Welcome to The List,

The National Anthem…really NOT an easy song to do…but, Whitney Houston did a great job, so did Chris Stapleton and countless others…but for Warren Zeiders? Not so much.  He sang the National Anthem before Saturday's Big 12 Championship game between Texas and Oklahoma State.  (Texas won 49 to 21.)  If you saw it and LIKED it, you're NOT in the majority. The poor guy was getting roasted WHILE he was still singing.  There were so many bad reviews that he became a top 10 trend on X very early in the game.  The comments ranged from "awful" to "hilariously terrible" to "ear-bleeding bad."  You can check out his anthem, here. 

-----

The University of Florida will debut a new course in the Spring called "Musical Storytelling with Taylor Swift and Other Iconic Female Artists." The course will explore Taylor Swift's discography and songwriting. Students will analyze themes in Swift's music and draw connections to other female artists like Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday.

-----

Dolly Parton surprised everybody by wearing that Dallas Cowboys cheerleading outfit on Thanksgiving.  Even her team didn't know about it.  Her manager said, quote, "When she came out of the dressing room, myself, the security, and my staff fainted.  That's the genius of Dolly, and people are talking about it."

-----

Variety Magazine says Walker Hayes' life story is being turned into a TV series by Untitled Entertainment. The series will follow an aspiring musician as he deals with addiction, poverty, loss, and a crisis of faith. Hayes will executive produce .

-----

The new trailer for Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon is out…it looks pretty good too…I’m going to have to re-watch season ONE just to get reacquainted with it…It’s been two years ago…so, House of the Dragon drops Summer of 2024 on MAX.

-----

If you’re a Marvel fan…I may have some news if you were hoping in all these “Multiverse” story lines  that there might be a return of Tony Stark and Ironman.  TMZ says Robert Downey Jr.'s character won't be returning.  Downey's character was killed off in 'Endgame'. Marvel chief Kevin Feige confirms that moment will not be undone.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

Welcome to The List,

A woman offered her Idaho wedding venue for free in exchange for Taylor Swift tickets, she claims it was, quote, "100% a joke" . . . but somebody took her up on it. Jennifer Bowerman and her husband Mike were married at Vintage Rose on October 8th, after giving up three of their SIX tickets. Jennifer says, quote, "Each ticket was $300.  So, we spent about $900 on a $4,500 wedding venue, essentially."

-----

Luke Bryan and his family have a Christmas morning tradition that sounds like a blast.  Even though the kids are getting older he says, “They still get excited about running down the stairs Christmas morning. We tape up a bunch of, in our hallway, we tape up a bunch of wrapping paper and they kind of run through the wrapping paper like a football team to see all the presents and stuff, so it’s fun. but we cherish every holiday season together.” They still have a lot of the family come up, try to plan a few hunting trips the day before Christmas and have a big Christmas Eve and let some kids open the presents.

-----

Could there be another “Hangover” movie possible? Gossip Ireland says Ed Helms is willing to reunite with Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and director Todd Phillips for another film. He says, Absolutely, I would do anything with those guys.

-----

It’s getting close to the end of the year, so now all those “Top Of” lists are going to start showing up…like THIS one….Billboard's top Country Airplay Artists of the year are Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, and Bailey Zimmerman.  And here's a name you might not expect to see:  Kane Brown's wife Katelyn is #50.  Their song "Thank God" was all over the radio this year.  Kane is #8 on the list, by the way.

-----

This is what happens when a parent's sweet, sweet conservatorship money runs out: Britney Spears' mom, Lynne Spears, was spotted shopping at a Dollar General in her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana. To be fair, maybe Lynne has ALWAYS shopped at Dollar General.  But there's been talk that she's been having financial issues these days . . . and she's been selling Britney's belongings in order to keep her head above water. Also, she was rocking a designer purse and driving a white Mercedes . . . both of which she could have obtained before the wheels fell off the family gravy train.

-----

Carrie Underwood tells Everything Nash that one of her favorite family Christmas traditions is getting matching PJs. She and her husband, Mike Fisher, also make sure to get a real tree. Underwood bakes ginger snap cookies from her husband's grandmother's recipe.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

Welcome to The List,

Shannen Doherty's stage 4 cancer has spread to her bones . . . but that doesn't mean she's done fighting. She tells "People" magazine, quote, " I'm not done with living.  I'm not done with loving.  I'm not done with creating.  I'm not done with hopefully changing things for the better." Shannen was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.  She had a mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation.  In April of 2017 she announced she was in remission.

-----

Darius Rucker will be honored with the 2,766th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday (December 4th) at 11:30am PT at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard. He’ll receive his star in the category of Recording.  Guest speakers for the ceremony have yet to be announced… The event will be live-streamed exclusively at walkoffame.com.

-----

The News International says NBC is allegedly willing to pay "whatever it takes" for Meghan Markle to return to a new spin-off of her hit show ‘’Suits’’. With the success of the show on Netflix, Markle could become one of the world's highest-paid TV stars. She could either commit to a new series or be offered lucrative guest appearances.

-----

We asked Chris Stapleton about his new song “White Horse” and believe it or not…the idea came from a “Lone Ranger” movie. “We were out in Los Angeles, it was about I think probably late 2012, early 2013, and there was a movie called the Lone Ranger that was coming out, and I walked in the room to write with Dan at his house, and he said, ‘Hey they’re looking for songs for this Lone Ranger movie.’ I said, ‘Cool What do you know about it?’ He goes, ‘Well, we don’t really know anything.’ I was like, ‘Well, let’s just make a song that might sound like that.” So, out of that session came that rockin country hit we have today…

-----

The New “Wonka” movie looks to be a load of fun.  But, is Timothée Chalamet's "Wonka" a prequel to Gene Wilder's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", or Johnny Depp's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? Well, it sounds like Timothée was more influenced by Wilder.  That's the one he saw first, and the one he, quote, "grew up on," and he says he loves it. "Wonka" hits theaters December 15th.

-----

Elle King and Rachel Smith from "Entertainment Tonight" will co-host "New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash" on CBS and Paramount+.  It starts at 10:30 p.m. Eastern on New Year's Eve.  It'll include performances from Elle, Lainey Wilson, Thomas Rhett, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

Welcome to The List,

What is YOUR favorite holiday classic to rewatch every season?? The top answers were Elf, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story and the number one pick? Home Alone!  Die Hard was listed at number 10…SO, that confirms in someway that it IS a Christmas movie…”Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs”.

-----

Disney might be in trouble…they haven’t released a movie this year that's cracked $1 billion at the box office, and that's not good.  It's the first time this has happened since 2014 . . . not counting the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Major releases like "The Marvels", "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny", and the live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid" all failed to meet expectations.

-----

77-year-old Cher hates aging so much that she'd give anything just to be 70 again.  She's also not thrilled about her song "Believe" turning 25…well congrats anyway…

-----

Everyone’s got a catchy name for their fanbase…Luke Bryan’s is called  'The Nuthouse'… “That’s the name of my fan club – the Nut House, because they’re nutty and my Daddy’s a peanut farmer. I figured I spent my whole life hauling around peanuts, I would name…just a play on words, you know.”…Are YOU part of “The Nuthouse”?

-----

BuzzFeed News says Taylor Swift's fans are calling her out for charging $20 to rent her Eras Tour concert film for 48 hours. Many are accusing her of being greedy and exploiting them with her excessive limited edition merchandise drops…these are the same people who dropped up to $1200 for tickets to the shows.

-----

Quick reminder:  "Christmas at Graceland" airs live tonight at 10:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock.  It'll honor Elvis Presley with performances from Lainey Wilson, Kane Brown, Kacey Musgraves, Post Malone, and more...

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1