AbrPop of Country
Thebr49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
April 6, 7 p.m. on CBS
With household names like Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and BlakebrShelton, country music has clearly blurred lines between popular andbrcountry music. All three are up for major accolades at this year’s Academy ofbrCountry Music Awards. Or perhaps CarriebrUnderwood will bring home the Female Vocalist of the Year trophy? We’ll bebrrooting for Darius Rucker (up forbrtwo awards) after having just watched the Grammy winner and Grand Ole Opry starbrperform live at Gilley’s for the Slam Dunk Cancer event put on by Southlake'sbrown Bill Webb.
OnbrThe Hot Seat
Gamebrof Thrones
Premieres April 6, 9 p.m. on HBO
Dubbed as “The Sopranos in Middle-Earth” by executivebrproducer David Benioff, HBO’s “Gamebrof Thrones” is back for its fourth season. Based on the bestselling fantasybrbook series by George R.R. Martin, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winningbrseries is an epic story of treachery and nobility. Emmy winner Peter Dinklage returns as TyrionbrLannister, the shrewd and calculating youngest child of the House of Lannisterbrof Casterly Rock. Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos at thebrend of a decade-long summer, it kind of reminds us of the sweltering month thatbrwas August 2011.
Kissbrand Tell All
Facebrthe Music: A Life Exposed
By Paul Stanley
Along with big names like Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt and PeterbrGabriel, KISS makes its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame April 10 asbrpart of the 2014 induction class. Always prepared for a promotionalbropportunity, KISS co-founder PaulbrStanley also drops his biography, “Face the Music,” this month. Better known as “Starchild,”brStanley reveals compelling personal revelations and gritty war stories thatbrwill surprise even the most steadfast member of the KISS army. Raw andbrconfessional, Stanley offers candid insights into his personal relationships andbrthe turbulent dynamics with his bandmates over the past four decades. No one comesbrout unscathed — including Stanley himself.
Dancesbrwith Football
DraftbrDay
In theaters April 11
After months of round-the-clock NFL attention,breven the biggest fans need a break. Unfortunately, this sentiment is notbrcarried forth by “The League” or Hollywood. Sure, Kevin Costner gave us “Field of Dreams” and “Bull Durham,” but tobrchannel our inner Ron Washington, all we can say is, “This movie ain’t the waybrbaseball go.” Remember, Costner also gave us “The Bodyguard” and
“Water World,” and this thinly veiled, league-sanctioned attempt to keepbrfootball omnipresent comes complete with a RogerbrGoodell cameo. In the film, Costner plays the role of Sonny Weaver, Jr., generalbrmanager of the Cleveland Browns. Need we say more?