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So, is it true that Kane Brown working at Lowe’s used to sing at work? “Yes I got to ah, it’s kinda were my music career started. I used to sing in the halls and the aisles. All of my co-workers used to tell me to sing louder, and I remember always being around that was my family.”

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The Drinks Business website says rapper 50 Cent recently attended a wine auction and dinner in Houston. He wore a black cowboy hat and purchased a $125,000 bottle of wine. After buying the 2017 Hye Meadow Winery Boooom Red, he tweeted,  “You’re a nobody till you win a bid at the wine auction. Now I have a bottle of wine that costs more than a Rolls Royce.”  And the world rolls there eyes…

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Miranda Lambert tells EW.com that the pandemic was hard for her. "The first six months of 2020, I didn't write anything. I didn't do anything. I painted and cooked. Like everyone else, I ate too much and tried out all the wine and found all the places we had it hidden.

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MovieWeb says Chris Hemsworth is going to play a villain in the next Mad Max movie, 'Mad Max Furiosa'. He says, ''Pretty damn fired up to be a part of a franchise that meant the world to me as a kid growing up in Australia. I'll do my best to continue the tradition of cinematic badassery."

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A career search website called Zippia.com posted a list of each state's most famous movie star. Some of those choices were questionable to say the least. For example, for Arkansas.  They chose:  Wes Bentley.  They could have chosen:  Mary Steenburgen or Billy Bob Thornton. Missouri.  They chose:  Evan Peters from "American Horror Story".  They could have chosen:  John Goodman, Don Cheadle, Dick Van Dyke, Jon Hamm, Don Johnson, and for Iowa it HAD to be Ashton Kutcher

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 Whiskey Riff reports that CODY JOHNSON sold out his Opening Night appearance at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show.  He's only the third performer to ever do that.  The other two are Garth Brooks and George Strait.  Cody will be at the Xtream Arena in Coralville Friday March 18^th

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It’s Mardi Gras 2022…and Jordan Davis has some sound advice for first timers at Mardi Gras "I have a lot advice on Mardi Gras. My main piece of advice is everybody needs to experience New Orleans at least once. Another piece is just pace yourself. It is pretty much a month-long party, so just pace yourself, try to stay hydrated that’s not alcohol, have a blast and catch a bunch of beads." He also says to make a hoop…because if someone is going by on a float it helps to have something to aim at to throw the beads

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Hollywoodlife.com says Carrie Underwood hosted a Star Wars-themed birthday party for her son Isaiah. He recently turned seven years-old and had a custom cake with Darth Vader's head and a lightsaber….You know…I’ve always liked that Carrie Underwood!!

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Who would win in a fight?  Rocky or Rambo?  Well, SYLVESTER STALLONE weighed in on Instagram, and his answer was . . . not much of an answer, frankly. Saying ‘If it’s an upright fight …Rocky…but then Rambo’s skill set will be in full display and Rocky gets mauled like a dog…Final result is neither man will ever be the same”…See THESE are the things this man thinks about when the lights are off…at night…The Love Boat on the TV in the background..

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KANE BROWN is NOT a good boy who eats his vegetables.  And that's putting it lightly.  However, now that he's working out and getting into better shape, he finally tried spinach and kale for the very first time. It was after a show…and he figured whatever he was about to eat had to be healthy so he did and LIKED it…of course he was drunk when he did it…so…there’s THAT

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Some Ukraine bits…..HOW BAD IS IT!!!

Google has disabled some of their map tools in the Ukraine so Ukrainian troops can’t be tracked. The Ukrainian government is urging citizens to change road signs to confuse Russian troops. And then there’s THIS… Newsweek Magazine says World Taekwondo has revoked Vladmir Putin's Taekwondo black belt because he invaded the Ukraine.

