Commercials during this year's Super Bowl are going to be $3.5 million per 30 second commercial and you can bet that the companies willing to pony up that kind of dough will be trying their best to put out a quality commercial that people will talk about.  Several commercials set to debut this Sunday have already garnered quite a bit of attention, including the Ferris Bueller's Day Off spoof from Honda.  If you just can't wait until Sunday to see the Commercials you can take a sneak peek right here!

Despite rumors flying around the internet suggesting otherwise, Reba McEntire is alive and well this morning. The Global Associated News webiste, which includes a disclaimer that their reports are "a complete work of fiction for entertainment purposes," first distributed the story Monday night that Reba McEntire fell more than 100 feet to her death while filming a movie in Australia. Her official website has released a statement calling the reports "ludicrous" and blasts the website. The website has also been the source for other celebrity death hoaxes, such as Will Smith, Adam Sandler and Eddie Murphy.

The mild winter weather has put the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo on pace to break records.  The previous high for attendance was 955,800 in 2006 and last year's total was 930,300 despite the ice storms  that blew through North Texas.  With good weather anticpated for this last week of the Stock Show, organizers are hopeful they can break the million visitor mark for the first time in the event's history.  This coming Friday and Saturday are traditionally two of the biggest days for the Stock Show as Friday the grand champion steer is chosen and on Saturday, they have the Sale of Champions scheduled.

The Academy of Country Music nominations were released yesterday and among the big winners was the local group, Eli Young Band.  Eli Young Band had three nominations in this break out year for them including Vocal Group of the Year, and Single of the Year and Song of the year both for Crazy Girl.  Congratulations to the boys of Eli Young Band!  For the complete list of nominees you can click here.

http://www.acmcountry.com/nominees.html

April 28th, The Dallas Opera will perform Mozart's The Magic Flute in Cowboys Stadium via a simulcast from the live performance at the Winspear Opera House.  It will be the first classical-music simulcast in a North Texas sports venue.  Admission and parking are free but you'll need to reserve your seat at dallasopera.org.

Now that Japanese pitcher, Yu Darvish, is officially a Texas Ranger, he needs a place to stay while working here in North Texas.  And it appears he could be looking at a place in Victory Park near some other famous celebrities.  He was spotted touring a $1.9 million suite at the W directly below new Dallas Maverick Lamar Odom and his wife, Khloe Kardashian.  To see what $1.9 million gets you in Victory Park you can click here!  http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2012/jan/20/newly-divorced-yu-darvish-dallas-bachelor-pad/?refscroll=289

If you are a Carrie Underwood fan, you won't want to miss this!  Carrie Underwood is teaming up with Steven Tyler for a special "CMT Crossroads" the night before the Super Bowl.  Carrie and Steven will be live from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam on February 4th and you can watch it, 10pm on CMT on Saturday February 4th.

Garth Brooks is suing an Oklahoma Hospital after a dispute over a $500,000 donation he made in 2005.  The country superstar is asking for the donation to be returned after he claims the hospital took back a promise to name a building after his late mother, Collen Brooks.  He says hospital officials showed him drawings of buldings bearing her name at the time of the donation.  The Intergris Canadian Valley Hospital says they did nothing wrong, stating that Garth's donation was "anonymous and unconditional."  According to the Associated Press, the trial begins this week.

Blake Shelton's father, Dick Shelton, died Tuesday surrounded by loved ones in Oklahoma after a year of declining health. Blake dedictated his win at last month's ACA's to his father, who was hospitalized with pneumonia at the time. Blake will miss four shows in North Dakota and Montana before returning to the road January 26th. Blake released a statement thanking his fans, "Your support means the world to me. I love you guys."