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Billy Ray Cyrus, Charlie Daniels, recent government appointee Lee Greenwood, Michael W. Smith, and uh Oliver North are going to embark on a right-wing Lollapalooza next summer, when Sean Hannity's Freedom Concerts '09 take place at various locales around America. In an effort to maximize value for people who might want to see all of these men at the same time, buying a ticket doesn't just get you a chance to hear "Achy Breaky Heart" retrofitted for a politicized audience; it also gives you a chance to collect items like boxes and mugs, although despite the promise of gifts something about this whole enterprise leads me to believe that Miley Cyrus will be a late "get as many asses into seats as possible" addition to at least one date. Maybe it's the prospect of Oliver North singing? Or the number of times any human being, even the most red-blooded, will stand sitting through "God Bless The USA" within the space of one evening? [Premier Collectibles; HT Rob Murphy / Pic via Gawker]

Nashville Star's sixth season premiered last night on NBC, which brought one question to mind: Six seasons? Really? And another: Should I be watching this debacle? More »

Last night's CMT Music Awards—the country-music television network's version of its sister network MTV's Video Music Awards—veered into "a little more than slightly excruciating" territory when co-host Miley Cyrus tripped her way through a Taylor Swift intro in which she talked about texting the glittery-guitar-hoisting country protege incessantly, an endless setup to what would be one of many "ha ha, Dad, I'm paying your bills!" zingers that the Hannah Montana star sent in the direction of her father/svengali, "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Yes, he performed the line dance that sent him and his mullet to stardom back in 1992, the same year his cash cow was sired.) The opening skit, in which Trace Adkins and his really greasy mop tried currying favor with everyone from Donald Trump to the three remaining Presidential candidates in order to get passes to the show, also mined that route; its final punchline was that Billy Ray was making extra scratch by scalping tickets, which were of course hot properties because of his daughter's presence. That girl is going to be so messed up in three years. Full list of winners—which includes three awards for Kellie Pickler, two for Taylor Swift, and one for that super-creepy video where Jon Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes make out—after the jump. More »

If you're worried about where your next Hannah Montana fix will come from, fear not! 20/20 has got you covered tonight at 9, when the two most famous Cyruses sit down with Deborah Roberts to discuss "Hannah Montana, Hollywood Bad Girls and More." The "and More" likely refers to the calculation of the precise moment at which Miley Cyrus becomes disillusioned with the Disney Channel and starts dating a member of Panic! At the Disco out of spite. Or maybe it just means Billy Ray's new single, "Ready, Set, Don't Go," a wistful, ambivalent tribute to his daughter's freakish rise to stardom: More »