USA Network has announced the contestants who will compete during Nashville Star 4. Although the show has been known for drawing older contestants, the five men and five women who will compete this time are mostly in their 20s. To be exact, seven are in their 20s, while another is 31 and another is 33. …
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Nashville Star will, once again, have new hosts once its fourth season debuts this spring. Replacing season three host LeAnn Rimes, who replaced seasons one and two hosts Nancy O’Dell, will be Wynonna Judd and Cowboy Troy. Executive producer H.T. Owens doesn’t mention the ostensible firing of LeAnn Rimes, who as recently as Friday gave …
USA Network’s hit talent search, Nashville Star, will return for a fourth season next year. In a press release, a USA VP said the show “works because it showcases the best untapped musical talent on television. One thing we’ve learned over the past three seasons is that there’s an incredible pool of talented performers whose …
The final four Nashville Star 3 contestants, including winner Erika Jo, will start touring the country in mid-June. Currently, 17 cities have been announced–including three performances in Canada. Stops are still being booked, and eventually, “the tour is expected to hit as many as 40 markets,” Billboard reports. Billboard says, “The artists will perform together …
10 million people voted over the entire Nashville Star season, not for the finale. Earlier this week, the AP noted in its story about the Nashville Star 3 finale that 10 million people voted for the winner. For some reason, that didn’t seem absurd, but it should have. That’s because their information was slightly off. …
Erika Jo Heriges wins Nashville Star 3. Nashville Star has its first female and first teenage winner, as 18-year-old Erika Jo Heriges was crowned the winner of the third contest last night. She earned the largest block of the 10 million votes cast, beating Jason Meadows and Jody Evans. Erika “won a 2005 Chevy Silverado …
Nashville Star 3 concludes tonight. Nashville Star 3 ends its run tonight–long before American Idol 4 will even put on its brakes. The 90-minute finale begins at 10 p.m. ET, and LeAnn Rimes will host, back from a two-week illness-related absence. The final three contenders are Jody Evans, Erika Jo Heriges, and Jason Meadows. Reader …