Carrie Underwood turns to cleaning when her husband is away at hockey games.

The country music star tied the knot with ice hockey player Mike Fisher last July and although she loves married life with him in Ottowa, Canada, the 27-year-old beauty admitted she often gets bored when her spouse is playing in a different city.

She said: “It is hard being a hockey wife. They will go off for a few days at a time to play some road games, and I am just like sitting at home twiddling my thumbs thinking, ‘What do I do?’

“I cleaned, and we are moving into a new house, and so I was unpacking all of his stuff. And laundry and dishes.”

Carrie was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Song for her track ‘There’s A Place For Us’, eventually losing out to Diane Warren with ‘You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me’ at last night’s (17.01.11) ceremony and even though Mike couldn’t make it to Los Angeles with her, she revealed he was cheering her on from home.

She explained to People magazine: “Even though he’s not here with me tonight, I know he’s watching. And just to have somebody that I know is 1,000 per cent cheering me on, it’s really nice to have that kind of support.”

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Justin Bieber became the youngest person ever to win the Artist of the Year prize at the American Music Awards (AMAs) last night (21.11.10).

The ‘Pray’ hitmaker was the big winner of the evening, taking home four accolades including Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favourite Album and Breakthrough Artist of the Year during the ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Accepting the Artist of the Year honour, the 16-year-old star thanked his mentor Usher and invited the ‘OMG’ singer to join him on stage.

He said: “I really was embraced by a man named Usher Raymond. It would be only right if I invited him up here to share it with me.”

Usher picked up two gongs himself, Favourite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favourite Soul/R&B Album, while rapper Eminem walked away with statuettes for Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.

Other winners at the 38th annual ceremony included country stars Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley; British rock band Muse, R&B singer Rihanna and Colombian pop star Shakira.

Michael Buble was heard shouted “I love winning things’’ when he picked up the Favourite Adult Contemporary Artist award.

Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kid Rock and Bon Jovi, all performed at the ceremony and boy bands New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) and Backstreet Boys joined up for their first collaborative live stage effort before they kick off a joint American tour next year.

Pink – who announced last week she is pregnant with her first child – did not allow her pregnancy to slow her down putting on an energetic dance routine to perform new song ‘Raise Your Glass’.

American Music Awards (AMAs) 2010, full list of winners:

Favourite Soul/R&B Album: Usher, ‘Raymond v. Raymond’

Favourite Pop Rock Band/Duo/Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Favourite Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite Latin Music Artist: Shakira

Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist: Rihanna

Favourite Country Male Artist: Brad Paisley

Favourite Breakthrough Artist: Justin Bieber

Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Justin Bieber

Favourite Country Band/Duo/Group: Lady Antebellum

Favourite Alternative Rock Music Artist: Muse

Favourite Adult Contemporary Music Artist: Michael Buble

Favourite Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher

Favourite Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber

Favourite Country Album: Carrie Underwood, ‘Play On’

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist: Eminem

Favourite Pop/Rock Album: Justin Bieber, ‘My World 2.0’

Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Lady Gaga

Favourite Contemporary Inspirational Artist: MercyMe

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Eminem, ‘Recovery’

Favourite Soundtrack Album: ‘Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers’

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‘Twilight’ leads nominations for this year’s People’s Choice Awards.

The vampire movie franchise’s third instalment ‘Eclipse‘ dominated the award’s movie categories when they were announced yesterday (09.12.20) with eight nods including Favourite Movie, Favourite Movie Actor for stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and Favourite Movie Actress for Kristen Stewart, among others.

The awards also honour Music and Television stars, and the nominations saw Eminem and Usher included in the Favourite Male Artist category, while Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are all in the running for Favourite Female Artist.

Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber are both nominated for Favourite Breakout Artist, alongside B.o.B.,

Kesha and Selena Gomez and the Scene.

Upon hearing of her nomination, Selena tweeted: “Oh my gosh!!!! I am so excited you guys nominated me and The Scene for this year’s People’s Choice Award! (sic)”

TV show ‘Glee’ picks up a nomination in the Favourite TV Comedy category alongside ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’.

Winners of the People’s Choice Awards 2011 will be revealed during a live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on January 5 next year.

