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Granger Smith boils life down to its essentials on “Country Things,” the just-released title track of a new double album he’s got in the works. The first half of that project, Country Things Vol. 1, will be out on September 25. In the eight-song first chapter, Granger offers a look into his family life and also feature a guest appearance from Granger’s colorful, oddball alter-ego, Earl Dribbles Jr.
Kane Brown Is pumped up about his hit single ‘Cool Again’ … “Cool Again”, we were trying to get a summer vibe song. It came pretty quick, and then after we wrote it, we’re in quarantine so it’s kind of a perfect match of, “you know we just want everything to be cool again, we wanna be back on the road.” We were all excited when we got it. It was our first single off the next record.
You may have heard by now, Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, his representative said on Friday. He passed at his home in L A with his wife and family by his side. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV,”. He did seven movies and all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. Which proves Hollywood CAN keep a secret when they need to…Chadwick Boseman was 43.
AV Club says Sylvester Stallone is readying a director’s cut of ”Rocky 4.” He says he is going to remove Paulie’s Birthday robot from the film. (AUDIO) Stallone added “The robot is going to the junkyard forever, no more robot. I don’t like the robot anymore.”
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Sad news from the soap world. General Hospital icon Anthony Geary has passed away at age 78 due to complications from surgery in Amsterdam. Fans knew him forever as Luke Spencer, one of the most legendary characters daytime TV has ever seen. His longtime on-screen partner Genie Francis said, “No star burned brighter than Tony Geary,” adding that working with him was always unpredictable and exciting. A true original, and a massive loss for television history.
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Radar Online says Mariah Carey is allegedly stressed that her Christmas anthem All I Want For Christmas Is You might not dominate the charts this year. Apparently Gen Z is flirting with other holiday jams. An insider says this song is basically Mariah’s financial Super Bowl. If it underperforms, the brand wobbles. Somewhere, Mariah is warming up her whistle register and threatening December itself.
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Riley Green had a moment onstage when a fan tossed leopard-print granny panties at him mid-show. He kept singing like a pro while the internet absolutely did not. His tour crew has now started collecting bras, panties, and even hair extensions thrown on stage. Riley said they were going to donate the bras once he learned how expensive they are. Country concerts really are built different.
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Blake Shelton told People magazine that Gwen Stefani is the head chef at home, especially when it comes to Italian food. Blake says her lasagna takes all day to make, but he’d eat it for the rest of his life. Somewhere, an Oklahoma grill is quietly weeping, but love is love. And apparently love tastes like lasagna.
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