This coming Wednesday, November 10th, we will kick up our heels in celebration of the annual Country Music Awards, set to air on ABC. As hearts go aflutter and admiring fans swoon to the likes of the evening’s hosts, country western superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, it is perhaps the dazzling vocal stylings of one Gwyneth Paltrow, the famed actress and wife of Coldplay’s front man Chris Martin, that have created more than an earful of buzz in anticipation of the event. Paltrow, whose debut musical role came in 2000 with the release of the movie Duets, directed by Paltrow’s late father, Bruce Paltrow, and costarring Huey Lewis and Paul Giamatti, left moviegoers in shock and awe upon hearing the soulful lyrics of the actress in the movie’s lead songs, Cruisin’ and Betty Davis Eyes.
Paltrow’s appearance and accompanying performance at the Country Music Awards will hit the stage this coming
Wednesday less than two months before the release of her new film, Country Song. The movie, a gritty and heartfelt look at rising beauty queen-turned-country music legend Kelly Canter, has put Paltrow on a pedestal in a role that is being compared to the majestic performances of Jamie Foxx and Joaquin Phoenix in Ray and Walk the Line, respectively, signifying the brilliance of Paltrow’s adaptation. Although Country Song doesn’t hit theaters until January 7th, 2011, whispers of “Oscar” are already passing between lips for both Paltrow and her movie costars, Garrett Hedlund and Tim McGraw.
But, the London-rooted Paltrow doesn’t stop there. She is slated to sing again on the November 16th airing of Glee on Fox, where she will pop in for a short cameo at McKinley High with Glee Club coach Will Schuester for a funky, updated version of Singin’ in the Rain. It is no wonder that the accomplished Hollywood superstar, singer, wife, and mother-of-two, is so much more than just another Tinsel Town beauty with bright eyes and a sparkling smile, she embodies nothing short of true talent. With Golden Gwyneth and Country Song on the horizon, it’s hard not to think that the best is yet to come.
Posted by : Courtney O’Kane Academy of Art University Alumna at 01:11 AM (IST)
