[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]
Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]
Welcome to The List,
Today we kick off The List with a hugh announcement from Thomas Rhett He’s planning TWO New Albums ... So, ‘Slow Down Summer’ will be the first single off the next project called ‘Where We Started’ and it’s going to come out early 2022 and then next fall, we’re gonna put out ‘Country Again Side B’ ‘Slow Down Summer’ is available now, Thomas will be one of the performers at the CMA Awards November 10th.
-----
Walker Hayes recently on Taste of Country Nights podcast and was asked about his viral hit ‘Fancy Like’ and if he shopped it to Applebee’s or did, THEY come to him and this is what he told Evan Paul from the show. “Well, we kinda reached out to them early on but the song hadn’t started driving sales and people to the restaurant. But, in like two weeks later they called us and told us the song was driving people to the restaurant so lets team up.” I wonder if he eats free when he goes in there now…
----
''Top Gun'' fans are heading to the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, Texas to watch the film on the flight deck. The boat is holding an 80's party tomorrow night, which will culminate with Tom Cruise's movie being shown on a movie screen alongside an F-14 aircraft. Tickets cost $25 ..no word YET on when the sequel will hit theaters…
-----
The 2021 Sexiest Man Alive announcement is almost here — and who better to share the news than Stephen Colbert? The 57-year-old comedian is set to announce PEOPLE's next Sexiest Man Alive on Tuesday's episode of The Late Show. find out who will dethrone Michael B. Jordan…all we DO know is that it won’t be Colbert…
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
Welcome to The List,
Carrie Underwood, Mickey Guyton and more stars from across all facets of the entertainment world have been announced to appear at the 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
They’ll join Jimmie Allen and Chris Lane to represent country music with floats, marching bands and in-person crowds lining the streets of New York City
The 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is set to take place on Thanksgiving Day starting at 10AM on NBC with live streaming available via Peacock.
-----
Tis the season for holiday album announcements, and we all know the season just wouldn’t be the same without the smooth vocals of Mr. Christmas himself, Brett Eldredge. He solidified himself as an integral part of the holiday season with the release of his 2016 Christmas album, Glow, and is spreading more Christmas cheer this year with a brand-new project, Mr. Christmas! Between HIM and Mariah Carey…I think we’re covered for Christmas music.
-----
Everyone knows and loves Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, but she's getting downright evil for her next role. Deadline reports that she has been cast as the Evil Queen in Disney's live-action adaptation of Snow White. It was previously announced that Rachel Zegler was cast as Snow White. Production on the movie is reportedly to start sometime in 2022. Although, an exact start date has yet to be revealed.
-----
This week, I talked about Carol Baskin’s refusal to be a part of the Tiger King sequel today it’s Joe Exotics turn…The big cat collector shared with his 367,000 followers that he has been diagnosed with an "aggressive cancer." Exotic didn't specifically say the name of his cancer but he mentioned that he recently had a prostate biopsy performed and his attorney confirmed the diagnosis.
You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
Ed Ohrt shares about the event to honor his son, Noah.
Noah was diagnosed at 15 with Ewing Sarcoma, a very aggressive primary form of bone cancer and can be in the bone or soft tissue. Noah became an Angel at 17, on March 8, 2014.
Noah’s Love 3rd Childhood Cancer Fundraiser is Saturday, November 6, at the Lincoln Amvet Hall, in Lincoln from 4:30 p.m. to midnight.
The meal begins at 6:30 with pulled pork sandwiches smoked by John Shouse, cheesy potatoes, beans, Leah Cupcakes, bars, cookies and drink. Live entertainment provided by the Craig Gerdes Band.
