It looks like A&E has its Dog back. Duane "Dog" Chapman and his show Dog the Bounty Hunter are going to be coming back to the cable network next month. A&E will begin airing reruns of Dog the Bounty Hunter on June 25th, and new episodes will follow a few weeks later. Chapman lost his show last year after a recorded phone call involving a racist rant was taped and sold by his son to a tabloid, which made the tape public. The conversation involved Chapman using the N-word in referring to his son's girlfriend, who is black. Chapman pleaded that he wasn't a racist, and A&E ultimately decided that he deserved a second chance.



-- Glenn Weisman

Even though Halle Berry insists that, baby or no baby, she and boyfriend Gabriel Aubry have no intention of getting married, she's been sporting what looks like a diamond wedding band on the ring finger of her left hand. What gives? Shopping. A so-called "source close to the Oscar-winner" tells People magazine, "Halle just saw it and thought it was beautiful, so she bought it for herself."



-- Lee Jeske

Entertainer of the Year nominees Rascal Flatts take the nomination very seriously. For them, it's all about making sure fans who come to their shows get what they paid for. Jay DeMarcus says, "I think you have a responsibility to your fans to go out and put on the best show you could possibly put on for their hard-earned dollars they've spent to buy tickets to come and see you." This year, the Entertainer of the Year will be crowned by the fans. Also nominated in the category are Kenny Chesney, who has won the award for the last three years, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban. Fans have until Sunday at 10:40 pm [ET] to cast their votes at ACMVote.com. The award will be given out at the end of the telecast that night.

Last year, Little Big Town took home the ACM Award for Top New Duo or Vocal Group. This year they hope to earn Top Vocal Group, a category in which they've been nominated twice. The group's Karen Fairchild says they're thrilled to be nominated by their peers. "It's so nice that they are pulling for us and that they are validating the music that we made." Rascal Flatts, Eagles, Emerson Drive and Diamond Rio are also in the running for Top Vocal Group. The Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will air Sunday night on CBS TV.

Reigning ACM Top Female Vocalist Carrie Underwood has had an amazing ride so far in her short career and she has a shelf full of trophies to prove it. So what's next for her? Carrie says, "I honestly don't know if I could fathom wanting any more than I have right now. I mean everything is going so wonderful. I know how lucky I am." Carrie is in good company in the Top Female Vocalist Category. Also up for the award are Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Leann Rimes and Taylor Swift.

Top New Female Vocalist nominee Kellie Pickler will be performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time. She'll debut her new song, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful," a song from her sophomore album due out this summer. Kellie says of her new song, "It's such a positive, fun, uplifting anthem. The first time I heard it, it made me think of Martina McBride's 'This One's for the Girls.'" Also nominated in the category are Sarah Buxton and Taylor Swift.