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Summer is here, time for vacations, swimming pools and sunscreen…I love summer…motorcycle rides and hot weather…Mitchell Tenpenny loves summer too...except for one thing….“The thing I love about summertime the most is just being outdoors. Except for the bugs all the time. It gets a little mosquito heavy down here in the south but I’d take it just to be outside.” I have to agree, you can KEEP those little flying bloodsuckers.

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Drama at ‘Dancing With The Stars’!  A source tells OK! Magazine that Tyra Banks allegedly threatened to quit the show after Alfonso Ribeiro was hired to co-host. Tyra is supposed to be an executive producer on the show, she insisted that she also be a producer to make sure she was sitting at the table where the decisions are made. But didn’t find out about the co-host until the deal was done. Tyra walks when she is not happy.   If Tyra doesn’t feel like she is being respected, she is gone.” And so…..they have a built in back up…right?

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We reported on Jason Aldean’s mural someone painted on a wall in his home of Macon Georgia and he’s finally weighed-in on it. Saying He doesn't know who painted it, and he appreciates the gesture.  But.  He thinks it makes him look like Beavis of "Beavis and Butt-Head"…

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Some seats for the upcoming Bruce Springsteen tour are selling for up to $5,000 directly from Ticketmaster.  It's part of their new "dynamic pricing" program, which supposedly freezes out scalpers.  Unfortunately, it doesn't do much for the concertgoer.

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Gabby Barrett’s songs like ‘The Good Ones’ is being used by her fans as wedding songs…She was asked how it feels to have fans use her music for special occasions.  "One of the reasons I do what I do is to help people, and be related to people through music.  So to have a song that can be involved in somebody's special day that you never forget about.  It's amazing."

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And finally if you care…The website Nicki Swift recently conducted a survey to see who America wants Brad Pitt to date next. Jennifer Aniston got the top vote…

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Apparently, Hollywood and the various streaming services haven't heard how bad the economy is, because movie stars are still getting MASSIVE payouts. Tom Cruiseis projected to earn $100 million for "Top Gun: Maverick" alone.  Of course that also includes profit participation and all those other perks.  But check out what these other stars are getting paid for their upcoming movies:

Dwayne Johnson, "Black Adam". . . $22.5 million

Chris Hemsworth, "Extraction 2". . . $20 million

Jason Momoa is getting $15 million for "Aquaman 2". . . Eddie Murphyis getting the same for a fourth "Beverly Hills Cop". . .

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Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson is reportedly getting weight loss surgery next month.  She's 275 pounds, and wants to slim down to 125.  She's tried to lose weight through diet and exercise, but it's not working.

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Miranda Lambert and Gwen Sebastian have finished their" summer camping" vacation.  Miranda shared photos that included a group pic on a river raft.  She wrote, "Thanks to Gwennie's family for the great hang and high note to end on.  What an amazing trip.  Best summer ever."

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Was there a song or album you were obsessed with as a kid?  Lady A's Charles Kelley remembers being 10 years old and listening to Nirvana's album "Nevermind" over and over.  He says, quote, "Anytime I hear it I'm immediately teleported back.  The sound of it blew me away."

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Henry Cavill quickly started to trend on Wednesday following a report that the actor could announce his return as Superman at the first San Diego Comic-Con event since the pandemic. News of Cavill’s possible appearance was mentioned in passing in a Deadline report on what to expect at the fan convention this weekend, but that was all that it took for Twitter to run wild.

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This is sure to cause some fake outrage:  Brad Pitt wore a SKIRT to the Berlin premiere of his upcoming movie "Bullet Train"…NOT a kilt a skirt…The outfit showed off Brad's shin tattoos . . . which is a rarity.  They include a rhino's face and a skull. Brad has several other tattoos in various places, including several dedicated to his ex-wife Angelina Jolie. Bullet Train is set to hit theaters August 5^th.

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Walker Hayes" got a wrist slap" from Applebee's for referencing their competitor, Olive Garden, in his song "Y'all Life".  Applebee's had built a huge campaign around being name-checked by him in "Fancy Like", but Walker reminded them that he's NOT in the restaurant business.

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What do you do when you’re in need of a car seat for a $300,000 Rolls-Royce? Well ya can’t just go to Walmart…just ask Floyd Mayweather Jr…he needed one for his grandson so he had one custom made out of MINK with his grandsons name Kentrell Jr stitched in yellow.  It set him back $!8,000.

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Shania Twain has a documentary headed to Netflix called "Not Just a Girl".  It'll cover her career from her beginnings, to making it big internationally.  It's been in the works for quite a while, and according to a Tweet from Netflix, it'll come out on the 26^th.

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The ACMs are on the move, and leaving Las Vegas.  They announced yesterday that the "58th Academy of Country Music Awards" will be going down May 11th at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas . . . which is where the Dallas Cowboys practice.  It'll be streaming globally on Amazon Prime. Details as far as nominees, hosts, performers and ticket sales will be released in the coming months.

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Eddie Murphy is making a holiday comedy for Amazon called "Candy Cane Lane"..  "Lightyear" hits Disney+ on August 3rd. and Mattel is coming out with a movie about Matchbox cars and the trailer for the very final Michael Meyers ‘Halloween’ movie and we mean it this time.. has been released it’s called “Halloween Ends” in theaters October 14th…There’s a lot to look forward to…

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