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Brett Young is opening on Sam Hunt's current tour . . . and I think it's safe to say they're NOT partying like crazy.  Unless the parties feature balloons, cake, and Squishmallows. Brett and Sam are both girl dads, and you can relate if you’re a girl dad. Have THEY bonded over that?  “Yeah, it really softens you as a dude, you know, you kind of think when you're doing well in life, you think you're all that.  That's the cliché expression, but you have little girls, and they remind you that you’re not.”

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Garth Brooks did it with Takamine now Miranda Lambert has collaborated with Gibson to create a custom version of their Hummingbird acoustic guitar.  Her model is called the Miranda Lambert Bluebird, and it features a cool, "bluebonnet lacquer finish," and a bluebird pickguard.  You can find them at Gibson.com for just under $5,000.

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William Shatner is being inducted into the San Diego Air and Space Museum’s International Hall of Fame. His induction is the result of him being the oldest person to go into space NOT because he is the original Captain Kirk. William and several others hovered above Earth on October 13, 2021 aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket.

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Jon Pardi tells People magazine that he loves the interactions he's had with his country music heroes.  Saying he got to workout with Tim McGraw…had a beer with Alan Jackson and talked to George Strait a couple times.  Just a few of his heroes that he’s been listening to since he was a kid.

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Sinead O'Connor's memorial service and burial took place yesterday in Ireland. U2 stars Bono and The Edge attended the funeral Hundreds of fans lined the streets in Sinead's hometown to get a glimpse of the hearse carrying her remains.

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And lastly, Barbie fans are getting foot tattoos that read JAPAN. Barbie dolls from the 1960s had the word stamped across the bottom of their right foot. Now, fans of the new movie are doing the same. Some are adjusting the tattoo to read "Made in ____ ." (Country they are from)

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Radar Online claims Kevin Costner can't believe his good friend, Josh Connor, went on vacation with his estranged wife, Christine. A source tells the website,  “Kevin doesn’t know what to think or who to trust. He’s sick over it. Meanwhile, Christine has moved out of her temporary mini house and into a $35,000-a-month modern mountain home in Santa Barbara. The house has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a fire pit and a swimming pool.

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Carrie Underwood On What She Sings When She Opens For Guns N' Roses ... " I wanted to be me, but I also wanted to bridge the gap between me and Guns N’ Roses a little bit, so we’re just having a blast with it. I’m doing some cover songs of some rock stuff that I love. I’m mashing up some of my songs with some other songs. We just look at it as an opportunity to be creative and get to do something we’ve never done before, it’s an opportunity for new creative things to happen, and I’m excited about it.” Adding she hopes fans that are at the shows will see things that they’ve never seen and hear things that they’ve never heard in a really cool way.

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Celebrities recently got together to film a new fundraising TV special for Stand Up to Cancer.  It'll include appearances from Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, Elizabeth Banks, Ken Jeong, Don Cheadle, and Julianne Moore. The special will also include comedy sketches and musical performances from past shows. They had to keep the special low key because of the writers strike…. It'll air on all major networks including ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC on Saturday, August 19th at 7:00 p.m.

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Sandra Bullock's longtime boyfriend Bryan Randall has died, after a three-year battle with ALS . . . also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.  Randall was a photographer, and he and Sandra first met when she hired him to take pictures of her adopted son Louis in January of 2015.  They started dating soon after, so they were together about eight years.  In an interview in 2021, Sandra called him, quote, "the love of my life." Bryan Randall was 57.

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NBC says Elon Musk plans to stream his fight with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter X. He posted;   “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.”

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And lastly, Michael Jackson's son, Prince Michael Jackson II, aka Blanket, has changed his name and is now going by Bigi Jackson. He has no plans to become a singer and instead is fighting climate change. And for Elvis Presley fans his mink coat has been auctioned off for $163,000. The coat was expected to sell for $20,000…so…surprise!!

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We start today with Carrie Underwood opening for Guns N' Roses on Saturday in Canada.  Fans were treated to a mix of her hits, plus covers of some iconic rock songs.  Several videos of her performance have been making rounds.  And we have the receipts…check them out on our website under The List.  She did a great cover of the Heart classic "Alone".  (Here's the video.)  And she totally let loose on Motörhead's "Ace of Spades".  (Here's a clip of that.)

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Before Paul Reubens passed, he completed over 40 hours of interviews for an upcoming HBO documentary about Pee-Wee Herman.  Also, fans have been leaving flowers at the South Pasadena house used in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure".  And Danny Elfman honored him at his concert Saturday.

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A movie based on the Monopoly game has been in the works for years.  But looks like one will FINALLY happen, but there aren't any details.

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The Grand Ole Opry announced Tuesday (August 1st) that Jon Pardi will officially become a member on October 24th.  Pardi was officially asked to join the Opry while performing at the Stagecoach festival in April. “When I first saw Guy (Fieri) on stage, I was like, ‘What is Guy doing on stage and how’d he get a microphone?’ He knew about it for a long time and like we’re buddies, he never said anything.” Pardi heads out on his headlining Mr. Saturday Night World Tour this month with dates coming up in the U.S., Canada, and several across Europe including stops in the U.K., before heading back stateside for his Oct. 24th Opry induction.

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This is interesting….Netflix is releasing a movie where VIEWERS decide the ending… It’s their first-ever interactive rom-com where viewers will decide how the film ends. ''Choose Love'' is about a recording engineer, who has to choose between three lovers ... her current boyfriend, a pop star and an old crush. Cami goes to a psychic for help. ''Choose Love'' starts streaming on August 31^st.

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As the Barbie movie makes another $30-million at the box office. Mattel is releasing a Weird Barbie Doll. It costs $50. It's description reads: ''If anyone knows anything about keeping it weird, it’s Weird Barbie, a breakout character from Barbie The Movie. It doesn’t end there…no, The New York Post says dozens of women have gotten a Barbie nose job. Plastic surgeons crafted their noses to look just like Barbie's. Barbie nose jobs cost an average of $4,000 overseas while in the U.S. they can cost as much as $30,000.  MY question is it Margot Robbie’s nose?  Or …more of a triangular nose you might find on a doll let’s say….

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"Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" filming sites, the Alamo and the Cabazon Dinosaurs, paid tribute to Paul Reubens.  The Alamo says they're grateful for his contribution to their pop culture and the T-Rex sculpture was repainted so he's wearing Pee-Wee's iconic costume.

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A resort in the Maldives is hiring a "Ken" whose job will be "Beach".  Requirements will include the ability to empty one's head of all thoughts stand proudly in the sand, Hold and lean on a surfboard. And of course, knowing the words to "Push" by Matchbox Twenty.

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After Midnight is reporting Carrie Underwood is opening a few shows for Guns N' Roses, and she just posted a little teaser on social media.  She says, "Getting ready for the jungle, baby!"  Two of the three shows are in Canada . . . but she'll be at the Guns N' Roses gig in Nashville on August 26th.

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Jelly Roll says a certain collaboration is in the future…with Morgan Wallen! Jelly says it’s inevitable.  Our friendship is just inevitably going to end up where we make more songs together, write together. He’s one of my best friends in the music business.”

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Luke Combs has had an epiphany…He tells Billboard magazine that old age sneaks up on you. "It's weird. One day you're out there doing yard work and playing with your kid and feeling good. The next day, you can't get out of bed because you stayed up to 10 pm and got out of your chair wrong. Getting older is a weird experience."…yep….

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Men's Gear says custom sneaker maker Johnnys kicks is producing a new Stewie Griffin Air Jordan 1 sneaker. Only 20 pairs are being made. The original Air Jordan high tops have the same colors as Stewie's sweater and overalls and are blue, yellow, red and gray. The high tops will sell for $2,500 while the low tops will sell for $2,000. Delivery will take three to five months.

And finally, Keith Urban and Kix Brooks are going to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The ceremony takes place on October 11th

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Everybody has a streaming service these days, so why not NASA?  Seriously.  NASA+ is coming sometime later this year, and get this:  It's gonna be FREE, with NO COMMERCIALS. So what will we get from NASA+?  I know what you're thinking, but so far there's been no mention of aliens or UFOs.  What they WILL offer is live coverage of things like rocket launches, plus original video series. NASA+ will be available as an app, and also on Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and on the Web.

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After Midnight reports that Cody Johnson released a video tease of a new love song called "The Painter".  The clip is very sweet.  It shows Cody and his wife slow dancing in a field as the song plays in the background.  It starts out in black and white and goes to color to match the lyrics.  No word when it'll be out.

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Gal Gadot says she has heard that DC is still going to make "Wonder Woman 3".  She adds, quote, "I love portraying Wonder Woman.  It's so close to and dear to my heart."

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Rick Springfield still looks good at 73.  He says, he works out every day with a trainer and he watches what he eats. Rick is also a pescatarian which means he’s vegan except he can eat fish… maybe now there’s a chance for him and Jessie’s girl.

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Kelsea Ballerini fans will love this…she’ll be releasing a Deluxe version of her "Rolling Up the Welcome Mat" EP on August 11th.  She's calling it "Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good)" . . . and it features updated versions of songs from the original album, plus one new track titled "How Do I Do This"….I’d like to know too, how DO you get people to purchase an album they already have simply for ONE new song.

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The Daily Star claims Tom Cruise is allegedly interested in dating Sofia Vergara now that she split from Joe Manganiello. Joe is 6’5 Tom is 5’7 Good luck Tom…

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