Sara Evans DJ Boyfriend REVEALED!

... We were so sure it was someone from BOB... so sure...

Sara Evans is currently dating former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, according to a report on People.com.

Sara and Barker, who now hosts a radio sports talk show in Birmingham, Ala., have been seen together on some of her tour dates, and she recently appeared at a photo shoot sporting an Alabama Crimson Tide T–shirt. Sara was Jay's in–studio guest the day after Thanksgiving and has called in to the show several times since. Sara’s highly–publicized divorce from husband Craig Schelske was finalized this past September.

Taylor Swift Lead Guest On 'Ellen'

Again...

On Monday, February 11th Show.

Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee Taylor Swift will be the lead guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s special Grammy episode on Monday, February 11th.

This will be Taylor’s second visit to the Ellen show in less than a month, as she made her first appearance on the show on January 17th. Ellen and her production staff were so impressed with Taylor’s interview and performance last month that she was invited that same day to come back for the Grammy show. The show will be taped on Grammy day, Sunday, February 10th, at the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles to air the next day. Taylor will go straight from the Ellen show to the Grammy red carpet, after a quick stop to change into her awards show gown.

Jack Ingram -- Loves... Her!

One of the hazards of being a musician is being away from home during important occasions, such as a birthday, an anniversary or Valentine's Day. Jack Ingram spent Feb. 14 performing out of town last year and figured he needed to make it up to his wife, Amy, this year.

"Given that I missed it last year," he says, "I guess it would be appropriate for me to get two dozen roses this year. Or if I was planning on getting Amy a necklace, perhaps I should throw in some earrings, too?"

In reality, it's likely not a problem.

"We show our love to each other daily," he says, "so what's another day?!"

Once again, Jack will not be home for Valentine's Day in 2008. He'll be in Portland, Maine, on Toby Keith's Big Dog Daddy Tour.

Taylor Swift -- Keeping it real

Taylor Swift might have won the Country Music Association's Horizon Award last year, but she heads into this Sunday's Grammy® awards convinced that she will not take home the Best New Artist trophy, which she thinks will be won by troubled pop singer Amy Winehouse.

Particularly for an 18-year-old who's been thrown into the spotlight, Taylor's viewed her success with a fairly realistic outlook, which she attributes to the dueling voices of her parents.

"My mom let me know right off the bat that there's a chance you could fall on your face, and there's a chance that this [career] won't work," Taylor told The Tennessean. "Before the CMA Awards, she sat me down and told me, 'You're not going to win that award, so just don't go into it thinking you're going to.'"

In contrast, Taylor's dad has nothing but positives to say about every song she writes and every performance she gives.

"I think that balance of the two makes me very happy to be where I am," Taylor notes, "and very not expecting the success we've gotten."

Carrie Goes Double Platinum!!!

Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” has become the first country song to earn RIAA certification as a double platinum Digital Single (recognizing two million purchased downloads).

“Before He Cheats” has also earned Carrie several other accolades (pats on the back...), including multiple nominations for the upcoming 50th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Country Song and Song of the Year. Underwood was last year’s Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance winner, and is nominated in the latter category for “Before He Cheats,” as well as Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for “Oh Love” with Brad Paisley.

Sara's New Man

After a nasty divorce battle that ended last fall, Sara Evans has a new man in her life.

A friend of the country singer confirms to PEOPLE that Evans and Jay Barker, a former football star at the University of Alabama who now hosts a sports radio show in Birmingham, are an item. "They are dating," the friend tells PEOPLE.

Uh... wait a second, Sara Evans is dating a radio DJ??? Seriously. Gee wiz. We should've sent those flowers.... shoot.

"They had been dating for a while, but she hadn't been on the show until then," a friend of Barker's says. "That was the announcement that they were together." Evans (who proudly wore a red Alabama T-shirt to a recent PEOPLE photo shoot) has called in to the show a few times since, and Barker has accompanied Evans on some of her tour dates.

Barker, who as quarterback took Alabama to a national championship in 1992, also went through a divorce last summer. "But I can tell you that Sara had NOTHING to do with Jay's divorce," his friend says.

Miley Cyrus really is Hollywood’s Power Girl.

Despite opening on just 683 screens, her concert flick Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour raked in $29 million, nabbing the No. 1 spot at the box office.

The movie / concert WILL NOT make it to Fargo :-( As our movie theatres do not have 3D Capability. You have until the 8th, however, to check it out in Grand Forks or the Twin Cities!


“Miley is the hottest entertainer in America,” says Us movie critic, Thelma Adams. “She’s got music, movie and TV appeal — she’s a triple threat!”

Rascal Flatts Film 'Live From Abbey Road'

Sweet. Like the Beatles. But uh... Rascal-ee-er. And... Flatt-ee-er.

Gary, Jay and Joe Don of Rascal Flatts continue their promotional tour in London today with a three song performance and personal interview on Live From Abbey Road.

Rascal Flatts is one of only two country artists, including Leann Rimes, to appear on the popular European music program. Live From Abbey Road is taped at the legendary Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles Abbey Road and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon were recorded.


After airing in the UK, Rascal Flatts’ appearance on Live From Abbey Road will later broadcast in the U.S. on the Sundance Channel. Other artists to have appeared on the program include Josh Groban, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Snow Patrol and The Goo Goo Dolls.

3 a crowd? Nah, not here!

A picture ran recently in The Tennessean that showed Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler sitting side by side at a Nashville Predators hockey game. And it appears that some Nashvillians were stunned to find the three would be so friendly as to have a girls night out.

"People were shocked when they saw three girls who do the same thing as a career and we are friends," Taylor told The Tennessean.

Observers expect female singers to be jealous and petty, but Taylor says she's gotten notes of congratulations from both Faith Hill and Reba McEntire, and that she seeks out advice from Kellie and Carrie frequently.

"Carrie is my role model," Taylor insisted. "That girl has done so much to prove what females in country music can do. Just from knowing her, she'll never say a bad thing about anybody ever, even if somebody has said something bad about her. She'll never say something catty, and it's really cool. It makes me want to be that way, too."

Taylor is hoping to follow in Carrie's footsteps in one very particular way. She's up for Best New Artist at the Grammy awards this Sunday; Carrie won that same trophy just last year

Taylor Jumps Onto the Dancefloor!

Taylor Swift has become one of the busiest teens on the planet, and it appears she'll be maintaining a high profile for some time.

She's featured in a four-page profile in the new edition of Entertainment Weekly, which hits newsstands today; she'll perform Monday on the ABC-TV show Dance War: Bruno Vs. Carrie Anne; and she joins Montgomery Gentry April 18 as a headliner at Knoxville's Neyland Stadium during the Gridiron Bash, a concert leading into the University of Tennessee's spring football game.

The Bash marks only the third concert in history at the 104,000-seat stadium, according to the Associated Press. The other two were Kenny Chesney in 2003 and the Jacksons in 1984.

In the meantime, look for her at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10. Despite the fact that she's everywhere, she's taking none of it for granted.

"I'm not expecting to win it," she told The Kalamazoo Gazette. "I'm expecting to have a lot of fun on the red carpet, hopefully wearing a cool dress."