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Blake Shelton Talks About His hit Song, “Come Back As A Country Boy”... “’Come Back As A Country Boy’ is song basically about just having so much pride about being country and living the country lifestyle that even if you come back to life you wouldn’t do it unless you could be country again”.

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Sam Hunt was recently performing at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida when he brought Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski on stage during his performance of "Body Like a Back Road"  lets all hope he didn’t let Gronk sing….

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Ellen DeGeneres' talk show is going to end on Thursday, May 26th. A host of celebs are going to visit between now and then…including Zac Efron, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, David Letterman and Kim Kardashian.  Ellen has given her staffers a generous bonus and extended health care coverage. A source tells the NY Post.

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If you’re a fan of Prince, the rocker is getting his album “Camille” released through Jack White’s record label Third man Records. The album contains eight songs and different versions of some of his biggest hits.

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'Stone Cold' Steve Austin is coming out with his own beer. It's called Broken Skull American Lager. The beer has an alcohol by volume of 4.8%. and a very crushable can….It's the second beer Austin has released.

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Well this didn’t last long…People magazine says Tiger Woods hopes to play in the 2023 Masters. A source tells the magazine, he has a new goal: to be the oldest winner at the Masters. Tiger will be 47 next year when he competes.

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Miranda Lambert Loves Rescuing Dogs And Then Helping Them Get Adopted she’s widely known for her efforts with the  MuttNation Foundation.  She says the biggest reward…is when a match is made. “I get a rush, like some kind of crazy high from doing an adoption drive and I get psycho about it. I can’t stop. a perfect match made. This is a huge moment, so it’s just like that’s the stories…that’s so rewarding you know when a match is made like that and those babies went home.” Adding She has no pride, no shame she will hawk a dog all day long. Her and her mother Bev founded MuttNation back in 2009

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Could Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood be the next country superstars lending their names to a downtown Nashville bar? It's possible, according to the Nashville Business Journal, which cites "multiple sources" in saying that Brooks is "eying a honky-tonk at 411 Broadway." That's the same space formerly occupied by longtime Broadway favorite Paradise Park, a trailer park-themed bar and restaurant, as well as the Downtown Sporting Club….So, another potential STOP to visit…

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the 1980s hit movie ''Sixteen Candles'' is being turned into a new TV series on Peacock. It will be titled ''15 Candles''. The show's synopsis reads:  "The series follows four young Ladies starting high school as they overcome their feelings of invisibility while exploring what it means to leave childhood behind.

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Carrie Underwood fans are marking their calendars for Friday after the country artist teased she's got something big planned for the 18th It's been more than three years since she released a full-length studio album.  Well, we now know what that secret is!!  Music Universe reports Carrie Underwood's new song coming out this Friday is called "Ghost Story

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The Senate passed a bill yesterday to make Daylight Saving Time PERMANENT starting next year.  If it passes the House and the president signs it, we'll spring forward for good next March

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Mike Tyson's cannabis company is selling edibles in the shape of an ear. The top of the ear has a bite mark much like Evander Holyfield's after Tyson bit it during their fight in June 1997. The edibles are called Mike Bites…It’s all about the marketing….

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ALAN JACKSON's "Last Call: One More For The Road" Tour will kick off June 24th in Biloxi, Mississippi . . . and run into October.  The tour name is a reference to his announcement last fall that he's suffering from a degenerative nerve condition.  Dates and ticket info are at AlanJackson.com.

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Sandra Bullock is taking a step back from acting in order to spend more time with her family. She says, she’s been working 24/7 and takes her job very seriously when she’s AT work. Now, she wants to be 24/7 with her babies and family.  Sandra Bullock has a new movie out this weekend “The Lost City” with Brad Pitt and Daniel Radcliff and Channing Tatum.

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BROTHERS OSBORNE took to Twitter yesterday to announce some added dates for their 2022 We're Not For Everyone Tour. Those new dates bring them through Des Moines July 8th

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DOLLY PARTON has withdrawn her name from this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame consideration.  She was one of seven first-time nominees, and as of last night she was fourth in overall voting. “”Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I don't feel that I have earned that right.  I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out”

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Rocker ROD STEWART rolled up his sleeves to help repair a local road that had been ignored for too long.  He said he could no longer drive his car on it and the other day an ambulance got a flat tire from all of the potholes. Rod posted a video of him actually doing the work…I guess this is what England has come to.  A 77-year-old Rockstar has to repair his own local street because no one else is bothering to do it.

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This kind of foreign policy will be a lot more common once JOE ROGAN becomes president:  ELON MUSK has challenged Vladimir Putin to a FIGHT . . . One on one, with Ukraine's future as the prize. Elon even sent a follow up tweet asking if people would like to see this..

