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The 2022 Billboard Music Awards is now a thing of the past with Sean‘ Diddy’ Combs at the helm.  Un-canceling people and teed up some fun throughout the night and kicked off the show with a joke about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock…Saying "in the spirit of being free, if you're feeling a bit froggy tonight...and you decide to jump on this stage here tonight? I do suggest you have your affairs in order. And I say that with love!," congratulations to Morgan Wallen he picked up the award for Top Country Male Artist, and Top Country Duo/Group went to Dan + Shay.

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Sunday night was a special night at The Ryman Auditorium. The Judds' family members, fans and fellow artists gathered to pay their respects to Naomi Judd, who died on April 30. The public memorial, which aired live on CMT, included tributes from both of Naomi's daughters: Wynonna and actor Ashley Judd. The late legend's widower, Larry Strickland, was also in the audience. Other performers paying tribute to Naomi included Ashley McBryde, Little Big Town, Allison Russell and Emmylou Harris.

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Jerry Bruckheimer should be spending most of his time talking about the long-delayed release of Top Gun: Maverick, but instead there is more attention centered around another big franchise on his resume, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. In a new interview, the producer revealed that it is extremely unlikely that Johnny Depp would appear in a potential Pirates 6 and revealed the Margot Robbie project rumored in 2020 is still in the works.  "The future is yet to be decided." Adding that they are working on TWO Pirates scripts…one WITH her and one WITHOUT her.

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Carrie Underwood has a brand new studio album, Denim and Rhinestones, slated to drop June 10th, and she’s just announced a massive headlining tour that’s kicking off in October and will run through March of 2023. She’s taking Jimmie Allen as an opener, and says she’s excited to bring some of that Las Vegas flair and showmanship from her current residency to fans all over the country: Denim and Rhinestones will be at the Tax Slayer Center in Moline IL November 12, 2022.

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NBC announced Sunday that Camilla Cabello will be the fourth coach on the upcoming fall 2022 season of The Voice, The network shared a TikTok video featuring Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, John Legend, and Cabello singing along to "Grace Kelly" by Mika. This will be the first season without Kelly Clarkson since Season 15 in 2018. The Voice season 22 is back this fall on NBC.

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Congratulations to Jamey Johnson Saturday became an official member of the Grand Ole Opry.  He was welcomed by Opry member and mentor Bill Anderson.

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Carly Pierce always associated playing the Grand Ole Opry with “Making It” and the day she got to PLAY the Opry?  “I felt like in that moment, that the Opry took a chance on me. I do feel like they kind of were one of the very first champions for me. And I meant it the day that I stepped on that stage, like I want to be a face of the Opry. I want to carry on that legacy.” Adding, that she didn’t have a song on the radio but they just believed in what she was doing… performing 75 times in five years, I think they know that by now…

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The paparazzi found themselves in a precarious situation following Jason Momoa around Italy.  He’s there to film a new movie and they wouldn’t leave him alone while he was riding his motorcycle…so, he introduced them to some of his new tour guides….a group of Hells Angels…POOF, no more paparazzi.

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Christopher Walken is going to star in the next Dune movie as Emperor Shaddam. The film is scheduled to be released on October 20th, 2023 and Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard is going to release his first solo single, ''5 Foot 9'', on May 20th.

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TMZ reports Fast and the Furious star Ludacris celebrated graduating from Georgia State University by buying himself a new private jet. Because that’s what you do…The jet cost $20 million and has leather seats. And if you ever happen to see Alfonso Ribeiro in KIX Country don’t ask him to do “The Carlton Dance” tells ABC that he is done doing it so don’t ask…

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Elle King topped the country music airplay chart with Miranda Lambert and their smash hit “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” Now Elle is following that up with a song with Dierks Bentley called “Worth A Shot.” Elle and Dierks debuted the track several weeks ago in front of a live audience at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. This is not the first time Elle and Dierks have joined forces musically…Elle was a part of Dierks’ 2016 number-one hit “Different For Girls.” Now in 2022, Elle King and Dierks Bentley are back singing together on “Worth A Shot.”

