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Carly Pearce talks about writing her and Ashley McBryde’s hit single “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”  " I just wanted to do something that was a little unexpected, and I didn’t know if she would ever be up for writing. It’s really the only other artist, other than Luke Combs, that I’ve ever asked to write a song with me, and we speak the same country music language.” The second single from Pearce's third studio album, 29: Written in Stone. Is a top 20 hit for Carly and Ashley…

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Would you be interested in seeing photos of GEORGE STRAIT on his tour bus at 2:00 A.M.. . doing tequila shots with former Skid Row singer SEBASTIAN BACH?  Yeah, you heard that right.  Sebastian posted them a couple days ago. It happened earlier this month after one of George's shows in Vegas.  The whole thing got started because they share a drummer.  Check out the Instagram pic below....

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaDgbRwPpcw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

A photographer while taking pictures of the L.A. Rams victory celebration fell off a stage and fractured her spine. . It happened right in front of  MATTHEW STAFFORD and his wife.  While Matthew did a 180 and walked away his wife Kelly went to help the photographer. It’s being reported that Matthew and the team are covering her medical bills

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The Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg video game movie "Uncharted" is in theaters today.  It's up against the Channing Tatumroad-trip movie "Dog"and a horror movie called "The Cursed"

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LUKE COMBS will be a dad pretty soon, and when that happens, he's going to be all-in.  He says family is very important to him, so he plans on bringing the whole crew on tour so he can "be the guy throwing the football to them."

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And finally - Coca-Cola is introducing a new drink inspired by space. The drink is called Starlight and is red and purple when held up to the light. Starlight they say tastes like a combination of Coke Zero and S'mores.

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Elle King On How People Relate To Her Song, "Drunk (And I Don't Want To Go Home)" ... "People just want to party and they want to let their hair down and they want to say I’ve been in my house for too long. Take my keys, I’m drunk and I don’t want to go home and it’s something that everyone can relate to."

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Matthew McConaughey tells Variety magazine that he wants to star with Channing Tatum in the next Magic Mike movie. ''Still waiting for his phone to ring” Magic Mike’s Last Dance released exclusively on HBO Max. Meanwhile Channing Tatum’s movie “Dog” is in theaters this Friday…

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Keith Urban's latest single, "Wild Hearts," now has a video to go along with it. He wanted to create the feeling of the journey he’s been on from day one. With a jam box and a guitar in the opening sequence and playing to a couple people - to camera phones in a stadium that look like stars in the sky.  “The Speed Of Now” tour gets underway in April at the O2 Academy in England.

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Mark Wahlberg's family got a little savage when it came to their holiday vacation. The 50-year-old Uncharted actor opens up on Thursday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show about contracting COVID-19 over the holidays, and how his wife, Rhea Durham, and four kids reacted. The Wahlberg family were quick to replace Mark with another man -- his 18-year-old daughter Ella Rae's boyfriend of a year.  Poor Mark, so easily replaced….

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Tiger Woods tells ESPN that he is still recovering from his car accident and doesn't know when his leg will be healed and he will return to golf. The walking part is something that I'm still working on, It takes time. You add in the age factor, too. You just don't quite heal as fast, which is frustrating. I can still play, but I'm in a cart.

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Sports Illustrated says Tom Brady plans to indulge now that he's retired. When asked what he plans to eat now that he is no longer training for an NFL season, he said, “You know I love key lime pies. That’s my dessert of choice. They will definitely be a few more of those”

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Reba McEntire will sing her favorite spiritual songs on "My Chains Are Gone," out March 25 in both CD and DVD. The DVD offers fans a recording of McEntire's 2017 first ever solo headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Fans can watch a special broadcast premiere of the performance on UPtv on March 25 at 8 p.m. eastern and April 4 at 2 a.m. eastern Reba is currently out on the road as part of her Reba: Live in Concert tour.

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Mark Wahlberg stars with Tom Holland in Uncharted and Mark says his wife didn’t like the moustache he grew for the movie. “After the movie premiers, I’m going to shave it off and then hopefully I’ll be able to sleep in my room again.” He WANTED to keep the moustache for his next movie but the producers told him absolutely not!...so, 'Uncharted' opens in theaters on Friday, February 18th.

