Welcome to The List,

The "Forbes" list of the richest self-made women in America is out.  Pop star Rihanna is the youngest billionaire on the list.  She's 34 and valued at $1.4 billion.  Other celebrities who made the list include Kim Kardashian ($1.8 billion), Kylie Jenner ($600 million), and Madonna ($575 million).

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Scotty McCreery tells People Magazine that he and his wife are ready for their first baby. Saying, "We got a little man on the way. We always knew we wanted kids, but we always knew we wanted to travel and have time on the road, to see things and experience life.  So seems like now's a good time to settle down a little and expand the family."

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The numbers are staggering, how much will Tom Cruise make on his latest blockbuster?  He could earn up to $90 million for "Top Gun: Maverick".  The movie has made $1.1 billion at the box office so far and he's set to earn 10% of Paramount's cut, not to mention what he'd get from the DVD and streaming release.

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It's International Kissing Day.  So what's the best country song with the word "kiss" in the title?  An online poll gave the top spot to "This Kiss" by Faith Hill.  The top ten also include "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" by Charley Pride . . . "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" by Toby Keith . . . and "Just a Kiss" by Lady A.

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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures made some scheduling announcements last week, including the release date for Godzilla vs. Kong 2. The sequel to the acclaimed 2021 monster flick will premiere on March 15, 2023. Of course, there's plenty of time for more scheduling shakeups between now and then.

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When your name is Hank Williams Jr., lets face it, fireworks are small potatoes.  So, Hank celebrated the 4th of July by firing his Civil War canon in his back yard. Being Bocephus’ neighbor has certain expectations. ABC is doing a two-hour live special for Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Kelsey Grammer said the script for a "Frasier" reboot is almost done saying he cried while reading the first part of it. Yeah,  Sounds hilarious!

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Welcome to The List,

It may NOT be Spring for cleaning, but we sure did a lot of it over the long weekend…Tim McGraw Says he likes working around the house. "But no, I enjoy it. We certainly have people that work for us, but there’s something about doing things yourself that really gives you some satisfaction.”

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"Minions: The Rise of Gru" set a record for biggest July 4th opening weekend.  But, movie theaters in the UK are banning people, who wear formal wear to "Minions: The Rise Of Gru". The #Gentleminions trend started on Tik-Tok and Twitter. Adult men are showing up in suits and tuxedos to watch the movie. They are also throwing bananas and talking throughout the film. Universal Pictures is encouraging the formal wear trend, but not the banana throwing.

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Music Mayhem magazine says Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary on Sunday. Blake posted; “Happy anniversary to the woman that makes my world go round… Gwen Stefani, because of you, this year has been the best year of my life. I love you!!!! Thank you for saying yes!” Gwen wrote, “1 year down, forever to go @blakeshelton''

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Dylan Scott tells Entertainment Focus magazine that he didn't realize how popular he was until the pandemic eased up. saying “It was weird. We were having success, but you can't really see it ... once the pandemic was over and we could actually get back to shows, people were screaming [lyrics] back. Hopefully we don't have to experience it like that again!"

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Joey Chestnut has won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest AGAIN yesterday.  But during the contest, an animal rights protester got too close, and Joey knocked him down… Denzel Washington, Olympian Simone Biles, and 15 others will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom… Clint Eastwood won $2 million from a CBD company that was using his name and likeness to advertise.

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Just when you thought it was over….it’s not…Amber Heard's next big legal move is to seek a reversal in the verdict of the Johnny Depp defamation trial.  In a 43-page memorandum that the jury's verdict, along with the $10 million award, should be overturned because it was not supported by evidence. Depp's lawyers indicated after the verdict that he might be willing to give up his share of the award. However, Heard has continued her allegations against him, including during an NBC interview.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1