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The List for Thursday, September 28th 2023

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Whether you like it or not, Taylor Swift is expected to be in the house when Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium this Sunday. That’s local for Taylor, because she owns a place in New York City.

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Madame Tussauds in Nashville will be unveiling their new wax figure of Kacey Musgraves tomorrow.  There’s a video of Kacey seeing it for the first time, and it’s pretty cool to witness her reaction. Not only did she approve, she says they nailed it.  And she explained HOW they nailed it.  It took twenty London-based artists about six months to create the figure.

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Now that the writers’ strike is over, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert are all returning to late night on Monday.  HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” returns Friday, and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” returns Sunday.

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The Daily Mail says Sharon Osbourne recently had another facelift after a previous one made her look like “Quasimodo.” She needed more surgery to fix her face. Osbourne says, “This last one was a kind of fix-it job from the guy that did it before. I looked like Quasimodo, because I had one eye here, one eye there. It was wicked.’’

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Kelsea Ballerini did one of her photo dumps that featured pics of her at a waterfall, buying pumpkins, grabbing a bite outside somewhere . . . and onstage doing karaoke with Karen Fairchild. They sang the Little Big Town classic “Girl Crush”, and Kelsea called it “a new core memory.” Click HERE for pics.

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Kevin Bacon wanted to be taken as a serious actor in the ’80s, so he rejected the fame that came with being in “Footloose”.  He tells Penn Badgley on the podcast “Podcrushed” He was “Horrified” – “The last thing I wanted to be was a popstar. I was very very uncomfortable with photoshoots and magazines and all of these things that I had dreamed of as a kid.” He wanted to work with Scorsese..he wanted to BE Di Niro… Everything that he dreamed of as a kid gave himself doubt and anxiety. Somehow I feel closer to Kevin Bacon now…at least by 6 degrees…

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And finally, Here’s your reminder that tonight’s “People’s Choice Country Awards” starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on NBC.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 

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The List for Thursday, June 19th 2025

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Lainey Wilson's getting her own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame called “Tough as Nails.” It opens July 18th and runs through next June. From Louisiana farm girl to CMA queen — it’s like Cinderella, but with bell bottoms and a banjo.

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Dolly Parton just roasted the real-life Jolene like a Thanksgiving turkey. She said, “She’s not so hot now... used to be a D-cup, now she’s in Depends.” I mean, dang Dolly — that wasn't shade, that was a total eclipse.

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Word is Travis Kelce is cracking under the pressure of juggling touchdowns and Taylor Swift. He's trying to live two lives: NFL beast by day, Swiftie arm candy by night. And apparently? It’s catching up with him. Rumors say he might hang up the cleats early — or just pass out from exhaustion mid-rom-com marathon.

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Troy Aikman just bought a place near Prince Harry and Meghan in Montecito — but don’t expect royal backyard BBQs. Troy says he hasn’t seen 'em, doesn’t plan to, and doubts they’re fans of light beer anyway. Translation: “I live near them, but I ain’t with them.” Iconic.

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The List for Wednesday, June 18th 2025

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Willie Nelson says he’s done smoking pot. Yep—he’s hung up the lighter and picked up the gummy bears. In a “Forbes” interview, he said his lungs officially filed a complaint, so now he sticks to edibles. Just picture it: Willie chillin’ on the bus, snacking like a stoned grandma at bedtime.

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Liquid Death sold ten empty cans of iced tea... that Ozzy Osbourne drank from. They were $450 each, came with his DNA and a personal autograph. And YES—they sold out instantly. Because nothing says "collector’s item" like sipping what's basically Ozzy's rock 'n’ roll backwash.

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Jeff Gordon says Tom Cruise is doing Days of Thunder 2! Apparently, Tom saw Jeff at the “Mission: Impossible” premiere and opened with, “We’re doing it.” Because Tom Cruise doesn’t small talk—he sequel talks. Let’s hope the cars are fast and the acting is... well, Tom Cruise-ish.

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Big love to Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO—she shared a video crying tears of joy after finally getting good news on their IVF journey. Five months of struggle, and then—bam—miracle moment. And somewhere, God whispered, “Alright already, here you go.” Man, pass the tissues and the happy dance.

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