Brandon Lewis
December 26, 2025
Monday 29th December 2025
Welcome to The List,
Tis the season and before to long, Oprah will be out with her favorite things, Amazon will have a retail list out and even Gwyneth Paltrow’s 2023 Goop Holiday Gift Guide is available now. It includes a leather tennis ball holder for $350, a Hermès doghouse for $1,925, and Chanel roller skates for $5,125….Those are just the few that I can mention here….
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I think I KNOW why these young country stars are getting divorced. They never talk to each other. Morgan Evans was blindsided when Kelsea Ballerini called it quits. His breakup song even had the lyric, “why am I just finding out?” And now we’re hearing Ryan Hurd say the same stuff about Maren Morris filing for divorce. A source told “Us Weekly“ that Ryan “wasn’t expecting it” . . . and Maren’s decision, “seems to have come out of the blue.” Ryan hasn’t made an official statement yet.
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The Daily Dot says Kansas City Chiefs fans are blaming Taylor Swift for their team’s loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Conspiracy theorists believe the loss was part of a scripted plan. Twitter users say Swift’s absence from the game resulted in the Chiefs playing poorly. Others believe that the real factors were Patrick Mahomes’ illness and the cold weather.
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Now that the writers strike is over, these busy bees are hard at work on movie sequels. The worlds of “It Follows” and “Poltergeist” are being expanded. “It Follows”, the 2014 movie about a sexually transmitted . . . um, Ghost? Demon? . . . is getting a sequel called “They Follow”. Original star Maika Monroe is returning. There’s no word on plot details. And Amazon is in the early stages of developing a TV series based on the 1982 horror classic “Poltergeist”. Once again, there are no details, except that the show will be set “within the world of the film.
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Eric Church tells GAC that he had a great Halloween costume in college. Although, it’s not best to wait till the last minute. They drove all over to find a costume and all the places were sold out. Until they came across this hole in the wall place that had all original Sesame Street costumes. They went out as Elmo, Cookie Monster and Eric was Big Bird.
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And lastly, speaking of “Sesame Street” They’ll have a few changes for season 56, when it comes out in 2025. Instead of a “magazine-style” format, it’ll be two narrative-driven segments with a new animated series in between them.
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Welcome to The List,
Keith Urban just gave fans exactly what they’ve been begging for. His brand-new live album “High And A(live)” is officially out now, recorded straight from the High And Alive World Tour. You get 11 number-one hits, plus his cover of “You Get What You Give.” This isn’t a watered-down live album either it’s basically front-row energy without paying arena prices.
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Brad Paisley just confessed what every guy already knows… he’s a last-minute Christmas shopper. Brad says he ends up at the mall on December 24th, panic-buying gifts he doesn’t fully understand. He admits it’s a waste of what should be a fun day, but somehow he still does it every year. Buying mystery gifts and hoping for the best… truly a man of the people.
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Cher is catching heat for allegedly lip-syncing during her Saturday Night Live performance. Some fans compared it to Ashlee Simpson’s infamous 2004 moment which feels a little dramatic. Cher is 79 years old, it’s a taped show, and lip-syncing has been happening on SNL longer than the cold open.
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Jake Paul revealed he had surgery after getting knocked out by Anthony Joshua. He says doctors had to install two titanium plates on each side of his jaw and remove some teeth. Jake says the surgery went well, but he’s on liquids only for seven days. Nothing humbles a YouTuber faster than being on a smoothie diet.
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Mike Tyson says he’s open to a rematch with Jake Paul after Jake’s recent loss to Anthony Joshua. Tyson claims this time he’s cracked the code on training, saying he went too hard before and “left most of the fight in the gym.” RadarOnline says Mike thinks a smarter camp would change everything. Which is wild, because the man is still Mike Tyson. If this happens, somebody hide the ear protection… literally.
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Taylor Swift reportedly used to be hesitant about dating athletes until Travis Kelce showed up. A source says her mom encouraged her to give Travis a chance, and now Taylor’s outlook has completely changed. Not only that, insiders claim the relationship has boosted the Chiefs’ global presence. Turns out the tight end also unlocked international brand expansion.
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Lainey Wilson told CMT she stays grounded by remembering where she came from. She said it’s about planting your feet, knowing who you are, standing up for what you believe in, and keeping your people close. Which explains why she can win everything, host award shows, and still sound like the most normal human in Nashville.
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are reportedly still neighbors in Nashville as they focus on co-parenting their daughters. Nicole stays in the family home, Keith lives nearby, and they’re even spotted shopping at the same stores…just separately. A source says their dedication to the kids is unwavering. Awkward? Maybe.
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