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The List for Tuesday, January 9th 2024

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Chris Young announced his ninth album, "Young Love & Saturday Nights", comes out March 22nd.  It'll be his largest album with 18 tracks.  He's also releasing a new song called "Right Now" on Friday.

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Mel B . . . you know, Scary Spice . . . is staying tight-lipped on the meaning of the word "zig-a-zig-ah" from the Spice Girls song "Wannabe". She says she just made up the word…The meaning of it will remain a group secret, but fans are welcome to interpret it any way they want….but if it’s “made up” then it doesn’t really HAVE a meaning right?

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Radar Online says the producers of the TV show ‘’Yellowstone’’ are considering Matthew McConaughey’s alleged demand for $2.5 million per episode for the spinoff.  McConaughey believes he is the key to the success of the show and is asking for Kevin Costner-type money. The producers are hesitant about the large sum. An insider says that if the deal isn't reached soon, McConaughey might just move on.

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A Broadway musical based on Prince's "Purple Rain" is in the works.  The original movie came out in 1984, and won the Oscar for Best Original Score.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Columbus 1/9/2023

OUR KIX CRITTER OF THE WEEK IS COLUMBUS!!

Columbus is two year old lab/shepherd mix that came to the ARL as a stray. He is a big boy who needs lots of space and room to run. He is high energy when he's outside and is a couch potato when he's inside.

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He is looking for an active family to take him on adventures.  Columbus' adoption fee covers his neuter, vaccines, microchip and various other treatments. If you are interested in Columbus, please stop by the front desk or call 641-753-9046.

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Chipped Tooth

 
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The List for Monday, January 8th 2024

Welcome to The List,

Riley Green shared an acoustic clip of a new song he "wrote a couple nights ago".  Based on the hashtags he used, it COULD be titled, "I Couldn't Fit That on a Sign".  He says, quote, "You never know what someone else has been through in their life.  Hope y'all like it." To hear the song click HERE

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Complex.com says Taylor Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, reportedly has a higher net worth than Travis Kelce. According to Cats.com's "Ultimate Pet Rich List," Benson has a net worth of $97 million due to her appearances in music videos and endorsements. In contrast, Kelce is worth $40 million…But can Benson catch a bullet in mid-air will running full speed to make a touchdown…yeah, didn’t THINK so…

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Jon Pardi tells People magazine that he and his wife, Summer, are expecting their second baby. He posted; "Good thing we have that extra guest room.

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Ace Showbiz says Usher has given up sugar and alcohol to prepare for his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance. He is rehearsing and has enlisted the help of his 14-year-old son as his "musical director" for the show. Another STELLAR half-time show is on the way….

You can catch The List, weekdays at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Baby Number 2

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Long Toenails

 
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The List for Friday, January 5th 2024

Welcome to The List,

Talk about your long, strange trips:  After numerous brushes with the law over the years, Shia LaBeouf is officially on the side of the Lord . . . and he plans to become a DEACON. Shia was confirmed into the Catholic religion  in California on Sunday. He apparently discovered Catholicism while making the 2022 movie "Padre Pio".

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Chris Janson can sing sure…but he also wants you to know he’s an authentic Country boy telling Rolling Stone magazine that he openly embraces his country boy identity. Saying  “I know how to field dress a deer, how to work on an SS 454 and switch out the carburetor if need be. I'm a realistic redneck-type guy. But with that being said, I love everything about life and people, all walks of life. That's where my life is."

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After 47 years, Elvis Presley will re-enter the building . . . as a hologram.  The hologram show "Elvis Evolution" will hit the London stage in November, then relocate to Las Vegas, Berlin, and Tokyo.  Flesh-and-blood Elvis played his last show on June 26th, 1977 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.  He died less than two months later, at the age of 42.

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Scotty McCreery teased a new song yesterday.  It won't take you TOO long to notice its '90s vibe.  He's previously mentioned that he's working on an album that'll be reminiscent of songs he grew up with that have a "honky tonk '90s sound". Check it out HERE

You can catch The List weekdays at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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At the Movies for Thursday, January 4th 2024

AT THE MOVIES

Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…

In Theaters: “NIGHT SWIM”

“A former major league baseball player forced into early retirement due to a degenerative illness, moves into a new home with his family. But a dark secret in the home's past will unleash a malevolent force that will drag the family into the depths of inescapable terror.”

https://youtu.be/PhlLO3Nb3sY?si=r-r_atIbmncDmnKZ

NIGHT SWIM” is rated: PG-13

Starring: Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon

At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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The List for Thursday, January 4th 2024

Welcome to The List,

Radar Online reports John Travolta is ready to start dating again. His late wife, Kelly Preston, passed in 2021. A source says, "John just needed to feel ready, and now he is. John will always have his kids' love and Kelly's memory. But he's beginning to want a partner to share the rest of his life with."

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Reba McEntire says her most embarrassing moment on stage was in the early '80s during a headlining show.  She tripped over a monitor and crawled off stage with ripped "britches".  She returned to the stage for "Sweet Dreams" acapella and kept her hand over the rip and said no one noticed.

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We all have regrets in our life at some point…Jelly Roll says he regrets 93% of his tattoos ... It's one of the few things in life he regrets besides his criminal record. He got some of them when he was 14…Jelly was also at a Nashville Predators hockey game where he helped a couple get engaged on the Jumbotron.

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Even though Amber Heard's part in "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" supposedly got reduced to almost nothing, she thanked fans for their support. The rest of us are like…what?

You can catch The List, weekdays with Jonathan Knight at 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Cyclone Insider: Starting Conference Play

 
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