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Adam Lambert won’t even have an album out by Sunday, November 22, but he’s already one of the main draws for this year’s American Music Awards.

The breakout star of American Idol season 8 will perform his new single, the sizzling “For Your Entertainment,” live for the first time on the big stage at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, joining other big names as performers like Whitney Houston, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna.

He rehearsed the performance tonight (November 19) with a bunch of sexy dancers backing him. Just judging by the photos, the performance looks steaming hot!

Check out photos from rehearsals below:

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No one can call Kellie Pickler a dumb blonde anymore.

The adorable, but often D’oh!-inspiring American Idol alum turned country singer walked the red carpet last night (November 11) at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville debuting her newly red-dyed locks.

She paired her new hue with a form-hugging shiny dress that flares a bit at the bottom. Sure, it made her look just a bit like the Little Mermaid, but we totally dig! And we hope that just because her hair color is darker, Kel won’t lose that aw-shucks charm we’ve grown to love!

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Taylor Swift turned out to be the belle of the ball at the 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards last night in Nashville, sweeping the awards by winning every category she was nominated in, including the big Entertainer of the Year award. It’s a good thing she dressed the part!

The 19-year-old country-pop darling wore a gorgeous sparkly and flowing strapless gown and had her hair tied back with just a few loose curls to frame her face. She was a real winner on the red carpet, too!

Others looking fabulous for the big night included host and performer Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban and his actress wife Nicole Kidman, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and more.

Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, formerly of The Wreckers, didn’t pose together, but they were still in sync since they somehow chose the same color scheme for their dresses

LeAnn Rimes, Diana DeGarmo

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Lady Antebellum

Daughtry and Vince Gill

Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert

Country singing sensation Carrie Underwood played both co-host and performer at last night’s (November 11) 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards. Taking the stage for a feisty performance of her current single, Cowboy Casanova, she showed just why she is the chart topping queen that she is.

Her new album, Play On, sold a whopping 319,000 to claim the No. 1 Billboard 200 chart position. This is Carrie’s second No. 1 album. Her sophomore set, 2007’s Carnival Ride, also topped the charts with over 500,000 sold in its first week.

While Carrie did deliver a smoking performance, it was 19-year-old country/pop singer Taylor Swift who walked away with the award for Female Vocalist of the Year.

There’s always next year Carrie!

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Taylor Swift barely had enough time to recover from the shock of being named the Female Vocalist of the Year at the 43rd annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, but she found herself in the biggest state of shock possible when she was named Entertainer of the Year.

A genuinely baffled Swift took the stage to claim her award, which she won over some big male competition, including Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and George Strait, in tears and mouthing “Oh my God” the whole way.

“I will never forget this moment, because in this moment everything that I have ever wanted has just happened to me,” the tearful 19-year-old star said.

She invited her touring band to come on stage to share the moment with her before thanking her fans for their support. “The fans that come to the shows with the shirts that you made yourself and the looks on your face…that’s why I do this. Thank you for this moment.”

When she accepted the award for Female Vocalist of the Year, she couldn’t help but take one more jab at Kanye West who infamously hijacked her VMA acceptance speech this past September. “I wanna thank every single person in this room tonight for not running up on stage during this speech.”

In all, Swift walked away with all for awards she was nominated for.

Watch her Entertainer of the Year acceptance speech below:

Tonight is a big night for Taylor Swift. She’s looking to beat some big boys for Entertainer of the Year at the 43rd annual County Music Association Awards tonight in Nashville. But before she faces that pressure-filled category, she performed her latest hit single “15.” Surrounded by a swarm of fans, she performed the song with her guitar in hand while the fans sang along to every single word.

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The accolades keep rolling in for Taylor Swift.

The 19-year-old country-crossover darling snagged the coveted Song of the Year award at the 57th annual BMI Country Awards, held last night (November 10) in Nashville, TN, for the second year in a row for her hit single, “Love Story.”

“I just want to say to every songwriter and every loved one of a songwriter, thank you, because you are the reason I wanted to try Nashville,”the Associated Press quoted Swift as saying at the ceremony. “You are all my heroes.”

Last year, Swift — who recently re-released her best-selling sophomore album, Fearless — took top honors for her breakout hit, “Teardrops on My Guitar,” from her self-titled debut album.

The big win could be a sign of things to come for Swift. She will vie for Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards tonight, where she will also perform.

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Awards show season is well under way with the announcement of the 2010 People’s Choice Awards. Some of pop music’s favorites will fight it out for an award in various categories.

Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears and Carrie Underwood all rack up double nominations. Rihanna also scores two nominations but hers are in the same category: favorite music collaboration. She’s nominated for her work on the T.I. song Live Your Life and the Jay-Z and Kanye West featured Run This Town. She’ll go up against Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester, Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat and The Lonely Island with T-Pain.

In the rock catagory, Paramore will go head to head with the much hyped Muse, Kings of Leon, Green Day and Daughtry.

American Idol stars Adam Lambert and Kris Allen–who was on hand for the nominations announcement–will once again compete against each other in the favorite breakout star category. They face stiff competition from Disney starlet Demi Lovato, Susan Boyle and electro-pop diva Lady GaGa.

The awards show is set to air January 6th at 9pm EST on CBS hosted by Queen Latifah.

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Latin star Alejandro Sanz and R&B diva Alicia Keys made sweet music together tonight at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.

The duo performed their new duet “Looking For Paradise” together for the first time. Both went back and forth between singing in English and Spanish, and showed real chemistry.

“Looking For Paradise” appears on Alejandro Sanz’s new album, Paraiso Express.

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Katy Perry played host for the MTV Europe Music Awards for the second year in a row, and to kick things off, she decided she would perform not one of her songs, but a medley of hits from other artists in a cabaret-styled act.

On her set, called the Katy Kat Club, Katy wore a sexy corset and thigh-high boots to perform bits of Black Eyed Peas‘ “I Got A Feeling,” Kelly Rowland and David Guetta’s “When Love Takes Over,” King of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” Beyonce’s “Halo,” and Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face.”

The vocals were, um, interesting, but it’s doubtful that Katy was trying her best to do the originals justice. It was all in good fun, and fun it was!