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Check out this interview from the Howard Stern show. Nic Cage walks in and interrupts comedian Chris Rock's appearance. This was Nic's first time on the show. This happened while he was just dating Lisa Marie Presley. Nic's brother, Marc Coppola actually worked as a DJ at the same FM radio station as Howard, KROCK here in New York City in the late 80's and early 90's. Fast Forward to 2:30 seconds when Nic walks in. At 4:30, the Lisa talk starts, Howard asks, What's with the Presley fascination? Robin chimes in and says, you pretty much sound like the king. Nic says, I do? People tell me that. I don't know the h$ll that's about. it's just my natural voice. Howard then asks if Nic ever brings up the Michael Jackson thing. Nic says, the only thing he heard about him was he is a very nice man. I'm not gonna badmouth Michael. Nic then says, you know what, when you get her on the show, you can ask her about Michael. And we all ...

Looks like Nic Cage has checked into the Heartbreak Hotel again!  Yes, Lisa Marie Presley's 3rd husband, is divorcing HIS 3rd wife. While Lisa is currently happily married to her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood with whom she has twin daughters.  Lisa's first husband Danny is father to her eldest children, Riley, an actress and Ben, a musician.  Lisa Marie's second husband was none other than the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.  Nic and wife have appeared to have gone their Seperate Ways back in January which was confirmed by TMZ. Neither has filed for D-I-V-O-R-C-E yet! Source: Megan Murphy / TMZ

L to R, Jerry Phillips, James Burton and Matt In early May, we reported some interesting Elvis Presley happenings afoot at the Phillips Recording Service. Although details were vague, officials from Sony/Legacy — the custodians of the Presley catalog — and longtime Elvis band members were on hand at Phillips to work on tracks for an upcoming project. Though unconfirmed officially, the work was reportedly for a 40th anniversary package marking the King's 1976 home recording sessions at Graceland's Jungle Room. This past week, Sony/Legacy finally did confirm that a two-disc collection titled "Way Down in the Jungle Room" will come out Aug. 5, just in time for annual Elvis Week festivities. The double disc set rounds up the results of sessions Presley cut in the Jungle Room in winter and fall 1976, with a core of longtime TCB band members including guitarist James Burton and drummer Ronnie Tutt. Material from the recording would be spread out over a pair of L...

Looking for a good podcast for the beach or laying out by the pool? Check out Walking The Floor with Chris Shiflett. The eposide above is his interview with Merle Haggard. Chris talks to Merle about the good ole days to today. It's a great interview. Check out Chris' Tribute to Merle show as well. Chris interviews new country artists, legends and even some of the cast of the tv show, Nashville. Check it out the web site or on Podcast One. http://walkingthefloor.com Podcast One

Did we need another reason to LOVE Richard Simmons ? Check out this video of Richard on the Donny and Marie show . He admits to working out to Donny's Solider of Love! Richard Simmons actually does an impression of Elvis Presley ! Next Richard has the audience up and moving with Donny singing LIVE! He tells Donny how good looking he is. It's just good fun and bound to make you smile! Richard Simmons, Donny and Marie ....you can't get more American!

For East Tennessee native Tara Thompson, a career in country music wasn't just a career choice; it's the family business. Thompson, whose grandmother is first cousins with country legend Loretta Lynn, draws influence from her famous family member and prides herself on her traditional sound. The country great has taught Thompson many things over the years but her most important lesson is "be yourself." "We're a close family and she's given me great advice," Thompson told FOX411 Country of Lynn. "When I opened up for her one time and told her I'm putting together an album, I told her, 'Don't worry, I'm keeping it really country.' She told me, 'Don't worry about keeping it country, just be you.' And I just so happen to be really country!"She added, "Loretta told me to be as real as I can and I really took that advice because I think she's the realest person I've ever met. I get a lot of...

Stapleton spoke on the phone last week with Music critic, Dan DeLuca before a show at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. You did pretty good at the Country Music Television awards the other night, getting breakthrough video of the year for "Fire Away." But you didn't clean up the way you did at the CMA awards. CS:  We were really fortunate. That was a good night. I was shocked to even be nominated and to win any of them, let alone all of the ones we were nominated for. That's changed your life, I would guess. CS:  It flipped the switch. It meant we could play bigger venues. And there was a huge record-sales impact. It made a big difference. You grew up in Kentucky. How rural was it? CS:  It was in eastern Kentucky. A really small town, about 200 people. My dad was a coal miner. My mom was a stay-at-home mom, but she worked as a clinical dietitian. We all played music, but my brother and sister just went on to do other things. What did you list...