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The end of Summer is change….but why is it THIS kind?  FIRST, we lost Jimmy Buffett over the weekend he was 76..and now…if it matters to you, Joe Jonas from the “Jonas Brother” has been shopping around for divorce lawyers.  Apparently, he and his wife Sophie Turner have been having problems the last 6 months.

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Jason Aldean tells Variety magazine that it's up to the fans to decide what a song is about. Saying “I can have a complete picture in my head of what a song means and what it's about. If the fans decide "No, the song is actually about this" then that's what it's really about. Once I release a song, it's theirs.”

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If you’re a fan…Page Six says Tenacious D stars Jack Black and Kyle Glass recently posed naked well not completely naked they had their guitars covering them…while announcing their Spicy Meatball Tour.  The tour starts on September 6th in North Carolina.

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The Daily Mail says Kevin Costner won his child support battle with his estranged wife, Christine. A judge cut her support payments for their three children in half to $63,000 a month. Christine was seeking $161,000 a month. The couple is still working on a fair custody arrangement. PEOPLE Magazine says Christine spends $18,000 a month on clothing.

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Whiskey Riff says Eric Church was recently an "Honorary Captain" for UNC football. He presented the game-ball after the game. Church wore a #9 jersey to support ineligible player Devontez "Tez" Walker.

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The Osbournes are bringing back their podcast after a five-year hiatus. In a preview for the second episode, Jack pokes fun at Sharon's love for cosmetic surgery. Comparing her  cosmetic surgeries to a car, getting a "tune-up every 5,000 miles." The second season of "The Osbournes Podcast" launches September 12th in both video and audio formats.  There will be a total of 20 episodes . . . and they'll be covering everything from romance to true crime.

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Taylor Swift's concert film, "The Eras Tour", premieres October 13th at AMC Theatres.  It's already earned $10 million in ticket presales.  It has so much hype that Universal moved the release of "The Exorcist: Believer" so it doesn't have to compete.

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This summer, a LOT of people got a kick out of the #Barbenheimer meme, which went viral as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" opened on the same day. And one of those people was:  Barbera Oppenheimer, a 68-year-old grandma in Massachusetts.  That IS her real name . . .

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Famous people with kids will tell you they HAVE to hire nannies because they're so darn busy.  Well, maybe that's just an excuse. Luke Combs and his wife are expecting their second child very soon.  He says the plan is to raise the kids without nannies and give them a real home life.  Quote, "I'd rather them be riding bikes than riding a tour bus."

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If I asked you to name the worst job you've ever had AND the most boring job you've ever had . . . would they be the same?  They were for Jon Pardi.  He punched the timeclock at a grocery store when he was 15 and hated when they "sent him down the aisles to pull cans and turn 'em around."

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Labor Day reminds Nate Smith of his very first job, which was working on an alfalfa field where he moved pipes in the morning to make sure everything got watered properly.  As for Labor Day weekend, he says, quote, "That just means a lot of drinking.  Party on."

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And lastly, Contact Music reports Halle Berry was doing an Instagram chat with fans when she vowed to fight aging…get in line girl!  She says she’s of course aging but she’s going down swingin…

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According to "Variety", the streaming service Max . . . formerly HBO Max . . . is thinking about adding CNN news alerts, WHILE you're watching content.  So you're in the middle of catching up on "The Last of Us" . . . and suddenly there's a random update about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Naturally, subscribers are already RIPPING this idea . . . with people saying they're immediately canceling if this happens.

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Gabby Barrett and her husband Cade Foehner can't keep their hands off each other.  She's already pregnant with their third child.  Their son Augustine was born last October, and their daughter Baylah is two. They're actually doing it right.  If you're going to raise a big family, best to do it while you're young.  Gabby is 23 and Cade is 27.  She shared a baby bump pic on Instagram.

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The Daily Mail says Simon Cowell's 9-year-old son Eric wants to audition for Britain's Got Talent. Simon says, ‘’He's decided that he's going to audition for Britain's Got Talent. That is going to be total torture I said, because he does play drums, "Are you going to drum?" and he said he wants to sing. I went, "Oh God no".'’ There he is…Simon Cowell…supportive father of the year….

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Jimmy Kimmel tells the Strike Force 5 podcast that he almost retired when the writers strike occurred. “I was very intent on retiring right around the time where the strike started. And now, I realize, Oh yeah, it’s kind of nice to work.”

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Whiskey Riff says Lainey Wilson, Darius Rucker, and The Cadillac Three have recorded a new version of College GameDay's "Comin' To Your City" theme song. Big & Rich were replaced after singing the song for 16 years.   The new rendition will be played during the opening of ESPN’s College GameDay.

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"Jurassic Park" will be retold in Lego form for an animated special on Peacock.  It will be 22 minutes long, and be out sometime this fall.

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