Scotty McCreeryexperienced some technical difficulties as he performed the National Anthem during Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday (October 19th) night in St. Louis. The game between the American League's Texas Rangers and the National League's St. Louis Cardinals was off to a rocky start when Scotty's microphone either wasn't working or wasn't on.

Scotty was a couple lines into the song, but no one could hear him. Once the mic got going, Scotty restarted the song and didn't miss a beat, much to the delight of baseball fans. He did an amazing job anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Carrie Underwood is the top American Idol earner for 2011. Forbes magazine reports that Carrie made $20 million before taxes and any agent and manager fee deductions. Carrie surpassed Kelly Clarkson as the best-selling Idol of all time. Kelly now ranks at Number Five with an income of $2.5 million. Kellie Pickler rounds out the country-singing Idolswith an income of $1.8 million.

• Chris Daughtry and Adam Lamberttie at Number Two with $6 million.
• Here is the complete Forbes list of highest-paid American Idols:
  1. Carrie Underwood: $20 million
  2. Chris Daughtry: $6 million (tie), Adam Lambert: $6 million (tie)
  3. Fantasia Barrino: $4 million
  4. Jordin Sparks: $3 million
  5. Kelly Clarkson: $2.5 million
  6. Jennifer Hudson: $2 million
  7. Kellie Pickler: $1.8 million
  8. Clay Aiken: $1.5 million
  9. Katharine McPhee: $1 million (tie), David Archuleta: $1 million (tie), David Cook: $1 million (tie)

Taylor Swift leads the country music pack at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards with five nominations, it was announced yesterday (Wednesday, June 29th). In addition to nods for Female Country Artist and Country Single for "Mean," Taylor was included in the overall categories for Choice Music: Love Song for "Mine"; Choice Break-Up Song for "Back to December"; and Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female.

The Teen Choice Awards will air on the FOX network on August 7th at 8 p.m. ET.

Here is the complete list of country nominees:

Choice Music: Male Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

Choice Music: Female Country Artist
Miranda Lambert
Jennette McCurdy
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Choice Music: Country Single
"If I Die Young," The Band Perry
"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)," Luke Bryan
"Just a Kiss," Lady Antebellum
"Honey Bee," Blake Shelton
"Mean," Taylor Swift

Choice Music: Country Group
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Rascal Flatts
Steel Magnolia
Little Big Town

Fan voting is underway at teenchoiceawards.com.

The Judds will have their own reality show on Oprah Winfrey's new OWN network when it launches next year, but the talk show queen wasn't the first to offer the mother-daughter duo their own show. Naomi and Wynonna turned down VH1 a few years ago. Wynonna told GAC, "We were offered the VH1 slot after The Osbournes. I was like, 'I'd rather have a lobotomy.'" Naomi added, "They offered us so much money."

So why now? Well, Naomi and Wynonna have worked through a lot of their issues with each other with the help of therapy, something the two are committed to maintaining. While they've come a long way, they're not perfect, which could make for interesting television. Wynonna said, "There's so much about us that (makes) people in airports want to look. It's like part train-wreck, but part, 'Oh, my God, they really love each other, and they get along and this is so great.' They're waiting for a train wreck."

• The Judds' new show will premiere sometime this spring.

The people cheered wildly, and according to reports, one person was heard comparing Karen to "an American Susan Boyle."

Jewel, or Karen, as the case may be, was part of a stunt being filmed for FunnyOrDie.com, the comedy video website co-founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The video was posted yesterday (Tuesday, July 13th).

After performing as Karen, Jewel returned to the stage at the club, called the Gas Lite, to entertain the crowd for a bit as herself.

Alan Jackson's Williamson County, Tennessee home recently sold for a whopping $28 million, $10 million less than the original asking price. The house, called Sweetbrier, is officially the most expensive residential sale in the Nashville area since 1997. The last estate to hold that honor was Tanya Tucker's property, also in Williamson County, which sold for $11.4 million in 2007, according to The Tennessean.

• Alan and his wife, Denise, put their 17,000-sqaure-foot home on the market nearly a year ago. The property includes six-bedrooms, a 20-car garage, a log cabin and barn with a two-bedroom apartment and a stocked and aerated lake with a boat house.
• The property sits on 135 acres.
• There is no word yet on where Alan and his family will relocate.