Underwood wins big at CMT Awards
NASHVILLE, June 10 (UPI) -- Carrie Underwood picked up the prizes for video of the year and performance of the year at the CMT Music Awards show in Nashville Wednesday night.
The video of the year trophy was for her song "Cowboy Casanova," while the performance of the year award was for "Temporary Home" from "Invitation Only: Carrie Underwood."
Keith Urban took home the award for male video of the year for "'Til Summer Comes Around" and Miranda Lambert scored the prize for female video of the year for "White Liar."
Lady Antebellum won the honor for group video of the year for "Need You Now;" Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins earned the gong for collaborative video of the year for "Hillbilly Bone;" and Brooks & Dunn picked up the trophy for duo video of the year for "Indian Summer."
Kid Rock served as host of the ceremony, which featured performances by Lambert, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Jamey Johnson.
Globe runs Coleman deathbed photo on cover
LOS ANGELES, June 10 (UPI) -- A photo of actor Gary Coleman apparently taken as he lay dying in a Utah hospital was published on the cover of Globe Magazine Wednesday.
The former "Diff'rent Strokes" star died late last month after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42.
CNN said Globe's parent company American Media confirmed it bought the photo, but spokeswoman Samantha Trenk declined to say who sold the photo to the publication and how much was paid for it.
Dion Mial, Coleman's longtime friend and former manager, told CNN the actor's ex-wife, Shannon Price -- who appears with Coleman in the heartbreaking photo -- sold the image to Globe in an "ongoing desperate attempt" to profit from his death.
Mial said he thinks Price deserves the "life of a social and professional outcast" for her actions.
Strasburg to read 'Letterman' Top 10 list
NEW YORK, June 10 (UPI) -- Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has signed on to present a Top 10 list on "Late Show with David Letterman," CBS announced.
"In his Major League Baseball debut Tuesday, Strasburg, 21 years old and last year's No. 1 overall draft pick, struck out 14 batters, allowed only four hits and two earned runs and didn't walk a batter in the Nationals' 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates," the network said in a news release. "Strasburg's 14 strikeouts are the most in a major league debut since J.R. Richard struck out 15 for the Houston Astros in 1971."
Strasburg is to appear on Thursday's edition of "Late Show."
Also lined up as guests are singer-actor Harry Connick Jr. and actor Jaden Smith, star of the film "The Karate Kid." Musician Peter Wolf is expected to perform.
'Gurls' tops U.S. record chart
LOS ANGELES, June 10 (UPI) -- Katy Perry's "California Gurls" featuring Snoop Dogg is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Usher's "OMG" featuring will.i.am, followed by B.o.B's "Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams at No. 3, Ke$ha's "Your Love is My Drug" at No. 4 and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" featuring Bruno Mars at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" at No. 6, Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" at No. 7, B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" featuring Bruno Mars at No. 8, the Black Eyed Peas's "Rock That Body" at No. 9 and La Roux's "Bulletproof" at No. 10.
