DUSTIN LYNCH revealed that his grandma was there the night he got hit in the face with a full can of beer. He said, quote, “[She] was in a chair on-stage and we’d just finished singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to her. I didn’t want this clown to ruin a great memory so I decided to continue on without missing a beat . . . bleeding or not.”
Buzzfeed put together a list of the “21 reasons MIRANDA LAMBERT is a seriously bada** role model.” Each one features pics and or memes that drive the point home. Here are some highlights:
1. “Instead of competing with other women, she collaborates with them.” There’s a pic of Miranda and her Pistol Annies bandmates Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, plus a meme of her and Carrie Underwood from the “Somethin’ Bad” video.
4. “She proves that you don’t have to be a toothpick to be healthy, happy and hot as hell.” Includes two on-stage photos of her looking deliciously candy-coated.
10. “Her marriage to BLAKE SHELTON is proof that men like strong, independent women.” A pic of them performing together as Blake plants a big kiss on her.
11. “Her ‘girl with a gun’ persona isn’t an act. She’s all about exercising her second amendment rights.” An awesome on-stage photo of Miranda holding up her “replica shotgun mike stand.”
18. “She isn’t afraid to give the people what they want.” A pic of her in a backless dress, turned away from the camera but looking over her shoulder with “a knowing smirk.”
KIP MOORE gave Taste of Country a look inside his tour bus. There’s the usual stuff like the snack area, bunk beds and liquor cupboard . . . but the biggest surprise comes at the 1:17 mark when he casually mentions 13 GUYS sleep on it.