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Uproxx says a Beetlejuice sequel is in the works. Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, is developing the film

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Tim McGraw’s show ‘1883’ the spin off from ‘Yellowstone’ is a great show and Tim talks a little bit about the last day of filming and his co-star Sam Elliott “My favorite thing was to get to work with my wife, and to get to work along side Sam Elliott who’s just a legend.  Everything that you’d ever think that he was, he lived up to.  Just one of the sweetest, nicest guys I the world.” Yeah, but I bet he thought you were taller…

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American Idol is back and is going full steam with their two-hour season premiere Sunday Night!! There were a lot of great performances…but like with every season.. some just don’t make it like Grace…the grand daughter of the late great Aretha Franklin.

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I don't know about you, but I was still learning how to tuck my shirt into my pants in preschool.  JON PARDI?  He already had his career path mapped out.  That's what he shared in an interview with "American Songwriter".

saying "I went to preschool, and I told them I was going to be Merle Haggard, Randy Travis, and George Strait."  Those three guys are legends for many reasons, one being that they did it year after year after year.  That's his plan.

His "Ain't Always the Cowboy Tour".  It kicks off July 14th in Irving, Texas and wraps October 1st in Nashville. Jon's Facebook has the dates.

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DUSTIN LYNCH performed his song "Party Mode" at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Saturday.  It was part of the 2022 NHL Stadium Series.  Instead of winning over a few new hockey fans, he got roasted.  Hard.  People hated the simple lyrics of the song, and thought the performance was well…not that good….

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The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is touching many in the U.S. Actress Mila Kunis was BORN in the Ukraine and Ashton Kutcher took to Instagram showing their support.  RYAN REYNOLDS and BLAKE LIVELY  announced Saturday that they'll match up to $1 million in donations to the United Nations Refugee Agency. Even Anastasiia Lenna AKA former Miss Grand Ukraine is now a member of her countries fighting force.  Posting a pic of her and a very moded out AR-15

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It was a great weekend to take in a movie over the weekend. With

1. "Uncharted," $23.3 million.
2. “Dog," $10.1 million.
3. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” $5.8 million.

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The Oscar-nominated actress and singer Sally Kellerman who starred in 'Back to School' opposite Rodney Dangerfield has died.  The husky-voiced actress known for her portrayal of U.S. Army Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s MASH passed Thursday morning at an assisted care facility in Woodland Hills after a battle with dementia, her son, Jack Krane, told The Hollywood Reporter.  Sally Kellerman was 84

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Parker McCollum has been nominated for ACM New Male Artist Of The Year ... "You know, it's really just crazy to be at a point in my life, in my career, where I can say things like I'm nominated for an ACM Award.  To even be a consideration for an award, to even be a nominee, is just such an honor. And it's kind of a pinch-me moment of man, maybe what I'm doing is working out and paying off." The ACM Awards will air EXCLUSIVELY on Amazon Prime Video on March 7th.

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Expectant father Luke Combs tells People magazine that he's learning a lot about babies. Saying he’s got a lot of stuff to do.  He’s uncovering things every day, buying clothes he didn't know existed.  He didn’t know what a bassinet was and learning a lot of new words. Yeah…words and phrases like “It’s YOUR turn to get up’….

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In the "Batman" comics, the Penguin is almost NEVER seen without his trademark cigarette holder.  But in the upcoming movie "The Batman", COLIN FARRELL's version of the Penguin doesn't light up at all. Warner Brothers wouldn't allow it.  Not that Colin didn't fight for it, Warner Brothers said ‘No’ As if a bunch of 12-year-olds are going to start smoking Cuban cigars because of The Penguin." Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ starring Robert Pattinson hits theaters March 4^th

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Runaway June singer Naomi Cooke announced that she's quitting the group to start a solo career. She's the second original member of the trio to quit.  Hannah Mulholland left in 2020, and Natalie Stovall took her place soon after That means Jennifer Wayne is only remaining original member. According to their tour page, Their summer tour kicks off June 23rd in Mack, Colorado and Jennifer Wayne is expecting a baby in April,

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A seismic shift may be going down in the world of NFL broadcasting. Troy Aikman is deep in negotiations to leave the network to become the lead analyst for ESPN's "Monday Night Football,” The deal will reportedly be for five years, with a salary in the neighborhood of $17.5 million per year contract with CBS. It's a good time to be a former Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback.

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