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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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Things just got worse between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  Angelina's company Nouvel is suing Brad for $250 MILLION over the French winery they bought as a couple. The claim is that Brad and his associates tried to seize control of the winery in order to ensure that Angelina would never see a dime from its profits.  And he did it to get back at her over their divorce and custody battles.

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Maren Morris tells Bravo that America's Got Talent, The Voice and American Idol all rejected her. "Now people cover my songs for their auditions on those shows, so it's, like, not only is it really nice to have my song on a national television show, [but] I get to collect the check and have some sweet revenge." …wow….

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Disney+ Day is tomorrow.  Some of the new items coming to the streamer include a live-action "Pinocchio", "Thor: Love and Thunder", and a "Cars" series with the voices of Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy. It's basically a day where a bunch of new stuff comes out.  Sing-along versions of "Frozen" and "Frozen 2". A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "Obi-Wan Kenobi" called "Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return".

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Here’s something out of left field…Radar Online says Mark Wahlberg wants $7 million to be the opening act on Kevin Hart's comedy tour. Kevin is playing arenas and making millions of dollars a show and Mark wants a piece of it. Mark asked for $7 million, making him the most expensive opening act of all time. Kevin said ‘thanks, but no thanks.'" The two are starring in a new Netflix movie called "Me Time"…I’m wondering though what exactly would Mark be DOING for $7 million as an opening act.

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Blake Shelton says he is preparing himself for the end of his career. Whiskey Riff quotes him as saying, “I’ve always been prepared for when this ends and my song doesn’t get played anymore. The clock is ticking…people are going to get tired of you winning the awards. How many albums do I need by Blake Shelton?” Well, I would say, stop putting out HITS then Blake…

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Walker Hayes is the inspiration for this year's "country music corn maze" at Tennessee's Honeysuckle Hill Farm.  His portrait is etched in the cornfield with, quote, "Nashville [hearts] Walker Hayes".  If you remember, last year's design was Loretta Lynn

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It happens to the best of us and Saturday it happened to Luke Combs.  His voice was shot..and he knew it BEFORE the concert… Saying he knew they'd spent money on things like gas and hotel rooms . . . so he wanted to give everything he had, even if it wasn't his best. He still put on the show but did it for free and refunded everyone’s tickets.

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Walker Hayes and his wife Laney did another goofy video, and why not?  Maybe it's the reason they've been married for 18 years.  Sunday was their anniversary so they "renewed their vows" and had their daughter Everly be the minister.  Laney wore slippers and gym shorts while walking down the "aisle" carrying a flower in a pot.  Walker was in jeans and a baseball cap, and he hummed "Here comes the bride".  And when it was time, they mashed lips.

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Dish Network determined the most popular Stephen King movie in each state using Google Trends ‘The Mist’ was the favorite in Iowa.

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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Jane Fonda is undergoing chemotherapy for what they’re calling a very treatable form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  The 84-year-old actress took to Instagram on Friday to reveal that she’s begun the treatment.

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Cole Swindell’s hit, 'She Had Me At Heads, Carolina' is barreling up the charts…it was last weeks number one song on the Top Kix At Six.  The video HAS Jo Dee Messina in it.  Cole talks about meeting her for the first time. “It was cool, being a fan of somebody you never know how it’s going to be. I was nervous, and I’m such a big fan of her and her songs. To get to meet her for the first time I don’t know that’s a pretty big moment”

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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman recently became CPR-certified. She posted, “CPR, AED and basic first aid are invaluable skills to learn. My family and I got certified last week because you never know when an emergency will occur and who will be affected.

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Earlier this week, Mickey Dolenz asked the FBI to release any files it has on the Monkees, which seems a little weird.  But the FBI has had an eye on tons of celebrities over the years, for various reasons…John Denver, Marilyn Monroe, Whitney Houston even Princes Diana…

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Jelly Roll is belly floppin’ into country music…HIS words!! He tells NewsUnzip.com “I'm always gonna give you real music. It's gonna be for real people that have been through real things. This isn't just a tap of the toe — I'm fixing to cannonball into country music. I'm coming in belly flopping." Well you GO! Mr….ah…Roll?

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Sources say Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have been fighting over Tom's decision to play again this season.  According to the "New York Post", the two were fighting pretty hard about it, to the point where Gisele left the family home in Tampa and jetted to Costa Rica. Will the split be permanent?  A so-called "source" says this isn't the first time they've had this argument, but they always make up…nothing says “I’m MAD at you” like a trip to Costa Rica….

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How serious is Leonardo DiCaprio about the planet when it comes to carbon emissions?  So, serious that The NY Post reports he took a private flight to New York just to party at an exclusive nightclub called Ned NoMad. He was seen chatting up several 21 and 23 year old women.

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Entertainment Tonight says Florida Georgia Line recently played their final show together at the Minnesota State Fair. Tyler Hubbard told the crowd, "You’ve enabled us to chase this crazy dream of writing songs and playing shows and hoping someone will show up to listen, so thank you guys. After their last song he and Brian Kelley hugged then exited on opposite ends of the stage.

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Miranda Lambert shared photos of her weekend with 12 girlfriends at her favorite place on earth:  Gruene, Texas.  She said it was filled with queso, margaritas, the convenience store Buc-ee's, fried pickles, and river floats.

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