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"Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski tells Insider magazine that Kelly McGillis and Meg Ryan are not in his new movie. Saying " I didn't want every storyline to always be looking backwards. It was important to introduce some new characters."  Top Gun: Maverick is in theaters May 27^th Memorial Day weekend.

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More Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani news from the National Enquirer so take it with a POUND of salt here…they’re reporting Blake and Gwen are arguing over how to decorate their Oklahoma home.  She wants fancy bathroom tile and HE wants his deer antlers…somewhere in there is a compromise… Blake tried his hand at the new TikTok challenge featuring Lizzo's hit single "About Damn Time." It racked up over 2.5 million views in a day.

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The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard Defamation trial is on break but it’s not stopping fans from hangin out!!  Some have spent $30,000 on attending this trial, camping out in their cars for a front-row seat in the courtroom. ONE fan named Sharon Smith from the UK put all of her belongings in storage and flew to Virginia to support Johnny. Her trip has cost her over $10,000.

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Decider magazine says CMT is going to air Naomi Judd's celebration of life.  memorial service on Sunday, at 6 pm. It will be broadcast from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. This special will celebrate her timeless voice, unforgettable spirit and the immense impact she left on our genre through the best form of healing we have – music.” Naomi Judd: A River Of Time Celebration will air on CMT Sunday May 15^th 6pm

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The 2022 Billboard Music Awards is this Sunday Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert and Elle King are some of the performers on stage… The 2022 Billboard Music Awards Sunday 7pm NBC Hosted by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs live from the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena Streaming on Peacock.

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The clock seems to be ticking for Florida Georgia Line…Brian Kelley says he doesn't know what will become of FGL.  At this point he says they’ve got ten or eleven more shows this year, and they’re taking a break after that so if you want to see them…this is the year to do it. Plans after that are unknown for now, but they will always be there for each other.

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Starting to feel a little more summertime and a lot less springtime…before you know it we’ll be singing along with Thomas Rhett’s hit song “Slow Down Summer”. Not trying to rush anything but how did that song come about?  “We were on a trip to Montana, and we were sitting in this house just staring out into this field and we noticed that the leaves were changing, and it was getting cooler outside. I was like, man I wish summer would just slow down.” Thomas’s ‘Bring the Bar To You Tour’ with opening acts Parker Mccollum and Conner Smith is on the road and will be in Moline. IL October 13^th. But if you can’t wait that long you can ALWAYS head to Nashville and the CMA Music Festival this summer.

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Ellen's series finale will air on Thursday, May 26th. Between now and then, she will interview a slew of A listers including Zac Efron, Kate McKinnon, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Luke Bryan, , Brad Paisley, just to name a few.  The Daily Mail says Jennifer Aniston is going to be Ellen's final guest

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Hockey fan Dierks Bentley had an amazing moment this week when the NHL’s Stanley Cup happened to drop by for a visit to his house. Dierks not only got to experience this – but he got to introduce the cup to his daughters Evie, and Jordan…and his very surprised son, Knox. The beers might be on Dierks Bentley, Breland and Hardy – but we don’t think they’ll be drinking them out of the Stanley Cup.

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Miranda Lambert and Elle King are going to perform at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night on NBC…If you’ve seen Keith Urban on stage you may have noticed how HARD he works…well he says it’s because he still feels he has to prove himself doing whatever it takes to get the crowd going.

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Mandy Moore talk to Jimmy Fallon about some of the things SHE took from the ‘This Is Us’ set on the last day of filming. “I took the Stealers jersey from the Superbowl episode, I took my wedding ring. My characters wedding ring.” Only 2 episodes left…the series finally airs May 24^th on NBC.

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A number of the stars from Scream (2021) are officially returning for a new sequel. Deadline reports that Melissa Barrera (Sam), Jenna Ortega (Tara), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Mindy), and Mason Gooding (Chad) will all return for Scream 6. The film is set to begin filming this summer and is currently scheduled to debut in theatres on March 31, 2023.

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