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Brad Paisley Is Inspired By Eminem and Kanye West

Jeff Giles — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:20 +0000

The top of the country singles charts is familiar territory for Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood — their duet ‘Remind Me,’ currently number one, is his 20th chart-topper, and her 14th.

But even if the song produced predictable results for the duo, it started with a burst of unusual inspiration. As Paisley tells it, the idea for ‘Remind Me’ came from watching the sort of character acting commonly heard in hip-hop.

Taylor Swift Covers Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:30:54 +0000

As she makes the rounds on her ‘Speak Now’ concert tour, country singer Taylor Swift has been doing songs by local artists at each her stops.

So when she was in Michigan recently, she busted out her best white-girl rap on a cover of Detroit-native Eminem’s iconic song, ‘Lose Yourself.’ The delighted crowd sang along as she channeled Slim Shady and then segued into a cover of Uncle Kracker’s ‘Smile.’