children who live in the area. Describing on the project, McBride said "The City Park is the source of many happy memories for me and my family. I grew up playing on its playground, and we had countless family reunions and gatherings there."
