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Sunday, 7 November, 2010 3:16 PM
Gwyneth Paltrow makes her live
country music singing debut on "The 44th Annual CMA Awards"
Wednesday, Nov. 10 on ABC (CMA)
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Photo
courtesy of Sony Music Nashville
In
her first-ever appearance at the CMA Awards, Oscar-winning
actress Gwyneth Paltrow will make her live Country Music singing
debut on "The 44th Annual CMA Awards," Wednesday,
Nov. 10 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.
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Wendy Pearl |
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2010 CMA Close Up News Service |
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
-- In her first-ever appearance at the CMA Awards, Oscar-winning
actress Gwyneth Paltrow will make her live Country Music singing
debut on "The 44th Annual CMA Awards," Wednesday, Nov.
10 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Paltrow performs the title track from her forthcoming feature film,
"Country Strong," and is joined in her CMA Awards performance
by legendary singer Vince Gill. RCA Nashville will release the original
motion picture soundtrack to "County Strong" on Oct. 26.
Paltrow and Tim McGraw, along with Garrett Hedlund and Leighton
Meester, star in the big-screen drama, "Country Strong,"
set to hit theaters this winter.
Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Hedlund) becomes romantically
involved with Paltrow's character, Kelly Canter, the pair embarks
on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (McGraw)
and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Meester). In between
concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail
them all.
Written and directed by Shana Feste and produced by Tobey Maguire
and Jenno Topping, "Country Strong" hits theaters in Los
Angeles and Nashville on Dec. 22 and nationwide on Jan. 7, 2011.
Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, "The 44th Annual
CMA Awards" airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Previously announced performers include Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney,
Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Reba,
Blake Shelton, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Underwood,
and Keith Urban. In addition, special duet performances will feature
top nominee Lambert with Sheryl Crow in a tribute to Loretta Lynn's
50th Anniversary as a recording artist, and Zac Brown Band with
Alan Jackson.
"The 44th Annual CMA Awards" is a production of the Country
Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Paul
Miller is the Director, and David Wild is the writer. The special
will be shot in high definition and broadcast in 720 Progressive
(720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.
Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio packager of the CMA
Awards. American Airlines is the official airline of the 2010 CMA
Awards. Chevrolet, Proud Sponsor of the CMA Awards and Official
Ride of Country Music.
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