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There are a lot of interesting notes about Lorenzo Lamas and his performance at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville -- for the taping of Gone Country 2. For starters, his daughter Shayne Lamas was the lucky bachelorette chosen by Matt Grant on this season's The Bachelor. And Lorenzo's ex-wife Shauna Sand was at this show with their little girl.
The moment Mikalah Gordon stepped on stage at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville for the season finale of Gone Country 2, she had the crowd on their feet and cheers from every corner of the place. Not only was she the 'hottest' chic in the competition this year, most of the guys in the front row were convinced she was the hottest thing in the building!
I'll be watching Nashville Star 6 this season. But, oddly enough, I think I'm more interested in seeing the judges than some of the performers themselves! I'm diggin' the fact that Jeffrey Steele is a judge. Finally... more Jeffrey Steele in the limelight! Here's more about the Nashville Star judges: John Rich, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jewel, and Jeffrey Steele.
Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC was the first celebrity performer to appear on stage at the Wildhorse after John Rich did his pre-show for Gone Country 2. The song Chris performed was "That Will Get You By". He wrote it with the help of Nashville songwriters, Trevor Rosen and Shane (sorry, didn't catch his last name). Good song!
Below are some questions I have about the business of songwriting... particularly in the County music industry. See which answers I've found along the way. But hopefully, we'll learn a few things from those of you who actually know these answers firsthand and take the time to chime in in the Comments.