Country Strong

Gwyneth Paltrow has caught the Nashville bug. After a year of vigorous training for her role as Kelly Canter -- a character she calls a "hybrid of Faith and Courtney Love" -- for the upcoming movie 'Country Strong,' Paltrow now has a love for country music and the world surrounding it.

Leighton Meester has mastered the role of an Upper East Side elite in 'Gossip Girl,' played leading lady in pop-rock group Cobra Starship's 'Good Girls Go Bad' music video, and now she's proving her country chops as beauty queen-turned-singer Chiles Stanton in 'Country Strong.'

In our gallery of 'Country Strong' pictures, you can flip through stills of the stars at various premiere events promoting the film, including the Beverly Hills and Nashville premieres. 'Country Strong' premiered in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec...

When news broke that Gwyneth Paltrow would be portraying a washed-up country singer trying to make a come back in 'Country Strong,' surely most people never imagined her husband and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin getting involved in the project. However, Chris Martin has proven that he can stray from his alternative rock roots and write for different genres. The British singer penned the song 'Me

Gwyneth Paltrow delivered a standout performance last month on 'Glee,' and now the Oscar-winning actress and 'Country Strong' co-star will reprise her role as McKinley High's animated substitute teacher, Holly Holiday, in an upcoming episode.

Listen up country music fans! In celebration of the upcoming release of 'Country Strong,' the filmmakers are giving fans a chance to have their personal stories turned into an actual song. All you have to do to win the grand prize is visit the official 'Country Strong' soundtrack website and submit a story (in 1,500 words or less) about a time when you overcame personal strife or difficulty. Read