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  • Faith Hill Headed to Daytime TV With Kellie PIckler

    Faith Hill and Kellie Pickler are headed to daytime TV, where they’ll co-host a show on lifestyle topics. It sounds like a cross between Martha Stewart and country music.

    RELATED: Here’s a Preview of Kellie Pickler’s Daytime Presence.

    In reality, that’s not so far off the mark.

    The syndicated series–as yet untitled–will reportedly focus on topics including cooking, home design and gardening. Faith Hill will also serve as executive producer for the show.

    Excited about working with Kellie Pickler, Faith Hill recently lauded her new partner in crime.

    “This is a woman of so many talents,” she said. “Kellie is smart, compassionate, funny, quick-witted and has a heart for service – the work she’s done with the USO and our service men and women is no secret. She possesses the ability to reach far beyond the camera and into the hearts of people, allowing you to feel immediately connected to her. There was no question in my mind that she should be a big part of this show.”

    Kellie Pickler has done TV before. She was discovered on American Idol, won a season of Dancing With the Stars, and guest hosted on shows including The Chew and The View. She and hubby Kyle Jacobs will star in a new reality show starting next month, called I Love Kellie Pickler.

    Faith Hill’s last project was a Las Vegas residency alongside hubby Tim McGraw.

    Will you tune in to watch Faith Hill and Kellie Pickler on daytime TV? What do these country stars have over Martha Stewart?

    Personality, for one. Where Martha Stewart is rather monotone and dry, Faith Hill and Kellie Pickler will no doubt be boisterous and hilarious.

    It’s uncertain when the country ladies will debut their show, as it’s still in its infancy. It will be filmed in Faith Hill’s hometown of Nashville, so perhaps fans will get a tour of her home.

    Even those not into cooking and gardening can hope for a glimpse of Tim McGraw.

  • Kellie Pickler and Hubby Cast in CMT Reality Show

    Kellie Pickler and her husband Kyle Jacobs have been cast in an upcoming CMT reality show called I Love Kellie Pickler. Produced by Ryan Seacrest, the show will follow the lives of the former American Idol star and her songwriter husband. It is set to premiere in September.

    Brian Philips is the CMT president. He says the network has long wanted to do a show with and about Kellie Pickler.

    The ‘Red High Heels’ singer “has always been the object of our desire for a show,” he says. “She emanates a natural charisma; she entertains wherever she goes.”

    Kellie Pickler says that I Love Kellie Pickler won’t focus on her music career, but rather her life with her husband.

    “Most people that are familiar with me kind of know what I do,” she says. “This is more what goes on behind the curtain, not just in music but personally. We want to keep it upbeat, light and comical.”

    Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs announced their new show on Thursday at the The Times Center in New York City. She described the show as being akin to a southern I Love Lucy.

    Do you suppose Ryan Seacrest ever imagined when Kellie Pickler was a contestant on American Idol that he would one day produce her show on CMT?

    Will you tune in to catch Kellie Pickler’s reality show when it airs on CMT this coming fall?

  • Kellie Pickler Inspired by Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton–and Her Husband

    Kellie Pickler, who turned 28 this weekend, draws her inspiration from country greats like Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton. A recent report says the former American Idol contestant was shaped by these women in country music.

    “She is one of the reasons I fell in love with country music,” Pickler says of Tammy Wynette. “I have sat on my bus and YouTubed videos of her singing. I just close my eyes and I feel like she’s right there with me, singing. I’m hanging on to every word. And I love that she just stood there and sang her songs.”

    “We did a show a few years ago with Loretta Lynn in Canada … She stood there, behind that microphone, and just sang hit after hit, and everyone was hanging on every note, every lyric,” Kellie adds. “She didn’t need people swinging from the rafters to get their attention. She had the power of a great country song.”

    Dolly Parton has long been an inspiration for Kellie Pickler and she got to meet her for the very first time just months after her elimination from American Idol. Dolly rounds out Kellie’s list of great country women, however she admits she gains inspiration from Hank Williams, too. She also cites the late Patsy Cline, fellow American Idol alumni Katharine McPhee and Mandisa, and her family as well. In fact she credits her family even more than these country legends.

