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While the debate about Nashville Star and whether it benefits or disparages the city rages on, a lower profile discussion has been taking place on what is apparently a fan site for a preferred paintball gun:

Last night's episode of Nashville Star Season 6 saw contestant Gabe Garcia survive another week, putting him among the top 6 of 12 finalists. By making it this far, Garcia has passed Melanie Torres' seventh-place finish in Season Four.

"Bringing in some performing ability to go along with his great country singing" -BuddyTv.comGabe Garcia made it past the elimination round of tonight's Nashville Star on NBC. This puts Gabe into the top eight contestants; he needs to make it to the top six to pass Melanie Torres' seventh-place finish in Season Four.

John Rich: "Your voice is pure, pure, pure, great country music."The sixth season of Nashville Star (Mondays at 8pm on NBC) features Gabe Garcia of Lytle, Texas as one of the contestants. Nashville Star is a country music single-elimination competition similar to American Idol and ran on the USA Network from 2003-2007 before moving to NBC this year.

• Album sales last week were 13.5% lower than the same week last year. Death Cab For Cutie's Narrow Stairs (Atlantic) debut at #1 with sales of 144,000. (Billboard.biz)

Hear new Nashville Star host Billy Ray Cyrus talk deets.

Hear new Nashville Star host Billy Ray Cyrus talk deets.

After seven hours waiting in line outside in the cold and being subjected to way too many mediocre renditions of “Unchained Melody” and “Don’t Take the Girl,” local radio host Miss Vicky (above) has had enough: