Brandon Lewis
February 23, 2026
Monday 23rd February 2026
Welcome to The List,
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will air live February 4th on CBS. It looks like the women will dominate this year. Not just musical acts but a couple sound engineers as well. Morgan Wallen got shut out. even though his album “One Thing at a Time” and single “Last Night” dominated the charts. The three people who WROTE “Last Night” got nominated for Best Country Song, though. The “67th Annual Grammy Awards” will air live on February 4th on CBS. They’ll be hosted by Chris Rock and Will Smith. (Yes, I made that up . . . but how awesome would it be???)
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Just when you thought “Fancy Like” and the dance was past us…well, welcome to “Fancy Like Christmas”! I’m not even joking. Walker Hayes changed some of the lyrics to “Fancy Like” and he and his daughter Lela created some new dance moves to go with it. Check it out HERE.
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People are starting to wonder if Travis Kelce is “The One”…. at the Argentina show Taylor changed the lyrics to one of her songs to kinda hint at that, and she officially introduced him to her father at dinner in Buenos Aires.
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Chris Stapleton tells GQ magazine that his love for music began like so many of OURS did…with his parent’s old record collection. Everything from Jim Croce, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, CCR, AC/DC—you name it, it was in there. He was like a sponge to all of those records, but mostly the ones with the guitars Then it was blues and bluegrass records and starting to understand where some of those other sounds came from.”
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While most people are ready to binge their favorite Christmas movies already, But let’s not forget about next week’s holiday. There’s some pretty good Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving-ish movies..like, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and even Spider-Man believe it or not.
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World of Reel says the script for “John Wick: Chapter 5” is currently being written. John Wick’s kill count in the series currently stands at 439 victims.
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Welcome to The List,
Eric Dane, best known as McSteamy on Grey’s Anatomy, has passed away at 53 after battling ALS. He first revealed his diagnosis last April, but symptoms began earlier in 2024. His family says he spent his final days surrounded by his wife, daughters, and close friends, and he used his fight to raise awareness for ALS research.
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William Shatner is officially going metal…because apparently retirement is for people without a spaceship. The 94 year old icon is releasing a heavy metal album featuring covers of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest, plus original songs with 35 metal legends. He says metal is where imagination gets loud, which explains a lot about Captain Kirk. There’s nothing more metal than a man eligible for social security since Nixon.
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Jelly Roll is officially becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry on March 10th, and Lainey Wilson will be there to welcome him in. He first found out back in December when Craig Morgan surprised him with the invitation, and now Craig will perform at the induction too. It’s one of country music’s highest honors, and proof that redemption stories hit harder than any guitar solo.
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Kane Brown is the latest country star to plant his flag on Broadway in Nashville with his own entertainment venue. Kane Brown’s on Broadway will feature a full restaurant, bar, and live music, which basically guarantees fans will spend money while singing his songs badly. Every country star gets a bar eventually, it’s practically a rite of passage. At this point, Nashville Broadway is less a street and more a country music theme park.
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