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Watch for new material from Kelsea Ballerini she’s recorded a collaboration with Carly Pearce and Kelly Clarkson.  It's a song called "You're Drunk, Go Home" . . . and it's on her new album "Subject to Change", which is coming out on September 23rd.  Kelsea confirmed the collab in a video on social media.

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Entertainment Tonight says Gwen Stefani received two standing ovations after performing at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday. Blake Shelton posted, “I am absolutely beside myself right now… Congratulation on not one but TWO standing ovations for your Grand Ole Opry stage debut!!!! That was an incredible moment to witness.''

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Queen Elizabeth has been gone for a weekend and the drama has already started…Radar Online says King Charles allegedly doesn't want Meghan Markle talking about Queen Elizabeth's death on her podcast. The new episode could be the first interview that any member of the royal family makes after Queen Elizabeth’s passing. The reigning monarch is said to be "very concerned" that Meghan will not understand the gravity of the situation.

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Disney's massive D23 Expo went down this weekend in Anaheim, and there were a ton of announcements, trailer debuts, and special guests to fanboy over. One of the biggest was Harrison Ford, who showed up to hype the fifth "Indiana Jones" movie.  And he got pretty emotional talking about it . . . especially since it's going to be his last. He said, quote, "We have a really human story to tell, as well as a movie that will kick your ass.  This is it!  I will not fall down for you again."

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Morgan Wallen was performing in Nampa, Idaho on Friday when he noticed a fan having a medical issue, so he stopped the show.  Until help arrived… Meanwhile, the Idaho concert broke a record previously held by Shania Twain. Wallen sold more tickets than any other artist in the venue’s history and was also the fastest-selling in the history of the venue. Selling more than 10,000 tickets in less than 15 minutes.  Morgan Wallen is up for Entertainer of the Year at this years CMA Awards that air November 9^th on ABC…

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White Castle is paying special tribute to late country music legend John Prine. Ahead of what would have been Prine's 76th birthday on Monday, Oct. 10, the home of The Original Slider is taking part in "You Got Gold: Celebrating the Life & Songs of John Prine," a week-long event celebrating the famed musician that is organized by The Prine Family and Oh Boy Records.   the celebration will be centered in Nashville, Tennessee, which includes special concerts and other events.

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Queen Elizabeth the Second died yesterday.  She was 96 years old.  Prince Charlies is now King Charles the Third, and his wife Camilla assumes the title of Queen Consort.  With 70 years on the throne, Elizabeth was the longest-serving female head of state in history….here’s something I didn’t know when she was still princess Elizabeth, she worked as a mechanic during World War 2.

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Luke Bryan has just announced the lineup for the next Crash My Playa.  It includes Chris Stapleton, Lionel Richie, Carly Pearce, Dustin Lynch, Ashley McBryde, Cole Swindell, Brian Kelley, Chase Rice, and Dylan Scott.  It's going down January 19th to the 22nd in Riviera Cancun, Mexico.

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This Halloween season Spirit Halloween (Yes the store) gets the spotlight in it’s own horror movie.  It looks like one of those classic 80’s tween horror films.  A group of kids spend the night in the newly opened Spirit Halloween because they’re to OLD to trick or treat.

https://youtu.be/YtUrw3b5KjI

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Sunday Night Football!!  And Carrie Underwood is back as well, she loves singing the theme…“I love being the voice of Sunday Night Football because I grew up watching football…from birth. I’m from Oklahoma – we’re a football state., it’s unlike anything else, so being a small part of that is absolutely amazing. “Tampa visits Dallas this Sunday night on NBC

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People magazine says Blake Shelton is launching a new clothing line with Lands End Outlet. He says, "Let's all face it, nobody thinks about fashion when they think of me. They probably think of the outdoors, or country lifestyle, or drinking, or all the things that come along with my brand that I've established over the last 20 years. But with Gwen’s help…it’s gonna happen.

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Extra TV says the competitors for season 31 of ''Dancing With the Stars'' were revealed yesterday. Some of the contestants include; Comedian Wayne Brady, Country star Jessie James Decker, Charlie’s Angels star Cheryl Ladd just to name a few..

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The NFL season kicks off tonight and surprisingly The Dallas Cowboys who are America's favorite NFL team, gets that moniker but only by a slim margin.  They got 9% of the vote in a poll, followed by the Chicago Bears at 8%, then the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers with 6% each…meanwhile,  Gisele Bundchen still hasn’t returned to the Brady house from Costa Rica…and the first game for the Buccaneers is September 11^th against the Cowboys…

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Can you imagine FGL’s Tyler Hubbard acting in a movie or TV show?  Would he even be interested? " I’m interested but I’m not actively pursuing it, if that makes sense. I joke and say I’m probably a really bad actor, if I had to actually act. But I could play a role that reflects a redneck from Georgia pretty well if anybody needs that in a film. So, I’m ready.”

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Anna Kendrick will direct and star in a movie based on the true story of a serial killer who went on "The Dating Game" in 1979, and was chosen by the female contestant. In 1978, a woman named Cheryl Bradshaw appeared on the show.  And she chose a guy named Rodney Alcala. Well, Rodney turned out to be a SERIAL KILLER.  And Cheryl somehow sensed something wasn't right, because she refused to go on the date with him . . . which was obviously the right choice.

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Jon Pardi Shares Advice For Aspiring Artists, saying every artist you see has “been there” everyone that’s been on TV or whatever have been where you are and you have to get over that. “You just gotta get back on..you know, to the grind and always look for something positive. I know it’s hard to do sometimes, you might wake up the next night with a great song title and write a song and it changes your whole carrier.”

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Tom Hanks was almost a Storm Trooper!!  He tells the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he almost made a cameo in the 2018 Star Wars movie ''Solo: A Star Wars Story''. But he couldn’t make it work, he couldn’t get there in time to do it. Adding, That was one thing about Star Wars, within the first 45 seconds of it, as soon as you saw a stormtrooper… those guys running around in those stormtrooper outfits, you were in the hands of something that had been really well-thought-out."

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The nominations for the "56th Annual CMA Awards" were announced yesterday, and first-time nominee Lainey Wilson leads the pack with six.  Morgan Wallen is up for Entertainer of the Year, which is huge because he was still canceled last year and wasn't eligible for CMA solo awards.

Miranda Lambert remains the most-nominated female in CMA history.  She's up to 61.  Overall, that's the third most . . . behind George Strait's 83 and Alan Jackson's 81.

Taste of Country thinks Walker Hayes got snubbed and that he deserved a Best Male Vocalist nomination . . . and they don't understand why the CMAs always overlook Kane Brown.  Everyone is mad that Scotty McCreery got snubbed.  "The 56th Annual CMA Awards" will air November 9th on ABC. Will YOU be watching??

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