A surprise to, well, no one, Melissa Lawson is our new Nashville Star. (Click here to read Whitney Pastorek’s no-holds-barred Q&A with the champ. Read the full post.
Aug 5
2008
11:35 AM ET
'Nashville Star' recap: Melissa Lawson's first single doesn't suck!
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PLEASE remove Billy Ray as host – no personality and so obviously reading cue cards!
man with five kids melissa isn’t only a nashville star it sounds like she’s a star of the bedroom too.
Melissa Lawson was my pick from the very begining when she belted out her first note! So what if she isn’t a size 6? She’s old enough to have sense, not like the young ones that have done absolutely nothing but take the prize and run. CONGRATULATION MELISSA…..you made Texas proud!!!!
I stand corrected. When Steele asked Lawson if she wrote that song (Ready to Stand) she shook her head no and rubbed her teeth with her tounge. She looks guilty throughout the judges comments, in my opinion. Don’t think she wrote it folks. Check it out on YouTube. Melissa Lawson-Ready to Stand-Full w/intro/judges-week 7
Stan the Man listened to Anastasia Brown too much…making her ears bleed was her favorite saying. I was less than impressed with NBC’s version of NS. Billy Ray was horrible…I loved Melissa but wasn’t inspired to vote. Maybe when they start promoting their winners I’ll vote again. The last votes I cast were two years ago when Chris Young won. Has anyone heard anything from Angela Hacker, last year’s winner? Jewel is a better host than judge…I liked Blake Shelton as a judge…he was funny. Change hosts and judges.
Melissa is the greatest. I have enjoyed listening to her every week and voted for her every week. She is without a doubt the best singer in this group and I will buy her cd when it comes out. Shawn, how phoney.
To Monica-I never could stand Anastasia and thought she was a bit too mean sprited in her criticisms, but after listening to the tripe coming from the judges this year, I found myself actually missing her.
In Alaska we missed the whole show! There was a Congressional debate on!! it sucked to watch the show all season then miss the finale! And Cyrus is an awful host!
to who asked about 2007 nashville star winner angela hacker – warner bros released a promo country soul/muscle shoals album “the winner is…angela hacker” exclusively thru walmart (which i liked alot!) that capitolized on songs angela did on nashville star but didn’t follow thru with a fully-realized angela cd of originals as expected; she has since done well-received shows at the grand ole opry & cmt festival & is now back with fame/emi & is currently touring with cowboy troy & james leblanc; i totally love angela hacker & hope she follows miranda lamberts’ path to stardom touring & making a name for herself the old-fashioned way like the country queen she is! check her out online & sample some great country-soul vocals:)
Does anyone remember what real country is? George Strait for example. All this pop sounding music is not country! Miranda Lambert is not even country! Gabe Garcia should have won! There are still traditionalist out here that don’t need to go to a concert and see people hang from the rafters and see firworks. Yes Melissa was good but I thought this was a “country” competition. And as far as Coff’ay being a real cowboy….just because you raised a few rabbits doesn’t make you a cowboy.
People are still pretty prejudice, Gabe Garcia is a better “country singer” than Melissa. Because he is Hispanic, he did not get the votes he deserve.Melissa is great but she used her “pity me” I have 5 boys to change their lives if I win cause. Both talents are superb but I still feel Gabe Garcia should have won!!!
Please put us and Billy Ray out of his misery – he was way too stiff to host.
I was surprised and disappointed. Gabe’s style is much more refreshing. I would like to have seen someone with a little more country flair as Gabe has. I’m not fond of warbling. I expect to hear more from him and Ashlee Hewitt.
Mrs. Lawson was deserving…she’s the only one I’d pay $25 for a ticket to see her perform on stage live…other than Jewel! Billy Ray was a poor emcee/host. Maybe he needed community service hours and he donated his time.
wOW, YOU FOLKS NEED A LIFE!