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Out of all the great Superbowl commercials one that is getting A LOT of feedback is the 'Sopranos' themed Chevrolet commercial.  But Jamie-Lynn Sigler who played Tony Sopranos’ daughter Meadow was asked if there was a reboot in the works…”No, no talk. This was I think just an opportunity to have that little moment to do that.  I think it was a real gift to fans on behalf of Chevrolet.”

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Lauren Alaina was officially inducted and welcomed as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry Saturday by her friend/mentor Trisha Yearwood. The Opry was the first major stage Alaina played just a week after she was named runner-up on Season 10 of American Idol, making her Opry debut on June 10, 2011. She has appeared on the Opry more than 50 times since.

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A Quiet Place Part 3 has been officially announced by Paramount, coming after a spinoff movie that will debut in 2023.  A Quiet Place Part 3 will premiere in 2025.

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Cody Johnson tells CMT that riding bulls got him ready for a career in music. "Getting the snot kicked out of you and having to muster up the courage to get back on even when you're scared or unsure, that type of mentality is something I've taken from the sport of bull riding."

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Simone Biles is engaged! The decorated Olympian shared the news with her fans on Tuesday, revealing that she and boyfriend Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens got engaged on Valentine's Day.  Jonathan takin the knee in a gazebo in Houston with an oval-cut diamond ring with a Diamon-encrusted band.

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Some of the biggest stars in country music will take the stage at the 2022 ACM Awards! On Tuesday, and the first group of country music superstars set to perform live have been announced.

Included in the lineup are Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Walker Hayes and Chris Stapleton, More than 20 performances will be a part of this year's show, with additional performers set to be announced in the coming weeks.

The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, will stream live on Prime Video from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m.

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Fans of Downton Abbey are finally getting their movie sequel. After several delays and increased anticipation, Ahead of its debut in theaters in May, Focus Features released the full-length trailer, giving audiences a more detailed look at what’s to come and with the modern world finding their home and wanting to make a movie there. Of course, all the lights and cameras bring plenty of unexpected action of its own, especially after the arrival of its stars, Downton Abbey: A New Era arrives in theaters May 20^th.

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Happy Valentines Day!  Hopefully your day is romantic and if it isn’t don’t worry you’re in good company. Ashley McBryde Recalls Her Worst Valentine's Day FAIL ... "The most romantic thing I've ever done for someone was I booked a stay at a bed and breakfast. But I didn't inform the parties involved that it was one of the most haunted places in the state of Kentucky. ' That's not super romantic. To ME it would have been romantic. But it didn't actually come off that way."

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Eric Church put on a great show over the weekend in Kix Country, HERE he talks about the love he shares with his wife Katherine. "True love to me is when you love a person in spite of all their failabilities, and for me, I have a lot of ‘em. I’m definitely at times hard to love, and that’s what’s great about Katherine and the way she loves me. She loves me in spite of those things and really for those things."

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Newsweek magazine says people were in ‘duck and cover’ mode over the weekend…outside of a Justin Bieber after-party in Los Angeles where someone thought it was a good idea to start shooting things…Three people were wounded. AT the party…Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Kendall Jenner and Khloe Kardashian were at this place ironically enough called the ‘Nice Guy Lounge’

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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg kicked off the Super Bowl LVI halftime show with one of the duo's most infamous tracks. With Dre all dressed in black in the producer's booth, he introduced a blue-paisley clad Snoop before the pair performed "The Next Episode." Next up, they belted out L.A.'s anthem, "California Love" not a bad show…Eminem and Mary J. Blige did a great job and was that 50 Cent? Man! Inflation is so bad, it done turn 50 cent into a full dollar..

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 Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died.  Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press. He was 75

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The NY Post says Team Fluff won yesterday's Puppy Bowl 73-69 as a chihuahua, named Birch, scored two touchdowns. All of the dogs were adopted after the game.

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