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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is adding a new category to the Oscars starting in 2026: "Achievement in Casting."  They will soon have a system in place for professional casting directors to nominate and honor each other along with the rest of the industry.

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It’s the ever-changing face of downtown Nashville…NOW… Morgan Wallen is opening his own bar in Nashville, It's SIX stories tall, and spans 30,000 square feet. It'll be called "This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen" it will include three live music stages, six bars, a restaurant, an open-air rooftop, a gift shop . . . This massive complex is being built now,  and will open sometime this summer.  It's adjacent to Ryman Auditorium and directly off of Broadway.

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This is kinda cool! The Daily Mail says a new interactive attraction, based on the John Wick movies, will open in Las Vegas later this year.  The John Wick Experience will allow fans to immerse themselves in the fantasy and danger of the franchise, with a recreation of The Continental hotel and missions to complete. The attraction will feature a themed bar and retail shop.

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I don’t know if you missed it but Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Valentine's Day and she showed off a huge new emerald ring that he got her.  Then they got up and sang lovingly into each other's eyes.

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Have you ever wondered what a country star thinks moments before they go on stage?  Well, Ashley McBryde just broke down all her pre-show thoughts in a TikTok and it confirms why she's one of the coolest in the business. She takes us through the 20 seconds directly before she's about to go on stage and it's pretty awesome.

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Yesterday we reported that Katy Perry is thinking about leaving American Idol…well, it’s being reported today that American Idol producers are allegedly considering bringing Jennifer Lopez back as a judge after Katy leaves. ABC may also try and attract Taylor Swift to the show. Producers value current judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, but are open to making changes if needed.

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TMZ says Johnny Depp has developed a "bromance" with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Depp has been in Saudi Arabia for two months, living in Royal palaces and being transported in helicopters, yachts, and a private plane.  He’s been shooting movies in Saudi Arabia and potentially become a cultural ambassador for the country.

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Parker McCollum and his wife are having a boy.  He's already picked out five options for names.  They are:  Keaton Cadillac . . . King Cowboy . . . Yancey Tyler . . . Walker Yancey . . . and Major Yancey….someone PLEASE talk to this man…

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Katy Perry might be leaving "American Idol" after the upcoming season.  She's been a judge since 2018, so this will be her seventh season.  On Monday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", she said she loves Idol so much.  It connected her with the heart of America.  But she needs to feel that pulse of her own beat. "American Idol" Season 22 premieres Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC.

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Beyoncé is dominating the country music news cycle right now with talks of her putting out a country album.  Her fans are pushing her music harder than ever, but this one Oklahoma radio station was not afraid to lay down the law.  Someone recently requested Beyoncé's new song "Texas Hold 'Em" to their local country radio station in Oklahoma.  They responded with, "We do not play Beyoncé . . . as we are a country music station."

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HollywoodLife.com says Travis Kelce had to move out of his house in Kansas City because of Taylor Swift‘s fans. Travis bought a new house in a gated community to have more privacy. Travis's brother, Jason, says, “He had to completely move out of his house. People were just staying by his house. I mean [for] safety reasons. The first day he moved into the new house … a gated community, somebody knocks on the back window of the house.

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Jelly Roll is serious about losing weight…He’s working with a "biohacker" that is going to help him get rid of 250 pounds in 12 to 14 months.  Jelly was 494 pounds when they started….

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Amazon is asking it’s subscribers to pay an extra $2.99 to stream without commercials…and it’s landed them in hot water…Amazon is now facing a class-action lawsuit for it. The lawsuit claims this is a breach of contract for users who had already signed up to receive content with NO ADS at the original price.  Quote, "Subscribers must now pay extra to get something they already paid for." The lawsuit seeks at least $5 million and a court order barring Amazon from engaging in further "deceptive" conduct on behalf of users who subscribed to Prime before the pricing change was instituted.

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Dolly Parton doesn't have any ill will towards Elle King after last month's drunken performance for Dolly's 78th birthday tribute at the Grand Ole Opry.  She says, quote, "Elle is really a great artist, she's a great girl.  And she's been going through a lot of hard things lately, and she just had a little too much to drink . . "So, let's just forgive that and forget it and move on, 'cuz she felt worse than anybody ever could."  Elle still hasn't commented on the incident.

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Keanu Reeves may have the market cornered on "Whoa", but Owen Wilson is the primary owner and proprietor of "Wow".  It's hard to think of a movie where he doesn't say it at least once. Movie Web estimates that Owen Wilson has earned approximately $135,000 just saying "Wow" in his movies.  They claim he's said it 102 times, and he makes an average of about $1,324 per word.

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Ernest and Jelly Roll just released a clip of a funny new song about their friendship.  Ernest sings, "I went to college."  And then Jelly sings, "And I went to jail."

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