Some of the silent auction items: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad tickets, Field of Dreams items, 2017 Team of Dreams autographed bat signed by celebrities, numerous gift certificates, baskets, John Deere collector items, Beck’s Children’s Wagon, National Balloon Classic Admission tickets, Omaha Zoo tickets, U.S. Official Olympic items, Finkbine golf course passes, Iowa Barnstormers tickets, an Iowa Hawkeyes Autographed Football and other Hawkeye items, an ISU autographed football and items, a UNI autographed basketball and items, pies from The Pie Lady, food items, Iowa Cubs tickets, items from Rex Nekola, Norton’s Greenhouse items, many craft items, several beautiful quilts and one with matching pillowcase, Seven Oaks Recreation passes, CrawDaddy Outdoors certificate, Lost Island Waterpark tickets, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden tickets. DeWalt compact worksite radio, The Farm Stand/Becky Bobier cookbooks, National Farm Toy Museum tickets, Noah’s Love t-shirts, a framed 1959 Chevy Apache 3100 drawing by Jack Lavern Tompkins and many other items.
Last year’s event was unfortunately canceled twice due to the pandemic. Ed said he would honor tickets purchased for last year’s fundraiser.
[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]
Welcome to The List,
Everyone has that “What If’ moment…go left you’re a Doctor…go right….and your famous…Dustin Lynch was almost Doctor Lynch a medical surgeon..but playing gigs in college made him question his future..how did he break it to his parents. “I just told my parents, you know I got accepted to Med school, I studied my butt off and worked hard at that but I needed to chase the ‘what if’ At the time he was playing A LOT of frat parties and already making a great living..so…chase the ‘what if’
----
Dan + Shay had some disappointing news to share with fans on Tuesday. The pair posted an update on social media, that they were going to have to cancel a couple of shows. A member of their immediate touring party has tested positive for COVID-19 and sadly had to cancel the upcoming dates in Orlando and Atlanta," but will be back through when they go on tour with Kenny Chesney
-----
Aaron Rodgers will not play in Sunday's game against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. According to the NFL Network, the Green Bay Packers quarterback tested positive for COVID-19 and has been ruled out for Sunday. Rodgers will join wide receiver Davante Adams on the COVID-19 list. Adams was added to the list before the team's Week 8 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
----
You may have noticed ‘Today’ co-anchor Craig Melvin has an extra piece of jewelry..he had his ear pierced and revealed on the show the reason. His 5-year old daughter Sybil, got her’s done on her birthday and wanted daddy to have one two…so, as Craig says he ‘took one for the team’. Is he going to keep it? We don’t know but Al Roker thinks he should get an eye patch and a parrot.
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]
Welcome to The List,
The CMAs are a week from tomorrow and that means a lot of celebs are going to rub elbows…and we asked Luke Combs what he would say to Garth if he run into him. “So, I don’t know what I would say to be honest. I’ve thought about it before and it’s just kind of like ‘what do you say’ you know? You try not to be weird about like how much of a fan you are. I don’t know obviously it’s an awkward answer even saying it to you. so, I don’t know what I would really say if he was standing right here.” The CMA Awards Wednesday November 10th at 7 on ABC.
-----
Keith Urban to the rescue!! Keith was a last-minute addition to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2021 induction ceremony on Saturday night. Performing "It's Only Love" with H.E.R. to celebrate Tina Turner's induction into the hall since Bryan Adams was unable to travel to Cleveland after he tested positive for the coronavirus. Bryan Adams and Tina recorded the original song for one of his albums.
-----
If you’re a Yellowstone fan or just want to know what all the hoopla is about…It is almost time to head back to Dutton Ranch, but before fans get the chance to find out which characters survived that jaw-dropping Season 3 cliffhanger, Paramount Network is helping fans catch up on all of the action of the past seasons with a weeklong Yellowstone marathon!
The marathon officially began on Monday, Nov. 1 and is set to lead into the Yellowstone Season 4 premiere on Sunday, Nov. 7.
-----
Radar Online says Carole Baskin is suing Netflix. She wants all of the footage of her removed from ''Tiger King 2''. She says producers are passing off old interview footage as new and the footage misrepresents her and her organization. She also says Netflix and Tiger King make her look responsible for her first husband's vanishing….Wait, there’s a “Tiger King 2”?
----
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
