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Kenny Chesney tells Billboard magazine that you should always work to improve yourself. He says, “The one thing that I think that’s helped me sustain any kind of success is the idea that you either get better or you get worse. A wise man once told me, ‘You get 1% better or worse every day.’

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Talk show host Wendy Williams’ team issued a statement yesterday saying she has frontotemporal dementia, and also aphasia… which affects the ability to understand or express speech. These are basically the issues Bruce Willis is dealing with.

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Men's Journal says some entertainment and brand executives are worried about what will happen to Travis Kelce’s marketability should he break up with Taylor Swift. One CEO said If it doesn’t work out, Travis had better strategically plan what his messaging is.”..well, he’s a potential Hall of Fame Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs!!

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Jelly Roll officially announced "The Beautifully Broken Tour" that's hosting 37 shows in 20 states this fall none of which are in Iowa or even Wisconsin, the closest is Chicago.  The tour opens in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 27th, and will close in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 27th.

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An actor from the original "Top Gun" wants money for the sequel, because you can see his face in a photograph… Barry Tubb, who played Wolfman, they had no right to use his mug in "Top Gun: Maverick." By using his mug he means the photograph of the ’86 class of Top Gun used to sus out who Roosters ( Miles Tellers) father was…Goose.  The movie grossed $1.5 billion so he wants A LOT…

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Kane Brown tells Grammy.com that touring is different now that his children come on tour with him. "I would say the only difference is my youngest, Kodi. It's a little hard having her. Because at 7 o'clock the bus is dead quiet. No noise. I used to always bring my boys and party — hang out. Now, you make any noise, and my wife is throwing her flip-flop at you.”

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Kevin Costner is building a Costner-themed restaurant in Utah. The restaurant will feature menu items like Bull Durham Burgers, Robin Hood Ravioli and Tin Cup Tostadas. Kevin is also building a movie studio in the area.

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Kacey Musgraves will perform on "Saturday Night Live" on March 9th, along with host Sydney Sweeney.  Her new album, "Deeper Well", comes out the 15th, so we can probably expect to hear the title track.

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If you’re a Beatles fan…A biopic film series of The Beatles is in the works from "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes.  There will be four movies, one from the perspective of each member.

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Luke Combs' song "Where the Wild Things Are" just hit #1 on the country charts.  That makes it 18 straight number ones to start his career. Alabama still holds the record with 21 in a row from 1980 to 1987, but Luke's definitely making a run at it.

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A new movie version of Stephen King's "Salem's Lot" was filmed in 2021 . . . and it still hasn't been released.  And King wants to know why.  He's actually seen it, and he thinks it's "quite good."  The culprit here is Warner Brothers.  They've already shelved two major films that were completely finished . . . "Batgirl" and "Coyote vs. Acme" . . . and took tax write-offs. That could be what they're doing here.

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Jelly Roll wasn't able to accept the award for Male Country Artist of the Year at the People's Choice Awards because he was teaching kids how to sing at a juvenile detention center.

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Lainey Wilson is fresh off winning a Grammy for Best Country Album and a People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Country Artist.  But before all that, she got rejected from "American Idol" seven times.

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Taylor Swift's former boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, may be ready to start talking about their past relationship now that she has recorded an album about it. A source says, “I have heard that Joe wants to talk. Joe is ready to tell all about Taylor. Joe’s out there, hanging out there, and he’s ready to confess all that happened. Joe is ready to tell how that relationship went down.”

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Jelly Roll responded to fans who were upset that he hit the stage at 11:30 P.M. at his NBA All Star Weekend show.  He wasn't contractually allowed to perform earlier and he says, quote, "I ain't about to let y'all keep making a mountain out of a mole hill."

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If you plan to see "Bob Marley: One Love" just know there's a scene where Bob meets one of the men who tried to assassinate him in 1976 and forgives him.  Just FYI, that meeting never took place.  Chalk it up to "artistic liberties."

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