    “My husband Kyle changed my life,” she says. “He is my sanctuary and my safe place to come to. We write together and we work together some and he brings out the best in me … He makes me a better person and a better artist.”

    Here’s an Instagram photo of Kellie and hubby Kyle Jacobs celebrating her birthday.

    Kellie Pickler broke on to the music scene back in 2006 when she placed sixth on season 5 of American Idol. From there she signed a recording contract with 19 Recordings/BNA Records and the rest, as they say, is history.

    Pickler has long been vocal about her faith, so it’s clear that although she cites these country greats as tops on her list of musical inspiration, and her family as even more important, everyone who knows anything about the country artist knows that she holds her Lord and savior highest of all. She has said many times that she’d be nowhere without her strong religious beliefs.

    Image via Instagram

  • Kellie Pickler Will Headline Summer Music Festival Near Grand Rapids, MI

    Kellie Pickler may not have released an album since 2013, but she’s out and about and on the move nonetheless.

    The 27-year-old country music star will headline the two-day Summer Music Festival at Berlin Raceway near Grand Rapids, MI on August 16.

    Pickler will join hip-hop artist and Detroit native Mike Posner in headlining the event. Other performers include Brothers Osborne, Adrian Butler, Jake Miller, and Austin Webb.

    Pickler is currently traveling the country with her The Woman I Am tour and promoting the album’s limited edition vinyl LP release.

    The limited release will include 1,000 copies featuring original album artwork.

    According to Pickler’s website, her next official tour stop is Reno, NV on July 3.

    On June 20 Pickler played an afternoon show at Country Jam 2014 in Grand Junction, CO. On June 21 she played at the Grizzly Rose in Denver.

    On June 24 Pickler put on a free acoustic concert at Nervous Nellie’s waterfront restaurant in Fort Myers Beach, FL.

    Post by Nervous Nellies.

    Besides promoting The Woman I Am, which she says is a nod to her classic country music heroes Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Tammy Wynette, Pickler is raising money to fight cancer, working on her fifth studio album, and squeezing in time with husband Kyle Jacobs.

    Pickler married Jacobs, a fellow country music singer and songwriter, in January 2011. According to a recent post on Instagram, Jacobs and the couple’s two dogs are holding down the fort in Nashville while Pickler travels:

    “I’m on the road & my hubby is in Nashville with our babies… He just sent me this pic from the studio… #PixieAndPeanut :)”

    Image via Instagram, Kellie Pickler

  • Kellie Pickler: New Album Makes Parade Appearance

    Kellie Pickler joined the bands and balloons today, performing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The country star is promoting her new album, All The Woman I Am, which debuts at Number 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The new album features 12 songs, three of which were co-written by Pickler.

    Pickler is also making an appearance on the CMA Country Christmas special, airing on 2 December. Known for her bubbly style and down-home wit, Pickler posts on her Facebook page: “I’m performing my new Christmas song ‘The Man With The Bag’…most of you know that I am a HUGE fan of the classics…this song was written in 1950 and the legendary Kay Starr made it a holiday hit!!!!! …it was my first time recording with a ‘big band’….it’s sassy and fun! Xo Pickler.” The song can be purchased from iTunes.

    Pickler, 27, has made the rounds of TV reality. She is a champion of Dancing With The Stars and made her debut on American Idol. She even recorded much of the album during her DWTS run. But the album, which was released on 11 November, tells tales of a small town girl and as The Hollywood Reporter puts it, “the best friend a gal could want for.”

    The title track was written by Pickler with her husband, Nashville songwriter Kyle Jacobs. “My husband came home from work, and we wrote ‘The Woman I Am,’ which is perfect. I guess nobody knows me better,” says Pickler.

    To her fans and potential purchasers, the North Carolina native says she hopes they find, “at least one song off this album that they identify with and hope it speaks to them… we all come from somewhere, we just don’t get to choose that place that we come from… We get to choose what we do today.”

    [Image via Kellie Pickler official Facebook.]