Welcome to The List,
Meeting our idols, it’s on a bucket list somewhere…what if you got to MEET a celebrity that you had a crush on when you were a kid? How would you handle it? Dustin Lynch recalls the first time he met HIS childhood crush Reba McEntire “First time meeting Reba, see saw me I didn’t actually see her. She was rehearsing for an award show and I hear Reba McEntire’s voice screaming my name. She comes running down from the catwalk and the stage and bends down and gives me a hug in the middle of her soundcheck. If I wasn’t in love enough…that was just awesome”
—–
Deadline reports ”Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe has been tapped to play musician “Weird Al” Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a Roku Original biopic from Funny or Die and Tango that will be available for streaming exclusively on The Roku Channel. Weird Al says,. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.” Production is set to begin in February in Los Angeles.
—–
Luke Bryan even though Caroline is helping with his “vocal resting” with duct tape…is putting on his “Crash My Playa” down in Mexico “Crash My Playa is the most enjoyable things I’ve ever done in my career. To get to go mid- to late January down in Mexico, get a good suntan on and go sing your music and just have a big onstage party.” This year’s event starts today in Riviera Cancun, Mexico with Luke, Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Ashley McBryde, Riley Green, Jimmie Allen, LoCash, Jameson Rodgers, Lainey Wilson, Caitlyn Smith, and Whitney Duncan…is it to late to get a plane ticket??
——
Cody Johnson tells CMT that he once asked wedding guests not to film him dancing. Saying he was tearing it up on that dance floor, or thought he was. With Michael Jackson and James Brown moves out on the dance floor!” until I fell on my face. I had to ask everyone not to post my fail online.”
—–
The Grammys have been rescheduled and are going to be held on Sunday, April 3rd in Las Vegas. Trevor Noah will host ….
Spider-Man star Willem Dafoe is going to host ”Saturday Night Live” on January 29th. Katy Perry will be the musical guest
and NBC has cancelled Ellen’s game show ”Ellen’s Game of Games”. The show will end after its fourth season
Happy National Popcorn Day…
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

AT THE MOVIES -
Join us Thursday during the Drive at Five for ‘At The Movies” brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames..
In theaters this weekend – “The Strangers: Chapter 3”
It’s creepy, it’s scary it’s the final film of The Strangers trilogy, Maya faces the masked killers one last time in a brutal, full-circle reckoning of survival and revenge.
https://youtu.be/yyAALuRTQ_w?si=css64bhSAHwFwEtE
“The Strangers: Chapter 3” is rated: R
Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso,
AT THE MOVIES...Thursday’s at 5:40, brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames and IBC KIX 101.1….

Welcome to The List,
Rumors are flying that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have allegedly set a wedding date. A so-called source says the planning is “military-level precise,” which tracks, because Taylor hates surprises and Travis runs NFL playbooks for a living. Pop music, professional football, and Hollywood elite all in one room. Locked down, protected, unforgettable. Basically the most intense group project ever attempted.
-----
Former Bachelor host Chris Harrison is launching a new dating show for people who want a “traditional, marriage-minded partnership built on commitment and shared values.” Which apparently is now considered edgy programming. Somewhere, reality TV just gasped. This is not roses and drama. This is compatibility and emotional maturity.
-----
Before Luke Combs made it big, he had $200 left in his bank account. That money went toward mastering one song, “Hurricane.” He releases it, sells about 10,000 copies the first week, and uses the cash to finish the rest of the album. Then pitches it to labels. And that, kids, is how you bet on yourself and win.
-----
Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers, and Ed Harris are being inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. The ceremony happens in April in Oklahoma City. They’re joining legends like George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Kurt Russell, and Burt Reynolds. That is a hall with serious swagger. Cowboy hats optional. Legends required.
Catch The List, with Jonathan Knight weekday afternoon at 4:20. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1