All award categories are voted for by the public, to register your vote visit http://www.peopleschoice.com

Partial list of nominations for the People’s Choice Awards 2011:

Favourite Movie

Alice In Wonderland

Inception

Iron Man 2

Toy Story 3

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Movie Actor

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Pattinson

Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie

Jennifer Aniston

Julia Roberts

Katherine Heigl

Kristen Stewart

Favourite Action Movie

Iron Man 2

Kick-Ass

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Robin Hood

Salt

Favourite Drama Movie

Alice in Wonderland

Dear John

Inception

The Social Network

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Comedy Movie

Date Night

Easy A

Grown Ups

Sex and the City 2

Valentine’s Day

Favourite On Screen Team

‘Date Night’ – Tina Fey & Steve Carell

‘Inception’ – Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao

‘Iron Man 2′ – Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle

‘The Karate Kid’ – Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ -Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Star Under 25

Emma Watson

Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson

Vanessa Hudgens

Zac Efron

Favourite Tv Drama

The Good Wife

Gossip Girl

Grey’s Anatomy

House

The Vampire Diaries

Favourite Tv Comedy

The Big Bang Theory

Glee

How I Met Your Mother

Modern Family

Two and a Half Men

Favourite Tv Competition Show

America’s Got Talent

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Hell’s Kitchen

So You Think You Can Dance

Favourite Male Artist

Eminem

Enrique Iglesias

Michael Buble

Tim McGraw

Usher

Favourite Female Artist

Carrie Underwood

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Favourite Song

‘Airplanes’ by B.O.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore

‘California Gurls’ by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘OMG’ by Usher featuring Will.i.Am

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

Favourite Breakout Artist

B.o.B.

Bruno Mars

Justin Bieber

Ke$ha

Selena Gomez & the Scene

Favourite Pop Artist

Beyonce

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Rihanna

Favourite Music Video

‘Baby’ by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘Teenage Dream’ by Katy Perry

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

‘Waka Waka’ by Shakira featuring Frshlyground

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Kellan Lutz has the Best Summer Body.

‘Twilight’ actor Kellan Lutz has been named the male star with the Best Summer Body, according to Men’s Health magazine.

The ripped ‘Twilight’ star has topped a list compiled by the editors of MensHealth.com to find the star with the perfect beach body.

The 25-year-old hunk beat toned actor Matthew McConaughey and his muscular ‘Twilight’ co-star Taylor Lautner to the top spot.

David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health, said: “All of this year’s finalists have a deep commitment to working out, staying fit and eating smart. They have a variety of workout regimes from boxing to weight training, kayaking and hiking to training for marathons. They’ve worked hard to achieve and maintain their amazing bodies – which is why they’ve earned their place on this year’s list.”

Other stars to make the final 10 include Zac Efron, who came fourth, Jake Gyllenhaal – who was placed at number eight after bulking up for his role as Prince Dastan in ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ – and Daniel Craig and Channing Tatum, who finished ninth and tenth respectively.

Anyone keen to achieve Kellan’s impressive physique can log on to MensHealth.com to view his exercise regime which involves a total-body circuit workout.

Sports Illustrated model Brooklyn Decker was named the woman with the Best Summer Body by Women’sHealthMag.com with Jessica Alba and Ashley Greene coming second and third.

Other female stars to make the top ten include Jessica Biel, Katy Perry and Jennifer Aniston.

Men’s Health magazine’s Best Summer Bodies of 2010 top 10 list:

1. Kellan Lutz, Actor

2. Matthew McConaughey, Actor

3. Taylor Lautner, Actor

4. Zac Efron, Actor

5. Mario Lopez, Actor

6. Isaiah Mustafa, Actor

7. Mark Sanchez, Quarterback, New York Jets

8. Jake Gyllenhaal, Actor

9. Daniel Craig, Actor

10. Channing Tatum, Actor

Women’s Health magazine’s Best Summer Bodies of 2010 top 10 list:

1. Brooklyn Decker, Model

2. Jessica Alba, Actor

3. Ashley Greene, Actor

4. Vanessa Hudgens, Actor/Musician

5. Jessica Biel, Actor

6. Carrie Underwood, Musician

7. Katy Perry, Musician

8. Lauren Conrad, Reality Star/Author

9. Jennifer Aniston, Actor

10. Kim Kardashian, Reality Star

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The ‘All For You’ hitmaker will sing a medley to start the 2009 ceremony on November 22, which sees her late brother Michael Jackson – who died of acute Propofol intoxication in June – nominated in five categories.

American Music Awards producer Larry Klein said: “We’re thrilled about having Janet Jackson open this year’s show.

“She is an incredibly dynamic performer and I think the audience will be excited to see what she has in store.”

This will be the fourth AMAs performance for the star, who has won nine of the awards in previous years, and follows her moving tribute to her brother at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in September.

It was announced earlier this week Whitney Houston – who has won a huge 21 AMAs from 37 nominations – will be honoured with the International Artist Award and perform her new single ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength’ at the star-studded ceremony.

Other stars to perform at this year’s AMAs at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre include Lady Gaga, Eminem, Jay-Z, Shakira, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Green Day, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.

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