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Elle King says she Is Done With Being A Pop Star Because She Loves Country Music  "I just don’t ever want to go back to pop or rock,. I can barely keep up with everyone, and like. So, I have had so much fun, and I have had such a warm welcome. I think maybe because everyone is drunker than me, and that’s great. So, it’s good" That’s what we do…convert one at a time…

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Brobible says Tom Brady's last touchdown ball was recently auctioned off for $518,628….which may not be the LAST touchdown ball to be auctioned off …because Tom has announce he will be returning with the Bucs next season…

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Newsweek magazine says actor William Hurt has died at the age of 71. He starred in ''Kiss of the Spider Woman'', ''Body Heat'', ''The Big Chill'' and ''Broadcast News'' and was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Actor….If you’re a Marvel fan you would know him as General Thunderbolt Ross.

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OK! magazine claims there might be rocks ahead for the smooth sailing Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher.  A source tells the magazine, “They had a good routine going during the pandemic when they were spending so much time together as a family. She’s turning up the heat on poor Mike. I guess he leaves his socks laying around and doesn’t make the bed…He’s usually a pretty good sport about how she is. But this time He’s running out of patience with her!”

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The Batman was the number one movie for the second week in a row earning another $66 Million of which they got MY money on Sunday…fantastic movie by the way…followed up by “Uncharted” and “Dog”

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TMZ says Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Matthews got married over the weekend in Hawaii. The wedding was attended by family, friends and some of Patrick's Chiefs teammates. Patrick and Brittany are high school sweethearts and have a one-year-old daughter, named Sterling Skye. She served as the flower girl.

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Another Country artist to keep an eye on is Cody Johnson, Ex-Rodeo star, Cowboy who likes to write songs about his personal life…but he also knows what NOT to write songs about. “You don’t wanna write down EVERYTHING, there’s been times where, if you’re married out there and you listen I don’t care how much you love your spouse or how long you’ve been together. You’re going to have fights, and sometimes for an artist you channel those things and write them down. But sometimes it’s a little to personal.” Cody Johnson’s tour finds him coming thru Kix Country May 18^th at the Xtream Arena in Coralville

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Jussie Smollett was finally sentenced yesterday for staging a fake hate crime in Chicago. He was ordered to spend 150 days in jail, ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago, along with a $25,000 fine. The Judge saying Jussie did nothing, but commit perjury on the witness stand.

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Billboard magazine says Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie are going to host the CMT Awards on April 3rd on CBS

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Billboard magazine says Miranda Lambert is going to release her new album, Palomino, on April 29th. The album will have 15 songs. One of the songs, "Wandering Spirit", was co-written by Mick Jagger. Miranda also sings with the B-52's on the album

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The Robb Report says this year's Academy Awards gift bag contains a gift certificate for a plot of land in Scotland. Other gifts include an all-inclusive stay at a Scotland castle, a skin care kit that includes tomato serum and salmon cream, gold-infused chocolates and several bottles of vodka.

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Giant Freakin Robot says a fourth "Taken" movie, starring Liam Neeson, is in development. He will be at least 70 when the film starts production. No word on a plot or script.

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Russell Dickerson says as a song writer he’s matured in the past few years.“With the first record it was still from the heart still real. We had three hits off of that you but there’s like the more fun goofy songs on there.  This one goes a little deeper, it’s still fun, still anthemic, it’s still super high energy. This is definitely a step deeper more from the heart.” Russell’s latest album ‘Southern Symphony is out now…

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McDonald's announced on Tuesday that they are temporarily closing restaurants in Russia because of the invasion in Ukraine.  Which is causing a RUSH on the Big Mac….The Daily Mail reports that Russians waited in drive-thru lines as long as a half-mile to get food before the restaurant closed. Other people stood in lines that stretched several blocks long. McDonald's says closing their Russian restaurants is going to cost them $50 million per month.

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The Wrap says HBO Max is moving ahead with plans to do a new series about Colin Farrell's Batman character The Penguin. ''The Batman'' has made over $301 million worldwide since it was released last week. The show will chronicle the Penguin's criminal rise to power in Gotham

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Hollywoodlife.com says Robert Pattinson is allegedly open to starring in another Twilight film.  S aying He would love to do something but, he knows he might be way too old to do anything with it. No decisions or discussions have obviously been addressed.

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Dolly Parton has written her first novel…it’s called ‘Run Rose Run’ a story about Rose…” Everybody’s story is different, everybody’s life is a soap opera. So, it’s really about Rose, she was running TO something she really loved music. But she was running FROM something.”  Dolly has also written an album to go along with her book  that’s available on Amazon now…

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If you ever wondered if the Coyote in those Bugs Bunny Road Runner cartoons ever got compensation for all of the bad product he used from the ‘Acme’ coporation…well, Pop Culture magazine says we’re about to find out.  John Cena is starring in a new Looney Tunes movie called "Coyote Versus Acme". Wile E. Coyote finally decides to sue the Acme Corporation because their products haven't helped him catch the Road Runner.  It’s about time….

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PARKER MCCOLLUM and his fiancée Hallie have set a date, and it's right around the corner.  They're getting married March 21st.  And their "first dance" song is already picked out too.  It's George Strait's "I Cross My Heart".

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER's summer tour includes a few co-headline dates with EMMYLOU HARRIS.  You'll find the details on Mary's Facebook page. But I can tell you one of those dates are Iowa City…July 15 at the Englert Theater…

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