Artist Of The Day: Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

• Miranda Lambert began entering country talent contests when she was 16. She later appeared in a Ruffles potato chip ad and had a part in the 2001 teen comedy "Slap Her She’s French.”
  
• Lambert was 17 and still in high school when she formed the Texas Pride Band. She released an independent self-titled CD in 2001.
  
• Miranda finished first in the Texas auditions for “Nashville Star” in 2003 and third overall, which led to a recording contract with Sony. Her first major-label single, “Me and Charlie Talking,” was released in 2004.
  
• Lambert’s debut CD, “Kerosene,” entered the Billboard Country Albums Chart at No. 1 in 2005. Miranda released her second album, the chart-topping “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” in early 2007. Although the title track failed to make the Top 40, the next three singles – “Famous in A Small Town,” “Gunpowder & Lead” and “More Like Her” – were all Top 20 hits. “Gunpowder & Lead” became her first Top 10 in July 2008.
  
• Miranda’s 2009 album “Revolution” features the hit singles “Dead Flowers,” “White Liar,” “Only Prettier” and the No. 1 hits “The House that Built Me” and “Heart Like Mine.” “Revolution” debuted at No. 1 and joins her previous two releases that debuted at the top of Billboard’s Country Album Charts.
  
• Lambert is developing at TV show for ABC Family. It’s billed as a private detective show based on her childhood.
  
• Lambert has started a new all-girl band, Pistol Annies, along with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. “Hell on Heels,” the trio’s debut album, landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Country chart.
  
• Lambert had an amazing 2011, winning her first Grammy, releasing two No. 1 country albums, having her hit "The House That Built Me" named Song of the Year, and marrying Blake Shelton.
  
• Miranda released her new album, "Four the Record," last year. Her current single is "Over You," a ballad she co-wrote with Shelton about the death of his older brother. It is the second single released from the album. The first single, “Baggage Claim,” reached No. 3 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. “Four The Record” debuted atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, making Miranda the first country artist in the 47 year history of the chart to have each of her first four albums debut at No. 1.
  
• Miranda will appear on the February 8th episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." She also will join the cast of "The Voice" as one of the mentors on Shelton’s team, along with Kelly Clarkson.
  
• Lambert is currently on her new headlining tour, “On Fire,” with special guests Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann.
  
• Official Web site: www.mirandalambert.com