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Disney+ is turning into a two-tier platform starting December 8th.  There will be Disney+ Basic, which will include ads for $7.99 per month.  And Disney+ Premium, which has no ads for $10.99 per month

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The "CMT Storytellers: Darius Rucker" special will air Wednesday, August 31st on CMT.  The hour-long episode will feature Darius sharing stories about his solo career, and his time with Hootie & the Blowfish.

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After "Only Murders in the Building" ends, Steve Martin will start winding down his career.  He says he won't seek out any more movies or TV shows.  Quote, "This is, weirdly, it."

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Patrons at Dollywood got the shock of their life on Monday when the real Dolly Parton came rolling by in a golf cart . . . and she was with her good friend, the real Willie Nelson

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TMZ says Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have finally found a place to call home. They are going to live at Jennifer's Bel-Air, California home once it is done being remodeled. The remodel is expected to take a year. Ben and Jen are renting a $60 million Beverly Hills mansion in the meantime.

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The "ACM Honors" will be back on a major network this year . . . Fox on September 13th.  They were on Circle last year and haven't been on a major TV network since CBS had them in 2017.  Honorees include Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, and Shania Twain.

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Serena Williams announced her retirement yesterday.  She plans to "evolve" past tennis after the U.S. Open at the end of the month.  Although she says, quote, "I know that a lot of people are excited about and look forward to retiring, and I really wish I felt that way."

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have had all three of their daughters move out of the house.  But it never gets easy.  Tim cries every single time they drop one of them off somewhere. AAAW!

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Garth Brooks is narrating a new five-part series called "America's National Parks" that hits Nat Geo and Disney+ at the end of the month.  Five parks will each get their own episode:  Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Big Bend, Badlands, and Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

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It's 'Back to School' season . . . and Cody Johnson has joined a movement to help teachers get the school supplies they need.  He's sharing a link where you can help cover items from a teacher's Amazon wish list.  You can also nominate a teacher to win "a $300 self-care surprise." The link is …. getyourteachon.com/codyjohnson

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The "Predator" prequel, "Prey", had the most-watched premiere in Hulu history. People are probably watching to see if it’s as bad as the rest of them…

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If you’re a "Cobra Kai" fan…they’re bringing back another classic "Karate Kid" character this season.  And no, no matter how hard you wish for it, it will NOT be Mr. Miyagi.

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Olivia Newton-John died yesterday morning, after a 30-year on-and-off battle with cancer.  After 25 years in remission, she announced in 2017 that it had spread to her lower back. Since her diagnosis, she helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars through the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre.  Olivia was born in England, but raised in Melbourne, Australia. She was 73.

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Keith Urban shared a video of himself before a concert driving a drift kart around the venue.  He's having so much fun that pouring rain doesn't slow him down.  He captioned it, "While you are tailgating outside the venue."

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cgp5atpl4Bf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Kanye celebrated the breakup of Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson in a now-deleted post.  It was a fake newspaper that said, quote, "Pete Davidson dead at age 28."  He apparently took it down because it made Kim pretty upset. Twitter's suggestions of who Pete Davidson should date next include Queen Elizabeth, Oprah, maybe a Minion.

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Carrie Underwood came out of the audience last Saturday to help a Tom Petty cover band do "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around".  It was at a place called Fox & Locke in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee.

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TMZ is reporting that Anne Heche is fighting for her life, currently in a coma and dealing with significant injuries in the wake of driving her car through a home in Los Angeles.  She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention."  Police  believe Heche was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol when she committed at least 2 hit-and-runs before barreling through a home, igniting a massive blaze.

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Alabama donated $25,000 to the flood relief efforts underway in Kentucky.  They did a show in Sharpsburg, Kentucky on Saturday and presented a check to The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky . . . a non-profit that provides assistance to Kentucky families and businesses.

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