NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Recordings continues to celebrate the life and times - and music! - of Johnny Cash, an international superstar and American statesman who would have turned 80 years old next February 26, 2012.

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Joaquin Phoenix's publicist insists the Hollywood actor is sincere in his bid for a career as a rap artist. EW.com this week quoted two sources as saying the Gladiator and Walk the Line star's recent foray into hip-hop music is an elaborate hoax and something Phoenix views as an art project.

Reese Witherspoon, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash, has signed up to be a presenter at the Country Music Awards show in Nashville. Witherspoon is the first presenter announced for "The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" show, which is scheduled to air live from the Sommet Center Nov.

By TUTAKI, Denise NEW Zealand's own man in black takes to the stage to perform the songs of Johnny Cash. Country musician Brendan Dugan says he got the inspiration for the show after being invited to perform some of Cash's songs at the Kiwi release of movie Walk the Line.