Fox Entertainment Producer Ashley Dvorkin and I are co-blogging our Nashville trip!

ASHLEY writes:
Just finished chatting with Kristy Lee Cook who’s gearing up for a fun night out in Nashville with the CMA after parties set to be in full swing. The former Idol is watching her first single “15 Minutes of Shame” climb the charts which is super exciting since she hit the ground running right after the show (first of her season with an album!) She talked about getting a place here and how she just got a new horse and of course… Getting ready for tonight!  We saw her last night too at the BMI awards and its easy to see that she’s having fun with the “rising star” status.

On a sidenote, Bucky Covington — another former ‘Idol’ — was at the BMIs too, and we chatted with him. Kristy said she recently worked with him too… Is it just me or is American Idol taking over this town?!  Guess we’ll know the answer if Carrie Underwood is the big winner tonight at the CMAs! (Oh yeah, that superstar stopped by for a great interview with Jill Dobson too last night!) Heading to hotel to get ready for CMAs now… If the rain doesn’t hold me up!