Entertainment Weekly April 11th 2012

The actress, 41, stars on a new reality show, Shannen Says (Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on WEtv), about planning her walk down the aisle.

• U2

"THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE"

"U2 is my favorite band of all time — my iPod reads like a U2 playlist, basically. I listen to this every day, and have since it came out — it always puts me in a very creative mood."

• JOHNNY CASH

"A BOY NAMED SUE"

"Who couldn't love it? When I'm in my car driving to an appointment or work and I want to laugh, I turn on this song."

• DANIEL LANOIS

"LOTTA LOVE TO GIVE"

"It's meaningful to me because it's one of my songs with my husband [celebrity photographer Kurt Iswarienko]. We sort of discovered him together and fell in love with his music together, that song especially."

• BOB DYLAN

"LAY LADY LAY"

"I've been listening to it forever, but now I imagine that great scene with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in Mr. & Mrs. Smith."

• ADELE

"SOMEONE LIKE YOU"

"Who doesn't love her? Adele is so incredibly magical; she puts you in that inspirational, passionate mindset. You kind of sit there listening like, 'Wow, I gotta do something more!'"